## Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook, 1996

_Direction of Trade Statistics, July 26, 1996_

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**Canonical URL:** [Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook, 1996](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/direction-of-trade-statistics/issues/2016/12/30/direction-of-trade-statistics-yearbook-1996-8)

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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

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### 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*

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