01928cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018219 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484338629 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Marini, Marco. New Estimates for Direction of Trade Statistics / Marco Marini, Robert Dippelsman, Michael Stanger. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (37 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students In March 2017, the IMF published an upgrade of its Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) dataset. This paper documents the new methodology that has been developed to estimate missing observations of bilateral trade statistics on a monthly basis. The new estimation procedure is founded on a benchmarking method that produces monthly estimates based on official trade statistics by partner country reported at different times and frequencies. In this paper we describe the new estimation methodology. Additional data sources have also been incorporated. We also assess the impact of the new estimates on trade measurement in DOTS at global, regional, and country-specific levels. Finally, we suggest some developments of DOTS to strenghten its relevance for IMF bilateral and multilateral surveillance. Mode of access: Internet Dippelsman, Robert. Stanger, Michael. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/016 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2018/016/001.2018.issue-016-en.xml IMF e-Library