Socio-Economic Statistical Bulletin Notes on sources and methodology Following are some short notes on the sources we relied on and the computation methodology used. Trade statistics 1.
Collection is made daily by checkpoints spread all over the country.
Since 1995, data are entered in a computer network and forwarded to the GDC, and 1600 to 2000 declarations reach the GDC every day. Then, the GDC checks and confirms the information with the local offices. Every ten days, the local offices report manually on import and exports flows. Some trade data are published in the weekly Vietnam Economic News. Methodology UNDP computations rely entirely on the data published every ten days in the Vietnam Economic News .