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WTO International Trade Statistics 2008. Chapter III “International Trade in Services by category”. Highlights Estimates of exports/imports by sector for the world and by selected region - Leading/major exporters and importers by sector and selected subsectors
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WTO International Trade Statistics 2008 Chapter III “International Trade in Services by category” • Highlights • Estimates of exports/imports by sector for the worldand by selected region • - Leading/major exporters and importers by sectorand selected subsectors • Data on bilateral trade in services by sectorand selected subsectors Annex tables - Trade in commercial services - FATS inward and outward sales Chapter I
Example • “Other business services” (BOP) • Table III.33 • World exports of other business services by region • Table III. 34 • Major exporters and importers of other business services • Table III. 35 • Exports of other business services of selected economies by destination • Table III.36 • Trade in other business services by category in selected economies http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/its2008_e/its08_toc_e.htm
WTO Statistics Database • Free • Online • Interactive English only • By country, region, economic group, world • Total commercial services • Transportation services • Travel • Other commercial services 1980-2008 http://stat.wto.org/Home/WSDBHome.aspx?Language=E
LIMITS of the WTO Online SDB 1) Partial TIS data coverage - No bilateral trade flows • No breakdown of “other commercial services” 2) No built-in options for data manipulation Scope for improvement!