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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 conversion of foreign currencies into national currency based on the prevailing market or on the official rate?
The United Nations recommendation is: Yes
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YES (75.7%)
ALBANIAANGOLAANTIGUA, BARB.
ARGENTINAARMENIAAUSTRALIA
AUSTRIABAHAMASBANGLADESH
BARBADOSBELARUSBELGIUM
BELIZEBERMUDABOLIVIA
BOTSWANABRAZILBRUNEI DARSM.
BULGARIABURKINA FASOBURUNDI
CAMBODIACANADACAPE VERDE
CAYMAN IS.CENT.AFR.REP.CHILE
CHINACHINA HKONG SARCHINA MACAO SAR
COLOMBIACOOK ISLANDSCOTE D'IVOIRE
CROATIACYPRUSCZECH REP.
DENMARKDOMINICADOMINICAN RP.
EGYPTEL SALVADOREQ. GUINEA
ESTONIAETHIOPIAFIJI
FINLANDFRANCEGEORGIA
GERMANYGREECEGRENADA
HUNGARYICELANDIRAQ
IRELANDISRAELJAMAICA
JAPANKAZAKHSTANKENYA
KUWAITKYRGYZSTANLATVIA
LESOTHOLITHUANIAMADAGASCAR
MALAWIMALDIVESMOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUENETH.ANTILLESNETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALANDNIGERIAPAKISTAN
PAPUA N.GUIN.PARAGUAYPHILIPPINES
POLANDREP.MOLDOVAREP.OF KOREA
ROMANIARUSSIAN FED.SENEGAL
SEYCHELLESSIERRA LEONESINGAPORE
SLOVAKIASLOVENIA, REP.SPAIN
ST. KITTS-NEV.ST. LUCIAST. VINCENT, G.
SUDANSWEDENSWITZERLAND LI.
TONGATRINIDAD, TBG.TUNISIA
TURKEYU.RP. TANZANIAUGANDA
UKUKRAINEUNTD.ARAB EM.
URUGUAYUZBEKISTANVENEZUELA
VIET NAMYEMENYUGOSLAVIA
ZAMBIA....
NO (15.5%)
AZERBAIJANCONGOCOSTA RICA
DJIBOUTIECUADORGAMBIA
INDIAINDONESIAITALY
JORDANMALTAMAURITIUS
MYANMARNORWAYPERU
PORTUGALQATARSACU
SOLOMON IS.SRI LANKASURINAME
SYRIAN ARAB RZIMBABWE..
N/A (8.8%)
ALGERIABHUTANIRAN
LAO.P.DEM.RP.MALAYSIAMEXICO
MICRONESIAPANAMASAMOA
TAJIKISTANTHAILANDTURKMENISTAN
USA....