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High Frequency Trade Data:. Agenda Item : 5.a.2. OECD MSIT database. Monthly Statistics of International Trade (MSIT) . Database starting in January 1960 Datasets covered on a monthly basis: Aggregate trade indicators Trade indices by category of goods Trade flows by SITC sections
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High Frequency Trade Data: Agenda Item : 5.a.2 OECD MSIT database
Monthly Statistics of International Trade (MSIT) • Database starting in January 1960 • Datasets covered on a monthly basis: • Aggregate trade indicators • Trade indices by category of goods • Trade flows by SITC sections • Trade flows by partner countries • Exchange rates
Aggregate trade indicators • Member countries trade with world • Total trade flows in value • Net trade (exports-imports) • Coverage ratio (exports/imports) • available non adjusted • and adjusted for seasonal variations
Trade Indices by category of goods • Type of indices (for 26 members): • Volume indices (Laspeyre) for 21 members • Price indices (Laspeyre) for 7 members • Unit value indices (Paasche) for 21 members • Category of goods: • SITC sections • or • Nearest product category available
Trade by SITC sections • Imports and exports values • Total goods and 10 sections : • 0: Food and live animal • 1: Beverages and tobacco • 2 : Crude materials, inedible, except fuels • 3: Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials • 4: Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes • 5: Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. • 6 : Manufactured goods • 7: Machinery and transport equipment • 8: Miscellaneous manufactured articles • 9 : Commodities and transactions n.e.c
Trade by Partner country • Imports and exports total trade values available for : • 234 partner countries • 10 economic zones • ACP • APEC • ASEAN … • 12 geographic zones • Africa • America • Central America and Caribbean …
Dissemination of monthly data • Each month : • Paper publication • CSV files • Beyond 20/20 files to be replaced by PC-axis files • OECD.stat on-line database available through OLIS and SourceOECD • Tables available in the statistics portal
Each quarter : • Quarterly Trade Press Release • Quarterly growth in merchandise trade volumes • Monthly trade in value with world • Quarterly value growth in OECD trade (BOP data)
Access to the OECD.stat online database available through OLIS at : http://dotstat.oecd.org/wbos/Index.aspx OLIS accounts can be requested through national delegations to the OECD