Market Analysis Section
The future of analytical applications based on
trade statistics: Where do we go?
Thierry Paulmier
Market Analysis Section
8th OECD International Trade Statistics Expert Meeting,
17th – 19th September, Paris
ITC facts and figures
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What is ITC
– The joint technical cooperation agency of UNCTAD and WTO
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Vision
– The development partner in export success
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Who we are
– 200+ employees and 800+ specialized consultants.
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Who funds us
– The UN and WTO fund our basic work programme.
– Governments (donors, recipients) and civil society organizations fund field projects
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Annual budget
– US$ 55 million
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What Is ITC?
WTO
UNCTAD
ITC
• Mission
– ITC enables small business export success in developing countries
by providing, with partners, trade development solutions to the private
sector, trade support institutions and policy-makers
• Strategic objectives
– Enterprises: strengthen the international competitiveness of enterprises.
– Trade support institutions: develop their capacity to support businesses.
– Policymakers: support policy-makers in integrating the business sector into
the global economy.
• Web site: www.intracen.org
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The Market Analysis Section at ITC
• Produces a range of tools for market research and trade
analysis for exporters, importers and trade support
institutions. These include:
Trade Map
Export / Import statistics and derived indicators
Market Access Map
Customs tariffs and some non-tariff barriers
Investment Map
FDI statistics and details of foreign affiliate companies
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Where ITC fits in statistics value chain
National Producers
Regional
Producers
Aggregators
ITC is an aggregator that obtains
data from other aggregators, regional
producers and national producers
End users
Our focus
• Users in developing and least developed countries
Client Groups include:
• Business sector:
– In identifying growing markets, and product diversification opportunities
• Trade support institutions
– In providing reliable trade information and advice to companies
• National ministries and policy makers
– In designing national and sector specific export strategies
• Trade negotiators
– In formulating bargaining positions in regional and multilateral market access
negotiations
• We aim to:
Improve
transparency
of global markets
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To increase
exports of
poor countries
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To
support
Development &
reduce poverty
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Our clients are demanding data that is
1. More current
2. More detailed
3. Broader geographic coverage
4. More integrated with related data & more content
5. More affordable
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ITC response:
Issue
Current
Trade Map, Market Access Map, Investment Map
Most current yearly trade statistics now presented as soon as available.
Quarterly & monthly data for current year presented where available (monthly coming)
Tariff data presented in the current year
ITC’s data collection focuses on those countries that are not collected by international
organisations (quarterly & monthly trade data and customs tariffs)
Detailed
5 years of trade data now available in Trade Map (not just one year)
Trade data at the detailed product level – national tariff line
Introducing historical tariff data to Market Access Map to facilitate analysis
Data on foreign affiliate companies now available in Investment Map
Geographic
coverage
Collecting data on some countries previously not covered (especially in Africa).
Country coverage has increased for all 3 tools
Integration
& Content
The 3 tools will be integrated and made more user friendly early next year
Additional analytical indicators will be added
Non-tariff measures and market access information on services agreements will be integrated
Affordability
Tools will be free to developing countries & LDCs from Jan 1st 2008.
Subscription fees will continue for developed economy users.
Source: ITC, Changes in the Environment for Trade Promotion in Developing Countries, 2006
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More current data
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More detail - historical data
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More detail – tariff line and quarterly data
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Better geographical coverage
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More user friendly
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Better functionality
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Better integration
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Our vision
• To collaborate with international, regional and national
organisations in order to be the leading aggregator of trade
related data for developing countries and LDCs
• To put developing countries on a level playing field with the
developed world in terms of:
– Ease of access to global trade, market access and investment data
• All relevant data in one database
• Low cost to access
– Ability to make cross country comparisons
• Widest possible geographical coverage
– Facility of drawing practical and strategic conclusions
• Most current data at most detailed level available
• Wide variety of pre-calculated indicators, trends & graphs
• User friendly interfaces
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To support ITC’s 5 lines of business
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Export Strategy
Trade intelligence
Policy for export
Strengthening of trade support institutions
Exporter Competitiveness
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