International Trade, Imports from World and 6 Major Regions by ISIC Industry Group, Organized by Country                 International trade is organized by country to (export) and from (import) 6 major world regions and the world.  Trade data is mainly based on importing country reporting for the major industrialized nations and on reciprocal trade for many of the emerging and developing countries.  National source data has also been collected.  Trade forecasts are based on the latest available data from the US, Eurostat, and the UN.   Unlike production data, however, trade data is complete and does not depend upon filling in missing data or correcting defintions. Trade is organized at its most detailed level into a matrix of 92 countries and regions with 92 countries and regions by 80 commodities.     Data Source: United States Department of Commerce Data, Eurostat data (15, eventually 25 countries), UN Trade Data (all other countries).  US and Eurostat data is used for bi-direcitonal flows with other nations, while national source data from the UN is used for all other countries trade with all other countries. Forecasting Methods: Trade models are based on a pooled-cross-sectional-time-series methodology linked to estimates of market demand (intermediate and final demand) and relative import prices (commodity prices and cross-exchange rates with exporting reigons/countries).  Models are based on a demand pull (importing countries) with 92 potential exporting countries or regions.   Econometric models are by commodity group and by export region.    Applications: International trade databases -- both at the aggregate level and also showing detailed route-by-route forecasts have been used extensively to forecas global transportation flows.  On request more detailed, route-by-route databases are available in terms of real value and also maritime volume and air freight volume flows.    Commodity specific forecasts for individual import markets can also be helpful when companies are assessing the best approach to selling in a distant market (export sales or local operations).    Metric & Classification Groups: Thousands US $s and 1995 US $s.   Trade data commdoties are consistent with ISIC Industry Groups (traded goods only) with some additional detail.  Method for Filling Missing Observations: Not Applicable VarMnem OEF Code NAME Trade Origin Crcode Trade Description 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008  FM  ARG  Argentina  AFRICA  C321  Textiles            1,809            1,923            2,587            3,103            2,820            2,532            3,507            4,962            6,186            6,832            5,694            3,373            4,586            4,586            4,127            4,586            5,045            5,503            6,420  FM  ARG  Argentina  ASIA  C321  Textiles         115,000         143,018         187,723         215,432         134,469         143,431         143,051         210,058         314,364         243,232         243,763         214,003          44,563          45,842          40,230          44,963          49,276          53,442          59,174  FM  ARG  Argentina  EUROPE  C321  Textiles          29,091          25,104          30,053          42,941          32,122          41,972          53,950          72,646         106,374         103,809         106,616          75,770          33,210          39,193          35,965          40,700          44,835          48,235          53,890  FM  ARG  Argentina  MIDEAST  C321  Textiles            2,093            2,670            3,196            4,223            3,715            4,567            4,763            7,018            4,350            9,068            9,916            8,791               789               951            1,068            1,304            1,520            1,718            1,957  FM  ARG  Argentina  NAMER  C321  Textiles               733               702               904            1,022            1,430            2,144            3,217            4,825            6,649            6,750            5,257            5,652            3,087            2,779            2,251            2,317            2,360            2,462            2,568  FM  ARG  Argentina  SAMER  C321  Textiles         159,382         152,004         186,363         246,680         196,454         287,225         174,394         229,117         342,472         404,594         413,003         337,185         127,457         127,564         114,808         127,564         140,321         153,077         178,590  FM  AUS  Australia  NAMER  C321  Textiles          22,970          24,600          18,941          19,905          19,860          20,062          19,679          19,360          23,434          23,870          13,406          12,348          15,329          16,604          16,191          15,829          15,611          15,451          15,250  FM  AUS  Australia  SAMER  C321  Textiles          16,926          15,397          14,155          11,908          11,957          15,403          11,568            9,263            7,929            8,438          11,326            8,543            7,710            8,717            9,225            9,485            9,393