South Africa Metadata on International Merchandise Trade Statistics

Comtrade Explanatory Notes

Metadata on (i) Trade System, (ii) Trade Valuation, (iii) Commodity Classification, (iv) Trading Partners (Origin/LastKnownDestination), and (v) Exchange Rate.

http://comtrade.un.org/db/mr/daExpNoteDetail.aspx?r=710


National Compilation and Reporting Practices (NCDP)
The Trade Statistics Branch of the United Nations Statistics Division has conducted national compilation and reporting practices surveys in 2006 and 1996. They contain metadata, inter alia, coverage, trade system, commodity classification, valuation, quantity measurement, and partner country.

2006 Survey: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/tradereport/countryform_MM.asp?cid=710  
1996 Survey: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/tradereport/countryform_MM.asp?cid=710
A summary of the surveys and a comparison between 2006 and 1996 results, as far as possible, are available on the main page: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/tradereport/introduction_MM.asp 

Comtrade Publication Notes

Information as to when and from where data was received:

http://comtrade.un.org/db/mr/daPubNoteDetail.aspx?r=703  

Responsible Agency, National WebPages for Data and Metadata 
•  Responsible agency and national web page: Statistics South Africa http://www.statssa.gov.za/default.asp

•  Data:  N/A
•  Metadata: N/A

IMF Data Dissemination Standards GDDS/SDDS on Merchandise Trade 
The IMF's data dissemination standards consist of two tiers: the General Data Dissemination System (GDDS), which would apply to all Fund members, and the more advanced Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS), for those members countries having or seeking access to international capital markets. In general, a country subscribes to either GDDS or SDDS.

SDDS provides information on Trade Data Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness; Access by the Public, Integrity, Quality, and Contact Persons.

http://dsbb.imf.org/Pages/SDDS/CtyCtgBaseList.aspx?ctycode=ZAF&catcode=MET00


Additional Information about Country Metadata

  For concepts and definitions, please go to the Glossary of this Knowledgebase:
  http://unstats.un.org/unsd/tradekb/Glossary/.

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