Variables' names are made up of three parts: country code+product code+type of price code
Country |
code |
Product |
code |
Type of price |
code |
Brazil |
BR |
barley |
BY |
world market reference price (or proxy for) |
RP |
Chile |
CH |
bovine meat |
BM |
import unit value from FAOSTAT |
IM |
CostaRica |
CR |
butter |
BT |
export unit value from FAOSTAT |
EX |
Egypt |
EG |
cassava |
CS |
producer ESCB |
PR |
Ethiopia |
ET |
cheese |
CE |
producer FAOSTAT |
PF |
Ghana |
GH |
coffee |
CF |
wholesale ESCB |
WS |
India |
IN |
copra |
CP |
retail ESCB |
RT |
Indonesia |
IS |
maize |
MZ |
|
|
Mexico |
MX |
milk powder |
MP |
Examples THRIWS =wholesale price of rice in Thailand |
|
Pakistan |
PK |
pig meat |
PM |
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Senegal |
SN |
poultry meat |
PL |
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Thailand |
TH |
palm oil |
PO |
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Turkey |
TK |
palm kernel |
PK |
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Uganda |
UG |
rice |
RI |
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Uruguay |
UY |
sorghum |
SH |
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World |
WR |
soybeans |
SY |
||
|
|
sunflower seeds |
SF |
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|
|
wheat |
WH |
Notes
D without country specification is the dummy variable for positive residuals
of the static regression employed in the ECM models to test for asymmetry in
transmission
All series are natural logarithms of nominal prices in US$ per tonne
RI1 in Ghana is imported rice
RI1 in Indonesia is local rice
RI1 in Pakistan is IRRI rice; RI is Basmati rice
GR1 in Senegal is groundnut for direct consumption
Import and export unit values of milk powder are referred to FAOSTAT Condensed+evaporated
WRWHRP = US Gulf Port (source: IMF IFS)
WRMZRP = US Gulf port (source: IMF IFS)
WRRIRP = Thailand (Bangkok) (source: IMF IFS)
WRSYRP = US Gulf Ports (source: IMF IFS)
WRBMRP = all origins US ports90=100 Australia-NZ (US Ports) (source: IMF IFS)
WRPLRP = FAOSTAT world export unit value
WRPMRP = FAOSTAT world export unit value
WRMPRP = FAOSTAT skim cow milk powder world export unit value
WRCSRP = export price for Thailand (source IMF, IFS)
WRSHRP =US Gulf Port (source IMF, IFS)