WTO: 2012 NEWS ITEMS
20 January 2012
SHORT-TERM SERVICES TRADE STATISTICS
World commercial services trade rises 12% according to new WTO figures
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.