Report of the working group on experts on foreign trade statistics

Abstract

The Working Group of Experts on Foreign Trade Statistics convened by the Economic Commission for Africa met in Addis from 25 to 27 September 1963 the group consisted of twelve experts, of whom nine were from African countries.This Working Group was convened in response to a recommendation, by the Seminar on External Trade Statistics, held in Addis Ababa from 29 November to 7 December 1961 which recommended that the Secretariat should carry out a detailed study of the methodology employed at present, in the various countries of Africa and should arrange for a small group of experts to consider this question on the occasion of the Third Conference of African Statisticians. The purpose of such a group would be to make recommendations for promoting uniformity and improvement in the methods used.The Seminar also requested that the Secretariat should undertake a study of quantum units in African countries to enable the Conference of African Statisticians to make recommendations on promotion of comparability in this field.