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  "title": "Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook, 2002",
  "publication": "Direction of Trade Statistics, October 29, 2002",
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  "summary": "The Direction of Trade Statistics yearbook, usually published in September, contains data on the value of merchandise exports and imports between each country and all its trading partners.",
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      "heading": "Summary",
      "content": "- The Direction of Trade Statistics yearbook contains data on the value of merchandise exports and imports between each country and all its trading partners.\n- The Yearbook provides seven years of data for 183 countries.\n- The Yearbook provides two sets of world and area summaries:\n  - world and area trade as seen by the reporting countries, and\n  - world and area trade as seen by the partner countries to those transactions."
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      "heading": "Access and formats",
      "content": "- More Formats on IMF eLibrary\n- Order a Print Copy\n- Citation format provided (Chicago) example:\n  - International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook, 2002, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2002) accessed 9/20/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589061859.042"
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      "heading": "Distribution and availability notes",
      "content": "- The Direction of Trade Statistics yearbook is usually published in September.\n- The IMF eLibrary offers over 25,000 IMF publications in multiple formats.\n\nSource: Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook, 2002 (International Monetary Fund) — web landing page content.\n\n---\n\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/direction-of-trade-statistics/issues/2016/12/30/direction-of-trade-statistics-yearbook-2002-16063"
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    "Published: October 29, 2002",
    "Series: Direction of Trade Statistics",
    "Pages: 532",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589061859.042",
    "Stock No: DYIEA0012002",
    "ISBN: 9781589061859",
    "ISSN: 0252-306",
    "The Direction of Trade Statistics yearbook contains data on the value of merchandise exports and imports between each country and all its trading partners.",
    "The Yearbook provides seven years of data for 183 countries.",
    "The Yearbook provides two sets of world and area summaries:",
    "More Formats on IMF eLibrary",
    "Order a Print Copy",
    "Citation format provided (Chicago) example:",
    "The Direction of Trade Statistics yearbook is usually published in September.",
    "The IMF eLibrary offers over 25,000 IMF publications in multiple formats."
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