Compendium of Intra-African and related foreign trade ststistics: Proposed contents table headings, table outlines and indication of charts to be included in the publication

Abstract

This paper contain the following elements: Boundary of statistical territory including countries, definition of economic groupings and regions of Africa; Systems of trade (special trade, general trade); Valuation of goods and differences in valuation practices of countries; Merchandise definition and the way countries treat merchandise; Partner countries and how they have been classified; Symbols used; Estimation procedures used; sources of the data.