Accessing Comtrade trade data

Tags Economics

Summary

How to access trade data from the UN - Comtrade system.

Environment

Most probably ECON Students

Directions

  1. You need to use a UMICH Computer – i.e., ECON LAB (367 – Lorch Hall) or a Library Computer (access is machine based)
  2. Create an account with Comtrade (They will give you one for free if you are coming from a UMICH IP Address - if you use the Library, UMICH already has a subscription).  Please visit the new and enhanced Comtrade website:  https://comtradeplus.un.org/ to setup your account by clicking on 'Login' option in the upper right of the page.  For instructions on how to use the Site, you can click on the 'New to this site ? Start here' in the upper right of the page, below the 'Login' option.
  3. From the 'Login' option, click on 'Don't have an account?  Sign up now' (below the blue 'Sign In' button) - and follow the instructions for creating an account.
  4. Once you have an account, you can submit data requests as batch files. They take some time (a day or so) but they can be quite large.
  5. Comtrade will email you when it is done and you can download the data.  Visit the website here:  https://comtradeplus.un.org/

Please note: Verified via Comtrade on 4/21/2023. 

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