Suppression

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001899",
  "term": "Suppression",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "When the statistics disclose a company's shipments of a particular commodity to or from a specific country, it may be necessary to suppress quantity and/or shipping weight data. Similarly, when disclosure occurs on a worldwide basis, it may be necessary to suppress shipping weight and/or quantity data for shipments of one commodity to or from all countries. See Disclosure above.",
  "subject": "Foreign trade",
  "see_also": [
    "Disclosure Limitation",
    "Statistics about Foreign Trade"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/suppression/"
}