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  "template": "T3",
  "templateName": "Product Exporter Position Profile",
  "source": "api",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Yugalinks",
    "url": "https://www.yugalinks.com"
  },
  "canonical": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/zaf/720838",
  "links": {
    "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/720838",
    "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/zaf/720838",
    "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology"
  },
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    "summary": "Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.",
    "reportedValues": "Merchandise trade observations for an exporter, HS6 product, destination market, and available year.",
    "destinations": "Destination rows are ranked by latest observed exporter-lane value.",
    "prices": "Unit values are reported trade value divided by reported quantity where quantity is positive.",
    "missingData": "Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed."
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    "exports_avg_10y_usd": 10523634.679693019,
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    "exports_cagr_5y_pct": -35.15816071287004,
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    "data_freshness_years": 0,
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    "confidence_label": "High",
    "refreshed_at": "2026-07-20 09:30:22",
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      "price_range_label": "Medium price range",
      "trade_type_label": "One-way trade"
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