TRADE STATISTICS BRANCH
Since 1 January 2005, the Trade Statistics Branch (TSB) of the
United Nations Statistics Division covers three main areas of responsibilities,
namely International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS), Statistics of International Trade
in Services (SITS) and Distributive Trade Statistics (DTS). For each of these statistical
areas TSB further develops the international methodology, collects and disseminates detailed
trade data and cooperates with countries and international organizations to strengthen
statistical capacity. TSB is also responsible for work in Basic Economic Statistics and
Tourism Statistics. Details are given on other web pages which can be linked to via the
left-hand menu. Some recent and upcoming events are indicated below and in the right-hand scroll menu.
Calendar of Events
Date |
Event |
Organizer |
12-15 June 2008 |
IMTS Workshop on data quality and external trade indices, Cairo, Egypt |
ESCWA/UNSD |
| 17-20 June 2008 |
Workshop for Francophone African Countries on the Implementation of International Recommendations for Distributive Trade Statistics, Bamako, Mali |
UNSD/Afristat |
9-12 September 2008
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Workshop on Revised Recommendations for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Developing Countries Perspective |
UNSD/ESCAP |
| 7-9 October 2008 |
Workshop on Compilation of Statistics of International Trade in Services |
UNSD/CISSTAT |
| 4-7 November 2008 |
Workshop on Data Dissemination, Meta-data and E-Commerce, Dubai, UAE |
ESCWA/UNSD |
| 5-26 November 2008 |
Virtual meeting of the Expert Group on International Merchandise Trade Statistics |
UNSD |
| 2-5 December 2008 |
International Workshop on Energy Statistics, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
UNSD/INEGI |
International Trade Statistics Newsletter
Newsletter
Feature articles and news worthy facts on international trade statistics can be found in this colorful quarterly newsletter. The latest edition focuses on UN ServiceTrade, a global database on international trade in services, which contains statistics of International Trade in Services for around 90 countries over the years 2000 to 2006; see the December 2007 newsletter for all details.
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22 Oct. 2008 |
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 The edited whitecover version of the International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008 is now available. Please click here. |
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The final draft of the International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Supplement to the Compilers Manual is now available to be viewed. For more information, please click here. |
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| The International Recommendations for Distributive Trade Statistics (IRDTS 2008) was adopted by the 39th UN Statistical Commission in New York last February. The unedited document can be viewed here. |
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IMTS Workshop on data quality and external trade indices
Cairo, Egypt
12-15 June 2008
Task Force on Statistics of International Trade in Services
Vienna, Austria,
26 - 28 March 2008
Workshop on Implementation of IRDTS in African Context (English speaking countries)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
27 - 30 May 2008
IMTS Workshop on data quality and external trade indices
Cairo, Egypt
12-15 June 2008
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