Thursday, May 29, 2008

WTO -Trade Statistics Database Free Online

This link to WTO Homepage
http://www.wto.org/

This address link to WTO database
http://stat.wto.org/Home/WSDBHome.aspx?Language=E


This address is link to WTO database which provide trade data from 1948 until 2007

http://stat.wto.org/StatisticalProgram/WSDBStatProgramHome.aspx

This address is link to WTO Country profile which provide the key indicator for all the countries
http://stat.wto.org/CountryProfile/WSDBCountryPFHome.aspx?Language=E

Sample for Malaysia

http://stat.wto.org/CountryProfiles/MY_e.htm


Wednesday, May 28, 2008

What is Trade Statistics (TS)

TS is a trade flow

Compilation of international merchandise Trade
Statistics (TS)
-TS are a by-product of customs procedures.
-The raw data for the compilation of trade statistics comes from customs declaration filled by exporters and importers and verified by customs authorities.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Malaysia's Trade










Malaysia's Trade Performance in the World Trade
In 2007, Malaysia is the 19 largest exporter and the 25th largest importer in world merchandise trade. Word exports valued at USD13,900 billion (M'sia :USD176 billion or 1.3% of world share) and world imports is USD14,200 billion (Malaysia:USD147 billion or 1% ) Source: WTO .


Detail see press release link WTO
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres08_e/pr520_e.htm

Malaysia's Trade Performance in 2007
In 2007, Malaysia recorded the tenth consecutive year of trade surplus. The trade surplus of RM100.53 billion registered last year was the second highest ever recorded.

Details see press release link MATRADE
http://www.matrade.gov.my/matrade/matradeMedia012008.htm


Link to Department of Statistics Malaysia
http://www.statistics.gov.my/index.php

Link to Malaysia External Trade Cooperation
http://www.matrade.gov.my/foreignbuyer/Msiatradestats.htm












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Hi! My name is Nana and I am a statistician. Most would say that statistics is boring but I would say that statistics is interesting. With statistics you could see the health of the country (by it Gross Domestic Products-GDP), the direction of the country growth (by it average GDP) and so much more.

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