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Status of OECD’s International Trade Statistics databases

OECD. OCDE. ORGANISATION DE COOPÉRATION ET DE DEVELOPMENT ÉCONOMIQUES. Status of OECD’s International Trade Statistics databases. ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT. STATISTICS DIRECTORATE – INTERNATIONAL TRADE & STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS. 1.

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Status of OECD’s International Trade Statistics databases

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  1. OECD OCDE ORGANISATION DE COOPÉRATION ET DE DEVELOPMENT ÉCONOMIQUES Status of OECD’s International Trade Statistics databases ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT STATISTICS DIRECTORATE – INTERNATIONAL TRADE & STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS 1

  2. OECD International Trade databases International Trade by Commodity Statistics (ITCS) Annual data: Monthly data: Monthly Statistics of International Trade (MSIT) • import and export data • 30 OECD countries + CHN, HKG, TWN • 260 partner countries • Values (in USD) and quantities • From 1961 onwards • 7 classifications : - by activity : ISIC 2 & 3 - by commodity : HS 88, 96 & 2002 ; SITC 2 & 3 • 4 types of data • Aggregate trade indicators • Volumes and unit value trade indices • Trade values by SITC sections • Trade values by partner countries • From January 1960 onwards

  3. Collection of annual data • 50% of 2002 data were available in June 2003 and 100% in February 2004 • Timeliness of data release remains a key issue with impacts on: • delivery to UNSD and WTO • publication schedule

  4. Dissemination of annual trade data • 5 paper versions are released every 2 or 3 months • 4 CD ROMs are released every 2 months. • On-line database available as updates progress: • SourceOECD • OLIS • Statistics portal

  5. Collection of monthly data Trends in data transmission (99-03) Internet sites use: Quickest progression E-mails: highest share 61% in 2003 Publication / Disk & CD: Sharp drop over the last 4 years (from 24% to 6%)

  6. Dissemination of monthly data The MSIT database is published through: • a monthly paper publication • a monthly CD-ROM • On-line access trade data: • With the free statistics portal • OLIS access • SourceOECD

  7. Improving transmission through Internet sites Improving the level of details provided: • Trade by partner country sometimes limited • Figures are usually rounded • Series are often too short to allow historical revisions • The structure of some web sites is usually subject to sudden changes

  8. Improving transmission through Internet sites Improvement needs in the standardization in the formats used: • Too many different formats used • Improvement in the use of modern methods, using public institutional sites providing detailed and comprehensive files • If not possible, email transmission of customized files

  9. General issues for discussion • Need of a better co-operation on: • Data and Metadataavailability and comprehensiveness • Advance schedules of data sets availability • Agreed and stable Internet site techniques to develop automatic monthly data transfer • Reception of monthly revised data on a regular basis

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