Annual Exchange rates for ITS data
methods, notes and classification
Exchange rates for ITS data
Conversion Factors based on Annual Exchange Rates:
Numbers that are presented in this dataset are those used by the OECD to convert national data:
For countries sending data in national currency, the factor used to convert data is an annual exchange rate, built on an average of IMF monthly exchange rates weighted by the monthly trade value of imports and exports. Therefore exchange rates can differ between members of the Eurozone.
For countries sending data in USD, the conversion factor is 1. They must be used as an indication and not as an exchange rates. The annual rates are also available, but are not calculated using a trade weight.
European Union Currency: The national exchange rates for the euro area countries have been converted into Euro. The option chosen by OECD is to convert exchange rates for periods prior ton entry into European Monetary Union.
It means:
Prior to 1999 for Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherland, Portugal, Spain
Prior to 2001 for Greece
Prior to 2007 for Slovenia
Prior to 2009 for Slovakia
Prior to 2011 for Estonia.
Exchange rates
Please read The Statistics Brief Number 2 February 2002 for information concerning cross country comparisons.
Methods 
Explanatory Notes 
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CLASSIFICATION PLAN:
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STRUCTURE OF THE CODE : XXX / X / XXXXX
SUB-CODES :
1 XXX...... Reporting country
2 ...X..... Flow
3 ....XXXXX Blank
SUB-CODE 1 : Reporting country
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AUS Australia
AUT Austria
BEL Belgium
CAN Canada
CAR Central African Republic
CHI Chile
COL Colombia
CRI Costa Rica
CZE Czech Republic
DNK Denmark
EST Estonia
XEU EU15-Extra EU
E27 European Union (27 countries)
E28 European Union (28 countries)
FIN Finland
FRA France
DEU Germany
GRC Greece
HKG Hong Kong, China
HUN Hungary
ISL Iceland
IRL Ireland
ISR Israel
ITA Italy
ITV Italy incl. San Marino & Vatican
JPN Japan
KOR Korea
LVA Latvia
LTU Lithuania
LUX Luxembourg
MEX Mexico
NLD Netherlands
NZL New Zealand
NOR Norway
POL Poland
PRT Portugal
RUS Russia
SVK Slovak Republic
SVN Slovenia
ESP Spain
SWE Sweden
CHE Switzerland
CHL Switzerland incl. Liechtenstein
TUR Turkey
GBR United Kingdom
USA United States
SUB-CODE 2 : Flow
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I Imports
E Exports
Notes:
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Exchange rates are expressed in USD per National Currency Unit
in the ITCS datasets.
To convert trade data from US dollars into National Currency,
trade data in US dollars should be divided by this exchange
rate.