No growth for commercial services exports in the second quarter of 2012

According to preliminary estimates by the WTO and UNCTAD, in the second quarter of 2012, world exports of commercial services (balance-of-payments basis, current prices) recorded zero growth as compared with the same quarter of the last year, following the declining pattern of growth observed during the last four quarters.

World Exports of Commercial Services Q2 2011 - Q2 2012 (Percentage change, year on year) Source: UNCTAD / WTO

Detailed data available at:

• UNCTAD (database format)

• WTO (excel format with overview of developments)

World trade estimates are aggregated from individual reporters' quarterly balance-of-payments statistics taken from the IMF and Eurostat, or from national sources. Figures are supplemented with UNCTAD/WTO estimates for missing data.

Quarterly statistics may not add up to annual figures published elsewhere in WTO or UNCTAD publications or online databases.

Quarterly data are released every three months.