MAJOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE STATISTICS SOURCES 4/2004

A. Book Based Data

United Nations

International trade statistics yearbook (Title Varies)

1950 – To Present

1950 - 1982

Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks

Later—

HF91 .Y4

Location: Latest GovPubs Reference

1983- Next to Latest Gov Pubs Stacks

*Best COUNTRY based trade overview. Includes most countries. Limited country pair flow totals and limited product specific data, not country paired.

Commodity trade statistics

1951-1995

HA13 .U5

Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks

Later--

Commodity trade statistics [Microform]

1997- To Present

Microfiche M-3085

Location: Microforms Newspapers

*Country pairs, less-developed and developed countries. Detailed specific product data.

Covers approximately 35 countries each year.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND:

Direction of trade statistics. Yearbook (Title varies)

1958 - To Present

HF91 .I65

Location: GovPub Reference

*Overall trade flow totals, with country pairs. No product data.

Data point-of-view is IMF member countries.

International financial statistics

1948- To Present

HG3881 .I626

Location: Latest GovPubs Reference; Earlier Suzzallo/Allen Stacks

(See Also IFS CD-ROM in Gov Pubs. Contains historical time series data.)

*Import and Export totals by country. No country pairs. No product data. Much detailed

economic time series data and limited social time series data for each country.

Data point of view is IMF member countries.

B. ELECTRONIC DATA:

Statistical Data and International Classification Codes/Trade Standards

http://www.lib.washington.edu/govpubs/intl1stat.html

ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT:

SourceOECD (UW RESTRICTED)

(http://www.sourceoecd.org)

Click on “Statistics”

Choose from the left hand bar ITCS International Trade by Commodities Statistics.

Depending on trade code used, data avail. 1961 – present.

*Data can be downloaded in a variety of formats, such as Excel (.xls).

International trade by commodities statistics. HS rev. 1 1990 -

International trade by commodities statistics. SITC rev. 2 1961 -

International trade by commodities statistics. SITC rev. 3 1990 -

*DATA IS MOST COMPLETE FOR OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES (Industrialized).

Detailed products with country pairs. Excellent resource.

For data to 1999, we also have had ITCS on CD-ROM, available in Government Publications.

(Three titles: HF1016 .I584, HF1016 .I582, HF1016 .I583 Location: Gov. Pubs Media)

NOTE: SourceOECD is a full-text service. You may find other materials you could use.

We also have many of the same and earlier publications from OECD IN PRINT, findable via the UW Libraries, Online Catalog.

C. COMMODITY TRADE CODE CLASSIFICATIONS:

(SITC=Standard Inter. Trade Classification; HS=Harmonized System)

When countries compile international trade data, a numerical classified product code is always used. The following systems are used in the above resources. In both the past and sometimes the present, individual countries, including the United States, had their own systems. International classification systems change over time.

*See the following excellent website for finding classification codes:

Commodity List by the UN Statistics Div. covers all the major current classifications.

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/comtrade/mr/rfCommoditiesList.aspx

Additional sources:

Loose Leaf Notebook. Although for U.S. trade, the basic code is valid for all countries

Harmonized tariff schedule of the United States / United States International Trade Commission

ITC1.10

Location GovPubs Reference SEE ALSO THE BOTTOM OF THIS U.S. CENSUS BUREAU PAGE.

SITC REV. 2

No complete website found.

In paper in Gov. Publications Reference: ST/ESA/STAT/Ser.M/34/Rev.3

SITC REV. 3

(http://esa.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/regcst.asp?Cl=14&Lg=1)

Also in paper in Gov. Publications Reference: ST/ESA/STAT/Ser.M/34/Rev.3.

(Compiled by David Maack, UW Lib, maack@u.washington.edu)