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  • UN CPC v2 code: Classification structure of products based on the UN’s Central Product Classification (CPC) rules.

  • Data Source Organization: The name or unique numeric id of the organization that provided the data source document.

  • Unit: The measuring unit of products during the data collection, for example, 100kg or 100lb.

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Data Selection

Once you have applied your search terms and filters, you will be presented with a list of all available data series that match your criteria. A data series is a collection of related data points from a single data source that are viewable as a single row within a table of data. They represent the change over time of a specific indicator.

Trade domain data series are presented in table format where each row represents a single data series. The data selection table includes the following columns:

  • Reporting country:

  • Source:

  • Destination:

  • Product name:

  • Flow type:

  • Trade type:

  • First:

  • Last:

  • Count:

  • Info:

By default the series are ordered alphabetically by country. You can click on the header of any column to sort by that column instead of by country.

To visualize and export data, you will need to select one or more data series by checking the box at the beginning of the row containing that series. Selected data series can be viewed in the Selected tab. You can clear your selections using the Clear Selected button.

Selecting one or more data series creates a savable dataset. For more information on creating and saving datasets, see Create and Save Datasets.

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  • Reporting schedule: Specifies the intervals that the search result data is displayed. The available intervals include daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual.

  • Common weight unit: Specifies the unit of measure to be used for the weight of the products in the search results. The available weight units include: grams, kilograms, cuartilla, dry metric tonne, hectogram, kantar, media cuartilla, monton, ns malwa, pound, tonne and troy oz.

  • Common volume unit: Specifies the unit of measure to be used for the volume of the products in the search results. The available volume units include: bag, barrel, bottle, bunch, bundle, sack, cubic meter, liter, milliliter, million British thermal units, pile, and US liquid gallon.

  • Common item unit: Specifies a non-standard unit of measure to be used for the items of the products in the search results. The available item units include: tray, tubers, cart_load, day, hour, individual item, jerkin, large carton, loaf, medium carton, one way trip (passenger transport by bus), person, small bunch (handful), tuber and week.

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Data Visualization

Chart

The Chart tab in the Trade domain displays a bar graph where each data series is represented by bars of a different color. The chart plots the product quantity against time with the x-axis representing the time and y-axis showing the product quantity in kilograms.

You can interact with the chart in the following ways:

Map

The Map tab for the Price domain helps to visualize the geographic positions of the market locations for the selected data series and provides a time slider which allows the user to change the time for which to view the product prices. By moving the time slider, color changes of the data series icons indicate a change in price.

You can interact with the map in the following ways:

Table

The Table tab for the Trade domain is organized by each column representing a reporting country. The rows providing provide the following metadata:

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Term

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Definition

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fewsnet_region

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Grouping of countries or regions based on the FEWS NET regional Classifications. They are similar to the UN M49 Groups but they use the M49 code values between 900 and 999.

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country

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Represents the national, dependent territory, or special area of geographical interest level administrative unit, standardized to ISO 3166 naming.

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market

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The name of the actual market within a given town, village, or city, where the prices are collected. When this is not known, the town or city is listed.

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product

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The commodity or service classified using a modified FEWS NET version of the UN CPC v2 codes.

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price_type

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The point in the marketing system where prices are reported from (e.g., retail, wholesale, producer, export, etc.). The Early Warning Team also monitors wage rates for labor services and transportation fares.

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unit

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The measuring unit of products during the data collection, for example, 100kg or 100lb.

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currency

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The currency in which nominal prices are reported. The default is those included in ISO 4127; however, there are instances where Early Warning Team staff have had to create new codes to accommodate newly introduced currencies.

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product_source

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The original source of the product (i.e., Local, Export, or Import).

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is_staple_food

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Distinguishes between products which are a staple food item or cash crops.

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source_document

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The document used as the primary source of information or data.

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longitude

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The longitude coordinate of the market.

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latitude

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  • border_point:

  • source:

  • destination:

  • product:

  • unit:

  • flow_type:

  • trade_type:

  • datasource document:

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Data Export

The Export tab includes the following options:

  • Download as: Provides a download of a static dataset. This will export only the data series that you have selected. Downloads are available in the following formats:

    • Flat format CSV

    • Time series format CSV

  • Refreshable link: Provides a link to a live dataset. When a live dataset is accessed, the system automatically fetches the most current data from the server that match those saved parameters. Refreshable links are available in the following formats:

    • Flat CSV

    • Time series CSV

    • Flat HTML

    • Time series HTML

    • JSON

    • XML