Our Institutional Repository is currently undergoing an upgrade. The platform remains accessible for search and consultation. However, user login and content submissions are temporarily disabled. We appreciate your understanding.
Note on external trade index construction in African countries

Vue
Download
Date
1963-08Author(s)/Corporate Author (s)
Ledoux, H.;United Nations. Economic and Social Council;
United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa;
Metadata
Afficher la notice complèteRésumé
The end-use categories and the geographical areas which the partial indices refer to as well as the periodicity of index construction and the basis adopted both for purposes of calculation and publication differ considerably between countries.
Moreover it was noted that the traditional methodology is not suitable for countries where the composition the value and the volume of external trade are changing considerably in the short run.
Citation
“Ledoux, H.; United Nations. Economic and Social Council; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (1963-08). Note on external trade index construction in African countries. UN. ECA Working Group of Experts on Foreign Trade Statistics (1963, Sep. 25 - 28 : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/5616”Conférence
UN. ECA Working Group of Experts on Foreign Trade Statistics (1963, Sep. 25 - 28 : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)Collections
- African Trade Policy Centre [2530]
- Trade [2813]
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
Mission report : Capacity building workshop on gender trade policy and export promotion for East African region 25-29 July 2005 Arusha ,Tanzania
United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa
“Tadria, Hilda; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (2005-07). Mission report : Capacity building workshop on gender trade policy and export promotion for East African region 25-29 July 2005 Arusha ,Tanzania. UN. ECA capacity building workshop on gender trade policy and export promotion for East African region (2005, Jul. 25 - 29): Arusha, Tanzania). Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/18663”
Round table 3: special economic zones as drivers of the development of regional value chains in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area
United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa
“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (2025-01-20). Round table 3: special economic zones as drivers of the development of regional value chains in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area. UN.ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (57th :2025, Mar.17-18: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Addis Ababa:. © UN. ECA. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/50416”
Strategies for revitalization, recovery and growth of Africa's trade in the 1990's and beyond
United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa
“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (1990-12). Strategies for revitalization, recovery and growth of Africa's trade in the 1990's and beyond. UN. ECA Conference on African Ministers of Trade: Special Session (1990, Dec. 14 - 17 : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/469”