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International Trade
Statistics Yearbook
Volume I
Trade by Country
United Nations
New York, 2023
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ST/ESA/STAT/SER.G/71 Vol. I
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The 2022 International Trade Statistics Yearbook (2022 ITSY) is the seventy-first edition of this
yearbook. Its objective is to inform about the detailed merchandise and services imports and
exports of individual countries (areas) by commodity and services categories and by partner
countries (volume I), the world trade in individual commodities (3-digit SITC groups and 12 main
EBOPS categories) (volume II) and total world merchandise trade up to the year 2022. The two
volumes are prepared at different points in time: Volume I - Trade by Country is made
electronically available in June-July, and Volume II - Trade by Product, in December, as the
preparation of the tables in Volume II requires comprehensive country statistics which,
normally, become available later in the year.
The part 1 of the yearbook consists of graphs, tables and analytical text for global, regional and
selected trade or economic groupings, whereas the part 2 comprises country profiles. The data
used in the tables and graphs in this volume of the yearbook are taken at a specific time (June
2023) from the publicly available UN Comtrade database 1. Users are advised to visit the
database for additional and more current information as it is continuously updated.
This International Trade Statistics Yearbook has been prepared by the Economic Statistics
Branch of the Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United
Nations Secretariat. The team consists of Markie Muryawan as the programme manager, Jiayue
Zeng as the chief editor, Bekuretsion Amdemariam, Marjorie Imperial-Damaso and Melissa
Paca-Rocco (as publication and data processing coordinators); and Vysaul Nyirongo,
Byungkwan Lee, Jing Zhang, Su Thant and Tewabe Mihret Kebede who contributed to the
processing and validation of the collected trade data and the review of the yearbook. The IT
manager was Govindaraj Rangaraj, assisted by Daniel Buenavad Mendez and Melissa Paca-
Rocco.
Comments and feedback on the yearbook are welcome. They may be sent to tradestat@un.org
or to United Nations Statistics Division, Economic Statistics Branch, New York, New York 10017,
USA.
1 https://comtradeplus.un.org
2. The main content of the yearbook is divided into two parts. Part 1 consists of
merchandise trade profiles for the world, regional and selected trade or economic groupings.
The profiles offer an insight into the merchandise trade performance, composition and structure
of the global, regional and selected trade or economic groupings by means of infographics and
brief descriptive text, using latest available statistics. Part 2 contains the country trade profiles
for most countries and areas in the world. The profiles offer an insight into the trade
performance in goods and services of individual countries and areas by means of brief
descriptive texts and statistics in concise tables and charts using latest available data. For
further information on data availability, please see the sources section of this Introduction.
3. The yearbook is also made available online at the publications repository of the UN
Statistics Division 2. For more detailed and latest available data, please visit UN Comtrade, which
is the source of the information presented in the yearbook and is continuously updated.
2
https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/Publications/
4. The merchandise trade data used in this Yearbook have been compiled by national
statistical authorities largely complying with the United Nations recommended International
Merchandise Trade Statistics, Concepts and Definitions 2010 (IMTS 2010). 3 The main elements
of the concepts and definitions are:
iii. Statistical territory: The statistical territory of a country is the territory with respect to
which trade statistics are being compiled. The definition of the statistical territory may or
may not coincide with the economic territory of a country or its customs territory, depending
on the availability of data sources and other considerations. It follows that when the
statistical territory of a country and its economic territory differ, international merchandise
trade statistics do not provide a complete record of inward and outward flows of goods.
iv. Trade systems: Depending on what parts of the economic territory are included in the
statistical territory, the trade data-compilation system adopted by a country (its trade
system) may be referred to as general or special.
a) The general trade system is in use when the statistical territory coincides with the
economic territory. Consequently, it is recommended that the statistical territory of a
country applying the general trade system comprises all applicable territorial elements.
In this case, imports include goods entering the free circulation area, premises for
inward processing, industrial free zones, premises for customs warehousing or
commercial free zones and exports include goods leaving those territorial elements;
b) The special trade system is in use when the statistical territory comprises only a
particular part of the economic territory, so that certain flows of goods which are in the
scope of IMTS 2010 are not included in either import or export statistics of the
compiling country. The strict definition of the special trade system is in use when the
statistical territory comprises only the free circulation area, that is, the part within which
goods “may be disposed of without customs restriction”. Consequently, in such a case,
3
At its forty-first session, held from 23 to 26 February 2010, the Statistical Commission adopted the revised recommendations
“International merchandise trade statistics: concepts and definitions 2010” (IMTS 2010) which provide very important amendments
while retaining the existing conceptual framework contained in the previous recommendations. The publication is available under
Statistical Papers, Series M No. 52, Rev.3 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.10.XVII.13) and electronically at:
https://unstats.un.org/unsd/publications/catalogue/.
c) The relaxed definition of the special trade system is in use when (a) goods that enter a
country for, or leave it after, inward processing, as well as (b) goods that enter or leave
an industrial free zone, are also recorded, and included in international merchandise
trade statistics
vi. Valuation: At its fifteenth session, in 1953, the Economic and Social Council, taking the
view that trade statistics must reflect economic realities, recommended that the
Governments of Member States of the United Nations, wherever possible, use transaction
values in the compilation of their national statistics of external trade or, when national
practices are based on other values, endeavour to provide supplementary statistical data
based on transaction values (Economic and Social Council resolution 469 B (XV)). To
promote the comparability of international merchandise trade statistics and taking into
account the commercial and data reporting practices of the majority of countries, it is
recommended that: (a) The statistical value of imported goods be a CIF-type value; (b) The
statistical value of exported goods be an FOB-type value; however, countries are encouraged
to compile FOB-type value of imported goods as supplementary information. FOB-type values
include the transaction value of the goods and the value of services performed to deliver
goods to the border of the exporting country. CIF-type values include the transaction value of
the goods, the value of services performed to deliver goods to the border of the exporting
country and the value of the services performed to deliver the goods from the border of the
exporting country to the border of the importing country.
vii. Partner country: It is recommended that in the case of imports, the country of origin be
recorded; and that in the case of exports, the country of last known destination be recorded.
The country of origin of a good (for imports) is determined by rules of origin established by
each country. The country of last known destination is the last country - as far as it is known
4
See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1993, Supplement No. 6 (E/1993/26), para. 162 (d).
5
See Customs Co-operation Council, The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, Brussels, 1989.
6
See World Customs Organization, Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, Sixth Edition (2017), Brussels 2017.
7
Standard International Trade Classification, Original, Statistical Papers, Series M No.10, Second Edition, 1951 (United Nations
publication, Sales No. E.51.XVII.1); subsequent editions are published as United Nations publications under Series M No.34.
8
See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1999, Supplement No. 4 (E/1993/24), para. 24 (c).
5. The pages containing the country profiles (Part 2 of this publication) indicate the trade
system, valuation and partner attribution each country is following. For more detailed
information on national practices in the compilation and dissemination of international
merchandise trade statistics please go to website of IMTS National Compilation and
Dissemination Practices Survey 9.
6. The trade in services statistics in this Yearbook have been compiled by national
statistical authorities or central banks largely complying with the Manual on Statistics of
International Trade in Services 2010 (MSITS 2010). 10 In particular, MSITS 2010 recommends
that the Sixth Edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
(BPM6) recommendations on the principles of recording (regarding residence, valuation, time
of recording, currency of recording and conversion) should be followed for compiling
international trade in services statistics. 11
7. The main elements of the concepts and definitions of MSITS 2010 are:
i. Definitions: In general, MSITS 2010 respects the 2008 SNA use of the term services,
which is defined as follows (2008 SNA, para. 6.17):
a) Services are the result of a production activity that changes the conditions of the
consuming units, or facilitates the exchange of products or financial assets. These types
of service may be described as change-effecting services and margin services,
respectively. Change-effecting services are outputs produced to order and typically
consist of changes in the conditions of the consuming units realized by the activities of
producers at the demand of the consumers. They can also be referred to as
“transformation services”. Change-effecting services are not separate entities over
which ownership rights can be established. They cannot be traded separately from their
production. By the time their production is completed, they must have been provided to
the consumers.
9
https://comtrade.un.org/survey/Reports/byCountry
10
At its forty-first session, held from 23 to 26 February 2010, the Statistical Commission adopted the revised “Manual on Statistics
of International Trade in Services” (MSITS 2010), which sets out an internationally agreed framework for the compilation and
reporting of statistics of international trade in services and align with the revisions of well-established revised international
statistical standards. The publication is available under Statistical Papers, Series M No. 86, Rev.1 (United Nations publication, Sales
No.E.10.XVII.14) and electronically at https://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade.
11
International Monetary Fund. Sixth Edition of the Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6). 2009.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/bop/2007/pdf/bpm6.pdf. The previous edition of this manual was the Fifth Edition of the
Balance of Payments Manual (BPM5), which was published in 1992.
Importantly, trade in services statistics included in this Yearbook only reflect trade in
services between resident and non-resident institutional units.
ii. Coverage: The coverage in this Yearbook only include trade in services between
resident and non-resident institutional units. The residence of an institutional unit is the
economic territory with which it has the strongest connection, constituting its centre of
predominant economic interest. Each institutional unit is a resident of one and only one
economic territory, as determined by its centre of predominant economic interest. An
institutional unit is resident in an economic territory when there exists, within the economic
territory, some location, dwelling, place of production, or other premises on which or from
which the unit engages and intends to continue engaging, either indefinitely or over a finite
but long period of time, in economic activities and transactions on a significant scale. The
location need not be fixed as long as it remains within the economic territory. Actual or
intended location for one year or more is used as an operational criterion. While the choice of
one year as a specific period is somewhat arbitrary, it is adopted to eliminate uncertainty and
facilitate international consistency. More specific criteria for determining residence are given
in the MSITS 2010.
iii. Time of recording of transactions: The appropriate time for recording transactions in
services is when they are delivered or received (the “accruals basis”). Some services, such as
certain transport or hotel services are provided within a discrete period, in which case there is
no problem in determining the time of recording. Other services are supplied or take place on
a continuous basis, for example, construction, operating leasing and insurance services.
When construction takes place with a prior contract of sale, the ownership of the structure is
effectively transferred progressively as the work proceeds. When services are provided over
a period of time (such as freight, insurance and construction), there may be advance
payments or settlements at later dates for such services. The provision of services should be
recorded on an accrual basis in each accounting period, that is to say it should be recorded
when the service is rendered and not when the payment occurs.
iv. Classifications: All trade in services statistics in this Yearbook are presented according
to the EBOPS 2010 classification.
The 12 main EBOPS 2010 standard services components (as presented in the MSITS 2010)
are: 12
12
The full detailed EBOPS 2010 classification is available as an on-line annex to the MSITS 2010.
https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/EBOPS2010_english.pdf
b) Maintenance and repair services n.i.e.: includes maintenance and repair work by
residents on goods that are owned by non-residents (and vice versa). The repairs may be
performed at the site of the repairer or elsewhere. Maintenance and repairs on ships,
aircraft and other transport equipment are included in this item. Cleaning of transport
equipment is included in transport services. Construction repairs and maintenance are
included under construction. Maintenance and repairs of computers are included under
computer services.
c) Transport: covers all transportation services that are performed by residents of one
economy for those of another and that involve the carriage of passengers, the
movement of goods (freight), rentals (charters) of carriers with crew, and related
supporting and auxiliary services. Some related items that are excluded from
transportation services are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods
procured in ports by non-resident carriers and repairs of transportation equipment (both
are treated as goods, not services); repairs of railway facilities, harbours and airfield
facilities (included in construction services); and rentals or charters of carriers without
crew (included in operational leasing services).
d) Travel: covers primarily the goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers
during visits of less than one year to that economy. Includes business and personal
travel, which includes health-related expenditure (total expenditure by those travelling for
medical reasons), education-related expenditure (i.e., total expenditure by students), and
all other personal travel expenditure.
f) Insurance and pension services: covers the provision of various types of insurance to
non-residents by resident insurance enterprises, and vice versa. These services are
estimated or valued by the service charges included in total premiums rather than by the
total value of the premiums.
g) Financial services: covers financial intermediation and auxiliary services, except those of
life insurance enterprises and pension funds (which are included in life insurance and
pension funding) and other insurance services that are conducted between residents
and non-residents. Such services may be provided by banks, stock exchanges, factoring
enterprises, credit card enterprises and other enterprises.
h) Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e.: covers international payments and
receipts of franchising fees and the royalties paid for the use of registered trademarks
and international payments and receipts for the authorised use of intangible, non-
produced, non-financial assets and proprietary rights (such as patents, copyrights and
industrial processes and designs) and with the use, through licensing agreements, of
produced originals or prototypes (such as manuscripts, computer programs, and
cinematographic works and sound recordings).
k) Personal, cultural, and recreational services: covers services and associated fees related
to the production of motion pictures (on film or videotape), radio and television
programmes (live or on tape) and musical recordings services, as well as those services
associated with museums, libraries, archives and other cultural, sporting and
recreational activities.
v. Valuation: The market price is used as the basis for valuation of transactions in
international trade in services. Market prices for transactions are defined as amounts of
money that willing buyers pay to acquire something from willing sellers. The exchanges are
made between independent parties and based on commercial considerations only and are
sometimes called “at arm’s length” transactions. These transactions will generally be valued
at the actual price agreed between the supplier and the consumer.
vi. Partner country: It is recommended that the breakdown by partner economy for
services transactions between residents and non-residents be recorded, the aim being to
report partner detail, first, at the level of services trade as a whole and, second, for each of
the main types of services in EBOPS and (as a longer-term goal) for the more detailed EBOPS
items. Partner country information for trade in services is not included in this publication, as
most countries do not currently compile these statistics by partner country.
8. The world trade profile provides information about global trade trends, composition and
structure. These include a) trade growth per economic grouping, year-on-year percentage
change; i.e., total of imports and exports value change as a percentage from the previous year;
b) trade openness (Trade-to-GDP percentage) by economic grouping over the period 2009-2022;
c) total trade levels, per capita and as GDP percentage by regional groupings; d) share of world’s
exports by regional groupings; e) top export commodity categories according to SITC Rev.3
sections by regional groupings; and f) exports provenance and destination by SDG regional
groupings. Throughout this Yearbook, regional country groupings closely follow those used for
the monitoring and evaluation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 13 Henceforth
these country groupings are termed “SDG regional groupings”.
9. Subsequently, trade profiles for SDG regional groupings and selected trade or economic
groupings are presented. These include a) yearly value of merchandise exports, imports and the
trade balance over the period 2009-2022; b) values of exports, imports and the trade balance
with other SDG regional groupings as partners; and c) top export commodity categories of the
regional groupings, according to SITC Rev.3 sections. Similar analyses are presented for
selected trade or economic groupings – please see the section “Country Nomenclature and
Country Grouping” of this Introduction (especially para 37-38). The category "other" for trading
partners includes data whereby the partner country or region cannot be specified, including
movement of merchandise to free zones, bunkers or involving special categories of
merchandise.
11. Not all countries have data up to 2022 and not all countries have data for imports and
exports for all years. The inclusion of a country (or area) in part 2 requires that at least some
data are available for any year from 2018 onwards. Depending on the availability of data, the
following tables and graphs usually appear for each country or area:
12. Graph 1: Total merchandise trade, by value: This graph presents the trend of
merchandise imports, exports, and trade balance over the last 14 years.
13. Graph 2: Total services trade, by value: This graph presents the trend of services
imports, exports, and trade balance over the last 14 years.
14. Graph 3: Exports of services by EBOPS category: This graph presents the shares of total
exports of services accounted for by each service category for the latest year such statistics are
available.
13
https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/regional-groups/
16. Graph 5: Partner concentration of merchandise trade: This graph shows the partner
concentration of imports and exports for the latest available year. Graph presents the top 25
partners which usually account for a very large share of exports or imports for most countries.
On the horizontal axis from the center to the right are the cumulative percent of exports and
from the center to the left the cumulative percent of imports. On the vertical axis is the
cumulative number of partners ranked by total value of exports and imports in a decreasing
order. So, on each side, the first bar represents share accounted for by the largest partner;
second bar represents share accounted for by the largest two partners and so on.
17. Graph 5 also presents the Herfindahl-Hirschman (HH) Index for imports and exports
which is a measure of concentration. In the case of exports (imports), the HH index is the sum
of squares of the partner’s share of total exports (imports):
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n
Xi
HH Index
i 1 X
n is the number of trading partners for exports (imports) and Xi is the value of exports
(imports) to partner country i and X is the total value of exports (imports). The lower the HH
index, the lower the partner concentration, and vice versa. If there is only one trading
partner the HH index would equal 1. 14
18. It should be noted that the HH index for a given country’s exports (imports) depends on
the distribution of share of exports (imports) among its partners. Hence a country with few
major partners might have a lower HH index value, indicating low concentration, than a country
with more partners if the former has its trade more evenly distributed among its partners than
the latter.
19. Graph 6: Imports of services by EBOPS category: This graph presents the shares of total
imports of services accounted for by each service category for the latest year such statistics
are available.
20. Table 1 and table 4: Top 10 export and import commodities: These tables present the
top 10 commodities in terms of 4-digit HS headings for exports and imports, respectively, using
the aggregate of trade values for the last three reporting years as available. It should be noted
that exports contain re-exports and imports contain re-imports. That is, one or more top exports
of a country may be commodities which the country does not actually produce. Data on re-
exports and re-imports can be found in UN Comtrade. The editions of HS presented in tables 1
and 4 are as originally reported by countries. It means that they might contain mixed editions of
HS and users should be aware of their amendments. For the convenience of the users the last
14
For the application of HH index to measure partner concentration in merchandise trade, no thresholds are known to be
established. Users might wish to define a specific limit of the HH index to indicate low concentration and a limit to indicate high
concentration. However, based on the analyses of the data presented in the yearbook, following thresholds were applied to
determine level of concentration of merchandise trade, both exports and imports: HH < 0.15 Diversified; 0.15 < HH < 0.25
Moderately concentrated; HH > 0.25 Highly concentrated.
21. In addition to trade values, the table 1 and table 4 also present unit values. Unit values
are expressed in U.S. dollars (US$) per unit (kg, unit, Megawatt-hours (Mwh), pair, litre, carat
etc). The calculation of unit values on the heading level requires the availability of value and
quantity information for all the underlying detailed statistics (6-digit subheadings). In some
cases, the quantity information for some sub-headings was estimated (see paragraph 30) and
the unit value for the heading appears in italics. If quantity information appears incorrect it is
not shown.
22. Table 2 and table 3: Merchandise Exports and Imports by SITC sections: These tables
show the structure of exports and imports in the latest available year by SITC sections in terms
of value, share of the total, growth in comparison with the previous year and annual average
growth for the last four years which is calculated as the geometric mean.
Sources
23. Statistics in part 1 (world and regional trade profiles) consists of data as reported to the
UN Comtrade and estimated data for missing reporters. When not reported, statistics on the
total merchandise imports and exports of countries (or areas) presented in part 1 are mainly
derived from the International Financial Statistics (IFS) published monthly by the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). They are supplemented with statistics from other sources such as
national publications and websites.
24. The statistics in the country profiles in part 2 of the publication (country trade profiles)
are obtained from data directly submitted by countries to the United Nations Statistics Division
(UNSD). These statistics are available in UN Comtrade.
25. In some cases, original country data are received via international, regional and
supranational partner organizations, such as Eurostat, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the
International Trade Centre (ITC), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, the
Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Economic Community of West
African States (ECOWAS) and the UN regional commissions such as the Economic Commission
for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Economic and Social Commission for
Western Asia (ESCWA). Data for the European Union (EU-27) is received from the Statistical
Office of the European Union (Eurostat).
26. Trade in services statistics data are jointly produced by the World Trade Organization
(WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in cooperation
with the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and
may include estimates.
15
The conversion tables are available on the website of UNSD at https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ
Method of estimation
28. Missing data are estimated to arrive at aggregates in part 1. The estimation process is
automated using quarterly year-on-year growth rates for the extrapolation of missing quarterly
statistics unless quarterly statistics can be calculated using available monthly statistics within
the quarter. Estimates are reviewed and adjusted where necessary.
29. Statistics by partner and commodity for missing reporters are estimated either through
the extrapolation of the statistics for the two adjacent years, or, if this is not possible, through
the use of the statistics reported by the trading partners, i.e., mirror statistics. Mirror statistics
are also used in cases in which the reported data must be adjusted due to partner distribution or
confidential data. All estimates are reviewed and adjusted where necessary.
30. For part 2, the country trade profiles, modifications to the received data are only made in
cases where the provided data are obviously incomplete, particularly in the case of unreported
petroleum oils exports in merchandise data. Quantity information that is missing or does not
comply with the World Customs Organization’s recommendations are estimated and flagged in
UN Comtrade accordingly. Some quantity information that were identified as ‘extreme’ –
meaning far outside a pre-defined ‘normal’ range – were replaced in UN Comtrade with
estimates, if applicable. The estimation of quantities is either based on the country’s own data
or uses standard unit values (SUVs) which are derived from the available information for all
countries in the previous year.
Conversion of classifications
31. Conversion of classification for merchandise trade statistics: All countries follow
recommendation to report their detailed merchandise trade data according to the Harmonized
System (HS) (see paragraph 4.C.v). To provide comparable time series statistics in UN
Comtrade for all countries, the data reported in the latest HS classification is converted into
earlier editions of the HS, and to corresponding or earlier versions of the Standard International
Trade Classification (SITC). 16 The latest edition of the HS classification was its seventh and was
released in 2022. The commodities in this publication are mostly presented according to the
one-digit sections of SITC, Rev.3 as the SITC sections provide a limited set of economically
meaningful main categories. 17 In addition, statistics according to SITC, Rev.3 is available for
long time series. In two tables, commodities are presented in terms of four-digit headings of the
16
Detailed information on the data conversions used for UN Comtrade can be found on the website of the United Nations Statistics Division at:
https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ.
17 Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 3, Statistical Papers, Series M No.34/Rev.3, (United Nations publication, Sales No.
E.86.XVII.12). SITC, Revision 4 was accepted by the United Nations Statistical Commission at its thirty-seventh session in March 2006 (see Official
Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2006, Supplement No. 4, (E/CN.3/2006/32), chapter III, para. 26 (b)). Yet, it will require several years until
a time series of data according to SITC, Revision 4 will be sufficiently long for publication.
32. Conversion of classification for trade in services statistics: Many countries have
progressively been transitioning from EBOPS 2002 to EBOPS 2010 classification (corresponding
to the BPM5 and BPM6 recommendations, respectively), however, some countries still provide
data in EBOPS 2002. Furthermore, most data prior to 2012 are available only in EBOPS 2002. To
present longer time series (covering the period 2009-2022) and comparable statistics across
countries and period, all trade in services statistics in this Yearbook are presented according
to the EBOPS 2010 classification. Data in EBOPS 2002 classification have been converted
based on the IMF’s BPM5-to-BPM6 Conversion Matrix (available at
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/bop/2008/08-10b.pdf). 19
33. Converting data from EBOPS 2002 to EBOPS 2010 is feasible for most main
components when detailed data are provided, however some inconsistencies still exist
especially regarding the difference between BPM5 and BPM6 frameworks. That is, conversion
from EBOPS 2002 to EBOPS 2010 may be imperfect depending on reported level of detail by
country and service categories. The main changes in classification of services include the
treatment of manufacturing services, merchanting and Financial intermediation services
indirectly measured (FISIM). 20 In particular, (a) data on manufacturing services on physical
inputs owned by others is not available, (b) data on maintenance and repair services n.i.e. is
also not available, (c) transport services are underestimated when postal and courier services
are not separately available, (d) financial services are underestimated when FISIM data are not
separately available, (e) telecommunications, computer, and information services are
underestimated when telecommunication services are not separately available, and (f) other
business services are overestimated (i.e. includes merchanting) when other trade-related
services; operational leasing services; and miscellaneous business, professional, and technical
services are not separately available.
34. Currency conversion: For both merchandise and trade in services statistics in this
publication, conversion of values from national currencies into United States dollars is done by
means of currency conversion factors based on official exchange rates. Values in currencies
subject to fluctuation are converted into United States dollars using weighted average exchange
rates specially calculated for this purpose. The weighted average exchange rate for a given
currency for a given year is the component monthly factors, furnished by the International
Monetary Fund in its IFS publication, weighted by the value of the relevant trade in each month;
18 World Customs Organization, Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, Sixth Edition (2022) (HS 2022); World Customs Organization,
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, Sixth Edition (2017) (HS 2017); World Customs Organization, Harmonized Commodity
Description and Coding System, Fifth Edition (2012) (HS 2012); World Customs Organization, Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System,
Fourth Edition (2007) (HS 2007); World Customs Organization, Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, Third Edition (2002) (HS
2002); World Customs Organization, Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, Second Edition (1996) (HS 1996); World Customs
Organization, Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (1992) (HS 1992).
19
Due to data limitations for some countries and for some periods, conversion from EBOPS2002 classification to EBOPS2010
classification may not always be complete, which may result in a break in series. Such instances are noted in footnotes on the
individual country pages.
20
https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/bop/2007/bpm6faq.pdf
35. Period: Generally, statistics refer to calendar years; however, for those countries which
report according to some other reference year, the statistics are presented in the calendar year
which covers the majority of the reference year used by the country.
36. Country nomenclature: The naming of countries (or areas) in this publication follows in
general the United Nations Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use. 22 The names and
composition of countries as reporter are changing over time. Also, countries rarely follow the
identical nomenclature in the recording of partner information. For example, when former
geographical entities commonly referred to in national statistics have changed, countries may
introduce the corresponding changes in their statistics at different times. In this publication,
wherever possible, areas of the world have been designated the names they currently bear.
i. Statistics published for China exclude those for Taiwan Province of China. Data
representing the trade with Taiwan Province, which may have been reported by any reporting
country or area, are included in the grouping Asia, nes. For statistical purposes, statistics for
China also do not include those for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao
Special Administrative Region.
ii. Russian data provided by the Russian Federation. Includes statistical data for the
Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, temporarily occupied by
the Russian Federation.
iii. The Government of Ukraine has informed the United Nations that it is not in a
position to provide statistical data concerning the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the
city of Sevastopol.
v. On 3 June 2006, Serbia and Montenegro formally dissolved into two independent
countries: Montenegro and Serbia.
vi. On 10 October 2010, the federation of the Netherlands Antilles was formally
dissolved. The former Dutch Caribbean dependency ceased to exist with a change of the five
islands' constitutional status. Under the new political structure, Curaçao and Sint Maarten
(Dutch part) have become autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
joining Aruba, which gained the status in 1986. The islands of the remaining territorial
21
See https://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/data/tables.asp#quarterlyconversion.
22
Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use, Series M No. 49, Rev.4, (United Nations publication, Sales No. M.98.XVII.9).
The latest information is available online at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/.
vii. On 9 July 2011, Sudan formally dissolved into two independent countries: Sudan
and South Sudan. Statistics provided for Sudan prior to 1 January 2012 refer to the former
Sudan (including South Sudan). Statistics referring to Sudan (as a partner) for 2012 are
attributed to Sudan excluding South Sudan.
viii. From January 2013 onwards, Saint Barthélemy is no longer part of the customs
territory of France. Therefore, it is recognised as a separate statistical area both as reporter
and partner. Whereas from January 2014 onwards, Mayotte became part of statistical area
of France, and it is no longer shown as a reporter or a partner.
ix. In 2016, Czechia was adopted as the short country name for the Czech Republic.
xi. On 14 February 2019, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was renamed as
Republic of North Macedonia. Therefore, there is no longer reference to the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia in this publication.
xii. In 2022, Turkey was renamed as Türkiye. Therefore, there is no longer reference to
Turkey in this publication.
37. Aggregations are calculated as the sum of country or area components. This includes
the regional and world totals presented in part 1.
38. Regional groupings: This publication uses a more detailed version of regional country
groupings used for monitoring and evaluation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 23.
23
For the composition of the regions, see https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/regional-groups.
24
Note that a few countries belong to multiple trade or economic integration agreements.
Names of some countries (or areas) or groups of countries (or areas) and of some
commodities or groups of commodities have been abbreviated. Exact titles of countries or
commodities can be found in various editions of the following publications:
(i) Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use
(ii) Standard International Trade Classification (SITC)
(iii) Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS)
In addition, the following abbreviations and symbols are used in this publication:
Not available ........................................................... (na)
Not available ........................................................... blank
Not available ........................................................... …
Not applicable ......................................................... –
Not applicable ......................................................... .
Magnitude of less than half the unit used ............. 0 or 0.0
More than 100,000 percent………………………………….. >
Thousand ................................................................ thsd
Million ...................................................................... mln
Billion ....................................................................... bln
Weight (kilograms) ................................................. kg
Megawatt-hours ...................................................... Mwh
Average.................................................................... Avg.
Not elsewhere specified ......................................... nes
U.S. dollar ................................................................ US$
Imports .................................................................... Imp
Exports..................................................................... Exp
Balance .................................................................... Bal
General trade system.............................................. G
Special trade system .............................................. S
Cost, insurance and freight .................................... CIF
Free on board .......................................................... FOB
Not included elsewhere………………………….… ............. n.i.e.
(Royalties and) license (fees)……………… …… ........... lic.
The tables, infographics and text contained in this publication are provided only for illustration
and despite all efforts might contain errors. When using these statistics users are advised to
verify with the latest information available at UN Comtrade which is the source of these
statistics.
Contact
This yearbook has been produced by the Economic Statistics Branch of the United Nations
Statistics Division/ Department of Economic and Social Affairs. For questions or comments
please contact us at:
https://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade
VOLUME I
TRADE BY COUNTRY
PART 1
WORLD AND REGIONAL TRADE PROFILES
General notes:
For further information on sources, method of estimation, currency conversion, period, country nomenclature and
regional groupings, please see the Introduction.
SAFEGUARDING AND SECURING THE OPEN INTERNET
FCC-FTC MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
(1) Pursuant to the FCC’s authority under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
on April 25, 2024, the FCC adopted a Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and
Order on Reconsideration in the proceeding Safeguarding and Securing the Open
Internet, WC Docket No. 23-320, Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, Order on
Reconsideration, FCC 24-52 (April 25, 2024) (“Open Internet Order”), which, in
principal part, reestablishes the Commission’s authority over broadband internet
access by classifying it as a telecommunications service under Title II of the
Communications Act and reclassifies mobile broadband internet access service as a
commercial mobile service.
(2) The Open Internet Order ensures the FCC can fulfill statutory obligations and policy
objectives to ensure Internet openness, defend national security, address
cybersecurity, safeguard public safety, monitor network resiliency and reliability,
protect consumer privacy and data security, support consumer access to BIAS, and
improve disability access; and
(3) Congress has directed the FTC to, among other things, prevent unfair methods of
competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce under
Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, and has charged the
FTC with enforcing a number of other specific rules and statutes;
1
As stated in the 2015 FCC-FTC Consumer Protection Memorandum of Understanding, the Agencies continue to
“express their belief that the scope of the common carrier exemption in the FTC Act does not preclude the FTC from
addressing non-common carrier activities engaged in by common carriers.”
1
or invalidating the 2003 and 2015 Memoranda.2
3. The Agencies may from time to time amend this MOU in writing, and such
amendment shall become effective when executed by both parties. This MOU may be
terminated by either party upon thirty (30) days’ advance written notice.
4. This MOU shall take effect upon the effective date of the Open Internet Order.
Nothing in this MOU shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the authority granted by
law to either party. This MOU shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject
to the availability of appropriations. This MOU is not intended to, and does not, create any right
or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against either
the FCC or the FTC; their officers, employees, or agents; or any other person.
2
The Agencies express their belief that the Open Internet Order does not affect either Agency’s jurisdiction over
Voice over Internet Protocol (“VOIP”) service providers, or the Agencies’ ongoing coordination regarding
telemarketing enforcement.
2
For the Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Date:
Samuel Levine
Bureau Director
Date:
Loyaan A. Egal
Bureau Chief
For the Federal Communications Commission, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
Date:
Alejandro Roark
Bureau Chief
3
DIRECTORS' REPORT
All valuable maps are filed with the examples of a new ritual passed to its investments but to ear an evidence of our total
given trail applications seriously .
AFFAIRS
The state of affairs of the Company was not affected by any significant changes during the year.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activities of the Company during the course of the financial year were mining and
exploration for gold, and other minerals and metals. There has been no significant change in
the nature of these activities during the financial year.
RESULTS
The net amount of consolidated loss of the economic entity for the financial year after
income tax was
$3,138,299 (2002 loss $3,416,625).
DIVIDENDS
No dividends have been paid by the Company during the financial year ended 31 December
2003, nor have the Directors recommended that any dividends be paid.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
A review of operations for the financial year, together with future prospects which form part of
this report are set out on pages 3 to 15 of the Annual Report.
Matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the financial year and to the date of this report which
significantly affected or may significantly affect the operations of the Company, the results of the Company, or
the state of affairs of the Company in the financial years subsequent to the financial year ended in 2024.
LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS
The Company intends to continue exploration on its existing tenements, to acquire further tenements for
exploration of all minerals, to seek other areas of investment in the resources industry and to develop the
resources on its tenements.
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
The consolidated entity is subject to significant environmental regulation in respect to mining and exploration
activities. These are dealt with in detail in the Annual Report in the Review of Operations and on page 39.
PARTICULARS OF DIRECTORS
Other than the public issue options, none of the existing options are listed on Australian Stock Exchange Limited. No person entitled
to exercise any option has or had, by virtue of the option, a right to participate in any share issue of any other body corporate.
Provision for quoted shares written back 923,924 109,136 923,924 109,136 (5,861,798) (13,270,618) (5,441,724)
(12,609,650)
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
As At 31 December 2003
Current Liabilities
Creditors and borrowings 8 680,902 1,211,154 602,919 1,154,956 Total Current Liabilities 680,902 1,211,154
602,919 1,154,956
Non-current Liabilities
Creditors and borrowings
Equity
Contributed equity 9 35,993,470 30,766,864 35,993,470 30,766,864
c) Investments
Investments in corporations other than related
corporations are valued at the lower of cost or
directors' valuation. Marketable securities held as
inventory are valued at the lower of cost or net
Inner Posts
Ad valorem royalties and other mining imposts are accrued and charged against earnings when the liability from
production or sale of the mineral crystallises. Profit based royalties are accrued on a basis which matches the
annual royalty expense with the profits on which the royalties are assessed (after allowing for permanent
differences).
i) Inventories
Inventories of broken ore, concentrate, work in progress and metal are physically measured or estimated and
valued at the lower of cost and recoverable amount (that is, net realisable value).
Cost comprises direct material. labour and transportation expenditure in bringing such inventories to their existing
location and condition.
By signature below, this BIM Execution Plan is herewith adopted and incorporated into the
A L K A N E E X P L O R A T I O N L T D
STATEMENTS O F F I N A N C I A L POSITION
As At 31 December 2003
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Non-Current Assets
Investments 5 - - 7,924,109 8,824,542
Property, Plant & Equipment 6 924,523 856,699 622,541 570,667
Other 7 11,416,321 9,969,951 4,140,000 1,790,396
Total Non-Current Assets 12,340,844 10,826,650 12,686,650 11,185,605
Total Assets 18,782,651 17,163,980 18,949,339 17,225,552
Current Liabilities
Creditors and borrowings 8 680,902 1,211,154 602,919 1,154,956
Total Current Liabilities 680,902 1,211,154 602,919 1,154,956
Non-current Liabilities
Creditors and borrowings 8 176,352 115,736 176,352 115,736
Total Non-current Liabilities 176,352 115,736 176,352 115,736
Total Liabilities 857,254 1,326,890 779,271 1,270,692
Net Assets 17,925,397 15,837,090 18,170,068 15,954,860
Equity
Contributed equity 9 35,993,470 30,766,864 35,993,470 30,766,864
Accumulated losses (18,186,492) (15,048,680) (17,823,402) (14,812,004)
Total parent entity interest 17,806,978 15,718,184 18,170,068 15,954,860
Outside equity interests in controlled entities 118,419 118,906 - -
Total Equity 17,925,397 15,837,090 18,170,068 15,954,860
A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 3
STATEMENTS O F CA SH FLOWS
For The Year Ended 31 December 2003
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A L K A N E E X P L O R A T I O N L T D
CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)
1. INCOME TAX
a) Prima facie income tax expense on pre tax
accounting reconciles to the income tax expense
in the accounts as follows:
Operating Profit (loss) (3,138,299) (3,416,625) (3,011,398) (3,365,545) Income tax benefit calculated at 30% of
operating profit (loss) (33% 2002) (941,490) (1,127,862) (903,419) (1,107,660) Add tax effect of permanent
differences:
Tax losses not brought to account
as future tax benefits 941,490 1,127,862 903,419 1,107,660 Income tax attributable to operating profit (loss) -
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2. RECEIVABLES (Current)
Debtors including GST refunds 278,324 650,403 261,607 554,169
3. INVENTORIES
Ore stockpile and gold in circuit 635,485 2,597,230 635,485 2,597,230
4. INVESTMENTS (Current)
Quoted shares at cost 1,101,862 1,868,693 1,101,862 1,868,693 Less: Provision for diminution (244,199)
(1,168,123) (244,199) (1,168,123) Quoted shares at lower of cost or market 857,663 700,570 857,663 700,570
Shares in entities listed on overseas markets - 102,100 - 102,100 Less: Provision for diminution - (102,100) -
(102,100) - - - -
1. Statement of Work;
2. Reporting Requirements and Deliverables;
3. Proposal Due Date and Location to Deliver Proposals;
4. Period of Performance of Task Order (base and any option periods);
5. Anticipated type of Task Order;
Investments (Non-current)
Shares in controlled entities (Note 14) - - 6,115,565 6,115,565
- 7,924,109 8,824,542
5,563,738
5,462,481
5,563,738
5,462,481
Peak Hill Project acquisition and exploration 5,668,089 5,662,393 3,537,241 3,531,545
* Macquarie Bank has guaranteed performance bonds to the Department of Mineral Resources in NSW for an
amount of $450,000, which is secured by way of a deposit account with Macquarie Bank.
9. SHARE CAPITAL
Movements in issued capital
Balance at beginning of year 119,418,974 30,813,594 112,817,474 29,169,069 Share Purchase Plan 1,421,970
465,000 - - Vendor issue 300,000 60,000 - - Placement 15,000,000 4,905,000 6,600,000 1,644,000 Exercise of
options 10,734 3,757 1,500 525 Balance at end of year 131,151,678 36,247,351 119,418,974 30,813,594 Less:
Costs of Issues - (253,881) - (46,730)
As per Statement of Financial Position 131,151,678 35,993,470 119,418,974 30,766,864
The issue of 300,000 shares to a vendor was in relation to the purchase of tenements in previous years. The funds
raised from the Share Purchase Plan and the Placement were utilised to further the Company's exploration projects
and for general working capital.
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PARENT ENTITY
2003 2002
Number $ Number $
The Company has no credit standby or financing facilities in place other than disclosed on the statement of financial position.
Financial liabilities
● Accounts payable - (314,504)
● (314,504)
● (233,698)
● (7,625)
● 4,609,904
The Company does not have any significant credit risk exposure to a single counterparty or any group of
counterparties having similar characteristics.
The carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the financial statements, net of any provisions for losses,
represents the Company's maximum exposure to credit risk without taking account of the fair value of any collateral
or other security obtained.
(iv) Net fair value
The carrying amount of financial assets and financial liabilities recorded in the financial statements represents their
respective net fair values, determined in accordance with the accounting policies disclosed in Note 1 to the accounts.
DIRECTORS' DECLARATION
The directors declare that the financial statements and notes set out on pages 20 to 33:
a) comply with Accounting Standards, the Corporations Regulations and other mandatory professional reporting requirements; and
b) give a true and fair view of the company's and controlled entity's financial position as at 31 December 2003 and of
their performance, as represented by the results of their operations and their cash flows, for the financial year ended on
that date.
In the directors' opinion:
a) the financial statements and notes are in accordance with the Corporations Act; and
b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due
and payable. This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors.
a purchase contract.
e) amounts of $88,200 (2002 $65,200) paid or due and
DIRECTORS' BENEFITS
payable to Rocky Rises Pty Ltd, a company in which Mr
Lethlean has a substantial financial interest, for consulting
Since the end of the previous financial year no Director has
services provided in the normal course of business and at
received or become entitled to receive any benefit (other than a
normal commercial rates.
benefit included in the aggregate amount of emoluments
received or due and receivable by Directors shown in the
accounts of the Company) because of a contract made by the
Company or a related body corporate with the Director or with a
firm of which the Director is a member or with an entity in which
the Director has a substantial financial interest other than:
a) consulting fees of $150,000 (2002 $135,000) paid or due
and payable to Goldtrek Pty Ltd as trustee for the Lewis
Trust of which Mr Cornelius is a beneficiary for services
provided in the normal course of business and at normal
commercial rates.
b) geological consulting and management fees of $541,292
(2002 $398,093) paid or due and payable to companies in
which Mr Chalmers has a substantial financial interest for
services provided in the normal course of business and at
normal commercial rates.
c) administration, accounting and secretarial fees of $170,700
(2002 $138,900) paid or due and payable to a company in
which Mr Colless has a substantial financial interest for
services provided in the normal course of business and at
normal commercial rates.
d) amounts of $206,160 (2002 $417,542) paid or due and
payable to Goldseal Assets Pty Ltd, a company in which
Mr Kennedy has a substantial financial interest for royalty
payments from the Peak Hill Gold Mine in accordance with
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
SCOPE
We have audited the financial report of Alkane Exploration Ltd (the Company) for the financial year ended 31 December
2003 as set out on pages 20 to 34. The Company's directors are responsible for the financial report which includes the
financial statements of the Company and the consolidated financial statements of the consolidated entity comprising the
Company and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the financial year. We have conducted an independent
audit of the financial report in order to express an opinion on it to the members of the Company.
Our audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable assurance as to
whether the financial report is free of material misstatement. Our procedures included examination, on a test basis, of
evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report, and the evaluation of accounting policies
and significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion as to whether, in all
material respects, the financial report is presented fairly in accordance with Accounting Standards, other mandatory
professional reporting requirements and the Corporations Act so as to present a view which is consistent with our
understanding of the Company's and the consolidated entity's financial position, and performance as represented by the
results of their operations and their cash flows.
The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.
AUDIT OPINION
In our opinion the financial report of the Company is in accordance with:-
a) the Corporations Act, including:
i) giving a true and fair view of the Company's and consolidated entity's financial position as at 31 December 2003
and of their performance for the financial year ended on that date; and
ii) complying with Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations; and
b) other mandatory professional requirements.
Rothsay
Chartered Accountants
G.R. Swan
Partner
Sydney, 27 February 2004
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Additional information included in accordance with Listing Rules of the Australian Stock Exchange
Limited. 36
1 - 1,000 2,366
1,001 - 5,000 921
5,001 - 10,000 524
10,001 -100,000 893
100,001 - over 125
4,829
There are 2,474 shareholders who hold less than a marketable parcel.
Voting rights are one vote per fully paid ordinary share
(b) The names of the substantial shareholders shown in the Company's Register are:
Shareholder Number of Shares
National Nominees Limited 28,530,903 20.955 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited 8,600,177 6.316
Golden Moment Resources Ltd 5,085,804 3.735 Eikofin BVBA 5,000,000 3.672 ANZ Nominees Limited 4,990,128
3.665 NEFCO Nominees Pty Ltd 4,667,920 3.428 Sydney Equities Pty Limited 4,100,000 3.011 Citicorp Nominees
Pty Limited 3,561,028 2.615 Resources Capital Fund III LP 2,440,000 1.792 Locksley Holdings Pty Ltd 1,720,739
1.263 WHI Securities Pty Ltd 1,550,000 1.138 Lampsac Pty Ltd 1,400,000 1.028 Cyrtha Corporation NV 1,000,000
0.734 Trust Company Superannuation Services Ltd 991,000 0.727 Tasman Asset Management Ltd 911,556 0.669 J
P Morgan Nominees Australia Limited 892,232 0.655 Mr Noel Christopher Spink 883,214 0.648 Moondance
Ventures Limited 858,000 0.630 Busschaert & Co 827,532 0.607 Leefab Pty Ltd 677,290 0.497 78,687,523 57.780
3. OPTION HOLDING AT 5 MARCH 2004 - ALKOB
1 - 1,000 493
1,001 - 5,000 262
5,001 - 10,000 23
10,001 -100,000 92
100,001 - over 21
891
National Nominees Limited 728,693 7.442 Bretred Pty Ltd 578,393 5.907 Mr Peter Costello 400,000 4.085 Mr
Richard Mitchell Dimond & Mrs Denise Rosslyn Dimond 400,000 4.085 Mr Noel Christopher Spink 374,974 3.829
Gundina Pty Ltd 350,000 3.574 Holdex Nominees Pty Ltd 250,000 2.553 Chippell Pty Ltd 250,000 2.553 Lampsac
Pty Ltd 208,400 2.128 Smew Pty Ltd 200,000 2.042 Brumac Pty Ltd 200,000 2.042 Mr Brian Anthony Conway
200,000 2.042 ANZ Nominees Limited 168,407 1.720 Mr John Colin Whelan & Mrs Carol Rose Whelan 165,000
1.685 Mr Hugh Donald McDougall & Mrs Elva Mary McDougall 149,911 1.531 B A Conway Pty Ltd 140,000 1.429
Trust Company Superannuation Services Ltd 135,329 1.382 R M Dimond & Associates Pty Ltd 116,000 1.184
Longo Pty Ltd 105,000 1.072 Telic Alcatel (Australia) Pty Ltd 105,000 1.072 5,225,107 53.357
Option Holding at 5 March 2024 - CSO
Total options exercisable at 35 cents each expiring 31 May 2005 3,000,000
Number of holders 3
Holdings of more than 20%
Goldtrek Pty Ltd 1,000,000
Mineral Administration Services Pty Ltd 1,000,000
Leefab Pty Ltd 1,000,000
5. RESTRICTED SECURITIES
As at the date of this report, there were no securities subject to restriction under the Listing Rules of Australian Stock
Exchange Limited.
The Board comprises 5 directors. The Chairman is executive and has a long association with the Company. The
Finance Director is responsible for the accounting, administration, financial and company secretarial areas and has
also had a long association with the Company. The Technical Director is responsible for all technical and geological
areas of the Company and has also been associated with the Company for a long period. None of the executive
directors are full-time employees but provide their services through their specialist consulting firms. Two other
directors are non-executive, and have extensive experience with the technical and financial aspects of the Company.
They also have a close affinity with the business of the Company. The Board consider it is best practice and in the
best interests of all shareholders for persons elected to the Board to make significant contributions to the Company
and its shareholders. The Board do not consider the Company to be of a size to warrant further non-executive
directors, nor do they consider it either economic or good practice to expand the Board just for the purposes of
cosmetics. It is a principle of the Company for its Board to comprise persons who have a specific interest in the
Company and in its future.
Details of the directors are set out in the Directors' Report under the heading "Particulars of Directors".
Directors are initially appointed by the full Board, subject to election by shareholders at the next general meeting and
re-election by rotation in accordance with statutory regulations.
The Company believes that the structure of the Board of this Company is such that it achieves Principle 2, Structure
of the Board to Add Value, in spite of the fact that a majority of the Board does not comprise independent directors. It
is further the opinion of the Board, that in order for the Board to add value, the Chairman should devote himself to
the Company on an executive basis and not on a part-time basis. The Company does not consider that a nomination
committee is justified as the whole Board carries out that task.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
The performance of non-executive directors is reviewed by the Chairman on an ongoing basis. Non-executive
directors are expected to spend at least 20 days a year preparing for, and attending, Board meetings and associated
activities.
INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE
Directors have the right, in connection with their duties and responsibilities as directors, to seek independent
professional advice at the Company's expense. Prior approval of the Chairman is required, which will not be
unreasonably withheld.
Recommendation 4
The Company has an audit committee that comprises the two non-executive directors of the Board. The Company
considers this is an appropriate structure to achieve the principles of recommendation 4, within the appropriate
economic boundaries and without interfering with the integrity of the principles. The Board has given the audit
committee all the power that the committee considers necessary to carry out its task, including right of access to all
management, all books and records and to the auditors. It is not considered necessary for a formal charter to be
produced.
The audit committee comprises Mr A.D. Lethlean, Chairman and Mr H.D. Kennedy. Qualifications of these directors
are included in the Directors' Report.
Recommendation 8
A performance evaluation is conducted by the whole Board on a continuing basis.
7. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
The consolidated entity is subject to significant environmental regulation in respect of its development, construction
and mining activities as set out below.
Mining
During the year there were inadvertent minor breaches of the requirements relating to certain environmental
restrictions at the Company's mine site operations at Peak Hill, NSW. Management has been working with the New
South Wales Environment Protection Authority to constantly monitor and rectify procedures to ensure compliance
with the regulatory requirements. The Company employs a full time environmental manager at the site.
Exploration
The Company is subject to environmental controls and restrictions on all its mineral exploration tenements relating to
any exploration activity on those tenements. No breaches of any environmental restrictions were recorded during the
year.
General
The consolidated entity aspires to the highest standards of environmental management and insists all its staff
maintain that standard.
Contact:
Sean Stengle
JDoe@ABC-Company.co w. 732.000.0000
c. 908.000.0000
Technology:
Completed social network including membership levels,
marketing/advertising engine and medical data retrieval for 70M users.
Encryption in place and database records for 1.2 million US doctors
which updates monthly.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 12, 2013
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* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event.
** Upfront premium is based on the diference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day
of execution.
*** Ratings are presented for credit default contracts in which the fund has sold protection on the underlying
referenced debt. Ratings for an underlying index represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included
in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available
at September 10, 2011. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.”
ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy
is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the fund’s investments. The three levels are defined
as follows:
Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.
Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are
observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
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* Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may difer from the fund’s
portfolio presentation.
At the start and close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities were not considered a significant
portion of the fund’s portfolio.
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian 161,8.9
Payable for investments purchased 2,559,26.
Payable for purchases of delayed delivery securities (Note 1) 198,880,5,0
Payable for shares of the fund repurchased 5,.98,592
Payable for compensation of Manager (Note 2) 5.4,69.
Payable for custodian fees (Note 2) 60,,86
Payable for investor servicing fees (Note 2) ,48,.12
Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2) ,44,666
Payable for administrative services (Note 2) 5,,56
Payable for distribution fees (Note 2) .94,852
Payable for variation margin (Note 1) 1,206,105
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 1) 1,116,8.4
Premium received on OTC swap contracts (Note 1) 1..,258
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1) 4,221,228
TBA sale commitments, at value (proceeds receivable $,9,,.9,219) (Note 1) ,9,,.9,219
Collateral on securities loaned, at value (Note 1) 2,90,,561
Collateral on certain derivative contracts, at value (Note 1) 5,.60,000
Other accrued expenses 284,1..
Total liabilities 264,577,359
REPRESENTED BY
Paid-in capital (Unlimited shares authorized) (Notes 1 and 4) $1,256,091,109
Undistributed net investment income (Note 1) 6,161,,01
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions (Note 1) (86,.,,,021)
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies 155,608,.41
Total — Representing net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding $1,331,128,130
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*On single retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more the ofering price is reduced.
**Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
EXPENSES
Compensation of Manager (Note 2) 7,,21,376
Investor servicing fees (Note 2) 2,316,68.
Custodian fees (Note 2) 189,,18
Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2) 116,717
Distribution fees (Note 2) .,.11,525
Administrative services (Note 2) 37,773
Other 529,,99
Total expenses 14,622,192
Expense reduction (Note 2) (29,616)
Net expenses 14,592,576
Net realized gain on investments (net of foreign tax of $7,,2.) (Notes 1 and 3) .7,5.3,778
Net realized gain on swap contracts (Note 1) 15,689,,55
Net realized gain on futures contracts (Note 1) 27,.97,.52
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions (Note 1) (115,682)
Net realized gain on written options (Notes 1 and 3) 512,9.2
Net unrealized depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies during the year (2,236,96,)
Net unrealized appreciation of investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options,
and TBA sale commitments during the year ..,157,9.1
Net gain on investments 133,048,526
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year 1,,10,,54,240 1,22,,75,,596
End of year (including undistributed net investment income
of $6,161,,01 and distributions in excess of net investment
income of $5,72,,446, respectively) $1,331,128,130 $1,310,354,240
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Financial highlights (Continued)
* Not annualized.
† For the period July 3, 2012 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2012.
a Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of the weighted average number of shares
outstanding during the period.
b Total return assumes dividend reinvestment and does not reflect the efect of sales charges.
c Includes amounts paid through expense ofset and/or brokerage/service arrangements (Note 2).
d Portfolio turnover excludes TBA purchase and sale transactions.
e Reflects a non-recurring reimbursement related to restitution amounts in connection with a distribution plan
approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which amounted to less than $0.01 per share
outstanding on July 21, 2011. Also reflects a non-recurring reimbursement related to short-term trading related
lawsuits, which amounted to less than $0.01 per share outstanding on May 11, 2011.
f Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
g Reflects an involuntary contractual expense limitation in efect during the period. As a result of such limitation and/or
waivers, the expenses of each class reflect a reduction of the following amounts:
Percentage of
average net assets
September 30, 2010 0.02%
September 30, 2009 0.12
h The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments
for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the
investments of the fund.
i Includes interest accrued in connection with certain terminated derivative contracts, which amounted to 0.10% of
average net assets as of September 30, 2009.
Investors:
Founder, Friends & Family
Contact Details: John A Doe (e) JDoe@ABC Company.co (p) 732.000.0000
Business Summary: ABC Company is the only social network platform using
big-data to automatically connect newly diagnosed patients directly with those who've
been through the same diagnosis, tests, and treatments, and procedures. ABC
Company crowdsources health information to determine what path will likely result in
the best outcomes and what costs will be associated with that recovery plan. Facts
about outcomes, and social support, delivered direct to the newly diagnosed patients.
Customer Problem: According to the CDC almost 1 out of every 2 adults had at
least 1 chronic illness. According to PEW Internet research, in a September 2012
survey 72% of internet users searched online for health information. Currently, no
platform exists that can match these searchers with peers by providers they have seen,
medication they have been prescribed, treatment administered, or a combination of
criteria. No current platform can determine reported best outcomes from "downstream"
patients who have been through or are managing the same condition.
Target Market: Our target market consists of health information searchers (72% of
internet users) that have accessible electronic health records. Currently, ABC
Company is capable of being utilized by 100 Million people in the United States with
more coming as the county continues its moves towards electronic health information.
Marketing Strategy: ABC Company has a four part approach to marketing of the
platform which include: (1) direct internet approach consisting of backlinks, bloggers,
keyword campaigns, SEO, newsletters, banners, and press releases (2) print media
approach including awards for care providers displayed in waiting rooms. (3) alliances
with insurers, and providers with lives under management. (4) TV campaigns to
increase public awareness.