eurostat news Quarterly 3 D 1984 Money and finances 1-1984 ISSN 0255-6510 (EN/FR) Format A 4, 79 pages, price BFR 1 100 (annual subscription) This new quarterly publication summarizes various financial statistics concerning the Community, the USA and Japan. A detailed introduction with methodological notes precedes the statistical data which are divided into three parts: 1. Structural indicators: They compromise combinations of economic indicators — on an annual basis — which highlight the main characteristics of the national economies. 2. European Monetary System: Various aspects of the mechanism of the EMS are presented. 3. Current statistics: This is the most important part of the publication containing time series of the main financial indicators (money supply, interest rates, reserves, etc.). eurostat news NEWS ITEMS Departure of the Director-General of Eurostat 3 The work of Eurostat in 1983Some experiences in the use of microcomputers within statistical processing systems: A pilot project carried out by the Balance of Payments Section 10 Foreign trade indices: Some methodological considerations 13 'The Community's finances': Some comments on the latest edition of D. Strasser's book7 Parliamentary questions8 PUBLICATIONS Published 22 To be published 2Periodicals 29 Editor: Mr Aristotelis Bouratsis, JMO B3/087A, Tel. 4301/2046 Secretariat and dissemination: JMO B3/092, Tel.