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EU imports from least-developed countries by group of products

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The value at market prices of EU imports from least-developed countries, broken down by group of products (agricultural products, raw materials, energy products and manufactured goods).

(Eurostat, http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_SDDS/en/tsdgp230_esmsip.htm [2], 2014-12-10)

Data host: 

Eurostat

Unit of Measurement: 

Billion Euros (EUR)

Link to Data: 

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do [3]

Type of Indicator source: 

  • Statistical office [4]

Geographical Coverage: 

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey

Geographical Level: 

  • National [5]

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets: 

  • EU Eurostat SDI Indicators [6]

Methodological transparency: 

  • Partial methodology available [7]
Indicator relation: 
Indicator: 
EU Imports from developing countries by group of products [8]
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator
Indicator: 
EU Imports from developing countries by group of products - food, drinks and tobacco [9]
Relationship explanation: 
The indicator as applied to the food, drinks and tobacco group of products.
Type of relation: 
Break down of indicator(Former Differentiation by group)
Indicator: 
EU Imports from developing countries by group of products - raw materials [10]
Relationship explanation: 
The indicator as applied to raw materials.
Type of relation: 
Break down of indicator(Former Differentiation by group)
Indicator: 
EU Imports from developing countries by group of products - mineral fuels, lubricants and related products [11]
Relationship explanation: 
The indicator as applied to the mineral fuels, lubricants and related group of products.
Type of relation: 
Break down of indicator(Former Differentiation by group)
Indicator: 
EU Imports from developing countries by group of products - manufactured goods [12]
Relationship explanation: 
A similar indicator which examines EU imports from least-developed, rather than developing countries.
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator

Temporal Coverage: 

1999 to 2013

Frequency of Updates: 

  • annualy [13]

Indicator developer: 

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union

Link to Methodology: 

Metadata [14]

Aggregation level of indicator: 

  • Aggregate [15]

Data quality assesment: 

  • Assessed by statistical office [16]

Publishing delay: 

  • 6-12 months [17]

Link to data quality assessment: 

Metadata [18]

Contribution to the green economy: 

An increase in EU imports from Least Developing Countries (LDC) indicates increasing access as well as capacities of developing countries to reach EU markets and to benefit from global trade in their national economies. Therefore increasing imports are seen positive for the transition to a Green Economy.

Cost of accessing data: 

  • free of charge [19]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Is the lack of sustainability of the production methods and their impact of the imported goods leading to a decreasing overall sustainability in the exporting country?
Related Indicator: 
Environmental Sustainability Index [20]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Increasing food imports into the EU potentially leads to an increasing investment pressure on agriculture in the LDC.
Related Indicator: 
Foreign direct investment in developing countries, by income group    [21]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Are increasing imports leading to more food imports (which increase the pressure on agriculture)?
Related Indicator: 
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) [22]

Use of indicator in mandates, international agreements or legislation: 

Name of agreement or policy: 

EU SDS

Name of body or organisation: 

European Commission

Link to body or organisation: 

2013 monitoring report of the EU sustainable development strategy 2013 edition [23]

Section or page to find indicator: 

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/sdi/indicators/theme9
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Source URL: https://measuring-progress.eu/eu-imports-least-developed-countries-group-products

Links
[1] https://measuring-progress.eu/coll-del/nojs/889
[2] http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_SDDS/en/tsdgp230_esmsip.htm
[3] http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&plugin=1&language=en&pcode=tsdgp230
[4] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/45
[5] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/33
[6] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/67
[7] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/36
[8] https://measuring-progress.eu/eu-imports-developing-countries-group-products
[9] https://measuring-progress.eu/eu-imports-developing-countries-group-products-food-drinks-and-tobacco
[10] https://measuring-progress.eu/eu-imports-developing-countries-group-products-raw-materials
[11] https://measuring-progress.eu/eu-imports-developing-countries-group-products-mineral-fuels-lubricants-and-related-products
[12] https://measuring-progress.eu/eu-imports-developing-countries-group-products-manufactured-goods
[13] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/17
[14] http://open-data.europa.eu/de/data/dataset/LZ8ozoclJ7Hcv442VikkBw
[15] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/28
[16] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/38
[17] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/24
[18] http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_SDDS/EN/tsdgp230_esmsip.htmhttp://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/EN/tsdgp230_esmsip.htm
[19] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/9
[20] https://measuring-progress.eu/environmental-sustainability-index
[21] https://measuring-progress.eu/foreign-direct-investment-developing-countries-income-group-%C2%A0%C2%A0
[22] https://measuring-progress.eu/food-imports-merchandise-imports
[23] http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-02-13-237/EN/KS-02-13-237-EN.PDF