Progress Report for Canada Note: In Appendix 1, AN/A@ is used when indicators are Anot applicable@, especially those which are most relevant to developing countries. In those sections where the symbol A-A is used, it is to indicate either that statistics are not officially compiled or that national surveys or other data collection methods do not exist for the given indicator. AAlternate indicators@ are comparable indicators that will be used when the specific indicators requested are unavailable or not collected.