diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 231a96d..2d819e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 ## Development
 
 Changes:
+*   Update table suppression when totals are true for pivot table ([#165](https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/pull/165))
+*   Fix the problem of shape mismatch when there are two columns and the aggfunc is count or sum ([#167](https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/pull/167))
+*   Remove all files and folders created during testing ([#168](https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/pull/168))
+*   Create an example notebook with simple examples of acro ([#170](https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/pull/170))
+*   Add support for histogram ([#176](https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/pull/176))
+*   Add inherited members from acro_tables and acro_regression to the sphinx docs ([#177](https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/pull/177))
+*   Update the R help function ([#178](https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/pull/178))
+*   Update the finalise function by checking the provided folder name and ask for new one if it exists ([#179](https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/pull/179))
+*   Add histogram and survival analysis to R ([#182](https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/pull/182))
 
 ## Version 0.4.3 (Sep 22, 2023)
 
diff --git a/acro/acro_tables.py b/acro/acro_tables.py
index 0318f36..7988e0f 100644
--- a/acro/acro_tables.py
+++ b/acro/acro_tables.py
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ def pivot_table(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-locals
         (hierarchical indexes) on the index and columns of the result
         DataFrame.
 
+        To provide consistent behaviour with different aggregation functions,
+        'empty' rows or columns -i.e. that  are all NaN or 0 (count,sum) are removed.
+
         Parameters
         ----------
         data : DataFrame
@@ -307,6 +310,29 @@ def pivot_table(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-locals
             sort,
         )
 
+        # delete empty rows and columns from table
+        deleted_rows = []
+        deleted_cols = []
+        # define empty columns and rows using boolean masks
+        empty_cols_mask = table.sum(axis=0) == 0
+        empty_rows_mask = table.sum(axis=1) == 0
+
+        deleted_cols = list(table.columns[empty_cols_mask])
+        table = table.loc[:, ~empty_cols_mask]
+        deleted_rows = list(table.index[empty_rows_mask])
+        table = table.loc[~empty_rows_mask, :]
+
+        # create a message with the deleted column's names
+        comments = []
+        if deleted_cols:
+            msg_cols = ", ".join(str(col) for col in deleted_cols)
+            comments.append(f"Empty columns: {msg_cols} were deleted.")
+        if deleted_rows:
+            msg_rows = ", ".join(str(row) for row in deleted_rows)
+            comments.append(f"Empty rows: {msg_rows} were deleted.")
+        if comments:
+            logger.info(" ".join(comments))
+
         # suppression masks to apply based on the following checks
         masks: dict[str, DataFrame] = {}
 
@@ -387,6 +413,7 @@ def pivot_table(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-locals
             summary=summary,
             outcome=outcome,
             output=[table],
+            comments=comments,
         )
         return table
 
diff --git a/test/test_initial.py b/test/test_initial.py
index aecfe63..66a5051 100644
--- a/test/test_initial.py
+++ b/test/test_initial.py
@@ -169,6 +169,39 @@ def test_pivot_table_cols(data, acro):
     shutil.rmtree(PATH)
 
 
+def test_pivot_table_with_aggfunc_sum(data, acro):
+    """Test the pivot table with two columns and aggfunc sum."""
+    acro = ACRO(suppress=False)
+    _ = acro.pivot_table(
+        data,
+        index="year",
+        columns=["grant_type", "survivor"],
+        values="inc_grants",
+        aggfunc="sum",
+    )
+    _ = acro.pivot_table(
+        data,
+        index=["grant_type", "survivor"],
+        columns="year",
+        values="inc_grants",
+        aggfunc="sum",
+    )
+    acro.add_exception("output_0", "Let me have it")
+    acro.add_exception("output_1", "I need this output")
+    results: Records = acro.finalise(PATH)
+    output_0 = results.get_index(0)
+    output_1 = results.get_index(1)
+    comment_0 = (
+        "Empty columns: ('N', 'Dead in 2015'), ('R/G', 'Dead in 2015') were deleted."
+    )
+    comment_1 = (
+        "Empty rows: ('N', 'Dead in 2015'), ('R/G', 'Dead in 2015') were deleted."
+    )
+    assert output_0.comments == [comment_0]
+    assert output_1.comments == [comment_1]
+    shutil.rmtree(PATH)
+
+
 def test_ols(data, acro):
     """Ordinary Least Squares test."""
     new_df = data[["inc_activity", "inc_grants", "inc_donations", "total_costs"]]