International merchandise trade statistics
Subtitle: Supplement to the Compilers manual
By: Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9789211615128
Other titles: Supplement to the Compilers manual
Description: "The Supplement covers a number of topics deemed to be beneficial to trade data compilers, including an overview of compiling practices, the revised International convention on the simplification and harmonization of customs procedures (revised Kyoto Convention), the 2007 edition of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, specific compilation issues such as goods for processing and re-exports, an overview of the differences between IMTS and general merchandise in balance of payments statistics, the lessons learned from the Intrastat system of the European Union, and the topic of linking trade and business statistics."--Publisher description.
Notes: "Sales No. E.08.XVII.9"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Full text available online via United Nations web site. Address as of 2/3/2010: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/IMTS%20Supplement%20to%20the%20Compilers%20Manual,%20final%2031%20Aug%2009.pdf.