comtrade

comtrade

Download UN Comtrade data in Stata

Description

Trade research means downloading from the UN Comtrade site by hand, then cleaning and importing, which is slow and error-prone. comtrade is a Stata command that pulls trade data straight from the UN Comtrade API into a friendly format.

It supports API queries, bulk data, the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics and yearbook tables, and lists valid country and commodity codes.

Features



API:Query by country and product.

Bulk:Large downloads.

Bulletins:MBS and ITSY tables.

Parameters:List valid codes.