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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 include in trade statistics postal items?
The United Nations recommendation is: Yes
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YES (75.7%)
ANGOLAANTIGUA, BARB.ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIAAUSTRIAAZERBAIJAN
BAHAMASBANGLADESHBARBADOS
BELGIUMBELIZEBERMUDA
BHUTANBOLIVIABOTSWANA
BRAZILBRUNEI DARSM.BURKINA FASO
BURUNDICANADACAPE VERDE
CAYMAN IS.CENT.AFR.REP.CHILE
CHINACHINA HKONG SARCHINA MACAO SAR
COLOMBIACONGOCOOK ISLANDS
COSTA RICACOTE D'IVOIRECROATIA
CYPRUSCZECH REP.DENMARK
DJIBOUTIDOMINICAN RP.EGYPT
EQ. GUINEAESTONIAETHIOPIA
FINLANDFRANCEGAMBIA
GERMANYGREECEGRENADA
HUNGARYICELANDINDIA
IRAQIRELANDISRAEL
ITALYJAMAICAJAPAN
KENYAKUWAITLATVIA
LESOTHOLITHUANIAMADAGASCAR
MALAWIMALAYSIAMALDIVES
MALTAMAURITIUSMEXICO
MOROCCOMOZAMBIQUEMYANMAR
NETHERLANDSNIGERIANORWAY
PAKISTANPANAMAPOLAND
PORTUGALQATARREP.OF KOREA
ROMANIARUSSIAN FED.SACU
SENEGALSEYCHELLESSIERRA LEONE
SINGAPORESLOVAKIASLOVENIA, REP.
SOLOMON IS.SPAINSRI LANKA
ST. LUCIAST. VINCENT, G.SUDAN
SURINAMESWEDENSWITZERLAND LI.
SYRIAN ARAB RTHAILANDTRINIDAD, TBG.
TURKEYU.RP. TANZANIAUK
UNTD.ARAB EM.USAVENEZUELA
YEMENYUGOSLAVIAZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE....
NO (20.9%)
ALBANIAARMENIABELARUS
BULGARIACAMBODIADOMINICA
ECUADOREL SALVADORFIJI
GEORGIAINDONESIAIRAN
JORDANKAZAKHSTANKYRGYZSTAN
MICRONESIANETH.ANTILLESNEW ZEALAND
PAPUA N.GUIN.PARAGUAYPERU
PHILIPPINESREP.MOLDOVAST. KITTS-NEV.
TONGATUNISIAUGANDA
UKRAINEURUGUAYUZBEKISTAN
VIET NAM....
N/A (3.4%)
ALGERIALAO.P.DEM.RP.SAMOA
TAJIKISTANTURKMENISTAN..