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Title |
Medium |
Reporting
Countries |
Years |
Commodity
Detail |
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CD-ROM |
180 |
15-20 |
SITC 1-4 digit |
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GALILEO@UGA
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35 |
1960- |
SITC 5 digit; HS 2-6 digit |
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Web |
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1989- |
HTS 2-10 digit; NAICS;
SITC 5 |
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Web |
25 |
1995- |
CN8; HS 2-6 digit; SITC 5
digit |
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Web |
Varies |
1980- et al. |
Broad groups |
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Web password |
Varies |
10+ et al. |
Sectors |
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CD-ROM |
200 + |
1948- |
Broad groups; sectors |
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CD-ROM |
208 |
1960- |
Broad groups |
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Print |
180+ |
1980- |
SITC 1-3 & some 5
digit |
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Print |
23 |
1964-1995 |
SITC 1-3 digit |
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Print & Web |
Varies |
Varies |
SITC 1-3 digit |
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Print |
Most |
1750-2000 |
Product groups |
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Print |
Varies |
1986-1995; 1998- |
Broad groups; sectors |
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Print |
186 |
1950-1990; 1992- |
Total trade |
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World Trade Analyzer (CD-ROM) Location Non-internet workstation - Main Reference Description ·
Content:
Detailed imports and exports data ·
Trade classification: SITC 1-4 digit level ·
Years:
rolling 15 to 20 years ·
Frequency:
annual ·
Countries:
180 reporting countries including former east block; all trading partners ·
Other groupings: world, world regions ·
Indicators:
value, in U.S. dollars (default) plus 13 other currencies. Other indicators:
percent change and share of market. ·
Data format: MS Excel, delimited text Retrieving
data ·
Click
"table view" on start-up menu. ·
Click button
in upper left (aqua box) to bring up a data selection dialog. ·
Select any of
the five table "dimensions".
·
Click
"list items" to bring up a selection list to customize table
content. Downloading data ·
Click
"export" from menu bar. Location http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xoec-uga1
(GALILEO@UGA)
Description
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Content:
Detailed imports and exports data; other economic data and information ·
Trade classification: SITC 1-5 digit level; Harmonized System 2-6 digit
level ·
Years:
1960- (SITC, Rev. 2); other classifications: 1993- (SITC, Rev. 3); 1996-
(Harmonized System, 1996 Rev.); 1990-2000 (Harmonized System, 1988) ·
Frequency:
annual ·
Countries:
35 reporting countries; all trading partners ·
Other groupings: OECD, world, world regions ·
Indicators:
value in U.S. dollars and quantity (units vary). ·
Data format: MS Excel, delimited text Retrieving
data ·
Open "Go
to" drop-down menu and select "OECD Databases". ·
Select
"ITCS International Trade by Commodity". ·
Choose one of
five trade databases ·
Select a
country table. (NOTE: in the SITC 2 database there are two tables per
country, each covering a different range of years.) ·
Click
"Deliver Data" at bottom of the abstract. ·
Follow steps
to interactively retrieve data. Downloading data ·
Open
"Download Report Data" to select output format. HINT: Prior to downloading tables with many columns
try rearranging the table onscreen by dragging and dropping one or more table
dimensions so that they display as rows rather than columns. USITC Interactive Tariff and Trade
DataWeb Location http://dataweb.usitc.gov/
(requires free registration) Description ·
Content:
Detailed imports and exports data ·
Trade classification: Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) 2-10 digit
level; SITC 1-5 digit level; SIC 1-4 digit level, NAICS 2-6 digit level ·
Years:
1989- ·
Frequency:
annual, quarterly, monthly ·
Countries:
1 reporting country ( ·
Other groupings: world, world regions, economic regions, ·
Indicators:
value in U.S. dollars and quantity (units vary); other indicators: percent
change ·
Data format: delimited text Retrieving data ·
Login with ID
and password created when you registered.
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Follow steps
to select and format data. NOTE:
To look up 6-10 digit HTS commodity descriptions use the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the Downloading data ·
Scroll to
bottom of output screen. ·
Under Method 1
select ‘comma’ or preferred file delimiter and click download button. ·
Right click on
file link and select ‘save target as’ to set up download to your local PC. Location http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/ Description ·
Content:
Detailed imports and exports data; aggregated and derived trade data ·
Trade Classification: Combined Nomenclature 8 digit (CN8) Harmonized
System (HS) 2-6 digit level, SITC 1-5 digit level ·
Years:
1995- ·
Frequency:
annual, monthly ·
Countries:
25 EU reporting countries. All trading partners. ·
Other groupings: EU 15, EU 25, Eurozone ·
Indicators:
value in Euros, quantity in 100 KG ·
Data format: delimited text Retrieving
data ·
Select
language to enter Eurostat ·
Select
“External Trade” from menu on left ·
Select “Data”
tab ·
Scroll down
page and drill down through the “External Trade Detailed Data” until you get
to an Access database icon. Click the
icon. NOTE: A choice for SITC data is not present at
the step above—it can be selected only after first selecting either CN8 or
one of the HS choices! ·
On the
following screen click the database you want and select “New Query” ·
Follow
subsequent steps to retrieve the data.
You can retrieve a maximum of 3,000 data cells per query. NOTE:
The data retrieved will be displayed in small chunks in an interactive
applet. You can change any of the
dimensions to display a different portion of the table. To download the entire subset of data you
retrieved, see Downloading data below. Downloading
data ·
Click “Save
Extraction” to download the entire subset of data you retrieved. “Save Table” will download only the chunk
displayed onscreen. ·
Save the zipped file to your local workstation. When you unzip the file it will yield 2
delimited text files, one containing the data and one containing the
documentation explaining the country codes, commodity codes, etc., used in
the actual data file. Location http://stat.wto.org/Home/WSDBHome.aspx?Language= Description ·
Content:
Aggregated and derived trade data ·
Special focus: total imports and exports, broad commodity groups, overall trade
index ·
Years:
Varies, some series 1980-, some series 1990-, total trade 1948-. ·
Frequency:
annual ·
Countries:
Reporting countries varies by series.
Trading partners in few very broad groupings only available for some
series. ·
Other groupings: world, world regions depending on series ·
Indicators:
value, mostly U.S. dollars at current prices ·
Data format: Excel, delimited text Retrieving
data ·
Select “Time
Series” or “Profiles” and follow the steps. Downloading
data ·
With retrieved
table displayed click download link on left and follow steps. Location Data Services workstations (UGA affiliated users
only) - Main Reference. UGA users with a WRDS account can access on the Web
at: http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/ Description ·
Content:
Economic data including aggregated and derived trade data ·
Special focus: total imports and exports, broad sectors, balance of trade, indices ·
Years:
Most series provide at least 10 years of data. A few series go back to
1960. ·
Frequency:
annual, quarterly, monthly ·
Countries:
Varies by series. No trading partners. ·
Other groupings: world, world regions ·
Indicators:
value, some series in U.S. dollars, others in national currency or Euro ·
Data format: delimited text, dBase, SAS, html Retrieving
data ·
Click on WRDS icon on desktop to start
application. ·
Select Global
Insight from WRDS home page. ·
In left hand
menu select annual, quarterly, or monthly under "International" and
follow the steps. NOTE:
Trade data are also available under "IMF Data" – See International Financial
Statistics for additional details about the IMF data. Downloading data ·
When data
retrieval request has run to completion right click on the link to the output
file and select "save target as" (Internet Explorer users). International Financial Statistics (CD-ROM) Location Non-internet workstation - Main Reference Description ·
Content:
Financial and economic data including aggregated and derived trade data · Special focus: total exports and imports, exports of broad commodity groups, total goods & services, balance of trad |