Preface

The 2018 International Trade Statistics Yearbook (2018 ITSY) is the sixty-seventh edition of this yearbook. Its objective is to inform about the detailed merchandise and services imports and exports of individual countries (areas) by commodity and service categories and by partner countries (volume I), the world trade in individual commodities (3-digit SITC groups and 11 main EBOPS categories) (volume II) and total world merchandise trade up to the year 2018. The two volumes are prepared at different points in time: Volume I - Trade by Country is made electronically available in June-July, and Volume II - Trade by Product, in December, as the preparation of the tables in Volume II requires comprehensive statistics which normally become available later in the year.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Partnerships for the Goals