5489.0 - International Merchandise Trade, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2015

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 11/11/2015

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Preface + Introduction + Scope, Coverage and Treatments + Trade System, Valuation and Time of Recording + Data Sources and Compilation Methods + Classifications + Country, Overseas Port, State and Australian Port Mode of Transport + Quantity Measurement + Data Confidentiality Legal Basis to Confidentiality Types of Confidentiality Restrictions and their Impact on International Merchandise Trade Statistics Analysing Statistics Subject to Confidentiality Restrictions Requests for Restrictions Historical Confidentiality Restrictions Confidential Commodities List Application of Confidentiality Restrictions Special Data Releases Alternate Sources of Data Further Information + Data Dissemination + Data Quality + Relationship with Other ABS Macroeconomic Statistics About this Release	INTRODUCTION 9.1 This section outlines how international merchandise trade statistics are confidentialised prior to their release. It explains the legal basis for confidentiality, the types of restrictions that are imposed, the effect of confidentiality on the statistics produced and the procedures used to manage confidentiality. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.