Glossary:International trade in goods statistics (ITGS)
International trade in goods statistics (ITGS) measure the value and quantity of goods traded between EU Member States (intra-EU trade) and goods traded by EU Member States with non-EU countries (extra-EU trade). "Goods" mean all movable property, including electricity.
The providers of statistical information differ between intra and extra EU-trade. In the first case, all taxable persons are those reporting transactions exceeding a certain threshold fixed by member states; in the second one, the providers of statistical information are all natural or legal persons lodging a custom declaration.
Eurostat publishes aggregated and detailed data for ITGS: the former comprise monthly and annual data with a breakdown of large product categories, the latter refer to monthly trade statistics at the most detailed level of several products.