OECD collection of Trade in services data

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OECD collection of Trade in services data

• Trade and Globalisation Statistics
• OECD Statistics Directorate

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Trade in services data availability at OECD

• Two annual databases on Statistics on
  International Trade in Services are available at
  the OECD
• Trade in Services by Category of Services (TIS)
• Trade in Services by Partner Country (TISP)
• The reference framework for both is the Manual on
  Statistics of International Trade in Services
  (MSITS 2002), currently under revision

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Data dissemination(TIS database)

• Data are disseminated via paper or in electronic
  format
• Paper format
• OECD countries
• Items covered
• All EBOPS items
• Main items of the Current account (BoP)
• Main items of the Capital and Financial Account
  (BoP)
• Electronic format
• OECD countries BRIICS countries
• Items covered
• All EBOPS items
• Main items of the Current account (BoP)
• Main items of the Capital and Financial Account
  (BoP)
• Memorandum items
• 5 partners (World, Extra EU15, Extra EU25, Extra
  EU27, Extra Euro Area)

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Data dissemination(TISP database)

• Data are disseminated via paper or in electronic
  format
• Paper format
• 28 OECD countries (no Switzerland and Iceland)
  Hong Kong (non OECD member)
• Main EBOPS items
• Total
• Transportation
• Travel
• Other Commercial Services
• Government
• 82 partners
• Electronic format
• 28 OECD countries (no Switzerland and Iceland)
  2 non OECD member countries (Hong Kong and
  Russian Federation)
• All EBOPS items Memorandum items
• 276 partners

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Data collection(TIS and TISP database)

• EU countries
• EUROSTAT provides data to OECD
• Other member countries
• Hong Kong (non OECD member) and Germany for
  TISP
• OECD collects information sending an Excel
  questionnaire covering all the EBOPS items plus
  the Memorandum items
• Russian Federation (non OECD member)
• National sources
• Accession countries Chile, Estonia, Israel,
  Russia, Slovenia
• Trade in services data are currently being
  investigated

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Update cycles(TIS and TISP database)
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Availability of principal categories of services
in 2009
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Availability of partner country data for 2006
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Partner country data available from non-OECD
sources
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Revision of the Manual on Statistics of
International Trade in Services (MSITS)

• MSITS first published in 2002
• Aim provide clearer, more detailed and
  comprehensive guidance for the measurement of
  service
• Task Force on Statistics of ITS plans to produce
  and updated MSITS by the end of 2009 for approval
  by UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) in 2010

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Main Changes to the Manual

• Incorporation of BPM6 and 2008 SNA changes
• EBOPS reviewed limited change, still a
  disaggregation of the trade in services
  classification
• Foreign affiliates statistics text aligned with
  recently published BD4
• Measurement of modes of supply of services
  discussed in new Chapter 5

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Main Revisions to the Manual (Continued)

• Revision of other linked frameworks (tourism
  satellite account methodological information)
  incorporated into the text
• Incorporation of changes in the activity (ISIC)
  and product classifications (CPC)
• Incorporation of an online analytical annex

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Challenges

• Broaden coverage and scope together with data
  providers
• Promote earlier availability of summary and
  detailed data
• Facilitate implementation of BPM6 recommendations
  (compilation guidance)
• Fine-tune inter-agency consistency (inter alia
  forthcoming MoU OECD-UNSD)
• Integrated product list goods and services

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Thank you