PREFERRED TERM
TM.VAL.SERV.CD.WTcommercial service imports current us dollar_wdi
DEFINITION
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Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993) as the economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Definitions may vary among reporting economies.
BROADER CONCEPT
SCOPE NOTE
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International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
CONTRIBUTOR
URI
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