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Date of release: July 25 2008

International Merchandise Trade Statistics
National Compilation and Reporting Practices

--- 2006 Survey Results ---

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

Question:
Do you EXCLUDE from trade statistics the following: empty bottles which are returned to be refilled.
The United Nations recommendation is: YES
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Yes (62.1%)
ALBANIAANTIGUA, BARB.ARGENTINA
ARMENIAAUSTRIAAZERBAIJAN
BELGIUMBOLIVIABOTSWANA
BRAZILBULGARIABURKINA FASO
CAMEROONCAYMAN IS.CHINA
COLOMBIACOOK ISLANDSCOSTA RICA
CROATIADENMARKECUADOR
ESTONIAFIJIFINLAND
FR. POLYNESIAGEORGIAGERMANY
GREECEGUINEAHUNGARY
ICELANDINDONESIAIRAQ
JAMAICAJAPANJORDAN
KAZAKHSTANKENYAKUWAIT
LATVIALITHUANIALUXEMBOURG
MALAYSIAMALIMALTA
MAURITIUSMOROCCOMYANMAR
NAMIBIANEW ZEALANDPALESTINIAN TER
PANAMAPAPUA N.GUIN.PARAGUAY
PERUPOLANDPORTUGAL
QATARREP.MOLDOVAREP.OF KOREA
ROMANIARUSSIAN FED.SENEGAL
SERBIASLOVENIA, REP.SOUTH AFRICA
SPAINST. VINCENT, G.SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND LI.TFYR MACEDONIATHAILAND
TIMOR-LESTETONGATURKEY
UKUKRAINEUSA
UZBEKISTANVIET NAMYEMEN
ZAMBIA....
No (25%)
ANDORRAARUBAAUSTRALIA
BANGLADESHBELARUSBOSNIA HERZEG.
BURUNDICANADACHILE
CONGOCZECH REP.EL SALVADOR
GHANAISRAELLITHUANIA
MEXICOMONGOLIANETH.ANTILLES
NORWAYOMANPHILIPPINES
SAMOASAUDI ARABIASEYCHELLES
SINGAPORESLOVAKIASRI LANKA
SURINAMETOGOTRINIDAD, TBG.
TUNISIAURUGUAYZIMBABWE
N/A (12.9%)
CAMBODIACAPE VERDECUBA
CYPRUSDJIBOUTIGAMBIA
INDIAIRELANDKYRGYZSTAN
MALDIVESMOZAMBIQUEN. MARIANA ISL.
PAKISTANSYRIAN ARAB RTAJIKISTAN
UGANDAWALLIS, FUTUNA..