Overview of national compilation and dissemination practices

This chapter provides an overview of national compilation and dissemination practices and their compliance with the recommendations contained in International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Concepts and Definitions, Revision 2 (IMTS, Rev.2) and the compilation guidelines outlined in International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Compilers Manual (IMTS: Compilers Manual). The results shown are based on 132 responses to a questionnaire drafted by the United Nations Statistics Division, reviewed by other members of the Task Force on International Merchandise Trade Statistics and sent out jointly by the Statistics Division, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization to trade statistics compilers in 2006.

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