7. document types

2 kinds:

trade with paper documents,

trade without paper documents

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(1) trade with paper documents

It refers to this kind of trade in which the documents are transferred for the settlement payment and performance of the contract in the process of international trade transactions.

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(2) paperless trade

It’s a new modern business trade in which the computers in transportation, insurance, customs, banking and other sectors are networked to format business information according to the international standard, and these data are exchanged and processed automatically through the computer network as business documents, the inquiry, order, shipping, insurance, customs clearance, settlement and a series of business procedures are completed without using paper documents.

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§ 3 Trade Statistics Index

main contents

1 size index;

2 structural indicators;

3 foreign trade balance;

4 dependence on foreign trade;

5 terms of trade.

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1 size index

4 concepts

(1)value / amount of foreign trade

(2)quantum of foreign trade

(3)value / amount of international trade

(4)quantum of international trade.

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1 size index

(1) value / amount of foreign trade:

Value / amount of foreign trade is the sum of the export value (volume) and the import value (amount) of a country / region in currency in a given period.

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(2) quantum of foreign trade

It refers to the value of foreign trade that is calculated at constant prices in a given period.

The following is the formula:

quantum of foreign trade = value of foreign trade / import (export) price index

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(3) value / amount of international trade

It refers to the total imports or exports of all countries and regions in the world in the same currency.

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(4) quantum of international trade

It refers to the value of international trade that is calculated at constant prices in a given period.

The following is the formula: quantum of international trade = value of

international trade / world export price index

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2 structural indicators

4 indicators

(1)geographical direction of foreign trade;

(2)geographical direction of international trade;

(3)commodity composition of foreign trade;

(4)commodity composition of international trade.

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