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Data source document: name and organization
Data series: name, description, and metadata
Learn more about search functionality in FDE.
You can filter the available data series using one or more of the following criteria:
PeriodStart date and End date:Filters data series by the collection/reporting period.
Start date: Returns all data series starting on or before this date.
End date: Returns all data series ending on or after this dateData Series status: Filters data series by active or inactive status. Inactive Data Series have been marked by a data manager as no longer receiving new data. This may be because a change in the way the data is being collected (such as a new source or change in units) warranted starting a new Data Series, or because the data is no longer being collected.
Reporting country: Filters by the country where the trade was observed.
Trade Source: Filters by the country where the product originated.
Border point: Filters by the border point where the trade was observed. This filters aggregates items into a multi-level lists. Selecting the higher-level item in the list will automatically select all the lower-level items in the list.
Reporting country: Filters by the country where the trade was observed.
Source: Filters by the country where the product originated.
Note: The International category in this filter contains countries not currently monitored by FEWS NET.
Trade Destination: Filters by the destination country of the trade flow, or where the product is destined to.
Product: Filters by commodity or service, classified using a modified FEWS NET version of the UN CPC v2. This filters aggregates items into a multi-level lists. Selecting the higher-level item in the list will automatically select all the lower-level items in the list.
Data Source Document: Filters by the name of the document used as the primary source of information or data.
Flow type: Filters by the flow type of the trade, i.e., Export, Import, Re-export, or Transit.
Trade type: Filters by the type of trade, i.e., Formal or Informal.
Data Source Document: Filters by the name of the document used as the primary source of information or data.
the period dates of all data points within the series. All data series with at least one data point that has a period date inside the date range will be displayed.
Searching and/or applying filters creates a savable dataset. For more information on creating and saving datasets, see Create and Save Datasets.
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The Trade domain currently includes Chart and Table visualizations. The Metadata tab contains descriptions and definitions of the metadata included in the visualizations and export data.
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If you have selected dates in the filter section, these visualizations will only contain data points with an associated period date within the specified date range. Data points within the selected data series with a period date outside of the specified date range will not be displayed. |
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.
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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.
Field names | Metadata values | Metadata values | Metadata values |
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Period dates | Trade values | Trade values | Trade values |
Customize
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Customization options within the Trade domain allows for aggregation or conversion of the data. The available parameters are:
Reporting Schedule: Provides reporting options on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The default reporting schedule is monthly.
Common Weight Unit: Allows the user to specify select a unit of weight to display the data. common weight unit for the selected data series. The values for any selected data series in a different weight unit are converted to the common unit. The standardized values in the common weight unit are displayed in the Chart tab, and are included alongside the original values in the Table tab and in data exports.
The available weight units include: grams, kilograms, cuartilla, dry metric tonne, hectogram, kantar, media cuartilla, monton, ns malwa, pound, tonne, and troy oz. The default common weight unit is kilogram (kg).
Common Volume Unit: Allows the user to specify select a unit of volume used to display the data. common volume unit for the selected data series. The values for any selected data series in a different volume unit are converted to the common unit. The standardized values in the common volume unit are displayed in the Chart tab, and are included alongside the original values in the Table tab and in data exports.
The available volume units include: bag, barrel, bottle, bunch, bundle, sack, cubic meter, liter, milliliter, million British thermal units, pile, and US liquid gallon. The default common volume unit is liter.
Common Item Unit: Allows the user to specify select a unit of measure for packaged items to display the data. common item unit for the selected data series. The values for any selected data series in a different item unit are converted to the common unit. The standardized values in the common item unit are displayed in the Chart tab, and are included alongside the original values in the Table tab and in data exports.
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. The default common item unit is individual item.
Export
The Trade domain includes the following options:
Usage requirements: Lists any usage requirements for selected data. For example, a requirement to cite the data source.
File format: Choose from one of the available file formats. This will apply to both downloads and refreshable links.
Download: Provides a download of a static dataset. This will export only the data series that you have selected.
Copy link: Copies a refreshable link that connects directly to the FEWS NET Data Warehouse database server, allowing Excel, your browser, or another application to automatically fetch data from the server whenever the link is accessed.