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Central Asia Trade IndicesCA-TPU · CA-TECI

USAGE & CITATION

Use & citation

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1. Data access and sample coverage

  • CA-TPU monthly series (January 2013 to September 2026): the regional trade-weighted index, three-month moving average (MA3), and country-level indices for Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. View the CA-TPU series or download index data.
  • CA-TECI monthly series (January 2013 to September 2026): pooled, empirical Bayes shrinkage, trade-weighted and equally weighted regional indices; country-level indices; counts of formal agreement and consultation articles; and broad and net CA-TPU series using the common reference sample. View the CA-TECI series or download index data. Replication materials are available from Mendeley Data under DOI: 10.17632/6bd8524c66.1.
  • Daily sample statistics and article-level classification records are available on the daily statistics and article records pages. Published records report sources and identified keywords without redistributing article texts. Historical statistics collected since 2009 may be requested through the research contact page.

2. Citation formats

Citing the CA-TPU Index:

CA-TPU & CA-TECI Index Project. (2026). Central Asia Trade Policy Uncertainty Index (CA-TPU). School of Economics and Management, Xinjiang University. https://cati.caiees.cn/ca-tpu/

Citing the CA-TECI Index:

Zhang, L., & CA-TPU & CA-TECI Index Project. (2026). Central Asia Trade and Economic Cooperation Index (CA-TECI) Dataset (2013–2026). School of Economics and Management, Xinjiang University. https://doi.org/10.17632/6bd8524c66.1 (https://cati.caiees.cn/ca-teci/)

BibTeX citation:

@misc{catpu_cateci_2026, author = {Zhang, Lijie and {CA-TPU \& CA-TECI Index Project}}, title = {Central Asia Trade Policy Uncertainty Index (CA-TPU) and Trade and Economic Cooperation Index (CA-TECI)}, howpublished = {School of Economics and Management, Xinjiang University}, year = {2026}, doi = {10.17632/6bd8524c66.1}, url = {https://cati.caiees.cn/} }

3. License and conditions of use

All index series and reports are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). These indices are academic research products and do not constitute investment or commercial advice.