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Public dataset/Import-export/Release 1.0.0
Global Import-Export HS4 Overview (1995-2024)
An HS4 product-category overview with recent and historical trade values, growth, peak comparisons, concentration, volatility, and active trading counts.
Dataset guide
What this dataset contains
Each record covers: one HS4 product category.
Included data
- Latest value and multi-year averages
- Growth rates and historical peak comparisons
- Active corridors, exporters, importers, and HS6 products
Metric notes
- HS4 is a four-digit Harmonized System product group.
- CAGR is the compound annual growth rate across a multi-year period.
- HHI summarizes concentration; higher values indicate activity is concentrated among fewer participants.
- Year-over-year growth compares a value with the previous year; a negative percentage indicates a decline.
- Fields marked USD are monetary values denominated in US dollars.
- Count fields report the number of items named in the field, such as products, partners, or routes.
- Values ending in pct are percentages.
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Sample records1,223 total records
| hs4 | first_data_year | latest_data_year | years_with_data | latest_trade_usd | trade_avg_3y_usd |
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Schema at a glance
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Identity
hs4first_data_yearlatest_data_yearyears_with_datahistorical_peak_yearpositive_growth_year_share_pctactive_hs6_countMeasures
yoy_growth_latest_pctactive_corridor_countactive_exporter_countactive_importer_countReference
latest_trade_usdtrade_avg_3y_usdtrade_avg_5y_usdtrade_avg_10y_usdtrade_cagr_3y_pcttrade_cagr_5y_pcttrade_cagr_10y_pcthistorical_peak_usdlatest_below_peak_pcttrend_acceleration_pcttrend_labelexporter_concentration_hhiimporter_concentration_hhitrade_volatility_cvrefreshed_atPublic release
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Source: OECD BIMTS HS2017-6DYugalinks release 1.0.0