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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:
For commodities where a unit of quantity measurement other than weight is commonly used, do you use only this unit?
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YES (26.4%)
AUSTRALIAAZERBAIJANBELIZE
BERMUDABOLIVIACANADA
CENT.AFR.REP.CHINACHINA HKONG SAR
CYPRUSEQ. GUINEAFIJI
INDIAJAPANKAZAKHSTAN
KENYAKYRGYZSTANLAO.P.DEM.RP.
LESOTHOMALAWIMICRONESIA
MOZAMBIQUENETHERLANDSNEW ZEALAND
PAPUA N.GUIN.REP.MOLDOVARUSSIAN FED.
SACUSINGAPORESRI LANKA
ST. KITTS-NEV.SWITZERLAND LI.SYRIAN ARAB R
TAJIKISTANTURKMENISTANU.RP. TANZANIA
UZBEKISTANVIET NAMZIMBABWE
NO (50.7%)
ARGENTINAARMENIAAUSTRIA
BARBADOSBELARUSBOTSWANA
BRAZILBRUNEI DARSM.BULGARIA
BURKINA FASOBURUNDICHILE
CHINA MACAO SARCONGOCOOK ISLANDS
CROATIACZECH REP.DENMARK
DOMINICAN RP.ECUADOREGYPT
ESTONIAETHIOPIAFINLAND
FRANCEGAMBIAGEORGIA
GERMANYGREECEHUNGARY
ICELANDINDONESIAIRAN
IRELANDITALYJORDAN
KUWAITLATVIALITHUANIA
MADAGASCARMALDIVESMALTA
MAURITIUSMEXICOMOROCCO
MYANMARNETH.ANTILLESNIGERIA
NORWAYPANAMAPARAGUAY
PERUPHILIPPINESPOLAND
QATARREP.OF KOREASENEGAL
SEYCHELLESSLOVAKIASLOVENIA, REP.
SPAINST. LUCIAST. VINCENT, G.
SUDANTHAILANDTONGA
TRINIDAD, TBG.TUNISIATURKEY
UKUKRAINEUSA
VENEZUELAYEMENYUGOSLAVIA
N/A (23%)
ALBANIAALGERIAANGOLA
ANTIGUA, BARB.BAHAMASBANGLADESH
BELGIUMBHUTANCAMBODIA
CAPE VERDECAYMAN IS.COLOMBIA
COSTA RICACOTE D'IVOIREDJIBOUTI
DOMINICAEL SALVADORGRENADA
IRAQISRAELJAMAICA
MALAYSIAPAKISTANPORTUGAL
ROMANIASAMOASIERRA LEONE
SOLOMON IS.SURINAMESWEDEN
UGANDAUNTD.ARAB EM.URUGUAY
ZAMBIA....