Outsourcing and Imported Services in BEA's (Bureau of Economic Analysis') Industry Accounts

摘要

Outsourcing of professional and support services by U. S. firms, especially goodsproducing firms, is one of the factors that has contributed to the steady increase in the service sectors share of the U.S. economy. Outsourced services typically include software production, information and data processing services, computer systems design, professional, scientific, and technical services, and administrative and support services.