MSITS Chapter V
–
Trade in Services Statistics by
Mode of Supply
Contact: Andreas.Maurer@wto.org
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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
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GATS
Compilers of
Statistics
BOP/FATS
Trade Negotiators
Trade in services statistics
• By service sectors
• By partner
• By modes of supply
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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)
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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
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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
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GATS
Simplified allocation of FATS and EBOPS data to modes of supply
Modes of supply
1
2
3
4
1 and 4 2 and 4 3 and 4
Foreign Affiliates Statistics (by service product using EBOPS; if not possible by service activity using ICFA)
Services sales/output (by type of sevice)
X
Balance of Payments (by service product using EBOPS)
Manufacturing serv. on physical inputs owned by others
Maintenance and repair services n.i.e.
Transport
 Passenger
 Freight
 Post and courier services
 Other
Serv. to domestic carriers in foreign ports (and vice-versa)
Other
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Travel
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



X
Goods
Local transport services
Accommodation services
Food-serving services
Other services
X
X
X
X
Telecommunication, computer and information services
 Telecommunication services
 Computer services
 Information services
X
X
X
X
Construction
X
 Goods
 Services
Insurance and pension services
Financial services
X
X
X
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GATS
Simplified allocation of FATS and EBOPS data to modes of supply
Modes of supply
1
2
3
4
1 and 4 2 and 4 3 and 4
Charges for the use of intellectual property




Licenses to reproduce and/or distribute computer software
Licenses to reproduce and/or distribute audiovisual products
Charges for use of outcomes of research and development
Franchises and trademarks licensing fees
X
Other business services
 Research and development services
 Professional and management consulting services
 Technical, trade-related and other business services
Architectural, engineering, scientific, other technical serv.
Waste treatment, de-pollution, agricultural, mining services
o Waste treatment and de-pollution
o Services incidental to agriculture
o Services incidental to mining
 Operational leasing services
 Trade-related services
 Other business services, n.i.e.
X
X
X
X
X
X
x
X
X
X
Personal, cultural and recreational services
Government goods and services n.i.e.
X
 Government goods n.i.e., Credits and debits
 Government services n.i.e., Credits
 Government services n.i.e., Debits
 Commercial services purchased in host economies
o Government units in diplomatic and similar enclaves
o Personnel from home economy and dependants
 Other commercial services n.i.e purchased by government
 Non-commercial services acquired by government
Estimated distribution (wholesale, retail trade) services
X
X
X
X
X
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Mode 4, migration and tourism statistics
Purpose of trip or migration
Visitors
Personal
Holiday, leisure and recreation
Visiting friends and relatives
Education and training
Shopping
Etc.
Business and professional
(no employer-employee relationship with
entity established in compiling economy)
Contractual service supply
a
- self-employed
- employed
Intra-corporate transfer
Serv. salespersons/ commercial pres.
Other
Employment (migrant workers, employmentbased settlement)
Intra corporate transfer
Directly recruited by a foreign
established company
International civil servants
Other
Trainees
Family reunification/formation
a
Etc.
Length of stay of individuals
Less than 3
3 to 12
more than 12
months
months
months
International
Recommendations on
Tourism Statistics 2008
X
x
X
X
X
X
X
x
x
x
x
x
x
X
x
X
Categories of the
UN Recommendations
on Statistics of
International
Migration, revision 1:
Migrant
categories
Non-migrant
categories
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