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Date of release: February 2006
The STAN Bilateral Trade Database (BTD) is compiled by the Economic Analysis and Statistics Division (EAS) of the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (STI). This database is designed to provide analysts with information on exports and imports of goods in OECD countries, broken down by partner country (or geographical area) and by economic activity.
BTD is derived from the OECD's International Trade by Commodity Statistics (ITCS) database, where (values and quantities of) imports and exports are compiled according to product classifications and presented by partner country.
To compile the current version of BTD, ITCS data are converted from product classification schemes to an activity classification scheme using a standard conversion key; a detailed table containing the conversion regime is available here. The industry list of BTD is based on the ISIC revision 3 classification and is compatible with other OECD data sets such as the STAN database for Industrial Analysis, the ANBERD database on Research & Development Expenditures in Industry, and the Input-Output Tables. Details of those and other databases can be found on STI internet site.
In the current version of BTD, the time-period covered is 1988-2004, except for a few declaring countries whose data start later than 1988. Data of exports and imports are presented in thousands of US dollars at current prices and can be converted to national currencies using the currency exchange matrix which is included in BTD application.
Full documentation Countries coverage
Industries coverage
Sample tables (zipped excel)
Canada France
Korea
Note to users: The current BTD is available on SourceOECD, the OECD commercial online service, using the query based tool Beyond 20/20. It is also disseminated as a set of zipped excel files on OlisNet, the OECD secure extranet for Governments and related agencies.
Previous editions of BTD are:
BTD 2000* - in ISIC Rev.2 - data for the time-period 1980-1998
BTD 2002* - in ISIC Rev.3 - data for the time-period 1988-2001
BTD 2004* - in ISIC Rev.3 - data for the time-period 1988-2002
BTD 2005 - in ISIC Rev.3 - data for the time-period 1988-2003
To receive editions 2000 and 2004 of BTD for free, please send your name, institution, country of residence and email address to sti.contact@oecd.org, mentioning "BTD" in the title of your message.
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