Monthly export country-by-commodity data on the UK's trade in goods, including trade by all countries and selected commodities, non-seasonally adjusted.

The Open Trade Statistics initiative was developed to ease access to international trade data by providing downloadable SQL database dumps, a public API, a dashboard, and an R package for data retrieval. This project was born out of the recognition that many academic institutions in Latin America lack access to academic subscriptions and comprehensive datasets like the United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database. The OTS project not only offers a solution to this problem regarding international trade data but also emphasizes the importance of reproducibility in data processing. Through the use of open-source tools, the project ensures that its datasets are accessible and easy to use for research and analysis.

OTS, based on the official correlation tables, provides a harmonized dataset where the values are converted to HS revision 2012 for the years 1980-2021 and it involved transforming some of the reported data to find equivalent codes between the different classifications. For instance, the HS revision 1992 code '271011' (aviation spirit) does not have a direct equivalent in HS revision 2012 and it can be converted to the more general code '271000' (oils petroleum, bituminous, distillates, except crude). The same process was applied to the SITC codes.

Country codes are also standardized in OTS. For instance, missing ISO-3 country codes in the raw data were replaced by the values expressed in UN COMTRADE documentation. For instance, the numeric code '490' corresponds to 'e-490' but it appears as a blank value in the raw data, and UN COMTRADE documentation
indicates that 'e-490' corresponds to 'Other Asia, Not Elsewhere Specified (NES)'.

Commercial purposes are strictly out of the boundaries of what you can do with this data according to UN Comtrade dissemination clauses.

Visit tradestatistics.io to access the dashboard and R package for data retrieval.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Exports: Commodities for Russia (XTEXVA01RUQ664S) from Q3 1992 to Q1 2025 about Russia, exports, trade, and goods.

In 2024, the total value of U.S. trade goods amounted to approximately 5.4 trillion U.S. dollars. This shows the significance and scale of international trade for the economy of the United States. In 2024, the United States imported goods valuing around 3.3 trillion U.S. dollars from international trading partners, in comparison the value of goods exported from the United States to other countries amounted to around 2.1 trillion U.S. dollars.Import and export trade The import of trade goods relate to goods brought into the United States. This typically refers to goods grown, produced, or manufactured in other countries. Imports include goods of domestic origin which have been worked on abroad before reentering the United States. The export of trade goods refer to goods sold internationally which were grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. It also includes commodities of foreign origin which have been changed in the United States from the form in which they were imported, or which have been enhanced in value or condition by further processing or manufacturing within the United States before again being sold internationally. Leading trade partners of the United States In 2023, Mexico was the largest source of goods imported into the United States, with goods valuing approximately 475.6 billion U.S. dollars. Mexico and Canada were the second and third largest exporters of goods to the United States, respectively. In 2023, Canada was the leading destination of goods exported from the United States, with U.S. trade goods worth over 350 billion U.S. dollars exported to Canada. Mexico and China also feature at the top of the list of importers of U.S. goods.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Exports: Commodities for Mexico (XTEXVA01MXQ659S) from Q1 1981 to Q1 2025 about Mexico, exports, trade, and goods.

Exports: SITC: Miscellaneous Edible Preparations data was reported at 780,331.000 EUR th in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 788,822.000 EUR th for Jan 2025. Exports: SITC: Miscellaneous Edible Preparations data is updated monthly, averaging 438,635.000 EUR th from Jan 2008 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 206 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 882,593.000 EUR th in Jul 2024 and a record low of 253,610.000 EUR th in Jan 2010. Exports: SITC: Miscellaneous Edible Preparations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA004: Trade Statistics: By Commodity.

Merchandise Trade Statistics - Table 410-50032 : External Merchandise Trade Statistics by Ten Principal Commodity Divisions – Total Exports

Free access to detailed global trade data. UN Comtrade is a repository of official trade statistics and relevant analytical tables. It contains annual trade statistics starting from 1962 and monthly trade statistics since 2010

Website:

http://comtrade.un.org

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Trade Balance: Commodities for Mexico (XTNTVA01MXM664S) from Jan 1980 to May 2025 about Mexico, trade, Net, and goods.

According to recent projections, the volume of total merchandise trade (imports and exports) worldwide is to increase by 2.6 percent in 2024. In 2020, international trade had seen a decline of five percent in volume as a result of disruptions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Exports: FAS: sa: CPG: Business Machines & Equipment data was reported at 224.000 USD mn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 207.000 USD mn for Apr 2018. Exports: FAS: sa: CPG: Business Machines & Equipment data is updated monthly, averaging 238.500 USD mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to May 2018, with 294 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 434.000 USD mn in Jan 2008 and a record low of 142.000 USD mn in Sep 2003. Exports: FAS: sa: CPG: Business Machines & Equipment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.JA005: Trade Statistics: Census Basis: Seasonally Adjusted: Exports by End-Use Commodity.

These are downloadable open format versions of the complete monthly Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS) and Importers Details datasets, with a 6 year archive of past data. They are published by HM Revenue and Customs on its trade statistics website www.uktradeinfo.com. (See additional links below)

The files contain commodity and partner country-level import and export information, organised in six sets of flat files:

1. Control Files - including descriptions for each 8 digit commodity code and the standard abbreviations for units
2. Exports - containing data for goods exported from the UK to all countries excluding the European Union (EU)
3. Imports - containing data for goods imported to the UK from all countries excluding the EU
4. Trader Files - names, addresses and post codes of UK importers of goods from countries excluding the EU
5. Dispatches - containing data (including estimates) for goods exported from the UK to all EU countries
6. Arrivals - containing data (including estimates) for goods imported to the UK from all EU countries

In 2024, the total value of the U.S. trade in goods with China amounted to around *** billion U.S. dollars composed of a ****** billion U.S. dollars export value and a ****** billion U.S. dollars import value. This represented a negative trade balance of ***** billion U.S. dollars.

In February 2025, global trade volume in goods presented no change in trade volume percent compared to the previous month. Global trade volumes fell by **** percent in April 2020 following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, global trade quickly recovered, growing by over ***** percent in June that year. Since September 2020, it has had a monthly growth level between *** and minus *** percent.

Imports of environmental goods comprise all environmental goods entering the national territory. A relatively high share of environmental goods imports indicates that an economy purchases a significant share of environmental goods from other economies. Exports of environmental goods comprise all environmental goods leaving the national territory. A relatively high share of environmental goods exports indicates that an economy produces and sells a significant share of environmental goods to other economies. An economy’s environmental goods trade balance is the difference between its exports and imports of environmental goods.Comparative advantage is a measure of the relative advantage or disadvantage a particular economy has in a certain class of goods (in this case, environmental goods), and can be used to evaluate export potential in that class of goods. A value greater than one indicates a relative advantage in environmental goods, while a value of less than one indicates a relative disadvantage.Sources: Department of Economic and Social Affairs/United Nations. 2022. United Nations Comtrade database. https://comtrade.un.org. Accessed on 2023-06-28; International Monetary Fund (IMF) Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS). https://data.imf.org/dot. Accessed on 2023-06-28. World Economic Outlook (WEO) Database. https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2022/April. Accessed on 2023-06-28; IMF staff calculations.Category: Cross-Border IndicatorsData series: Comparative advantage in environmental goodsEnvironmental goods exportsEnvironmental goods exports as percent of GDPEnvironmental goods exports as share of total exportsEnvironmental goods importsEnvironmental goods imports as percent of GDPEnvironmental goods imports as share of total importsEnvironmental goods trade balanceEnvironmental goods trade balance as percent of GDPTotal trade in environmental goodsTotal trade in environmental goods as percent of GDPMetadata:Sources: Trade data from UN Comtrade Database (https://comtrade.un.org/). Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) 2017. Trade aggregates from IMF Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) (data.imf.org/dot). GDP data from World Economic Outlook.Methodology:Environmental goods imports and exports are estimated by aggregating HS 6-digit commodities identified as environmental goods based on OECD and Eurostat, The Environmental Goods & Services Industry: Manual for Data Collection and Analysis, 1999, and IMF research. Total goods imports and exports are estimated by aggregating all commodities. Environmental goods trade balance is calculated as environmental goods exports less environmental goods imports. A positive trade balance means an economy has a surplus in environmental goods, while a negative trade balance means an economy has a deficit in environmental goods.Total goods are estimated by aggregating all commodities. Comparative advantage is calculated as the proportion of an economy’s exports that are environmental goods to the proportion of global exports that are environmental goods. Total trade in environmental goods is calculated as the sum of environmental goods exports and environmental goods imports. This measure provides an indication of an economy’s involvement (openness) to trade in environmental goods.National-accounts basis GDP at current prices from the World Economic Outlook is used to calculate the percent of GDP. This measure provides an indication of an economy’s involvement (openness) to trade in environmental goods.Methodology Attachment Environmental Goods Harmonized System Codes

Exports: SITC: Preparation of Cereals, Flour, Milk & Bread data was reported at 810,835.000 EUR th in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 835,354.000 EUR th for Jan 2025. Exports: SITC: Preparation of Cereals, Flour, Milk & Bread data is updated monthly, averaging 483,094.500 EUR th from Jan 2008 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 206 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 900,732.000 EUR th in Oct 2024 and a record low of 288,214.000 EUR th in Jan 2010. Exports: SITC: Preparation of Cereals, Flour, Milk & Bread data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA004: Trade Statistics: By Commodity.

Pakistan Exports: Primary Commodities data was reported at 30,459.900 PKR mn in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 50,947.000 PKR mn for May 2018. Pakistan Exports: Primary Commodities data is updated monthly, averaging 7,411.500 PKR mn from Nov 1991 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 320 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53,868.800 PKR mn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 1,214.600 PKR mn in Jul 1994. Pakistan Exports: Primary Commodities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.JA004: Trade Statistics: By Economic Categories and Commodity Group.

Exports: SITC: Pretein, Modified Starch, Glues and Enzymes data was reported at 405,941.000 EUR th in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 419,084.000 EUR th for Jan 2025. Exports: SITC: Pretein, Modified Starch, Glues and Enzymes data is updated monthly, averaging 267,134.500 EUR th from Jan 2008 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 206 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 446,368.000 EUR th in Mar 2023 and a record low of 136,678.000 EUR th in Dec 2008. Exports: SITC: Pretein, Modified Starch, Glues and Enzymes data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA004: Trade Statistics: By Commodity.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Exports: Commodities for China (XTEXVA01CNQ664S) from Q1 1992 to Q1 2025 about China, exports, trade, and goods.