CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
CHANGES TO STATISTICS PRESENTED ON A COUNTRY BASIS
From this issue, there are changes to the ABS trade country classification which will impact on time series spreadsheets and data cubes. The changes result from the recognition of new countries by the United Nations and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and changes to the Developing Countries category to align with Developing Countries list in Schedule 1 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW COUNTRIES
Two new countries 'South Sudan' and 'Sudan' will be added to the time series Table 2 and Data Cubes 8 and 9 containing all countries. The country previously known as Sudan will have its label amended to 'Former Sudan' and will cease at the September 2012 reference month. The ordering of countries has been affected for all country tables.
| Country | Country Codes |
|
| South Sudan | SSUD |
| Former Sudan (previously known as 'Sudan') | SUDA |
| Sudan | SUDN |
|
The new time series IDs for these new country codes in Table 2 are shown below:
- A82186083K - South Sudan
- A82186084L - Sudan
CHANGES TO ABS TRADE OVERSEAS PORT CLASSIFICATION
Changes have been made to the ABS trade overseas port classification for the new countries, however, there will be no changes to publication tables or time series spreadsheets. Port data are available via tailored user pays consultancies. Details of the changes are as follows:
| Port | Port code ceasing at September 2012 | Port code commencing from October 2012 |
|
| Port Sudan | 736 001 | 735 001 |
| Other and Unspec ports- Fmr Sudan | 736 449 |  |
| Other and Unspec ports-Sudan | | 735 449 |
| ALL PORTS-SOUTH SUDAN | | 737 449 |
|
CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CATEGORY
From this issue of this publication the composition of the Developing Countries category published in time series spreadsheets Table 2 will be updated as follows:
- include Serbia (recognised as a Developing Country in Schedule 1 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995)
- include Papua New Guinea (to align with Developing Countries list in Schedule 1 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995)
- exclude Western Sahara (to align with Developing Countries list in Schedule 1 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995).
The new composition will apply to the whole time series.
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