A METHOD OF COLLECTING ECONOMIC STATISTICS OF SHIPPING

The article points out the general incompatibility of methods of classifying shipping data by the various private and public agencies. More importantly, the published statistics are not in a form which facilitates economic analysis. The author suggests using alternative methods which would permit a more suitable evaluation.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Statistical Society

  21 Bentinck Street
  London W1M 6AR,   England 
• Authors:
  • Walters, A A
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 440-445
• Serial:
  • JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
  • ISSN: 0964-1998

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Commodity classification; Statistics; Trade
• Old TRIS Terms: Commodity statistics; Trade analysis; Trade statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148488
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: University of New South Wales
• Report/Paper Numbers: Series A, Pt3
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 23 2003 12:00AM