National Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Income and by Expenditure Accounts

International imports of services of economy, category

International imports of services refers to current payments arising out of transactions in services between residents and non-residents. Services include travel, freight and shipping, business services, government transactions, financial intermediation and other services.

Economy refers to the entire set of resident institutional units. It is divided into sectors that consists of groups of resident institutional units. An institutional unit is resident in a country when it has a centre of economic interest in the economic territory of that country. It is said to have a centre of economic interest when there exists some location - dwelling, place of production or other premises - within the economic territory on, or from, which it engages, and intends to continue to engage, in economic activities and transactions on a significant scale either indefinitely or over a finite period of time.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• International trade in services
  Data tables

  • Contributions to percent change in real exports and imports of goods and services Table: 380-0105
  • Exports and imports of goods and services Table: 380-0070
• Trade in services
  Data tables

  • Contributions to percent change in real exports and imports of goods and services Table: 380-0105
  • Exports and imports of goods and services Table: 380-0070