International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics
Bangkok, 12-15 December 2006
Last update: 21 December 2006
The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and the Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (UN/ESCAP) conducted an international workshop on the country practices in the compilation of international merchandise trade statistics (IMTS) for South and South-East Asian countries in Bangkok from 12-15 December 2006. This workshop reviewed the replies to the Questionnaire on the National Compilation and Dissemination Practices (NCDP) and discuss the current recommendations on international merchandise trade statistics contained in International Merchandise Trade Statistics Concepts and Definitions (IMTS, Revision 2). The discussions focused on methodological issues.