In the quarterly inquiry on international trade in services data are collected about international trade in services carried out by enterprises and the general government. The data on international trade in services are used for compiling balance of payments and national accounts and for producing annual statistics on international trade in services. The data are collected quarterly and the collection is started immediately after the end of each quarter. The due date for responses is the 20th day of next month or the weekday following it.
The collected data are treated as confidential and they are used only for statistical purposes. The data collection is based on Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment. The recommendations of the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Manual (5th edition, 1993) are observed in the compilation of statistics. The data are asked divided by service and country. The classification of services is in line with the Regulation and it covers communication services, construction services, financing services, information technology and information services, royalties and licence fees, other business services, and personal, cultural and recreational services and government services. The inquiry does not include transport, tourism and insurance services. The classification of countries used for the statistics is that presented in the Regulation, which includes all the countries of the world.The quarterly inquiry on international trade in services covers around one hundred fifty most significant enterprises and general government units engaged in international trade in services.
The quarterly inquiry on international trade in services is statutory on the basis of the Statistics Act (280/2004). Data protection is also applied in accordance with the Statistics Act.
Last updated 13.2.2012
Quarterly inquiry on international trade in services
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