Who has bi-lateral trade by product?
The U.N.’s Commodity Trade Statistics Data Base (COMTRADE) is the major source (fee) covering the 100+ countries. Seventy countries usually report within one year while ninety report within two years. Data is present for 3, 4 and 5-digits using the SITC-3 classification (revisions 1, 2, and 3) and for HS-96. For online info, contact bengzonm@un.org. For cd-rom/PC-TAS products, contact itcreg@itaracen.org. The World Trade Analyzer (http://www.tradecompass.com/trade-analyzer), using U.N. data, has trade flow statistics for 160 countries for 600 commodities (SITC-2) for 1980-latest. (fee) Global Trade Information Services sells CDs with official trade data for 33 reporter countries with each of their bilateral partners with varying levels of HS product detail (http://www.gtis.com). U.S. and Chinese data are available online (fee). 5. How can I locate the major exporting/importing countries for a specific commodity. The UNCTAD/GATT site, International Trade Centre, (http://www.intracen.org
