APEC Capacity Building Seminar Workshop APEC Capacity Building Seminar Workshop on Measurement of International Trade in Serviceson Measurement of International Trade in Services

October 1 – 3, 2008October 1 – 3, 2008Manila, PhilippinesManila, Philippines

Group 1 Presentation

Hongkong

Indonesia

Malaysia

Mexico

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Session IX: Group Workshop & Presentation of Group OutputsSession IX: Group Workshop & Presentation of Group Outputs

PRESENTED BY: Consuelo Soto Crovetto, Peru

Group Chair

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

The majority of the countries of this group The majority of the countries of this group worked with surveys. Some of us worked worked with surveys. Some of us worked with one questionnaire and some other with one questionnaire and some other with detailed questionnaires for specific with detailed questionnaires for specific items like construction or items like construction or telecommunications.telecommunications.

We had a discussion in order to share our We had a discussion in order to share our current experiences with the management current experiences with the management of these forms and the problems we of these forms and the problems we currently have currently have (details in the next table)(details in the next table)

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

We would conclude that all our economies We would conclude that all our economies are doing our best efforts to validate the are doing our best efforts to validate the information we have in order to publish information we have in order to publish confident information. We need to do a confident information. We need to do a significant work with enterprises in order to significant work with enterprises in order to make them conscious of the importance of make them conscious of the importance of the information they provide. the information they provide.

Detailed information by countries, Detailed information by countries, activities or modes of supply would be long activities or modes of supply would be long term plansterm plans

CURRENT PROBLEMS AND COMMENTS BY COUNTRYCURRENT PROBLEMS AND COMMENTS BY COUNTRY

COUNTRYCOUNTRY PROBLEMSPROBLEMS RECOMMENDATIORECOMMENDATIONSNS

HongkongHongkong • Total population 200, 000 based on Total population 200, 000 based on business registration.business registration.• Sample size is 10.000, selected by Sample size is 10.000, selected by the share of trade in services.the share of trade in services.• The questionnaire is very long, The questionnaire is very long, bring difficulties to respondents.bring difficulties to respondents.• There is legal backup.There is legal backup.• Response rate is more than 90%.Response rate is more than 90%.• The frequency of BOP is quarterly.The frequency of BOP is quarterly.• There is quarterly survey as the There is quarterly survey as the preliminary figures estimation before preliminary figures estimation before annual survey.annual survey.

  

Not applying Not applying fine, but fine, but strengthening strengthening relationship with relationship with

business sectbusiness sect

CURRENT PROBLEMS AND COMMENTS BY COUNTRYCURRENT PROBLEMS AND COMMENTS BY COUNTRY

COUNTRYCOUNTRY PROBLEMSPROBLEMS RECOMMENDATIORECOMMENDATIONSNS

Indonesia Indonesia • Recent Surveys on communication, Recent Surveys on communication, transportation and other business.transportation and other business.•Covered by law but the fine is too Covered by law but the fine is too low, so still lack of response.low, so still lack of response.•120 biggest companies selected by 120 biggest companies selected by assets.assets.•For BOP, Bank of Indonesia also For BOP, Bank of Indonesia also conduct another survey.conduct another survey.•Construction is important especially Construction is important especially inward side.inward side.

BPM5. Not BPM5. Not applying fine but applying fine but offering to offering to exchange exchange

informationinformation

CURRENT PROBLEMS AND COMMENTS BY COUNTRYCURRENT PROBLEMS AND COMMENTS BY COUNTRY

COUNTRYCOUNTRY PROBLEMSPROBLEMS RECOMMENDATIRECOMMENDATIONSONS

Malaysia Malaysia •Survey compiled for BOP purpose. Survey compiled for BOP purpose. Started with transportation. As a Started with transportation. As a study.study.•Other categories will follow.Other categories will follow.•Studying the data, not yet published Studying the data, not yet published

Training Training program for program for newcomers. newcomers.

MexicoMexico Have low response rate to annual Have low response rate to annual questionnaire. Because it is not questionnaire. Because it is not compulsory to answer. compulsory to answer.

To strengthen To strengthen legal legal frameworkframework

CURRENT PROBLEMS AND COMMENTS BY COUNTRYCURRENT PROBLEMS AND COMMENTS BY COUNTRY

COUNTRYCOUNTRY PROBLEMSPROBLEMS RECOMMENDATIRECOMMENDATIONSONS

Papua Papua New New GuineaGuinea

•Statistical law is not inforced. And Statistical law is not inforced. And no fine is imposed for non response.no fine is imposed for non response.•Response rate is 50% for quarterly Response rate is 50% for quarterly survey.survey.•The quarterly survey has good The quarterly survey has good response.response.•Census is done every 3 years for Census is done every 3 years for detailed information.detailed information.

PeruPeru Quarterly survey and annual survey. Quarterly survey and annual survey. The main problem is classification of The main problem is classification of reported datareported data

Validate Validate information in information in coordination coordination with with enterprisesenterprises

KEY AREAS AND RECOMMENDATIONSKEY AREAS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

KEY KEY AREASAREAS

RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS REMARKSREMARKS

To To improve improve the the informatioinformation we have n we have in order to in order to comply comply with IMF, with IMF, BPM5BPM5

It is important to have a legal It is important to have a legal framework to inforce responses framework to inforce responses eventhough they are not applied.eventhough they are not applied.

To work with enterprises by asking To work with enterprises by asking further cooperation to maintain a further cooperation to maintain a good relationship.good relationship.

To design simple questionnaire that To design simple questionnaire that is easy to work with. is easy to work with.

Even countries Even countries provide written provide written indications to indications to enterprises enterprises they find it they find it difficult to difficult to respond the respond the current current questionaire.questionaire.

KEY AREAS AND RECOMMENDATIONSKEY AREAS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

KEY AREASKEY AREAS RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS REMARKSREMARKS

The The standarization of standarization of concepts: concepts: enterprises do enterprises do not have detaild not have detaild information as information as the manual the manual requires requires especially for especially for construction and construction and telcommunicatiotelcommunication.n.

To make use of the information To make use of the information available from developed available from developed countries or partner countries countries or partner countries

It is not easy It is not easy to Work with to Work with with partner with partner countries countries because of because of confidentiality confidentiality issues. issues.

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