ORGANISATION DE COOPÉRATION ET DE DEVELOPMENT ÉCONOMIQUES
OECD
OCDE
ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
OECD-Eurostat Expert Meeting on
Trade-in services Statistics
Agenda item 18
Updating the Manual on Statistics of
International Trade in Services
Presentation by OECD Statistics Directorate
STATISTICS DIRECTORATE –
INTERNATIONAL TRADE &
STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS
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Updating MSITS
• Already agreed in principle by ITFSITS with
approximate timetable
• MSITS published 2002 by EC, IMF, OECD, WTO,
UN, UNCTAD
• But to maintain relevance will need to reflect SNA,
BPM5, HEGI, ISIC, CPC and other developments
• E.g. EBOPS is an elaboration/disaggregation of
BOPS with same structure
• Update limited in scope
• Can envisage some improvements
• E.g. expansion of guidance on measuring Mode 4
STATISTICS DIRECTORATE INTERNATIONAL TRADE &
STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS
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Draft timetable
• Inputs:
•
2005 Handbook on Economic Globalisation
Indicators (HEGI) published
• December 2005 – April 2006 invitation for
proposals and questionnaire regarding
- i) revised EBOPS
– ii) on issues to be included in scope
• March 2006 Revised ISIC and CPC Final
• End 2006 Revised BPM5 first draft?
• End 2008 Revised BPM5 final Draft, on IMF
website, subject only to editing.
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STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS
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Draft timetable 2
• Production:
• June to December 2006 TF Review issues for revised
MSITS and draft (annotated) outline of revised MSITS
including EBOPS. Draft Chapter on Mode 4
• February to June 2007 Consultations on revised EBOPS
and outline of revised MSITS.
• July 2007 – March 2008 TF to review comments; draft
revised MSITS; revise concordances
• April - July 2008 world-wide consultation on draft revised
MSITS
• September – December 2008 TF to review comments and
draft final submission to UNSC 2009
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STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS
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Draft timetable 3
• Publication:
• April – December 2009 produce
publication
• 2010 Publication of MSITS rev 1
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STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS
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For discussion
• To be discussed by ITFSITS on 16 Sept,
who will begin to prepare consultation
document.
• Delegates are invited to comment on the
draft plans and suggest any issues for
update.
• Are delegations able to volunteer any
assistance with the MSITS updating project?
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STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS
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