This training package directly addresses the aims of Goal 17 of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development has been developed jointly by UNCTAD, the World Trade Organization and the UN Statistics Division and has benefited from the close collaboration of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Statistics of International Trade.
Objectives
The main objectives of the course are to raise awareness of Trade in Services’ Statistics and its concepts, enhance statisticians’ ability to do their work, and to help them better understand the manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services (MSITS 2010).
Target groups
Primary Target: Compilers and producers of data (statistics of international trade in services, balance of payments, business statistics, etc.):
• BoP statisticians (from Central Banks or National Statistical Institutes)
• Statistical officers in trade and services
• National accountants
• Business statisticians
Secondary Target: Data users:
• Ministries (Tourism, Trade, Economy, Finance)
• Other industry players (economists, lawyers, etc.)
The course consists of six modules:
1. Importance of Trade in Services Statistics
2. Setting up Pre-requisites for Data Collection and Compilation
3. Data Sources and Collection
4. Data Compilation (BOP STIS)
5. Data Compilation (FATS)
6. Dissemination and Analysis
