| dc.description.abstract | The "Monthly External Trade Bulletin" aim
to provide, as quickly as possible, information on the short-term development of the
foreign trade of the EC countries and the
position of the EC in relation to its competitors in trade with non-Community countries. This publication is therefore biased
towards comparison between successive
periods for different types of overall
figures, by country of origin (dispatching
country for the Benelux states, consignor
country for the United Kingdom) and of
destination (consignee country for the
United Kingdom), by products, or by zones
and categories of products. For a more
detailed account by products and countries
the reader should refer to the annual publication "Analytical Tables of Foreign
Trade".
Beginning with the May 1973 bulletin, only
monthly and quarterly results will be published and annual figures will be reserved
for special year books or supplements to
the monthly bulletin.
As a general rule, information is given on
special trade in values, cif imports and fob
exports.
The countries are classified according to
the "Country Nomenclature" by continents, as far as possible according to their
geographical position from West to East
and from North to South. The complete
text of this nomenclature is published once
a year as a supplement to this publication,
in the six Community languages. Unless
mentioned otherwise the abbreviation EC
denotes the Community of Nine. The division into zones follows the 1975 edition of
the "Country Nomenclature".
The products are classified according to
the Statistical and Tariff Classification
which is published separately in four Community languages.
The foreign trade statistics for the Federal
Republic of Germany include the territory
of West Berlin; trade with the German
Democratic Republic and the Soviet sector
of Berlin is not included.
Since 1 January 1971, information on
imports into the Netherlands from the
BLEU are based on the relevant statistics
on corresponding exports from the BLEU
to the Netherlands and vice versa, at the
rate of BF 1 000 = Fl 72.40 and from 17
September 1973 at the rate of BF 1 000 = Fl
68.95. |
