GCRI · Trade and Strategic Resources
Source and data register
Where Trade and Strategic Resources gets its data: each source with its licence, lineage, resolution, quality checks and known gaps.
01Workspace
The workspace for source and data register.
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Indicators
unit · cadence · label
| Transit time | days | weekly | OBSERVED | SP-8301 |
| Supplier concentration (HHI) | index | quarterly | DERIVED | SP-2195 |
| Inventory cover | days | weekly | REPORTED | SP-9043 |
| Freight rate index | index | weekly | OBSERVED | SP-0108 |
| Share of supply from top source | of volume | quarterly | DERIVED | SP-5871 |
Source passport
- Source
- Customs trade flows
- Licence
- open · attribution
- Steward
- Logistics operator
- Coverage
- 92 pct of places
- Known limits
- sparse in uplands
Coverage by place
Trade and Strategic Resources · Evidence register. Evidence register: example names and illustrative values, not a record.
02What is recorded
Each source carries five facts.
01
Origin
Who produces the data and how.
02
Access terms
Licence, restrictions and permitted uses.
03
Quality
Coverage, resolution, update frequency and known errors.
04
Provenance
How the data reached the platform and what was changed.
05
Gaps
What is missing and how the gap is handled.
03Register
Every source the topic dossiers cite, with its terms.
| Source | What it gives | Terms | Used in |
|---|---|---|---|
| EITI data portal | Extractive sector disclosures by country | Open, EITI terms | Critical minerals, Responsible sourcing |
| UN Comtrade | Bilateral trade by product and partner | Free access with limits, UN terms | Trade corridors and chokepoints, Supplier concentration |
| Academic and think-tank value chain mappings | Supplier shares at each step | Licence per publication (to check) | Semiconductors and components |
| AMIS Market Monitor (FAO and partners) | Supply, demand and policy information for wheat, maize, rice and soybeans | Public, AMIS terms | Food and energy trade |
| Authority export control and sanctions lists | Restricted items, entities and countries | Public records, licence per government | Geoeconomics and fragmentation |
| BACI international trade database (CEPII) | Harmonised bilateral trade flows at product level | Open, Etalab open licence | Supplier concentration |
| British Geological Survey World Mineral Statistics | Production and trade of minerals by country | Licence to check | Critical minerals |
| Business and Human Rights Resource Centre | Allegations, company responses and legal cases | Public, terms to check | Responsible sourcing |
| Business supply chain surveys | Firm visibility and diversification practice | Licence per survey | Supplier concentration |
| European Commission critical raw materials assessments | Criticality methodology and results for the EU | Public, EU reuse policy | Critical minerals |
| European Commission strategic dependencies analyses | Methods and results for identifying dependencies | Public, EU reuse policy | Supplier concentration |
| FAO Food Loss and Waste database | Food loss estimates by commodity and stage | Open, FAO terms | Logistics and cold chain |
| FAOSTAT | Production, trade and food balances by country and commodity | Open, CC BY 4.0 | Food and energy trade |
| Global Forest Watch and Hansen Global Forest Change | Tree cover loss and commodity-driven deforestation | Open, CC BY 4.0 | Responsible sourcing |
| Global Trade Alert | Trade policy interventions by country and type | Public, terms to check | Geoeconomics and fragmentation |
| Government export control notices | Rules restricting trade in chips and equipment | Public records, licence per government | Semiconductors and components |
| IEA Global Critical Minerals Outlook and data explorer | Supply, demand and processing concentration scenarios | Licence per dataset (to check) | Critical minerals |
| IEA World Energy Balances | Energy supply, trade and use by country | Licence per product (to check) | Food and energy trade |
| IFPRI Food and Fertilizer Export Restrictions Tracker | Export restrictions by country and product | Public, licence to check | Food and energy trade |
| IMF and WTO analysis of geoeconomic fragmentation | Estimates of fragmentation costs and trade shifts | Public, terms per publisher | Geoeconomics and fragmentation |
| IMF PortWatch | Port and chokepoint activity estimated from satellite vessel tracking | Public, IMF terms (to check) | Trade corridors and chokepoints |
| IMF PortWatch and UNCTADstat | Port activity and maritime statistics | Public, terms to check | Logistics and cold chain |
| International Institute of Refrigeration publications | Cold chain capacity and practice | Licence per publication | Logistics and cold chain |
| JODI oil and gas data | Monthly oil and gas production, trade and stocks | Free, JODI terms | Food and energy trade |
| National transport and logistics statistics | Freight volumes, capacity and labour | Public records, licence per government | Logistics and cold chain |
| OECD Due Diligence Guidance and alignment assessments | Standards and assessments of industry programmes | Public, OECD terms | Responsible sourcing |
| OECD Inventory of Export Restrictions on Industrial Raw Materials | Export restrictions by mineral and country | Public, OECD terms | Critical minerals |
| OECD investment screening reports | Investment screening mechanisms and activity | Public, OECD terms | Geoeconomics and fragmentation |
| OECD studies of the semiconductor value chain | Structure, concentration and policy analysis | Public, OECD terms | Semiconductors and components |
| OECD Trade in Value Added (TiVA) and ICIO tables | Value added and dependencies along global value chains | Public, OECD terms | Supplier concentration |
| Responsible Minerals Initiative smelter and refiner lists | Facilities assessed under the responsible minerals assurance process | Public lists, RMI terms | Responsible sourcing |
| Suez Canal Authority and Panama Canal Authority statistics | Published transits and tonnage | Public records, terms per authority | Trade corridors and chokepoints |
| UN Comtrade (HS headings 8541 and 8542) | Trade in semiconductor devices and integrated circuits | Free access with limits, UN terms | Semiconductors and components |
| UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport and UNCTADstat | Maritime trade, fleet and port statistics | Public, UNCTAD terms (to check) | Trade corridors and chokepoints |
| US Department of Labor List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor | Goods and countries with documented risk | Public domain, US government | Responsible sourcing |
| USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries | Production, reserves and import reliance by mineral | Public domain, US government data | Critical minerals |
| WHO and UNICEF Effective Vaccine Management assessments | Vaccine supply chain performance in countries | Public summaries, terms per agency | Logistics and cold chain |
| World Bank and UNCTAD studies on chokepoint disruption | Analysis of rerouting and costs | Licence per publication | Trade corridors and chokepoints |
| WSTS public summaries | Industry sales by region and product category | Public summaries; full data members only | Semiconductors and components |
| WTO trade monitoring reports and Integrated Database | Trade measures and applied tariffs | Public, WTO terms | Geoeconomics and fragmentation |
04Known gaps
Where the supply chain data record is thin.
- Supplier tiers beyond direct suppliers.
- Inventory and stockpile levels.
- Processing capacity data for many minerals.
- Real-time port and shipping disruption data with open terms.
05Status
How the register grows.
Sources are added to the register as they are reviewed. A source is listed only once its terms permit the use described.
06Sources
Where this page’s references lead.
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
07Questions
Questions and answers.
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