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The statistical measurement of services: recent international achievements and what next?

The statistical measurement of services: recent international achievements and what next?. William Cave OECD Statistics Directorate. The rise of services?. Ubiquity and diversity Break the problem down Expanding base of information Outsourcing raises the visibility of services

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The statistical measurement of services: recent international achievements and what next?

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  1. The statistical measurement of services: recent international achievements and what next? William Cave OECD Statistics Directorate ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  2. The rise of services? • Ubiquity and diversity • Break the problem down • Expanding base of information • Outsourcing raises the visibility of services • Internationalisation aspects • ICT progress enables: • new forms of business organisation • more remote delivery for certain services (offshoring) • further internationalisation of production • new kinds of services • Co-location of customer and supplier remains important • Importance of regulatory environment…. ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  3. Services trade negotiations and agreements • GATS 1995 • Regional trade agreements: EU, NAFTA, Andean Community … • 4 modes of supply: • Cross-border; consumption abroad; commercial presence; presence of persons • Market access • Regulatory barriers • Doha round ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  4. Other policy issues related to services • Competitiveness • Sectoral regulation (e.g. health, legal, insurance, telecoms, gambling..) • Need to measure growth/ comparable national accounts • Productivity growth • Offshoring concerns • Services generate employment –which ones? • Monetary policy needs short-term indicators • How many work permits for foreign service workers? • Efficiency of infrastructure services ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  5. Which services have expanded their contribution to national GVA? • Expansion of ICT, professional, scientific, business services, personal, cultural, and financial services in domestic economy ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  6. Internationalisation of services FDI ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  7. International Trade in Services: Growth by service? ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  8. International Trade in Services: Growth v GDP? ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  9. International trade in services v FATS ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  10. Progress in international methodological work 1 • 1993 SNA Rev 1 (BPM6 revisions) • R&D * • Originals and copies * • Leases and licenses * • Goods for processing and merchanting * • Financial and insurance services * • SNA/ISIC 4 high-level aggregations • Guidelines for non-market output • SPEs ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  11. Progress in international methodological work 2 • Classifications ISIC 4 , CPC 2 • Increased international comparability • Information sector • ICT friendly • More detail in services • CPC elaborates IP products • International trade in services • BPM6 • Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services • Revise EBOPS • FATS + classification • More on modes of supply ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  12. Progress in international methodological work 3 • Multinationals and FDI • HEGI 2005 • Eurostat FATS Recommendations Manual 2007 • Benchmark Definition 4 planned 2008 • Short-term indicators • ISP Compilation manual OECD 2007 • Service PPIs • Voorburg Group • SPPI Methodological guide OECD-Eurostat 2006 • New definitions of ICT ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  13. What Next? • Implementation of revised and new frameworks • SNA,ISIC,MSITS …. • Research on intellectual property? • Price and volume in services work remains a priority • Services that are partly private and partly public sector e.g. Health, education, cultural services etc • Internationalisation - trade in services – FATS - modes of delivery • Improving product information • Defining national priority areas by sector • How to improve use of data sources – Registers, surveys, admin sources, private sector sources and data linking ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

  14. The EndThank you for your attention Contact hotline: STD.servstat@oecd.org ICES III Montreal 18-21 June 2007 Session 4

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