Direction of Trade Statistics (IMF)
Direction of Trade Statistics (IMF), contains over 100,000 time series of annual, quarterly and monthly trade data for 187 countries. Data includes the value of merchandise exports and imports by trading partners, as well as world aggregates of trade flows between major regions.
Users should consult this PDF Guide for content details.
The related Direction of Trade Statistics Historical database [1948-1980] is described on this Library page .
Contemporary DOTS data: 1980 to 2012
Latest on server: January 2012
Historical DOTS data: 1948-1980
Non-reported DOTS monthly data are estimated according to a methodology described in the Guide to Direction of Trade Statistics . Paper copies of the Guide are available at the Villa San Paolo Reference Library and the Badia Library (STA-EE-KK).
For further details, see this IMF page and the DOTS PDF Guide .
Access Direction of Trade Statistics via this Catalogue record .
CD-rom server instructions are on this page .
Use an on-campus computer to access this resource.
Access to DOTS is on a one-user-per-time basis.
When the interface opens, please select drive/directory before clicking on 'connect'.
Retrieved time series data can be exported to these formats:
Excel (.xls)
Tabbed Text (.txt)
HTML (.htm)
Formula One (.vts)
Further information is in the paper Guide to the Direction of Trade Statistics at the Badia Library (STA-EE-KK). A copy is also available at the Villa San Paolo Reference Library.
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