Commerce & Transport Industry Analysis

IHS Global Insight's Global Commerce & Transport practice monitors the complex flow of goods and services around the world. We build and maintain proprietary databases that provide detailed trade information for Origin and Destination pairs, mode of transportation, and specific commodities moving between the pairs.

In addition to our databases, we offer a complete suite of consulting capabilities that can answer specific questions about international trade and the transportation industry.

Benefits:

Clients in both the public and private sectors, and from a plethora of industries, rely on our data and industry experts to:

• Develop strategic plans 
• Determine the impact of policy changes on infrastructure 
• Size and benchmark markets 
• Allocate sales, marketing, and fleet resources 
• Determine the types and number of commodities moving on U.S. roads 
• Identify point of origin and destination for commodities 
• Pinpoint those ports that need to expand to meet growing trade 
• Choose the optimal region for sourcing materials

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Global Commerce & Transport Databases track the international flow of goods and services across all transport modes. You can retrieve detailed information on:

• Origin and destination pairs 
• Transportation mode  
• Specific commodities moving between pairs

We supplement these vast datasets with two other longitudinal databases that contain a historical "base year" series, and extend 20-30 years forward based on our forecasts. We build these forecasts by leveraging our detailed econometric models that reflect macroeconomic dynamics as well as industry-specific factors.

This combination of detailed historical data, rigorous forecasting, and industry expertise distinguishes our data from all other sources. Our client website, MyInsight, makes it easy for you to access and download the data into Excel or HTML format.

• World Trade Service:
  Bilateral commodity trade flows for 77 commodities in nearly 60 countries and 12 world regions More

• Transearch:
  A comprehensive database of freight flows in the United States More