New edition of 'International Trade Statistics' released
13 Nov '07
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The WTO has released two updated statistical publications. This year's edition of the annual “International Trade Statistics”, released electronically on 12 November 2007, has a more user-friendly presentation and expanded content on trade in services
Also available electronically is an updated “Trade Profiles”, which offers a quick but comprehensive look at WTO members' trade statistics and policy measures and those of countries negotiating WTO membership.
International Trade Statistics 2007: The new edition of “International Trade Statistics” has been restructured. It now contains chapters on developments in world trade, merchandise trade by product and trade in commercial services by category.
A chapter on “metadata” (technical notes and explanations) explains the concepts and definitions used to compile the statistics. The comprehensive appendix section includes tables with full time series data up to 2006.
The content of this new edition has also been expanded to meet increasing demand for data on international trade in services. It includes information on individual service sectors and bilateral trade flows. The revamped presentation includes new table layouts and highlighted messages as introductions to each of the chapters.
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