The WorldTradePulse handbook
Documentation.
Understand the data. Explore the models. Discover what trade reveals.
Your guide to the product
Know what you're looking at.
Seven chapters, from foundations to advanced analysis.
Trade, sources, coverage and the essentials of reading the map.
Trade in plain EnglishUN ComtradeCoverage & missing dataUsing the app
Read Foundations Clear definitions for the trade data used across WorldTradePulse.
Countries & codesTrade valuesTime & directionHS products
Read Data dictionary The measurements and analytical ideas behind the charts.
Growth & CAGRConcentrationDependencyForecasts
Read Model dictionary 04
Features
The everyday tools for exploring countries, partners and trends.
Trade overviewPartnersGrowthExposure
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Advanced features
Deeper analysis of trade momentum, concentration and model outputs.
Competitive positionDependency patternsForecastsComparisons
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Insights guide
Turn trade data into better questions and well-supported explanations.
InterpretationEvidenceUncertaintyExamples
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Release notes
Product changes, availability and known limitations.
VersionsUpdatesLimitations
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