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

ESA/STAT/AC.142.12 UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS FOR AFRICA STATISTICS DIVISION 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

Country of Origin Klein Rachel, CBS Israel Advantage • Direct trade relationship producing country – importing country 1

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 2

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 3

Prevailing situation Data Source • Customs Declarations • Company direct report • Other Prevailing situation Data collection I • Files • Data retrieval • Paper 4

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 5

Prevailing Situation Data Processing • 2005 – beginning 2000 • Yearly • By Continent, Sub-Continent, Organization • Diamonds – with / without Israeli Statistics - Historical View • 1948 - Established • 1949 - 1 st Statistical Publications • 1948-1952 – Country of Origin • Arab Boycott – Country of Purchase • 2000-2005 - Country of Origin, Country of Purchase 6

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 7

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 8

Some figures and Graphs Country of Purchase - Country of Origin 6,000 4,500 Million Dollar 3,000 1,500 0 A y d m y K a d g n e d n n l n S U n a n a c u e a i a U a t o p n i h F g m l I l r K a a C r l e e J r n r e g F e t z a B h t n G i i s e w o N s H S u R Country of Purchase Country of Origin 9

Country of Purchase - Country of Origin 160 U.S.A. 120 Million Dollar 80 40 0 Propylene Soya Medicine Corn beans Country of Purchase Country of Origin Country of Purchase - Country of Origin 60 China Million Dollar 40 20 0 Clothing Footwear Iron & Steel Country of Purchase Country of Origin 10

Country of Purchase – Country of Origin 100 Belguim 80 Million Dollar 60 40 20 0 Medicine Cigarettes Polyethylene Country of Purchase Country of Origin Country of Purchase – Country of Origin 250 Switzerland 200 Million Dollar 150 100 50 0 Medicine Cigarettes Copper Country of Purchase Country of Origin 11

Country of Purchase - Country of Origin 25 Ethiopia 20 Million Dollar 15 10 5 0 Sesame coffee Country of Purchase Country of Origin Country of Purchase - Country of Origin 20 Kenya 15 Million Dollar 10 5 0 Fish Coffee Country of Purchase Country of Origin 12

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