Looking for a data on global service exports.

June 22, 2006 6:08 PM

Could anyone direct me to a comprehensive study of global service exports? In particular, I want see service exports in terms of type of export, and then broken down by country and region.

I attend a University so I have access to journal articles and books which could be refered to (just give me searchable information such as the author, title).

There are a few links that I found useful.

If you dont know what service exports are, click here:
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/sif/PDF/SERVEXP122000.PDF

Here is some information on US service exports:
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/sif/PDF/SERVEXP122000.PDF

WTO has useful information; however, it is much less detailed than what I would like:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/its2005_e/its05_toc_e.htm

posted by j-urb to Work & Money (2 answers total)

WTO is the best bet for this. If they've got nothing, as you say, then I think you're out of luck. What do you need the data for?
posted by matthewr at 6:03 AM on June 23, 2006

Response by poster: I am wondering whether service exports are more important to an economy (the global economy) than traditional exports, that at least will be my argument. I actually messed up the first link, it should be

http://www.unzco.com/basicguide/c8.html

I want to write a paper on it, for fun, you know.
posted by j-urb at 11:41 AM on June 23, 2006