Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade: 2004 Annual Report. Investigation No. 332-345

摘要

The current report begins with a statistical overview of U.S. trade, foreign direct investment, and affiliated transactions in services and a discussion of key trends. Thereafter, the report presents nine chapters, each covering a unique service sector. These chapters include industry-specific analyses that focus on factors relating to trade and investment during 1997-2002, while identifying major trading partners during the subject period. In addition, the chapters examine the transactions of majority-owned affiliates during 1997-2001. The sector-specific chapters conclude by discussing the factors that underlay growth or decline in these industries during 1990-2001. The report concludes with a discussion of offshore outsourcing in the information technology sector. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) routinely monitors trade developments in the service, agricultural, and manufacturing sectors. This report, prepared annually, analyzes significant trends in services trade as a whole, assesses trade and trade-related issues in selected service industries, and identifies major U.S. trading partners. Data are presented for cross-border transactions, sales through affiliates, and direct investment. All three sets of data are presented to illustrate clearly the international commercial dimensions of U.S. service industries.