INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
PURPOSE
To measure Australia's trade in services with the rest of the world. Data for some cultural services are separately available, but sport services are grouped with other cultural services.
DESCRIPTION
Data are collected by mail-out questionnaire from a sample of less than 2,000 businesses which import or export services.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Covers imports of services into Australia, and exports of services out of Australia.
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Quarterly
DATA ITEMS
Services
Services are broken down into approximately 50 categories. Those which are fully or partly related to culture and leisure are:
Advertising, market research and public opinion polling
Architectural services
Audiovisual and related services
Database services
Music royalties and licence fees
Other personal, cultural and recreational services
Trade in services
Value of services credits (earnings)
Value of services debits (payments)
HISTORICAL DATA
Data were first collected in respect of 1987-88, again in 1989-90, annually from 1991-92 and quarterly from 1996-97.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia, Cat. no. 5302.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $31.00. Released quarterly. The June 2000 and September 1999 issues contained special articles on measurement of the impact of the Sydney Olympic Games.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001, Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia, 1999-2000, Cat. no. 5363.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $29.00. Released annually from 1993-94 until 1999-2000.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 1998, Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods, Cat. no. 5331.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $40.00.
Cultural Ministers Council Statistics Working Group 2003, Australia's Trade in Culture, 2000-01. Available free of charge under 'Statistical information' on the CMC SWG web site at <http://www.dcita.gov.au/swg>. Includes comparisons with 1994-95.
Cultural Ministers Council Statistics Working Group 1996, Australia's Balance of Trade in Culture, CMC SWG, Canberra. Free of charge. (Contains data from 1987-88 to 1994-95.)
CONTACT
In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.
Manager
International Trade
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Locked Bag 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Telephone: Canberra 02 6252 5411
Facsimile: Canberra 02 6252 5501
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
Print Page