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Using WITS with UNCTAD TRAINS Trade Analysis and Information System

Using WITS with UNCTAD TRAINS Trade Analysis and Information System . For the DATA Day at WTO Geneva, May 18-19 2009. WITS vs TRAINS. WITS is a software application which is designed to integrate several trade-related databases and provide easy access

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Using WITS with UNCTAD TRAINS Trade Analysis and Information System

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  1. Using WITSwithUNCTAD TRAINSTrade Analysis and Information System For the DATA Day at WTO Geneva, May 18-19 2009

  2. WITS vs TRAINS WITSis a software application which is designed to integrate several trade-related databases and provide easy access TRAINS is one of the four major databases currently accessible throughWITS

  3. TRAINS (UNCTAD) COMTRADE (UN Statistics Division) Integrated Database (IDB-WTO) Consolidated Tariff Schedule (CTS-WTO) Databases of WITS

  4. COMTRADE: Free access to International Organizations, others against a fee TRAINS: Access to governments and international and regional organizations, as well as to donors to TRAINS Trust Fund WTO: Access to WTO member governments and selected international organizations Data Accessibility

  5. Data contents of TRAINS(as of 1 May 2009) • Tariff measures at national tariff line level for 165 countries (over 1000 country/years since 1988), including preferential rates such as RTA and GSP in many cases Primary data are drawn from UN TARMAC UN Tariff and Market Access Database A joint effort with the International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO (ITC)

  6. Data contents of TRAINS(continued) • Import statistics by origin at Harmonized System (HS) 6-digit level for every country-year by constructing mirror imports where necessary • Non-Tariff Measures classified according to UNCTAD Coding System of Trade Control Measures (97 countries, 150 country/years)

  7. WITS Functionality • Data retrieval and analysis • Advanced query • Tariff Change Simulations • Trade Effect Simulation • Data Download (Quick Database Query)

  8. Advanced Query Users construct queries comprising of: • Reporter countries • Products • Partner countries • Years

  9. Advanced Query – Parameters Reporter Countries • Individual countries or user-defined groups of countries Products • Individual products or user-defined aggregates of products in various product classifications (HS, SITC,ISIC, etc)

  10. Advanced Query – Parameters Partner Countries • Same as Reporter Countries. “World” is treated as an individual country Years • From 1988

  11. Trade Effects Simulation(Single market simulation model) Assumptions: • Each product is independent • A same product from different supplier is an imperfect substitute • Three sets of elasticties (Demand, Supply and Substitution between two suppliers)

  12. Advance Tariff Change Simulation(ATCS) Apply tariff change formula to tariff schedules and assess impact on Bound/Applied Rates • Pre-defined or user-defined formula • Multiple formula in terms of affected countries and products

  13. Trade Effect Simulation(Single market simulation model) • Trade Creation and Diversion effects • Tariff revenue effect • Welfare effect • Importer and Exporter Views

  14. Data Download(Quick Database Query) Download: • Tariff schedules at tariff line level (TRL) • Ad Valorem Equivalents at TRL • Import statistics at TRL • Non-Tariff Measures By country, by year and by data type

  15. CONTACT Trade Information Section UNCTAD/DITC/TAB Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland E-mail: trains@unctad.org Fax: +41 22 917 0044

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