Country Presentation Statistics Israel Item 13: Partner country - - PDF document

UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS STATISTICS DIVISION

ESA/STAT/AC.142.12

UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics, 12-16 November 2007, Addis Ababa

Country Presentation Statistics Israel

Item 13: Partner country – Country of Origin and Last known destination

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Country of Origin

Klein Rachel, CBS Israel

Advantage

• Direct trade relationship

producing country – importing country

2

Importance

• Trade Policy, Negotiations
• Administering import quotas
• Differential tariffs
• Economic Analysis

Prevailing situation

• Data handling
• Data Source
• Data Collection
• Data Content
• Data Processing
• Data Publication

3

Prevailing situation Data Handling

• Outsourcing company
• Beginning - Customs Declaration

Prevailing situation Data Handling - Problems

• As is
• No flexibility
• No direct access to crude data
• Predefined Content of Data retrieval

4

Prevailing situation Data Source

• Customs Declarations
• Company direct report
• Other

Prevailing situation Data collection I

• Files
• Data retrieval
• Paper

5

Prevailing situation Data collection II

• Country of Origin

–Monthly –No updates

• Country of Purchase

–Yearly/Monthly –Updated

Prevailing situation Data content

• Country of Origin
• Country of Purchase
• No Country of Consignment

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Prevailing Situation Data Processing

• 2005 – beginning 2000
• Yearly
• By Continent, Sub-Continent,

Organization

• Diamonds – with / without

Israeli Statistics - Historical View

• 1948 - Established
• 1949 - 1st Statistical Publications
• 1948-1952 – Country of Origin
• Arab Boycott – Country of Purchase
• 2000-2005 - Country of Origin, Country
• f Purchase

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Prevailing Situation Data Publication

• Country of Origin 2000-2006
• Yearly
• with / without diamonds

–Country of Origin –Country of Purchase –Imports not Produced at Country of Purchase

Re-imports

• No Re-import recording

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Exports

• Last Known Destination

–Not available –Distortion of Trade Situation

• No Country of Consignment

Re-exports

• No Re-export recording
• Difficult to trace
• Few merchandise known

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Some figures and Graphs

Country of Purchase - Country of Origin

1,500 3,000 4,500 6,000 U S A B e l g i u m G e r m a n y U K C h i n a N e h t e r l a n d I t a l y S w i t z e r l a n d H

• n

g K

• n

g J a p a n F r a n c e R u s s i a n F e d

Million Dollar

Country of Purchase Country of Origin

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Country of Purchase - Country of Origin

U.S.A.

40 80 120 160 Propylene Soya beans Medicine Corn

Million Dollar

Country of Purchase Country of Origin

Country of Purchase - Country of Origin

China

20 40 60 Clothing Footwear Iron & Steel

Million Dollar Country of Purchase Country of Origin

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Country of Purchase – Country of Origin

Belguim

20 40 60 80 100 Medicine Cigarettes Polyethylene

Million Dollar Country of Purchase Country of Origin

Country of Purchase – Country of Origin

Switzerland

50 100 150 200 250 Medicine Cigarettes Copper

Million Dollar Country of Purchase Country of Origin

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Country of Purchase - Country of Origin

Ethiopia

5 10 15 20 25 Sesame coffee Million Dollar

Country of Purchase Country of Origin

Country of Purchase - Country of Origin

Kenya

5 10 15 20 Fish Coffee

Million Dollar

Country of Purchase Country of Origin

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Thank you very much!