Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook, 1996

Direction of Trade Statistics, July 26, 1996

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Bibliographic details

• Authors: International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
• Published: July 26, 1996
• Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
• Pages: 295
• Stock No: DYIEA0011996
• ISBN: 9781557755933

Overview

• Provides data on the country and area distribution of countries' exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners.
• The yearbook issue gives seven years of data for about 184 countries and two sets of world and area summaries: world and area trade as seen by the reporting countries and as seen by the partner countries to those transactions.
• The yearbook is usually published in September.

Data coverage and frequency

• Quarterly issues cover:
  • data for the most recent six quarters and the latest year for about 154 countries, and
  • ten quarters and five years for the world and area tables.
• Yearbook issue covers:
  • seven years of data for about 184 countries,
  • two sets of world and area summaries (reporting countries' view and partner countries' view).

Content and use

• Focus: country and area distribution of exports and imports.
• Use case: comparative analysis of bilateral trade flows as reported by reporters and partners.
• Typical publication timing: usually published in September.

Access and related services

• Tape subscriptions available.
• Direction of Trade Statistics series available through the IMF eLibrary (offers over 25,000 IMF publications in multiple formats).
• Related periodic product: Direction of Trade Statistics Quarterly - December 1997 (April 15, 1997).

International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook, 1996