1. WORLD TRADE

2. OUTLINE STATISTICS CANADA THE WORLD TRADE ANALYZER –WHY IT WAS DEVELOPED –MAIN FEATURES –THE ADJUSTMENTS –WHY THE ADJUSTMENTS –THE FUTURE

3. STATISTICS CANADA

4. MANDATE : to collect, compile, analyse, abstract and publish statistical information to collaborate with departments of government to take the census of population of Canada and the census of agriculture of Canada to promote the avoidance of duplication in the information generally, to promote and develop integrated social and economic statistics pertaining to the whole of Canada

6. THE WORLD TRADE ANALYZER TRADE FLOWS MEMBERS OF UNITED NATIONS ALMOST 200 TRADING PARTNERS DATABASE 1980 TO 1998 800 COMMODITIES - SITC REV 2 2 YEARS AFTER REFERENCE PERIOD

7. WHY WORLD TRADE ANALYZER CANADA- ALMOST 40 % OF GDP TRADE AGREEMENTS POLICY DEVELOPMENT GLOBILIZATION EXPORTS AND IMPORTS – $ 2.0 TRILLION IN 1980 – $ 2.9 TRILLION BY 1988 – $ 5.7 TRILLION BY 1998

8. DEVELOPMENT OF THE DATABASE TIMELY ACQUISITION OF UNITED NATIONS DATA DEVELOPMENT OF SUITABLE IMPUTATION METHODS UNAVAILABLE DATA IMPROVE INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY

9. PROCEDURES TO NOTE COMMODITIES CLASSIFIED AT THE 4-DIGIT STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION-REVISION 2 (SITC Rev. 2) ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDED UNSPECIFIED COMMODITIES-SECTION 9 - Adjustments for valuation and territorial coverage only.

10. ADJUSTMENTS TRADE WITH UNSPECIFIED COUNTRIES DIFFERENCES IN TERRITORIAL COVERAGE DIFFERENCES IN VALUATION IMPUTATIONS FOR NON-REPORTING COUNTRIES AND SUPPLEMENT DIFFERENCES IN COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION DIFFERENCES IN TRADING PARTNER ATTRIBUTION

11. GUIDING PRINCIPAL IMPORT DATA ARE MORE RELIABLE THAN EXPORT DATA

12. TRADE REPORTED WITH UNSPECIFIED COUNTRIES Portion reported –in terms of broad areas or aggregate group of countries Basis of Adjustment –partner within region –Areas n.e.s., Not Specified, Free Zones, For Ships and Special Categories... grouped and distributed to countries where reported imports >reported exports.

13. DIFFERENCES IN TERRITORIAL COVERAGE Geographic area included by a country as part of its own territory –excluded from that country’s trade figures –viewed as a separate entity by trading partners.

14. DIFFERENCES IN VALUATION “General” system “Special” system f.o.b. (free on board, excluding insurance and freight) c.i.f. (cost including insurance and freight from point of export)

15. VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS WORLD EXPORTS=WORLD IMPORTS –THREE REGIONS*Americas *Europe/Mediterranean *Asia/Oceania –IMPORTS minus EXPORTS <15%, then EXPORTS=IMPORTS EXCEPTIONS -Exports Reported as zero -Exports imputed from partner country imports

16. IMPUTATION FOR NON- REPORTING COUNTRIES NO COMMODITY DETAIL ONLY IMPORTS OR ONLY EXPORTS

17. TRADE BETWEEN TWO NON REPORTING COUNTRIES Imputation after adjustment for non-reporting countries completed - Published < than adjusted figure - no adjustment - Published > than adjusted figure, then the difference - n.e.s.(country and commodity level)

18. DETAIL DIFFERENCES IN COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION Reported anywhere from 1-digit to 5-digit level of SITC

19. DIFFERENCES IN TRADING PARTNER ATTRIBUTION ENTREPOT TRADE DIFFERENCES IN COUNTRY DEFINITION –country of origin –country of consignment –country of purchase –etc.

20. DISSEMINATION April/May each year CD-ROM Single or Multiple Users http://www.statcan.ca/english/research/ 65F0019XIE/market.htm

21. THE FUTURE COUNTRY GROUPINGS COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION- HARMONIZED SYSTEM (HS) 6- DIGIT? MEDIUM FOR DISSEMINATION USERS- COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS

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