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At the sub-sectoral level, consensus on a set of core measures for each transport sub-sector has been achieved which constitute realistic and meaningful frames in order to monitor the performance of each sub-sector (roads, railways, international ports, waterways, and air transport).

There are different requirements at each level which are related to significant variations in the objectives of different key stakeholders and, therefore, in the information priorities set by each and the ways in which they use data. The differences are particularly pronounced in the road transport sub-sector which, universally, has very little vertical integration between the delivery of transport service and the provision and maintenance of the related infrastructure.

In the short-term, some of the necessary data will not be available for all client countries. Pending collection of the necessary data, "best estimates" of the relevant indicators will be made in consultation with specialists having the necessary country experience.

Indicators for road transport (road network, administration, finance, usage etc.), ports etc. have been summarized on the basis of extensive consultation amongst transport specialists in the World Bank. (See <u>Annex G</u> for the template on trade logistics indicators).

# <u>Transport Web Library</u>

The main objective of the Library is to make available some of the documents gathered from outside partners or produced by the World Bank on Transport issues, mostly related to ECA. Documents are searchable by Country, Document Type, Modal Themes, Sub-region and topics.

# _<u>Transport CD</u>_

Combines the databases of three research organizations: OECD's International Road Research Documentation (IRRD); the ECMT TRANSDOC database; and the TRB Transportation Research Information Services database (TRIS). Special emphasis is on road transportation and transportation economics. Coverage: 1988 to the present.

# _<u>UN Economic Commission of Latin America and Caribbean (ECLAC)</u>_

The international transport database covers annual trade and transport statistics of eleven Latin American countries - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The document consists of two main parts: first, the Introduction explains the scope and content of the BTI (International Transport Database) maintained by ECLAC’s Transport Unit. It covers annual trade and transport statistics of each country. The second part of the document contains detailed tables and charts about the value and volume of imports and exports of the eleven Latin American countries covered by the BTI. It also includes information about the use of different transport modes, the costs of international freight and insurance, and the traded commodities. Data is annual, for the year 2000, and grouped by the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) codes.

It also contains a compendium of publications drawn from various sources on ports, maritime transport, links for statistics on LAC, as well as information and useful tools for researchers on 24 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________