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WTO launches its Monthly Merchandise Trade Statistics interactive tool

On 14 October 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced the launch of its new Monthly Merchandise Trade Statistics interactive tool, providing access to bilateral trade data for over 120 economies and more than 200 of their trading partners across 72 product categories.

The interactive tool, contained in the WTO’s Tariff and Trade Data portal, is updated weekly and draws on statistics from Trade Data Monitor (TDM), which sources trade data from government offices and agencies across the world.

WTO Monthly Merchandise Trade Statistics interactive tool features three (3) interactive dashboards designed to help users explore and analyse trade trends:

  • Short-term insights: Provides total trade values and growth rates by product for a selected economy, giving a snapshot of recent performance and trends.
  • Bilateral trade: Provides trade values and bilateral shares of two selected reporters, offering insights into key trading relationships and product-level dynamics.
  • All partners: Provides trade values, growth rates and partner shares for a selected economy, highlighting key partners and shifts in trade patterns.

‘WTO Monthly Merchandise Trade Statistics’ is accessible at:

https://ttd.wto.org/en/analysis/monthly-trade-dashoard#short-term-insights

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