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"values": [ { "year": 2017, "unit_value_usd_per_ton": 386.98480808078637 }, { "year": 2019, "unit_value_usd_per_ton": 473.9036988420273 }, { "year": 2020, "unit_value_usd_per_ton": 334.419336876213 }, { "year": 2022, "unit_value_usd_per_ton": 714.8730693096933 }, { "year": 2023, "unit_value_usd_per_ton": 632.4982637220695 } ] } ], "annualRows": [ { "year": 2017, "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 386.43796105336594, "trade_value_usd": 33630183708, "markets": 16 }, { "year": 2019, "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 477.5566088669749, "trade_value_usd": 45237944096, "markets": 15 }, { "year": 2020, "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 322.1974509106299, "trade_value_usd": 29612966488, "markets": 14 }, { "year": 2022, "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 726.5288492709799, "trade_value_usd": 69789035348, "markets": 17 }, { "year": 2023, "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 484.6242592304918, "trade_value_usd": 49358794578, "markets": 20 } ], "faq": [ { "question": "What does Kuwait price positioning show for HS 270900?", "answer": "It compares Kuwait's reported unit values across markets with each market's median for the same product and year." }, { "question": "What does above or below median mean?", "answer": "Above median means the observed unit value is higher than the market median; below median means it is lower. It does not by itself indicate profit or quality." }, { "question": "How is the export price calculated?", "answer": "The reported unit value is trade value divided by reported quantity, expressed per metric ton when quantity is available." }, { "question": "Can I compare this with the wider Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude market?", "answer": "Yes. Use the product overview and methodology links to compare price positioning with market size, exporter reach, and reported trade history." } ], "methodology": { "unitValueFormula": "reported trade value in USD / reported quantity in metric tons", "median": "the median of the reported market unit values for the same exporter, product, and year", "spread": "(highest market price - lowest market price) / median market price x 100", "marketComparison": "price_vs_median_pct = (market unit value - market median) / market median x 100", "pricePosition": "Above, Mid, or Below is assigned from the market comparison to the reported median", "coverage": { "first_year": 2017, "latest_year": 2023, "markets": 29, "corridor_rows": 82 } }, "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/270900", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/kwt/270900", "platform": "https://www.yugalinks.com/app?hs=270900", "dataSources": "https://www.yugalinks.com/data-sources", "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology" }, "generatedAt": "2026-08-25T12:52:32.543Z" }