ORGANISATION DE COOPÉRATION ET DE DEVELOPMENT ÉCONOMIQUES OECD OCDE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT Trade data issues – an update on OECD monthly and annual trade databases STATISTICS DIRECTORATE – INTERNATIONAL TRADE & STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS 1 1
2006: transitional year ITCS now managed in the UNSD/OECD joint system MSIT now managed in StatWorks
ITCS Improvement of data quality: - quantity estimation; - treatment of re-exports and re-imports. Timeliness: 22 countries reached the target date of June
MSIT - migration From Oracle Express environment to SQL-based application (StatWorks) Many improvements (e.g. seasonal adjustment)
MSIT data collection Timeliness is a crucial issue In cooperation with data providers: - automate data collection process; - improve coverage of volume indices.
Metadata Transfer in MetaStore of ITCS and MSIT methodological information: - for metadata management/update; - for dissemination.
Future improvements Please send us provisional annual data before June Please provide detailed and up-to-date methodological information for monthly statistics
Thank you for your attention STD.Tradestats@oecd.org