UN Comtrade

International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) - United Nations Statistics Division
This web site provides access to information and data on International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) and the work of the International Merchandise Trade Statistics Section (IMTSS) of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). The work program of the IMTSS has four parts:

methodology IMTSIMTSS is responsible for the development and maintenance of the methodological guidelines on IMTS, including the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC).

1. Concepts and methods
UN Expert Group on IMTS (EG-IMTS)
2. National Practices
3. Inventory of IMTS classifications and related correspondence tables

database Free data access. Registered user have full access to all features.
The UN Comtrade database contains more than 1 Billion trade records starting from 1962.
As part of the UN Comtrade database the following additional services are offered:

knowledge base
web services
community forum
Comtrade @ UN Data (UN Comtrade data on UN data)

analytical tables (publications) Free access to the latest tables.
The analytical tables cover trade values and indices for individual countries and regions.

1. Tables published in the International Trade Statistics Yearbook
2. Tables published in the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics (forthcoming)
3. Annual Totals Table (Country totals compared)
4. Historical data (1900 – 1960) (forthcoming)

international cooperation and workshops (IMTS) UNSD conducts workshops to support countries in the implementation of the international recommendations on IMTS. In addition, UNSD is member of the Task Force on International Merchandise Trade Statistics (http://imts.wto.org/task_e.htm) and actively collaborates with its other members.

	United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database Statistics Division