International Trade and Balance of Payments

Balance of Payments Statistics

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Balance of Payments - Current Account for OECD Countries and Major Non-Member Economies

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08-Jun-2009

Current account balance, exports and imports of goods and services (millions $US)
Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators   (updated continuously) - Access Balance of Payments Current Account data...

Current Account Balance: Original Release Data and Revisions Database

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07-Jul-2006

Source: MEI Original Release Data and Revisions Database (updated monthly) - Access time series data for Current Account Balance as originally published in each monthly edition of the OECD Main Economic Indicators...

Events/Conferences/Meetings (1)

First Meeting of the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS), Paris, 22-24 September 2008

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01-Sep-2008

The 1st Meeting of the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS) will be held in Paris on 22-24 September 2008 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris.

Manuals, Sources and Methods (2)

OECD Main Economic Indicators: Explanatory Notes: Metadata - Target Definitions

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08-Jun-2009

The Explanatory Notes: Metadata - Target Definitionsnotes provide a brief general description of the indicators and an outline of key issues that can impact on use of the data.

OECD Main Economic Indicators: Online Sources and Definitions - Balance of Payments

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10-Feb-2006

Main Economic Indicators: Electronically available national practices for individual OECD member countries - Updated in real time.

International Trade in Goods Statistics

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International Trade for OECD Countries and Major Non-Member Economies

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08-Jun-2009

Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators (updated continuously) - International trade data show seasonally adjusted imports, exports and trade balance data in Billions $US for OECD countries and major non-member...

World Trade for OECD Countries

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08-Jun-2009

Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators (updated continuously) - World export (import) of goods and services volumes are constructed as weighted averages of the growth rates of the volume of exports (imports) of individual countries, with the country weights

OECD International trade statistics: trends in fourth quarter 2008

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30-Apr-2009

Merchandise trade volumes of the Group of Seven (G7) took an unprecedented drop in the last quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter.

Merchandise trade statistics for OECD Countries

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14-Mar-2007

Source: OECD International Trade by Commodity Statistics (updated continuously) - Annual merchandise trade statistics of OECD countries are shown with all partner countries at 2-digit level of ...

Conversion factors for OECD merchandise trade statistics

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14-Mar-2007

Source: OECD International Trade by Commodity Statistics (updated continuously)  - Conversion factors are used to convert ITCS data from national currencies into United States dollars. The ...

OECD Monthly Statistics of International Trade - Data by Trade in Value by Partner Countries

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06-Feb-2007

The data presented are an extract (Switzerland) of the database Monthly Statistics of International Trade (MSIT) , which provides detailed monthly, quarterly and annual data on trade by OECD member ...

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Events/Conferences/Meetings (1)

First Meeting of the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS), Paris, 22-24 September 2008

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01-Sep-2008

The 1st Meeting of the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS) will be held in Paris on 22-24 September 2008 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris.

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Manuals, Sources and Methods (5)

OECD Main Economic Indicators: Explanatory Notes: Metadata - Target Definitions

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08-Jun-2009

The Explanatory Notes: Metadata - Target Definitionsnotes provide a brief general description of the indicators and an outline of key issues that can impact on use of the data.

International Trade by Commodity Statistics - Detailed methodological information

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05-Jul-2007

Methodological country notes related to the OECD publication: "International Trade by Commodity Statistics".

International Trade by Commodity Statistics - Standard Definitions

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10-Jan-2007

Standard definitions used in the OECD Database: "International Trade by Commodity Statistics".

International Trade in Goods Statistics - OECD Geographical Nomenclature

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29-Aug-2006

This document presents the OECD geo-nomenclature available in the International trade statistics. It contains statistical territories and the definition of economic or geographical country groupings. The detailed geonomenclature is also available in Excel format.

International Trade by Commodity Statistics - Country Notes

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30-Nov-2005

Methodological country notes related to the OECD Database: "International Trade by Commodity Statistics".

International Trade in Services Statistics

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OECD International trade statistics: trends in fourth quarter 2008

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30-Apr-2009

Merchandise trade volumes of the Group of Seven (G7) took an unprecedented drop in the last quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter.

OECD International Trade in Services Statistics - Data by Type of Service

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19-Jan-2009

The statistics presented are an extract from the database: OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services by Service Category. The extraction contains data for OECD countries, European Union ...

OECD International Trade in Services Statistics - Data by Partner Country

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15-Nov-2007

Source: OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services, Detailed Tables by Partner Country - Annual trade in total services statistics are shown - when available - for OECD countries plus EU, ...

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Events/Conferences/Meetings (1)

First Meeting of the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS), Paris, 22-24 September 2008

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01-Sep-2008

The 1st Meeting of the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS) will be held in Paris on 22-24 September 2008 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris.

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Manuals, Sources and Methods (2)

Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services

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02-Feb-2009

The Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services is a joint publication of six agencies: the UN, EC, IMF, OECD, UNCTAD, and WTO. A consultation document with a questionnaire on issues for the ...

Eurostat-OECD Methodological Soundness Questionnaire on International Trade in Services - Final Report

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15-Jun-2006

This report provides a unique source of information for comparative analysis on national methodologies used in measuring the increasingly important area of trade in services.

International Trade Indicators

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OECD International Trade Indicators

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15-Jan-2008

Source: OECD Trade Indicators Database. Statistical indicators for the analysis of international economic integration (trade aspects), annually, for the 30 OECD member countries, in current and constant prices.

Commercial Interest Reference Rates (CIRRs)

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Historical Commercial Interest Reference Rates (CIRR)

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09-Jul-2009

Commercial Interest Reference Rates since January 1983 (in an excel worksheet).

CIRR (Commercial Interest Reference Rates)

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09-Jul-2009

The Commercial Interest Reference Rates valid from 15 July to 14 August 2009 have been published.

ASU CIRR: Commercial Interest Reference Rates for Civil Aircraft

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09-Jul-2009

The Commercial Interest Reference Rates for Civil Aircraft valid from 15 July to 14 August 2009 have been published.

Minimum Interest Rates for Renewable Energy and Water Projects

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09-Jul-2009

Minimum interest rates to apply to official financing support for export credits covered by the renewable energies & water projects Understanding (Annex IV of the Arrangement)

Minimum Interest Rates for Nuclear Power Plants Projects

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09-Jul-2009

Minimum interest rates to apply to official financing support for export credits covered by the nuclear power plants Understanding (Annex II of the Arrangement).

Historical Risk Classifications of Multilateral/Regional Financial Institutions

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07-Apr-2009

Historical Risk Classifications of Multilateral/Regional Financial Institutions.  These are the rates since 1999. 

Historical Country Risk Classification

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07-Apr-2009

Historical country risk classification rates.  These are the rates since 1999. 

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Differentiated Discount Rates

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2009-DDR (Differentiated Discount Rates)

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07-Jan-2009

2009 Differentiated Discount Rates valid from 15 January 2009 to 14 January 2010.

2008-DDR (Differentiated Discount Rates)

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07-Jan-2008

2008 Differentiated Discount Rates valid from 15 January 2008 to 14 January 2009.

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This Manual is a joint publication of six agencies: the UN, EC, IMF, OECD, UNCTAD, and WTO.

Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services