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ITC's Market Analysis and Research (MAR) Services
Enhancing the transparency of global trade and market access, benchmarking export competitiveness and offering leads for business development across products and countries.
The Market Analysis and Research (MAR) section is part of the Programme of Market Development of the International Trade Centre (ITC). Through MAR services, ITC provides on-line tools, provides tailored market research and trade analysis, and conducts training programmes in market analysis for trade policy makers, trade support institutions and the business community in developing countries.
MAR services comprise a number of web-based applications including: Trade Map, Market Access Map, Investment Map, Trade Competitiveness Map and Product Map which are now accessible through Market Analysis Tools Portal. Another trade analysis application, PC-TAS, is available in CD-ROM format.
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World Tariff Profiles 2009
This joint publication (ITC, WTO, UNCTAD) provides information on market access (tariffs imposed on imports + analysis of the market access conditions in exports). It offers both summary tables and country-by-country breakdowns, with one page devoted to each country. The standardized presentation allows for analyses and comparisons between countries and sectors and between bound and applied. It is aimed at both specialists and non-specialists alike.
Key words: Foreign trade, Market access, Statistics, Tariffs, Customs duties, Country profiles.
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PC-TAS – A CD-ROM published annually by ITC providing five-year time-series and trends on international trade flows. The latest issue covers the years 2004 to 2008 and is available in HS and SITC versions. The data is extracted from COMTRADE, the world’s largest trade database maintained by the UNSD. It is suitable for researchers wishing to perform technical analysis. PC-TAS is available either at the SITC 5-digit or the HS 6-digit level. For further information or to order see www.intracen.org/pctas. Current versions can be ordered on ITC’s E-Shop.
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Capacity Building – ITC’s Market Analysis and Research (MAR) offers a wide range of capacity building activities in developing countries for market analysts and export-oriented managers in the public and private sectors to conduct effective market analysis, an essential element of successful export strategies. Market Analysis and Research capacity building activities cover a variety of topics addressing the needs of different groups ranging from trade promotion organisations and chambers of commerce to trade policy makers involved in trade negociations or the development of national export strategies.
Tailored Studies
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MAR
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tailored trade-related research for public and private
decision-makers involved in trade promotion, trade policy and
international business development. Clients include governments,
trade support institutions, international organizations,
research institutions and the business community. ITC's core
competency lies in combining the world's leading databases on
trade and customs tariffs with