India Trades presents India's official foreign trade statistics and related data in a user-friendly and software-enabled database. CMIE has signed an agreement with the official source of foreign trade data - the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics - to disseminate its data on trade. This is the most comprehensive database on India's trade that is collated by the DGCI&S from the various customs ports. The database is detailed upto the 8-digit level of classification. India Trades follows the Indian Trade Classification (based on the Harmonised System of Classification).

India exports and imports about 10,000 commodities to and from nearly 200 countries/regions. India Trades provides you with monthly statistics on this trade. The database provides quantity, value and unit value in respect of each of products exported or imported. CMIE has processed the original data to facilitate easy analysis of the trends in India's foreign trade. The monthly time-series is available for upto ten years. Annual series is available for about 15 years.

The software enables searches over this vast database. It also enables a comparative analysis of India's export performance in specific markets vis-a-vis competitors. India Trades also provides

• Brief world trade statistics
• News abstracts
• Exchange rates
• Other related databases