Seminar on External Trade Statistics (ETS) 4.1. EUROSTAT - presentation on dissemination strategy and questions linked to the data confidentiality Evangelos Pongas Luxembourg 06-07 March 2006

PRESENTATION CONTENTS USERS AND COMEXT INTERFACES FEATURES OF EASY COMEXT EXTERNAL TRADE DATA SOURCES DATA COVERAGE MASSIVE DATA PROVISION PAPER AND PDF PUBLICATIONS METADATA

USERS AND COMEXT INTERFACES COMMISSION EU INSTITUTIONS INS PUBLIC ON LINE X   WEB ?? EASY STAND ALONE

SOME FEATURES OF EASY COMEXT Easy extraction in 3 steps Predefined queries Batch or Interactive Mode Aggregations Data, metadata and downloads provision Save queries for later use Save work for 48 hours (automatic) Dimension management with groups/items Alerts Graphics

EXTERNAL TRADE DATA SOURCES INTRASTAT: Data collected from enterprises on a monthly basis (available in 10 weeks after reference period) EXTRASTAT: Data collected from customs on a monthly basis (available in 6 weeks after reference period)

DATA COVERAGE October 2004: Trade by CN8(>10000 products), HS6,4,2. EU15 since 1995, EU25 since 1999 Long term and Short term indicators June 2005: Trade, by SITC 1st Semester 2006 Trade by mode of transport, Preferential trade EFTA and Croatia Most demanded data

Massive Data Provision Monthly data to download through FTP (average zip file size 80 MB). Selected data and metadata to download with easy comext. Comext stand alone application. DVDs for trade (monthly) and trade by mode of transport (annual)

Paper and PDF publications Monthly Press Release, Bulletin Periodic Yearbook, Panorama, Pocketbook Statistics in focus

SDDS: Summary, Detailed User guide Confidentiality notes METADATA SDDS: Summary, Detailed User guide Confidentiality notes Quality reports Classifications and explanatory notes System manual

Confidentiality Best Practices for Member States Apply Passive Confidentiality Review periodically the need of confidentialisation (data , enterprises) Time limit to keep confidentialisation Avoid confidentialisation of both product and partner country For product confidentialisation, keep at least the first HS 2 digits Avoid use of other real CN code

Confidentiality Best Practices for Users Read confidentiality notes Select appropriate data source Be aware of confidentiality Impact on aggregated data