monthly_trade

Monthly TradeNow trade-value, trade-volume, and AIS port-call series.

Examples

from openbb import obb
# Monthly TradeNow indices for the USA.
obb.imf.portwatch.monthly_trade(code='USA', provider='imf')

Parameters

• standard
• imf

code: str | None
Default: USA
ISO3 country code or IMF region code (e.g. 'USA', 'ASEAN-5').

metric: str | None
Default: trade_value
TradeNow metric: 'trade_value', 'trade_volume', or 'portcalls'.

start_date: str | None
ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD) lower bound for the monthly series.

end_date: str | None
ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD) upper bound for the monthly series.

theme: str | None
Theme for the chart. Only used when chart=True.

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Returns

results: MonthlyTrade

Serializable results.

provider: str | None

Provider name.

warnings: Optional[list[Warning_]]

List of warnings.

chart: Optional[Chart]

Chart object.

extra: dict[str, Any]

Extra info.

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Data

• standard
• imf

date: str | str
Observation month (YYYY-MM-DD).

country_code: str
ISO3 country or IMF region code.

region: str | None
IMF region label.

trade_value: float | None
Trade value nowcast index (2019 = 100).

trade_volume: float | None
Trade volume nowcast index (2019 = 100).

value_import_total: float | None
Imports component of the trade value index.

value_export_total: float | None
Exports component of the trade value index.

volume_import_total: float | None
Imports component of the trade volume index.

volume_export_total: float | None
Exports component of the trade volume index.

ais_portcalls_container: int | None
Monthly AIS port calls by container ships.

ais_portcalls_dry_bulk: int | None
Monthly AIS port calls by dry-bulk carriers.

ais_portcalls_general_cargo: int | None
Monthly AIS port calls by general-cargo ships.

ais_portcalls_roro: int | None
Monthly AIS port calls by Ro-Ro ships.

ais_portcalls_tanker: int | None
Monthly AIS port calls by tankers.

ais_import_container: int | None
Monthly AIS import volume by container ships.

ais_import_dry_bulk: int | None
Monthly AIS import volume by dry-bulk carriers.

ais_import_general_cargo: int | None
Monthly AIS import volume by general-cargo ships.

ais_import_roro: int | None
Monthly AIS import volume by Ro-Ro ships.

ais_import_tanker: int | None
Monthly AIS import volume by tankers.

ais_export_container: int | None
Monthly AIS export volume by container ships.

ais_export_dry_bulk: int | None
Monthly AIS export volume by dry-bulk carriers.

ais_export_general_cargo: int | None
Monthly AIS export volume by general-cargo ships.

ais_export_roro: int | None
Monthly AIS export volume by Ro-Ro ships.

ais_export_tanker: int | None
Monthly AIS export volume by tankers.