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D5 Annex WP 3: DATABASE METHODOLOGY AND DATABASE USER MANUAL –
FREIGHT TRANSPORT DEMAND
Step 4: Application
New software was created to apply the results of this Gravity model to the actual trade
databases, at the regional level. The software used the basic country­country­commodity
database which originated from Eurostat.
Where regions for neither country were known, the Eurostat record was passed straight into the
output database.
Where regions for one country were known (France, Spain, UK and Germany) the national
totals were split according to the proportions recorded in the regional databases, and grossed up
to the Eurostat figure for consistency.
Where regions were known in both reporting and partner countries. The matrix was seeded with
values from the optimisation process and the furnessing technique was applied.
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