What is the number of the trade shipments between US, Canada, Chaina
and Asia? I want the number of shipments not the value of the trade. |
Clarification of Question by
wael1234-ga
on
17 Apr 2004 19:44 PDT
I'm doing a study on the number of shipment in the international trade
between the G7. The study is focused on the number of shipments rather
than the value of the trade.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
17 Apr 2004 20:08 PDT
Hello wael1234-ga,
What an interesting question. I'll see if I can find data on numbers
of shipments between countries, but I want to make sure I understand
what you're after.
Do you want to know the number of shipments:
--from the US to Canada
--from Canada to the US
--From the US to China
--from China to the US
--from China to Canada
--from Canada to China
You also made general mention of "Asia". What is it, specifically,
you want to know about Asia, apart from the data listed above?
I look forward to hearing back from you.
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
wael1234-ga
on
18 Apr 2004 07:05 PDT
Hi,
Sorry, I did not mean ASIA! I ment European union "EU".
I need the "Number of Shipments Not the trade value" between Canada,
US, China and EU.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
18 Apr 2004 07:12 PDT
Thanks, that helps.
One further question. When you say "number of shipments", is there
any sort of standard definition for what you mean?
For example, if a planeload of goods flies from the US to China, is
that a single shipment, or are the 5,000 boxes aboard the plane
considered 5,000 individual shipments? Or if the 5,000 boxes are
headed to 500 individual destinations in China, is it 500 shipments?
You can see the issue here, I'm sure. Is there any guidance you can offer?
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Clarification of Question by
wael1234-ga
on
18 Apr 2004 14:46 PDT
I changed the rate since the previous clarification proves that the
researcher does not know much about International Trade. The technical
definition of shipment is the consignment between specific exporter
and importer; this is known as the ?Bill of lading? BOL. It is the
base that all customs authority deal with the trade. If a truck
carries 100 boxes with and the carrier (the trucking company) created
100 BOL, this considers 100 shipments. If the same truck with the same
100 boxes is created with one BOL, then it is one shipment.
Accordingly, the shipment represents the business deal between the
importer and exporter.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
18 Apr 2004 16:52 PDT
Customs-related data is notoriously difficult to come by, as it is
generally collected and kept at individual ports, rather than
consolidated, and is usually treated as confidential information
unavailable to researchers. I thought there might be an ITC or Census
definition of "shipment" that differed from conventional use, and that
you might (or might not) be interested in.
Be that as it may, perhaps another researcher will be able to assist you.
pafalafa-ga
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