World Commercial Services Trade Rises 12% in
Q2, Brazil, Russia, Switzerland and India Lead
According
to the latest WTO data, world exports in commercial services increased by 12%
in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter of 2010
(balance-of-payments basis, current price, not seasonally adjusted). Overall,
in the first nine months of 2011, exports of commercial services grew by 13%
year-on-year.
1. World exports of commercial services by
selected region, Q1-Q2 2011
(percentage change,
year-on-year)
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2. Quarterly trade in commercial services by
selected region/economy |
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(percentage change, year-on-year) |
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Exports |
Imports |
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Q1 2011 |
Q2 2011 |
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Q1 2011 |
Q2 2011 |
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11 |
16 |
World |
10 |
15 |
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10 |
12 |
North America |
7 |
8 |
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11 |
12 |
United States |
6 |
6 |
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9 |
12 |
Canada |
9 |
13 |
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8 |
19 |
Europe |
6 |
15 |
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9 |
17 |
European Union 27 -
extra |
7 |
11 |
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30 |
23 |
Switzerland |
17 |
23 |
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19 |
14 |
Asia |
16 |
16 |
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26 |
9 |
China |
25 |
21 |
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15 |
-1 |
Japan |
10 |
2 |
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27 |
16 |
India |
14 |
18 |
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17 |
14 |
Singapore |
19 |
16 |
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Other economies |
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17 |
29 |
Brazil |
23 |
33 |
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13 |
25 |
Russian Federation |
22 |
33 |
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9 |
1 |
South Africa |
14 |
19 |
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Note: World and regional aggregates are based on
available reporters, covering around 95 per cent of trade in commercial
services. |
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