Jump to first page Workshop on Statistics on International Trade in Services 1 III. DATA COLLECTION STRATEGIES 1. OVERVIEW OF DATA SOURCES AND SURVEY METHODOLOGY IN ESCWA REGION – ESCWA 2. KEY DATA SOURCES 3. UTILIZING ADMINSTRATIVE DATA 4. COMBINING SOURCES OF DATA IN BOP Discussion Country papers

Jump to first page Workshop on Statistics on International Trade in Services 2 n Enterprise surveys n International Transactions Reporting System (ITRS) n Administrative data n Household Surveys n Other sources n Combining ITRS and enterprise surveys Data Sources

Jump to first page Workshop on Statistics on International Trade in Services 3 Coverage - all entities engaged in international trade in services - sample selection: census/stratified sample/random sample Responsibility - (generally) the national statistical office Requisites - high quality business register - appropriate questionnaire design - effective & timely data collection procedures - data processing: quality assurance, reasonableness Enterprise Surveys

Jump to first page Workshop on Statistics on International Trade in Services 4 ITRS Coverage - Bank reporting of clients international transactions - Supplementary information for non-bank settlements & netting Responsibility - Central Bank Respondents - domestic banks and other foreign exchange dealers e.g. Western Union, Moneygram (indirect reporting) - additional information: surveys of residents holding accounts abroad or involved in clearing/netting schemes (direct reporting) Advantages - timely, comprehensive coverage - small number of respondents

Jump to first page Workshop on Statistics on International Trade in Services 5 ITRS Limitations Settlements outside banks Misclassifications Treatment of remittances Residency of transactors Transactions allocated to Other

Jump to first page Workshop on Statistics on International Trade in Services 6 Administrative data Data from government departments Migration: arrivals/departures, origin/ destination, length of stay, purpose of stay... Work permits: number and type of work permits granted (by duration / occupation) Social security/ health insurance data (identification of foreigners/non-residents) Tourism authorities: expenditure surveys Finance/Foreign Affairs/EcDev: Development assistance Embassies: local/external expenditures

Jump to first page Workshop on Statistics on International Trade in Services 7 Migration Statistics Why relevant? Key categories: Key data source for travel, and temporary migration for the purpose of work Visitors and foreign business travellers (Mode 2) Foreign border-workers (Income in BOP data) Seasonal & temporary migrant workers (Income if purely wages, or services - Mode 4 - if it involves the provision of a product e.g. engineering, computer services) Project-tied workers (Income or services - Mode 4 - as above)

Jump to first page Workshop on Statistics on International Trade in Services 8 Population/Household surveys Coverage Activities/ expenditures by Individuals and Households Responsibility Statistics Office (generally) Respondents Population (Population censuses: summary income/expenditure data) Households (Household expenditure surveys: expenditures on domestic/foreign travel, education, health, shelter, leisure, etc.) Advantages Comprehensive coverage Can cover non-standard transactions (e.g. internet purchases) Limitations Relatively expensive to administer Timeliness, reliability can be problematic

Jump to first page Workshop on Statistics on International Trade in Services 9 Collection Systems for BOP Statistics Main sources for compilation of BOP statistics International Transaction reporting System (ITRS) Enterprise surveys Administrative data Supplementary sources Travel and household expenditure surveys Official sources and government transactions Partner countries and International Organizations Economic intelligence (newspapers, magazines, etc.) Need for co-operation with other institutions