China Trade Index
Import Unit Value Index
CN: Import Unit Value Index data was reported at 117.881 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 97.567 2015=100 for 2020. CN: Import Unit Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 71.079 2015=100 from Dec 1980 to 2021, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 119.929 2015=100 in 2011 and a record low of 56.640 2015=100 in 1982. CN: Import Unit Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Import unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, interna¬tional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files. (http://unctadstat.unctad.org);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 117.881 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
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Export Value Index
Export Value Index data was reported at 147.961 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 113.921 2015=100 for 2020. Export Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 11.333 2015=100 from Dec 1980 to 2021, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 147.961 2015=100 in 2021 and a record low of 0.796 2015=100 in 1980. Export Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 147.961 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
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Export Volume Index
Export Volume Index data was reported at 139.118 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 118.537 2015=100 for 2020. Export Volume Index data is updated yearly, averaging 15.500 2015=100 from Dec 1980 to 2021, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 139.118 2015=100 in 2021 and a record low of 1.063 2015=100 in 1980. Export Volume Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current year’s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 139.118 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
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Import Value Index
Import Value Index data was reported at 160.079 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 123.006 2015=100 for 2020. Import Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 13.949 2015=100 from Dec 1980 to 2021, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 160.079 2015=100 in 2021 and a record low of 1.148 2015=100 in 1982. Import Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 160.079 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
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Import Volume Index
Import Volume Index data was reported at 135.797 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 126.073 2015=100 for 2020. Import Volume Index data is updated yearly, averaging 19.959 2015=100 from Dec 1980 to 2021, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 135.797 2015=100 in 2021 and a record low of 1.974 2015=100 in 1980. Import Volume Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current year’s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import volume indexes (lines 73) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 135.797 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
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Net Barter Terms of Trade Index
Net Barter Terms of Trade Index data was reported at 90.223 2015=100 in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 98.502 2015=100 for 2020. Net Barter Terms of Trade Index data is updated yearly, averaging 99.160 2015=100 from Dec 1980 to 2021, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 127.497 2015=100 in 1981 and a record low of 83.821 2015=100 in 2011. Net Barter Terms of Trade Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current year's trade values as weights.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 90.223 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |