The foreign trade statistics of developing countries are relatively abundant and generally considered more reliable than data on their national accounts. This study reports the results of an accuracy test applied to export and import data from five developing countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the...

International trade data are of great importance to planners in the Third World as well as to academic researchers. They are often considered to be the best economic series available. Just how accurate are these data really?

The Central-American Common Market (Mercado Común Centroamericano - MCC) was established in 1960 and its members are: Costa Rica, EI Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Purpose of this article is meant to be a reflection on these countries' development of their external trade during...