International Trade in Services

OECD's work on trade in services statistics is based on the needs of trade policy analysis and trade negotiations for detailed, relevant and internationally comparable information on trade by type of service, by direction of trade flows and mode of delivery.

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First meeting of the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS), Paris, 22-24 September 2008

from 22-Sep-2008 to 24-Sep-2008

The first meeting of the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS) will be held in Paris on 22-24 September 2008 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris.

Merchandise trade quarterly volume growth falls in fourth quarter 2007

30-Apr-2008

Quarterly trade volume growth on the fourth quarter 2007 turned negative in the Group of Seven countries with -0.2% for exports and -1.0% for imports. Quarterly volume growth of the EU-15 countries with third countries declined even more markedly with -1.5% for exports and -1.4% for imports. On a year-on-year basis, G7 trade slowed to 3.5% for exports and 1.6% for imports.

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This publication shows the value of each member country's exports and imports of services by type of service.

OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services: Detailed Tables by Service Category, 1996-2005, 2007 Edition

This publication provides partner country breakdowns for trade in services as a whole, transport services, travel, other commercial services and government services (balance of payments basis).

OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services: Detailed Tables by Partner Country 2001-2004

Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services

This Manual, a joint publication of six agencies: the UN, EC, IMF, OECD, UNCTAD, and WTO. A consultation document with a questionnaire on issues for the updating of the Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services, which is planned to be completed in 2009, has been circulated worldwide.

Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services