Integrating ISIC trade data into the WBC

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Integrating ISIC trade data into the WBC
ORGANISATION DE COOPÉRATION ET DE DEVELOPMENT
ÉCONOMIQUES
ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND
DEVELOPMENT
STATISTICS DIRECTORATE INTERNATIONAL TRADE
STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS
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Current status

• Trade values converted from commodity to activity
  classifications
• Conversions availability
• - SITC 2 -gt ISIC 2 from 1970
• - HS 88 -gt ISIC 3 from 1988 to 1995
• - HS 96 -gt ISIC 3 after 96

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Conversion methods

• For ISIC 2
• - some commodities split between ISIC sectors
• - only for manufacturing
• For ISIC 2 3 aggregation at the higher level
  using subtractions

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Current dissemination

• ISIC data currently not published in ITCS
• Derived data from ITCS mainly used by STAN/BTD
  database
• In STAN/BTD, some ISIC 3 codes (wastes scraps)
  are re-allocated

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Harmonisation new conversion keys

• Need for harmonisation between ITCS and STAN/BTD
  conversion keys
• STI/STD will study possible approximations to
  improve ISIC data availability
• Possible extension of ISIC 2 data to non
  manufacturing activities

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Transfer migration

• 1st step ISIC 2 3 historical data transferred
  in the new database
• 2nd step historical data recalculated using new
  ISIC 3 conversion keys
• 3rd step data comparison between 1 2, review
  and implementation

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Future dissemination

• In the WBC
• In OECD.Stat
• STAN/BTD

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Thank you for your attention

• STD.Tradestats_at_oecd.org
• gregory.legoff_at_oecd.org