The full form of DGCIS is the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics.
Headquartered in Kolkata, it is the premier government organization under the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for collecting, compiling, and publishing India's official trade statistics and commercial information.
Key functions include:
- Foreign Trade Data: Compiling and releasing monthly and annual statistics regarding merchandise exports and imports.
- Inland Trade Data: Tracking and releasing statistics on inter-state movements of goods by rail, river, and air.
- Indian Trade Journal: Publishing a weekly repository of tenders and national/international commercial information.
For more details or to access trade data, visit the official Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics website
