STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics The completion of OECD trade databases in OECD.STAT New developments and implications Agenda Item 3a Agenda

STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics 2 Introduction Migration achievements Web Browser Client (WBC) improvements Location of the OECD ITCS database: OECD.STAT Metadata improvements Next steps

STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics 3 Migration achievements All OECD and non OECD historical data have been transferred to the SQL database Two additional fields are now available for quantities : weight and supplementary quantity units Re-import and re-export are now standard fields in the database

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5 Comtrade OECD countries Non OECD countries OECD countries OECD ITCS WBC OECD countries + ISIC rev 3 OECD.STAT ITCS OECD countries Data collection and dissemination process

STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics 6 WBC improvements In 2007 OECD and UNSD databases have been fully synchronized ; this process will continue for non-OECD countries From 2000 to 2004, the data harmonization of OECD countries will be completed The entire historical series have been converted into ISIC rev 3 Quantities are being reviewed commodity by commodity

STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics 7 OECD.STAT: the OECD location of the ITCS database

STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics 8 NCDP Questionnaires in OECD.STAT

STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics 9 Timeliness This year, timeliness was very similar to 2004 and 2005 data collection The target reception date of June was met by 22 OECD countries for the reference year 2006

STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics 10 Next steps Complete the harmonization between UNSD and OECD data for OECD countries from 2000 to 2004 Ensure continuous database synchronization Carry out an impact study on quantity estimations Establish a new set of governance rules between OECD and UNSD

STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics 11 Thank you for your attention