International Trade in Goods and Services Statistics

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International Trade in Goods and Services Statistics (ITGS)

This course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of international trade in goods and services statistics. It offers practical advice on data sources and techniques for compiling these statistics, based on the BPM7 and the Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services 2010 Compilers Guide (MSITS 2010 CG).

The course consists of a series of lectures, workshops, and plenary discussions on country practices, covering concepts, sources, and methods for compiling international trade in goods and services statistics. It addresses challenges in compiling statistics for certain categories, such as manufacturing services, merchanting, insurance, financial services, and construction, emphasizing their treatment and recording in the BOP. Participants gain insights into the analytical uses of statistics on international trade in goods and services.

Topic : Macroeconomic Statistics

Target Audience

Officials whose main responsibility is compiling balance of payments (BOP), international merchandise trade statistics, and/or international trade in services statistics. Participants should be familiar with the methodology of the Balance of Payments and Integrated International Investment Position Manual, seventh edition (BPM7).

Qualifications

Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or statistics or equivalent experience; have at least one year of experience in collecting and processing source data on goods and/or services and/or in compiling BOP statistics.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Explain the compilation of international trade in goods and services accounts related to the BOP.
Identify new data sources that could improve the compilation of statistics on international trade in goods and services.
Apply appropriate statistical techniques for dealing with complex methodological and compilation issues in compiling statistics on international trade.
Identify data gaps in and set up a strategy for the compilation of digital trade in line with the BPM7 and the Handbook on Measuring Digital Trade, second edition.
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