Global Trade Information Services

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Frequently Asked Questions

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At present, we publish, with monthly updates, the official merchandise trade data of over 80 countries/regions.
We are continuously adding to this list. In addition, when requested, we incorporate annual UN data on some of our
Internet software to complement that which we presently have.
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The availability of historical data varies from country to country. For most of the major trading countries around
the world, monthly trade data is available back to at least 1995.
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The data for most products include information on value, quantity, unit price, reporting country, and trading
partner country on both exports and imports classified in the Harmonized System (HS). Trade data is available at
the 2-digit, 4-digit, and 6-digit levels, down to the most detailed levels provided by each country. Some countries
provide us with information which we include in Extra Data Fields, such as: importer/exporter information,
port/customs district data, re-export/domestic export data, etc. These Extra Data Fields are accessed in most
subscribers' software by clicking on the (E) icon on the bottom of each screen or selecting the Extra Data Fields
module when signing in with your username and password.
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Whhaatt iiss tthhee ssoouurrccee ooff yyoouurr ddaattaa??
We only use the official source from each reporting country. This is usually the customs agency or the national
statistics agency.
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The World Trade Atlas was the first database developed by Global Trade Information Services. It has been
superseded by the Global Trade Atlas, The GTA contains basically the same information but provides numerous
enhancements and allows the user to view the data in many different ways which were not available in the
previous software.
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GTIs software allows the user to convert from the reporting currency to any other major currency using the
monthly exchange rates of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. This is located at:
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g5/current
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mee llaagg ffoorr tthhee rreelleeaassee ooff tthhee ddaattaa??
This depends on the country. Some countries publish data one month after the figures are processed, while other
countries may have a time lag of several months before the data is released. On average, there is a time lag of 2.5
months. GTI software is updated as soon as the data is receives from the source country usually within a day or
two.
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w aarree ggooooddss ccllaassssiififieedd??
Goods are classified using the Harmonized System (HS), which is the most common coding system used for
international trade data.
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Doo yyoouu ppuubblliisshh pprroodduuccttiioonn ddaattaa,, oorr iinnffoorrm
maattiioonn oonn ttaarriiffffss??
We currently do not publish this information in our software.

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