Trade Profiles 2006

Download or read book Trade Profiles 2006 written by World Trade Organization and published by WTO. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet is a quick source for national and trade statistics of WTO members and countries which are in the process of negotiating WTO membership. These Trade Profiles combine information on trade flows and trade policy measures of members, observers and other selected economies. The indicators are divided into five categories: (1) Basic economic indicators - population, GDP, current account balance, etc.; (2) Trade policy indicators - specific WTO relevant information, including tariff binding information, import duties collected in total tax revenue, the number of dispute rulings, notifications outstanding and contingency measures in force; (3) Merchandise trade indicators (customs-based statistics) - information on total trade flows broken down by broad product categories and major origins and destinations; (4) Commercial services indicators (balance of payments based statistics) - trends in total trade flows and a breakdown by major components; (5) Industrial property indicators - annual number of patents granted and marks registered in the name of residents and non-residents in the economy.