A Vision for The Future

International Trade

Information Systems in 2020

andreas.maurer@wto.org

The world has changed !?!

• Measure of international trade– Conceptual framework

• System of National Accounts - 2008 SNA• Balance of Payments - BPM6• IMTS - IMTS 2010• MSITS - MSITS 2010

– BOP– FATS– Modes of Supply

– Classifications (CPC Ver.2, ISIC, Rev.4, HS2007, SITC, Rev.4, BEC, Business functions?)

Institutional Arrangements

• Within countries, close co-operation between all national agencies involved in compilation of statistics on int’l. trade in goods and services, with clear responsibilities, aligned work plans and binding work arrangements

Data production -- goods

• Identification number to link international transactions with business registers

• Data elements and customs records• Use of administrative data sources (register

linkages or integrated enterprise surveys available in data warehouses)

Data production -- services

• Resident/non-resident – BOP+• More detail (CPC…)• Data collection frameworks– Coordinated for both goods and services to provide

info on trade, production, and prices– Business functions, producer confidence…– Regular FATS data compilation

• Link with other statistical domains (avoid stove-pipe…)

Data dissemination

• Harmonised data dissemination schedules• Trade data by enterprise characteristics,

according to CPC, ISIC and partner• Allocation of services transactions to MoS • Trade and business statistics linkages for

studies on TVA• Intra-firm trade, Mode of Transport

Challenges

• Separate compilation efforts

• Resource allocations

• Confidentiality