1. Inter-agency Common Data Set
Looking for an analytical data set on merchandise trade?
for all countries?
Inter-agency Common Data Set
A collaborative project of Eurostat, OECD, UNSD, UNCTAD and WTO
on total merchandise exports and imports by country according to international guidelines as specified in UNSD, IMTS, Rev.2

2. Inter-agency Common Data Set
A collaborative project of Eurostat, OECD, UNSD, UNCTAD and WTO
Why?
Users face different values (revision cycles, adjustment, estimation)
Objectives
Improve coverage and consistency
Provide national statistical offices as well as analysts, policy makers and other users easy access to analytically valuable data and metadata
For international organizations, allow for:
quality enhancement through reconciliation
specialization and work sharing (co-operation) at working level
How does it work?
Distributed data ownership amongst agencies
Data reconciliation
Online database

3. CDS: PRODUCTION PROCESS
Provision of data
Eurostat (EU members),
OECD (OECD countries excl. EU),
UNCTAD (LDCs), UNSD, WTO
Officially reported data and DPO’s estimates
Comments and proposed corrections
Data validation A
co-ordinated by WTO
Reconciliation
all, co-ordinated
by WTO
Problematic data
Proposed adjustments and estimates
Officially reported data
Data validation B
all
Rejected adjustments and estimates
Agreed adjustments and estimates
Web dissemination
CDS Layer 1:
Officially
reported data
Web dissemination
CDS Layer 2:
Reconciled data
No dissemination