International Trade and Competitiveness Indicators
methods, notes and classification
International Trade and Competitiveness Indicators
The following changes have been implemented since the June 2002 issue of the database for OECD International Trade and Competitiveness Indicators.
. Data for Luxembourg are now available. Data start in 1988.
Information on the "Sources and Methods" is also available at our INTERNET site.
http://www.oecd.org/eco/data/dp.htm
The data in this product correspond to the "OECD Economic Outlook, No 72" and are presented in national currencies. The irrevocable conversion euro rates are ==> 1 euro :
Germany………1.95583 DEM France……….6.55957 FRF Italy………..1936.27 ITL Austria………13.7603 ATS Belgium………40.3399 BEF Finland………5.94573 FIM Ireland………0.787564 IEP Luxembourg……40.3399 LUF Netherlands…..2.20371 NLG Portugal……..200.482 PTE Spain………..166.386 ESP Greece……….340.750 GRD
Methodology changes
. In this issue, out trade data are based in 1995 using the new world bilateral trade matrices(source CNUCED). This also affects export markets.
. From 1993 onwards, each country/regions export markets are calculated if at least 60% of partners' imports are in history.
Missing data have been estimated using the semi-annual projections published in the OECD Economic Outlook, No 72.
Data availability and EC trade data collection:
As from January 1993, INTRASTAT, the new system of data collection for intra-European Union trade, has been implemented in the fifteen European Union (EU) member countries. Trade data are no longer recorded through customs services but through VAT declarations.
Content Summary
The International Trade and Competitiveness Indicators (ITCI) diskettes contain quarterly data beginning in 1975 for: — foreign trade for thirty OECD member countries; — export market growth and export performance for thirty OECD member countries; — international competitiveness for thirty OECD member countries.
The principal sources and methods are reported in the associated OECD Economics Department Working Paper No.120, "OECD's Indicators of International Trade and Competitiveness", which provides the technical documentation for the methods of calculation. A copy of this paper is included with all diskette subscriptions. The ITCI is revised on a regular basis to take account of new and updated information.
The data are seasonally adjusted and on a quarterly frequency. Indices and prices are based on 100.
A. Foreign trade variables are expressed in millions of local currency with the base year in 1995. Indices and prices are in local currency with base year 1995.
B. Export market growth and export performance indicators are expressed in US $ with indices and prices being in US $
C. International competitiveness indicators. Expressed in indices with 1995 = 100.
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STRUCTURE OF THE CODE : XXX / XXXXXX
SUB-CODES :
1 XXX...... Country
2 ...XXXXXX Variable
SUB-CODE 1 : Country
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AUS Australia
AUT Austria
BEL Belgium
CAN Canada
CZE Czech Republic
DNK Denmark
FIN Finland
FRA France
DEU Germany
GRC Greece
HUN Hungary
ISL Iceland
IRE Ireland
ITA Italy
JPN Japan
LUX Luxembourg
MEX Mexico
NLD Netherlands
NZL New Zealand
NOR Norway
POL Poland
PRT Portugal
KOR Republic of Korea
SVK Slovak Republic
ESP Spain
SWE Sweden
CHE Switzerland
TUR Turkey
GBR United Kingdom
USA United States
SUB-CODE 2 : Variable
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Foreign Trade variables
expressed in local currency, 1995 base year
XGVC Exports of Goods, Volume, Local Currency (Customs basis)
XFV Exports of Food and Agricultural products, Volume, Local Currency (Customs basis)
XEV Exports of Energy, Volume, Local Currency
XRV Exports of Raw Materials, Volume, Local Currency
XMV Exports of manufactured goods, Volume, Local Currency
XNV Exports of Non Manufactured goods, Volume, Local Currency
XGC Exports of Goods, Value, Local Currency
XF Exports of Food and Agricultural products, Value, Local Currency
XE Exports of Energy, Value, Local Currency
XR Exports of Raw Materials, Value, Local Currency
XM Exports of Manufactured Goods, Value, Local Currency
XN Export of Non Manufactured goods, Value, Local Currency
PXG Export Price of Goods
PXF Export Price of Food and Agricultural products , Local Currency
PXE Export Price of Energy, Local Currency
PXR Export Price of Raw Materials, Local Currency
PXM Export Price of Manufactured goods, Local Currency
PXN Export Price of Non Manufactured goods, Local Currency
MGVC Imports of Goods, Volume, Local Currency (Customs basis)
MFV Imports of Food and Agricultural products , Volume, Local Currency
MEV Imports of Energy, Volume, Local Currency
MRV Imports of Raw Materials, Volume, Local Currency
MMV Imports of Manufactured goods, Volume, Local Currency
MNV Imports of Non manufactured goods, volume, Local Currency
MGC Imports of Goods, Value, Local Currency
MF Imports of Food and Agricultural products, Value
ME Imports of Energy, Value
MR Imports of Raw Materials, Value
MM Imports of Manufactured Goods , Value
MN Imports of Non Manufactured Goods , Value
PMG Import Price, Total goods
PMF Import Price of Food and Agricultural products, Local Currency
PME Import Price of Energy, Local Currency
PMR Import Price of Raw Materials, Local Currency
PMM Import Price of Manufactured goods, Local Currency
PMN Import Price of Non Manufactures Goods , Local Currency
expressed in US $
EXCHUD Exchange Rate, Units of Local Currency Per $US
XGCD Exports of Goods, Value, $US
XMD Exports of Manufactured Goods, Value in $US
XND Exports of Non Manufactured goods, value in $US
MGCD Imports of Goods, Value, $US
MMD Imports of Manufactured Goods , Value in $US
MND Import of Non manufactured goods, value in $US
expressed in US, base year 1995 $
PXGD Export of goods, unit value in US$, customs basis
PXMD Exports of manufactured goods, unit value in US$, customs basis
PXND Exports of Non manufactured goods, unit value in US$, customs basis
PMGD Imports of Goods, unit value in US$, customs basis
PMMD Import of Manufactured goods, unit value in US$, customs basis
PMND Import of Non manufactured goods, unit value in US$, customs basis
Export market growth and export performance indicators
expressed in US $
XGVMKT Export Market Growth : Total Goods $US
XMVMKT Export Market Growth: Manufactured goods, $US
XNVMKT Export Market Growth: Non manufactured goods,$US
expressed in 1995 Index = 1
XGPERF Export Performance of Total Visible Goods Index
XMPERF Export Performance of Manufactures Index
XNPERF Export Performance of non manufactured goods Index
International competitiveness indicators
expressed as an index, 1995 = 100
ULCM Unit Labour Cost, in Manuf. Ind., Local Currency Index
ULCMDR Index of Relative Unit Labour Cost Manufacturing Sector, Common Currency (Overall Competitiveness)
PXMDR Index of Relative Export Price Manufactured Goods in a Common Currency (Overall Competitiveness)
CPIDR Index of Relative Consumer Price in a Common Currency, (Overall Competitiveness)
Units:
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All series are seasonally adjusted at annual rates.
Volume and value data are expressed in millions of local currency
or USD.
Prices and indices are based on 100 and vary as to base year
depending on national conventions.