1. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Progress in expansion of partner country data Fabiana Cerasa OECD Statistics Directorate Agenda Item 19 a Agenda …, STD/SES/TAGS; 1 st WPTGS Meeting 22.-24.09.2008, Paris

2. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics OECD collection of partner country data OECD has been collecting and publishing international trade in services data by partner country since 2002 OECD collects and publishes partner country data for: –all the OECD countries, except Switzerland and Iceland (28 countries, 72% of world exports) –some large non-member countries (3 countries, 4% of total exports) Hong Kong, Russian Federation, Brazil Partner country data for accession countries (Chile, Estonia, Israel, Russia, Slovenia) are currently being investigated and questionnaires have been sent. 2

3. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Data dissemination Data are disseminated via paper or in electronic format Paper format: –OECD countries (no Switzerland and Iceland) + Hong Kong –Main categories of services (Total, Transportation, Travel, Other Commercial Services, Government) –81 partners Electronic format: –OECD countries (no Switzerland and Iceland) + Hong Kong + Brazil + Russian Federation –All EBOPS items + Memorandum item –276 partners 3

4. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Data collection EU countries: Eurostat provides data to OECD Other member countries + Hong Kong + Germany: OECD collects information sending an Excel questionnaire covering all the EBOPS items plus the memorandum items. Brazil + Russian Federation: National sources 4

5. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Progress in the database Since 2007 a rolling update has been implemented on the TISP database to improve the timeliness of the electronic publication This year the electronic database will be expanded to include Brazil 5

6. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Partner country data available from non-OECD sources 6

7. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Next questionnaire will be sent in December Do the tables correctly reflect the availability of trade in services by partner country? Are any countries planning to report Partner country data in the near future? Are there any other comments or suggestions on the TISP data collection and dissemination process? 7

8. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Thank you for your attention fabiana.cerasa@oecd.org 8