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Trade by Commodity

Introduction | By Country | By Commodity | U.S. | Historical | Surveys | Classifications

The UN Statistical Division publishes several sources that organize trade data by commodity in order to support research where a commodity, rather than a country, is the unit of analysis.

UN COMTRADE - UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database (Internet)
Years / Currency: Varies by trade classification selected
Trade classification: SITC1, SITC2, SITC3, HS88, HS96, HS02
What it offers: Lookups of commodities by keyword or classification code to identify exporters and importers
Access: UN COMTRADE (MIT only)

PC/TAS - Trade Analysis System on Personal Computer (CD-ROM)
Years / Currency: Five-year time series, 1996/2000-1997/2001
Trade classification: HS88 at 2-6-digits
What it offers: Detailed data on products exported and imported by reporting countries
Access: HF1016.P322 | Dewey Reserve Stacks

International Trade Statistics Yearbook (Print)
Years / Currency: Annual, 1950-,to within last 3 years
Trade classification: SITC/2 at 3-digits
What it offers: Imports and exports of commodities in a continuous classification; includes analyses by region, country and area; structure of world exports
Access: HF91.Y39 | latest year, Dewey Reference; 1983- , Dewey Stacks; 1950-1982, Dewey Basement

World Trade Annual (Walker Pubns/UN) (Print)
Years /Currency: Annual, 1963-2000
Trade classification: SITC/2 at 5-digits
What it offers: Detailed product breakdown of exports and imports for 23 major economies
Access: HF53.W927 | latest year, Dewey Reference; previous years, Annex