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
3 – 6 Dec 2007	UN Expert Group on International Merchandise Trade Statistics, New York, USA	UNSD
4 - 6 February 2008	Oslo Group Meeting on Energy Statistics, Vienna, Austria	Oslo Group
26 - 28 March 2008	Task Force on International Merchandise Trade Statistics, Vienna, Austria	UNIDO
26 - 28 March 2008	Task Force on Statistics of International Trade in Services, Vienna, Austria	UNIDO
27 - 30 May 2008	Workshop for Anglophone Countries on the Implementation of International Recommendations for Distributive Trade Statistics, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	UNSD/ECA
17 - 20 June 2008	Workshop for Francophone Countries on the Implementation of International Recommendations for Distributive Trade Statistics, Bamako, Mali	UNSD/AFRISTAT

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.