This publication, includes statistics by detailed type of service on international trade in services for the 34 OECD countries, the European Union and the Euro Area as well as links to definitions and methodological notes. The data are reported within the framework of the fifth and sixth editions of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual and the Extended Balance of Payments Services Classification (EBOPS), which is consistent with the balance of payments classification but is more detailed.

This book includes summary tables by country and by service category and zone totals for the European Union and the Euro Area as well as tables for each individual OECD country and for the EU and the Euro Area showing data for detailed service categories. Series are shown in US dollars and cover the period 2005-2009.

The data in this publication are also available on line via www.oecd-ilibrary.org under the title OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services (http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/tis-data-en).