Behind the numbers : U.S. trade in the world economy / / Anne Y. Kester, editor ; Panel on Foreign Trade Statistics, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Disciplina: 382/.0973
• Soggetto topico: Exports - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Commerce; United States Foreign economic relations
• Altri autori: KesterAnne Y
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-284) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Behind The Numbers""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""BEHIND THE NUMBER""; ""SUMMARY OF MAJOR CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""SUPPLEMENTING THE EXISTING STATISTICAL FRAMEWORK AND INTEGRATING DISPARATE DATA SETS""; ""A Supplemental Framework""; ""Comparable Data""; ""Recommendations""; ""ENHANCING DATA QUALITY""; ""Merchandise Trade""; ""International Services Transactions""; ""Capital Flows""; ""Recommendations""; ""Merchandise Trade""; ""International Services Transactions""; ""Capital Flows""; ""IMPROVING THE DATA COLLECTION AND DATA ANALYSIS INTERFACE"" ; ""Merchandise Trade""""International Services Transactions""; ""Capital Flows""; ""Recommendations""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT""; ""DATA NEEDS""; ""FOCUS OF ANALYSIS""; ""METHODOLOGY AND REPORT STRUCTURE""; ""PART I ENHANCING THE USABILITY OF DATA ON U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS ""; ""1 Supplementing the Balance-of-Payments Framework ""; ""EXISTING STATISTICAL FRAMEWORK""; ""A SUPPLEMENTAL FRAMEWORK""; ""Uses for Public and Private Decisions""; ""Implications for Existing Data Systems""; ""RECOMMENDATION"" ; ""2 Extending the Comparability of International and Domestic Economic Data """"COMPARABLE DATA: NEEDED BUT LACKING""; ""U.S. Foreign and Domestic Data""; ""International Data""; ""MERCHANDISE DATA""; ""U.S. and Other Countries Data""; ""Price Indexes for Imports And Exports""; ""Domestic Production and Import and Export Data""; ""Import and Export Data and Employment, Capital, and Other Establishment Data""; ""Classification of Intermediate Inputs""; ""SERVICES DATA""; ""OTHER DATA""; ""Sales of Goods and Services by Foreign Affiliates""; ""Direct Investment""; ""National Trade Data Bank"" ; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""""3 Developing a Flexible Data System for U.S. International Economic Activities ""; ""CURRENT DATA""; ""ROLE OF STATISTICAL AGENCIES""; ""Strengthening Research and Analytic Capabilities""; ""Determining Data Needs""; ""Communicating Data Quality to Users""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""PART II IMPROVING DATA ON MERCHANDISE TRADE, INTERNATIONAL SERVICES TRANSACTIONS, AND CAPITAL FLOWS ""; ""4 Merchandise Trade ""; ""DATA ON MERCHANDISE TRADE: KEY FEATURES""; ""COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR MERCHANDISE TRADE DATA""; ""Exports""; ""Imports""; ""Census Bureau Processing"" ; ""Quality Control""""Foreign Trade Division Computer Capabilities""; ""SHORTCOMINGS OF THE DATA SYSTEM""; ""Underreporting of Exports""; ""Inadequate Reporting of Data Quality""; ""Lack of Formal Data Management Procedures""; ""IMPROVED DATA QUALITY""; ""Improved Quality Control""; ""A Continuous Independent Review System""; ""A Multipurpose Port Audit Program""; ""Producer-User Interface""; ""Producer-Filer Interface""; ""Reporting Data Adjustments for Undercounts and Imputations""; ""Matrix Organization""; ""Long-Range Planning""; ""Increased Automation""; ""Accuracy""; ""Revisions"" ; ""Timeliness""
• Titolo autorizzato: Behind the numbers
• ISBN: 1-280-21178-4; 9786610211784; 0-309-55603-1; 0-585-00840-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812196203321
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