MSITS Chapter V Trade in Services Statistics

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

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

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

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

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 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. Mode 1 Natural person at the end (e. g. to supervise) The person’s knowledge was essential to deliver the service Mode 4 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 7

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Mode 4, migration and tourism statistics Categories of the UN Recommendations on Statistics of International Migration, revision 1: Migrant categories Non-migrant categories 10