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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:

• Hover over a bar to see more details including period and quantity.

• Single click on a legend item to exclude it from the graph.

• Double click on a legend item to display only its trace.

• Use your mouse to draw a box around any part of the graph, or move the sliders in the timeline bar below the graph, to zoom in.

• Double click on the graph background to return it into the initial zoom state.

• Click the pan icon in the top right to enable panning functionality. This will allow you to use your mouse to drag the graph left or right.

• Click the autoscale icon in the top right to have the graph automatically select to the best period to display.

• Click the camera icon in the top right to download the chart as a .png file.

The Table tab for the Trade domain is organized by each column representing a reporting country. The rows provide the following metadata: defaults to a cross tab view with a grid of columns in the following format:

• Columns: The table starts with a header column. The following columns each represent a single data series.

• Rows: The top 9 rows represent metadata for the dataseries. The other rows show the period date (the last day of the reporting period) and the value for each period date in that dataseries.

Tables in the Trade domain include the following metadata:

• reporting_country: The country that reports the trade flow. Mostly this is the source country but it can also be the destination.

• border_point: The geographic location where the trade flow has been conducted.

• source: The source country of the trade flow; where the product has been originated.

• destination: The destination country of the trade flow; where the product is destined to.

• product: The commodity or service being traded classified using a modified FEWS NET version of the UN CPC v2 codes.

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

• flow_type: The type of flow designation (i.e., Import, Export, Re-Export or Transit).

• trade_type: The trade type designation as either Informal or Formal.

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