Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland
No 13/1997:
The Bank of Finland Foreign Trade Survey 1995–1996: A Quality Evaluation
Jorma Hilpinen and Mika Hakuni
Abstract: In order to bridge temporary delays in the dissemination
of official foreign trade statistics compiled by the National Board of
Customs after the Finland's entry into the EU in 1995, the Bank of Finland
decided to introduce a special survey on Finnish foreign trade in
merchandise. It was felt necessary that balance of payments statistics
should continue to be available without a break. This paper describes the
survey employed and the feasibility of the results. It seems evident that
Finnish exports and imports can be satisfactorily estimated using a cut-off
survey of very modest sample size. The Bank of Finland foreign trade survey
provided a timely and accurate description of the underlying developments
in the external stability. Because the National Board of Customs now has a
functional statistical system for foreign trade, the Bank of Finland trade
survey was discontinued in December 1996.
Keywords: business surveys; foreign trade; balance of payments statistics; (follow links to similar papers)
27 pages, August 11, 1997
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