Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Purpose -- 1.2 Background -- 1.3 Uses of the Data -- 1.4 Current Methodology and Practice -- 1.4.1 Coverage -- 1.4.2 Territory -- 1.4.3 Valuation -- 1.4.4 Timing -- 1.4.5 Trade systems -- 1.4.6 Partner country -- 1.4.7 Discrepancies and asymmetries in trade statistics -- 2. Data Collection -- 2.1 Basic Data -- 2.2 Procedures for Data Collection -- 2.3 Format of Reported Data -- 3. Data Base Processing -- 3.1 Reformatting of Reported Data -- 3.1.1 Conversion -- 3.1.2 C.i.f. and f.o.b. valuation -- 3.1.3 Partner country codification -- 3.1.4 Summation and area totals -- 3.2 Estimation -- 3.2.1 Estimation procedure -- 3.2.2 Limitations in DOTS estimates -- 3.3 Compilation of Aggregates for DOTS World and Area Tables -- 4. Data Dissemination in DOTS, Magnetic Computer Tapes, and CD-ROM -- 4.1 DOTS Quarterly Issues -- 4.1.1 World, industrial, and developing countries tables -- 4.1.2 Country pages -- 4.2 DOTS Yearbook -- 4.2.1 World and area summary tables -- 4.2.2 Country pages -- 4.3 Tape Subscription and CD-ROM -- 5. Fund Internal Access to the Data Base for Direction of Trade Statistics -- 5.1 Structure of the Time Series Key -- 5.2 Retrieving the Data from EIS Terminals -- 5.2.1 Displaying the data on screen -- 5.2.2 Printouts of DOTS data -- 5.3 Downloading DOTS data to AREMOS and LOTUS on Microcomputers -- 5.4 Special Requests -- Appendices -- I. Country and Area Codes -- II. Breaksigns Used in the DTTS Master File for Direction of Trade Statistics -- III. The Compilation of Estimates for DOTS -- IV. Procedure for Printing Partner Country Data.