ITIS

Abstract

International trade in services statistics are a part of the balance of payments framework, and are also used for National Accounts. Balance of payments international trade in services statistics are also closely related to the statistics on the Activities of Multinational Enterprises (AMNE): while balance of payments trade in services data reflect those international trade transactions that are delivered via WTO GATS Modes of Supply 1 (cross-border supply), 2 (consumption abroad) and 4 (presence of natural persons), the AMNE statistics (also called Foreign Affiliate Statistics (FATS)) reflect Mode 3 (commercial presence). Finally, international trade in services statistics are an important input for the production of the inter-country input output table that underpins the WTO-OECD Trade in Value Added database.