India - Trade Survey , January 1997 - December 1997, NSS 53rd Round

This block has been designed to record all purchase and sale transactions of the trading enterprise under survey during the reference month. The block contains 7 columns. Columns 1 & 2 shows commodity group codes and the corresponding descriptions for 73 specified commodity groups. The units in which the commod­ities are purchased or sold are also printed in col.3 of the block. If it is found that the units for purchase and sale of a particular commodity are not same, necessary conversion may be made so that the quantity figures can be expressed in the same specified unit. Columns 4 and 5 will record the quantity and values of the commodity purchased. Similarly, columns 6 and 7 will record the quantity and values of the commodity sold. It may be noted that the commodities purchased during the month may not be sold fully within the month. Neither it can be assured that the total sale of the reference month are resulting from the current month's purchase.This is due to the existence of stock at the beginning and end of the month. The value figures in columns 5 and 7 are to be recorded in whole no. of rupees. Quantity fig­ures may be given in one place of decimal. For certain commodity groups the units as well as the quantity columns have been crossed. In sush cases only values are to be recorded.

It is to be mentioned here that the purchase/sale price for a commodity group will mean average price at which the com­modities of the group were purchased/sold at last transaction. For credit purchase/sale full values of the commodities traded are to be considered. Purchase price will include transport charges, sales tax,octroi and any other incidental charges mixed up with the cost of commodities. Similarly, sale price will include excise duties and other incidental charges to sales. But both the prices will be net of any discount,rebate or allowances which are given by the suppliers to the traders or by the traders to the customers.