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Combined International Trade and Investment Data “CITID” – A New Innovative and Comprehensive Data Landscape for Germany

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  • Boddin Dominik

    (Deutsche Bundesbank, Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14, 60431 Frankfurt, Germany)

  • Kruse Hendrik W.

    (Statistisches Bundesamt (Desatis), Zweigstelle Bonn, Graurheindorfer Straße 198, 53117 Bonn, Germany)

  • Merkle Hariolf

    (Deutsche Bundesbank, Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14, 60431 Frankfurt, Germany)

  • Walter Susanne

    (Deutsche Bundesbank, Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14, 60431 Frankfurt, Germany)

  • Zapf Benedikt

    (Statistisches Bundesamt (Desatis), Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany)

Abstract

The Combined International Trade and Investment Data (CITID) represents a new innovative and comprehensive data landscape that combines firm-level data focused on international trade and investment. The datasets are sourced from both the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, ensuring a reliable and robust data landscape. Within the CITID, multiple individual datasets seamlessly merge, encompassing a wide range of information. These include data on trade in goods, trade in services, inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI), as well as information on international financial and capital transactions along with additional firm-level data. The data enables a holistic understanding of firms’ international integration, previously unattainable, and offers new opportunities for analyzing global trade dynamics. The data will be accessible for research. This paper provides a comprehensive description of the individual datasets, including information about their combinability, the methodology for matching them, the data’s content, and its potential for further research.

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  • Boddin Dominik & Kruse Hendrik W. & Merkle Hariolf & Walter Susanne & Zapf Benedikt, 2025. "Combined International Trade and Investment Data “CITID” – A New Innovative and Comprehensive Data Landscape for Germany," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 245(3), pages 339-350.
    • Handle: RePEc:jns:jbstat:v:245:y:2025:i:3:p:339-350:n:1003
    DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2024-0024
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    Keywords

    international trade; product trade; FDI; service trade; firm data;
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    JEL classification:

    • C80 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - General
    • P45 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - International Linkages
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade

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