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Date of release: April 7 2003

International Merchandise Trade Statistics
National Compilation and Reporting Practices

--- 1996 Survey Results ---

Introduction | Research countries | Research questions | List of UN recommendations

Question:
Do you use a standard unit of weight for quantity measurement of all commodities where applicable?
The United Nations recommendation is: Yes
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YES (52.7%)
ANGOLAARGENTINAARMENIA
AUSTRIABARBADOSBELARUS
BERMUDABOLIVIABRAZIL
BULGARIABURKINA FASOBURUNDI
CHILECHINA MACAO SARCOLOMBIA
COSTA RICACROATIACZECH REP.
DENMARKDOMINICAN RP.ECUADOR
EGYPTEQ. GUINEAESTONIA
ETHIOPIAFIJIFINLAND
FRANCEGEORGIAGERMANY
GREECEHUNGARYICELAND
INDIAINDONESIAIRAN
IRELANDITALYKAZAKHSTAN
LATVIALITHUANIAMADAGASCAR
MALAWIMAURITIUSMEXICO
MOROCCOMOZAMBIQUENETHERLANDS
NIGERIANORWAYPANAMA
PAPUA N.GUIN.PARAGUAYPERU
PHILIPPINESPOLANDREP.MOLDOVA
REP.OF KOREASENEGALSEYCHELLES
SLOVAKIASLOVENIA, REP.SPAIN
SRI LANKAST. LUCIAST. VINCENT, G.
SUDANSYRIAN ARAB RTAJIKISTAN
TRINIDAD, TBG.TUNISIATURKMENISTAN
U.RP. TANZANIAUKUKRAINE
UZBEKISTANVENEZUELAYEMEN
NO (28.4%)
ALBANIAAUSTRALIAAZERBAIJAN
BELIZEBOTSWANABRUNEI DARSM.
CANADACENT.AFR.REP.CHINA
CHINA HKONG SARCONGOCOOK ISLANDS
CYPRUSGAMBIAJAPAN
JORDANKENYAKUWAIT
KYRGYZSTANLAO.P.DEM.RP.LESOTHO
MALDIVESMALTAMICRONESIA
MYANMARNETH.ANTILLESNEW ZEALAND
QATARROMANIARUSSIAN FED.
SACUSAMOASINGAPORE
ST. KITTS-NEV.SWITZERLAND LI.THAILAND
TONGATURKEYUSA
VIET NAMYUGOSLAVIAZIMBABWE
N/A (18.9%)
ALGERIAANTIGUA, BARB.BAHAMAS
BANGLADESHBELGIUMBHUTAN
CAMBODIACAPE VERDECAYMAN IS.
COTE D'IVOIREDJIBOUTIDOMINICA
EL SALVADORGRENADAIRAQ
ISRAELJAMAICAMALAYSIA
PAKISTANPORTUGALSIERRA LEONE
SOLOMON IS.SURINAMESWEDEN
UGANDAUNTD.ARAB EM.URUGUAY
ZAMBIA....