United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database

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1 United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database

2 Overview Database System Collection and Processing Management of Usage and Data Dissemination Key elements Key features

3 Collection and Processing Joint UN/OECD Data Collection and Processing System (COPR A ) Joint collection = Reduced response burden Joint standards = Increased Quality Joint processing = Full harmonization of data

4 Management Dashboard Daily Usage Statistics Who are the Users? What is their interest? Performance of System Information on collection and processing Daily Download in millions of records

5 UN Comtrade HOME PAGE

6 Dissemination database Imports, Exports, Re-exports, Re-imports Commodity by Trading Partner Annual data Value in US dollars Net weight and secondary quantities Over 150 reporters per year (>95% of the World Trade)

7 Key elements Classifications and Commodity Codes Harmonized System SITC Reporter country Partner country Trade Flow Year

8 Data Selection Shortcut Query Basic Selection Express Selection Comtrade Explorer Data Search Via Data Availability

9 Express Selection Text sensitive search of commodities and countries Auto convert from text to code More features than Basic Selection Expert User EXAMPLE Possibility to execute data requests off-line

10 Comtrade Explorer Google like search Data results in table and graph Modification in Basic or Express Selection For data mining and overviews EXAMPLE

11 Summary of data request View Map EXAMPLE Germany = main exporter of cars over the last 4 years

12 Map shows World Exports of motor vehicles : Germany and Japan are leaders

13 Data Availability Interactive In Graph Reporters Commodities Years By Date of Loading RSS

14 Data Availability by Reporter Click to get all data Drill down possibility Modify with Express Selection EXAMPLE Commodity Classification Years available Iceland = Reporting Country

15 Data Availability by Year Overview per year and classification Click to get all data Drill down possibility Modify with Express Selection EXAMPLE All the Reporters available for Year = 2005 Classification = HS-2002

16 For Subscribers, not for Guest User Data Download Direct Download Max. 150,000 records to CSV output file Instant extraction. Uncompressed file. Batch Download Max. 20,000,000 records to CSV output file Background extraction. Compressed file Notification of completion via . Output format can be customized

17 Personalization For Subscribers, not for Guest User Favorites Saved Queries FrontPage Download Format Automated Data Extraction alerts

18 Favorites Country Groups (as reporter or partner) Commodity Groups Commodities Reporters Partners Years

19 Metadata & Reference Commodity List HS, SITC, Data Availability and Snapshot Countries List Data Availability, Snapshot, National Practices and ITC Country Profile

20 HOW TO Knowledge Base Manuals and examples on use of all functions FAQ Explanation of terminology and codes; Interpretation of data

21 UN Comtrade Support Information Frequently Asked Questions

22 UN Comtrade Summary Over 1 Billion merchandise trade data Coverage of reporting countries not available anywhere else Data extraction and Data mining Personalization of your requirements Comprehensive Help and Support in Knowledge Base