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This dataset offers comprehensive international trade metrics, including exports, imports, trade balance, shares with major partners, and indices on trade overlap, comparative advantage, and concentration by product and partner. Detailed descriptions of each metric are outlined below:
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1.**Exports**: Refers to goods physically sent from one country to another, including items sold, bartered, or transferred abroad for final sale, further processing, or re-export. Measured in USD millions and annual growth rate. Available since 1988. Product types include Agricultural Raw Materials, Chemicals, Food, Fuel, Machinery and Transport Equipment, Manufactures, Ores and Metals, and Textiles, based on the SITC Rev. 2 classification. Original source: [WITS](https://wits.worldbank.org/Default.aspx?lang=es).

2.**Imports**ts: Refers to all goods entering a country's economic territory, either for domestic use, processing, re-export, or transit, involving ownership transfer across borders. Measured in USD millions and annual growth rate. Available since 1988. Product types include Agricultural Raw Materials, Chemicals, Food, Fuel, Machinery and Transport Equipment, Manufactures, Ores and Metals, and Textiles, based on the SITC Rev. 2 classification. Original source: [WITS](https://wits.worldbank.org/Default.aspx?lang=es).

3.**Export/Import Shares to China/India/USA**: Reflects the percentage of a country's exports or imports to these countries, calculated at an aggregate level and by product type. Measured as a percentage of total exports/imports. Available since 1988. Product types include Agricultural Raw Materials, Chemicals, Food, Fuel, Machinery and Transport Equipment, Manufactures, Ores and Metals, and Textiles. Original source: Alphacast calculations based on [WITS](https://wits.worldbank.org/Default.aspx?lang=es).

4.**Trade Balance**: Calculated as the difference between exports and imports, both at an aggregate level and by product type. Measured in USD millions. Available since 1993. Product types include Agricultural Raw Materials, Chemicals, Food, Fuel, Machinery and Transport Equipment, Manufactures, Ores and Metals, and Textiles. Original source: Alphacast calculations based on [WITS](https://wits.worldbank.org/Default.aspx?lang=es).

5.**Grubel-Lloyd Index of Intra-Industry Trade**: Measures trade overlap within an industry, quantifying the balance between exports and imports in a specific sector. An index closer to 1 suggests high intra-industry trade, while values near 0 indicate trade imbalance. Available since 1993. Product types include Agricultural Raw Materials, Chemicals, Food, Fuel, Machinery and Transport Equipment, Manufactures, Ores and Metals, and Textiles. Original source: Alphacast calculations based on [WITS](https://wits.worldbank.org/Default.aspx?lang=es).

6.**Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage (RSCA) Index**: Evaluates a country's comparative advantage in exporting certain goods, transforming values into a balanced range from -1 to +1, where positive values indicate advantage. Available since 1988. Product types include Agricultural Raw Materials, Chemicals, Food, Fuel, Machinery and Transport Equipment, Manufactures, Ores and Metals, and Textiles. Original source: Alphacast calculations based on [WITS](https://wits.worldbank.org/Default.aspx?lang=es).

7.**Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) for Exports/Imports**: Measures concentration of a country's exports/imports by product type or trade partners, with higher values indicating greater reliance on specific products or countries. An HHI below 1,500 reflects low concentration, between 1,500-2,500 reflects moderate, and above 2,500 indicates high concentration. Available since 1988. Original source: Alphacast calculations based on [WITS](https://wits.worldbank.org/Default.aspx?lang=es).
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For further information, please refer to the following [documentation](https://globallacdatahub.com/index.html)
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Appendix: Monthly Trade Dataset - Grouped Data

Appendix: Monthly Trade Dataset - Grouped by World Bank Region

Appendix: Monthly Trade Dataset - Grouped by World Bank Income Group

Appendix: Monthly Trade Dataset - Grouped by IMF Country Groups

Appendix: Monthly Trade Dataset - Grouped by IMF Country Sub-Groups

Appendix: Monthly Trade Dataset - Grouped by OECD

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Balance

Balance - 12-month sum

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Exports

Exports - 12-month sum

Exports - 12-month sum - YoY

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Imports

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