International Trade Statistics Yearbook 2006 / Annuaire Statistique Du Commerce International

Previous editions are listed in Guide to Reference Books. This two-volume reference provides basic information for 174 individual countries' or reporting customs areas' external trade performances in terms of value, volume, price, the importance of trading partners, and the significance of individual commodities imported and exported, generally for the four years from 2003-2006. Volume I contains detailed data for individual countries or areas. Tables show the value in U.S. dollars of import and export trade, analyzed by the principal countries or areas and regions of origin and destination; the quantity and the value in U.S. dollars analyzed by principal commodities, up to the most recent four years available; and percentage break downs of imports by broad economic categories and of exports by industrial origin up to the most recent seven years available. Commodities are classified according to Revision 3 of the Standard international trade classification. Volume II presents tables showing trade in a broad selection of commodities--such as animals, meats, milk, plastics, wood, perfumes, travel goods, minerals, inorganic chemical elements, etc.--analyzed by regions and countries. All information is presented in both French and English. Not indexed. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)