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MSITS Chapter V – Trade in Services Statistics by Mode of Supply

MSITS Chapter V – Trade in Services Statistics by Mode of Supply. Contact: Andreas.Maurer@wto.org. GATS. Trade in Services Statistics by Mode of Supply BOP/trade negotiators -- tourism example GATS MoS/Understanding mode 4

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MSITS Chapter V – Trade in Services Statistics by Mode of Supply

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  1. MSITS Chapter V – Trade in Services Statistics by Mode of Supply Contact: Andreas.Maurer@wto.org

  2. GATS • Trade in Services Statistics by Mode of Supply • BOP/trade negotiators -- tourism example • GATS MoS/Understanding mode 4 • value of trade/additional analytical needs (number of persons) • Simplified allocation to modes of supply • Tourism and migration statistics

  3. GATS Compilers of Statistics BOP/FATS TradeNegotiators • Trade in services statistics • By service sectors • By partner • By modes of supply

  4. GATS An example: Tourism sector 4 modes of supplying services Negotiating list GNS/W/120: Hotels and restaurants Travel agencies and tour operator services Tourist guide services Other services Mode 2↓BOP Travel Foreign tourist guides (mode 4) Affiliates of hotelchains (mode 3) Foreign managers/ intra-corporate transferees (mode 4) Sales of tourism operators (mode 1) but

  5. GATS Develop practices to separately identify modes in EBOPS • Information needs for assessing trade in services by modes of supply • Value of services exports or imports • More specific variables (market access), e.g FDI or number of persons moving (flow) or present (stock) • Simplified approach: • either dominant mode → e.g. telecommunications (mode 1) • or no dominant mode → e.g. computer consultant (mode 1 and 4) • waste-treatment (mode 2 and 4) • construction (mode 3 and 4) • → Most significant mode of supply

  6. Options to assess Mode 4 delivery in surveys Mode 1 Mode 4 1.Did the service delivery involve physical presence of service provider? Yes? Then, how was most of the service value delivered (time/resources)? Mostly by fax, email, etc. Natural person at the end (e.g. to supervise) The person’s knowledge was essential to deliver the service 2. Require in specific surveys allocation by each GATS mode of supply 3. Require estimated share of inputs for the service trade related to mode 4

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  9. Mode 4, migration and tourism statistics Categories of the UN Recommendations on Statistics of International Migration, revision 1: Migrant categories Non-migrant categories

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