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Back Transatlantic trade in services: Investigating bilateral asymmetries in EU-US trade statistics


The EU and the US are the most prominent economic partners in international trade in services in the world. Persistent bilateral asymmetries in their trade statistics remain however a substantial issue that challenges conclusive reading of the data. This paper presents an overview of findings about asymmetries to international trade in services data of the EU and the US, and concludes on a need for higher coordination of the implied statistics.

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Release date: 18 December 2017

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Product code: KS-GQ-17-016
ISBN 978-92-79-77036-4
ISSN 2315-0815
doi:10.2785/593099
Theme: Economy and finance
Collection: Statistical reports