Item 18b What options remain for EBOPS

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Item 18b What options remain for EBOPS?

• Interagency Task Force on Statistics of
  International Trade in Services

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Draft EBOPS 2010(follows and elaborates the BPM6
classification of services)

• 1 Manufacturing services
• 2 Repair and maintenance n.i.e
• 3 Transportation
• 4 Travel
• 5 Construction
• 6 Insurance and pension services
• 7 Financial services
• 8 Charges for the use of intellectual property
  n.i.e.

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BPM6 services main items contd..

• 9 Telecommunications, computer and information
  services
• 10 Other business services
• 10.1 Research and development services
• 10.2 Professional and management consulting
  services
• 10.3 Technical, trade-related and other business
  services
• 11 Personal, cultural and recreational services
• 12 Government goods and services n.i.e.

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Propose new EBOPS standard items (A)

• 3.9 Pipeline transport A
• 3.10 Electricity transmission A
• 8.1 Licenses to reproduce and/or distribute
  computer software A
• 8.2 Licenses to reproduce and/or distribute
  audiovisual and related services A
• 8.3 Outcomes of research and development A
• 8.4 Franchises and trademarks licensing fees A
• 9.2.1 Computer software A
• 9.2.2 Other computer services A
• 10.3.2.2 Services incidental to agriculture,
  forestry and fishing A
• 10.3.2.3 Services incidental to mining, and oil
  and gas extraction A

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Other EBOPs proposals

• 10 EBOPS supplementary items (optional) labelled
  B
• 3 items for description only labelled C
• 6 possible new alternative groupings labelled D
• a) Computer software transactions (goods and
  services)
• b) Call-centre services
• c) Trade with related enterprises for total
  services
• d) Environmental services
• e) Health services
• f) Education services

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BPM6 alternative presentations

• Transportation and travel have two alterative
  presentations in BPM6.
• Should either be given priority in MSITS?