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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:
Is the date used for recording external trade statistics the date of receipt of the source document at the statistical agency?
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YES (8.8%)
ANGOLAAUSTRIABERMUDA
DOMINICAN RP.ECUADORKYRGYZSTAN
LESOTHOMEXICONETHERLANDS
REP.MOLDOVAROMANIASRI LANKA
UK....
NO (66.2%)
ALBANIAARGENTINAARMENIA
AUSTRALIAAZERBAIJANBARBADOS
BELARUSBELIZEBOTSWANA
BRAZILBRUNEI DARSM.BULGARIA
BURKINA FASOBURUNDICANADA
CENT.AFR.REP.CHILECHINA
CHINA HKONG SARCHINA MACAO SARCOLOMBIA
CONGOCOOK ISLANDSCOSTA RICA
CROATIACYPRUSCZECH REP.
DENMARKEGYPTESTONIA
ETHIOPIAFIJIFINLAND
FRANCEGEORGIAGERMANY
GREECEHUNGARYICELAND
INDIAINDONESIAIRAN
IRELANDITALYJAPAN
JORDANKAZAKHSTANKENYA
KUWAITLAO.P.DEM.RP.LATVIA
LITHUANIAMADAGASCARMALAWI
MALDIVESMALTAMAURITIUS
MICRONESIAMOROCCOMOZAMBIQUE
MYANMARNETH.ANTILLESNEW ZEALAND
NORWAYPANAMAPAPUA N.GUIN.
PARAGUAYPERUPHILIPPINES
POLANDREP.OF KOREARUSSIAN FED.
SACUSAMOASENEGAL
SEYCHELLESSINGAPORESLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA, REP.SPAINST. KITTS-NEV.
ST. LUCIAST. VINCENT, G.SUDAN
SWITZERLAND LI.THAILANDTONGA
TRINIDAD, TBG.TURKEYTURKMENISTAN
U.RP. TANZANIAUKRAINEUSA
UZBEKISTANVENEZUELAYEMEN
YUGOSLAVIAZIMBABWE..
N/A (25%)
ALGERIAANTIGUA, BARB.BAHAMAS
BANGLADESHBELGIUMBHUTAN
BOLIVIACAMBODIACAPE VERDE
CAYMAN IS.COTE D'IVOIREDJIBOUTI
DOMINICAEL SALVADOREQ. GUINEA
GAMBIAGRENADAIRAQ
ISRAELJAMAICAMALAYSIA
NIGERIAPAKISTANPORTUGAL
QATARSIERRA LEONESOLOMON IS.
SURINAMESWEDENSYRIAN ARAB R
TAJIKISTANTUNISIAUGANDA
UNTD.ARAB EM.URUGUAYVIET NAM
ZAMBIA....