Working Party on International Trade in Goods and
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Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Services Statistics – WPTGS Paris, 22 -24 September 2008 UN Service. Trade database Data collection, processing and dissemination Report by United Nations Statistics Division United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division 1
Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Services Statistics – WPTGS Paris, 22 -24 September 2008 UN Service. Trade database a) In 2001, call for worldwide collection of trade in services statistics (UN Stat Commission); b) In 2005, UNSD starts development of UN Service. Trade database; c) In 2006, UNSD starts worldwide collection of trade in services statistics; – – Mo. U with Eurostat No duplication with OECD d) In 2008, UNSD receives basic datasets from 100 countries, of which 46 with partners – (includes 33 datasets from Eurostat) United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division 2
Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Services Statistics – WPTGS Paris, 22 -24 September 2008 United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division 3
Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Services Statistics – WPTGS Paris, 22 -24 September 2008 Countries (areas) with EBOPS by Partner data Bhutan Korea Republic of Russian Federation Swaziland Tunisia Australia Belarus Canada Hong Kong SAR China Moldova Republic of New Zealand Puerto Rico Singapore Ukraine United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division 4
Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Services Statistics – WPTGS Paris, 22 -24 September 2008 Countries with EBOPS only (from NSO) Kyrgyzstan Malawi Marshall Islands Peru Philippines Rwanda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Senegal Tuvalu United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division 5
Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Services Statistics – WPTGS Paris, 22 -24 September 2008 Countries with EBOPS only (from Central Bank) Jamaica Solomon Islands South Africa Swaziland Tajikistan Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Montenegro Uganda Uruguay Venezuela Qatar Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of) Kazakhstan Syrian Arab Republic Mauritius Mexico Mongolia Kuwait Mozambique Nicaragua Pakistan United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division 6
Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Services Statistics – WPTGS Paris, 22 -24 September 2008 UN Service. Trade database ØTo facilitate calculations of regional and world totals for trade in services by main service categories, UNSD added IMF’s BOP service components to UN Service. Trade for non-reporting countries. ØUNSD will discuss with IMF the possibility of including BOP service data early in the most recent year and then replace these data when more detailed EBOPS data become available. This would make UN Service. Trade more timely. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division 7
Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Services Statistics – WPTGS Paris, 22 -24 September 2008 Thank you for your attention United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division 8
