Since 1977, the United States has continuously collected the statistical data of FATS.
Japan's FATS statistics are conducted once a year by means of questionnaires.
The European Union has promulgated Basic Law on Statistical Provisions of Foreign Affiliates (716/2007), and issued a suggestion manual for FATS. EU member states and candidate countries are required to provide relevant statistical data on FATS to Eurostat every year.
(v) International Experience of Statistics on Trade in Services
III. International Experience of Statistics on Trade in Services
Learn from the data collection and usages: collect data of trade in services directly from enterprises by means of modern information technologies(SISCOSERV system of Brazil).
Strengthen inter-departmental cooperation to realize data sharing: departments, such as commerce, foreign exchange, taxation and customs, cooperate with each other to share basic information of enterprises in the field of trade in services (Brazil).
Set up an effective constraint mechanism for data reporting: enterprises must register in the statistical monitoring system and report data before enjoying various supportive policies in the field of trade in services.
Optimize system functions to facilitate users to fill in: strengthen statistical training, popularize basic knowledge of trade in services, and guide key monitored enterprises to fill in the data.
(v) International Experience of Statistics on Trade in Services
III. International Experience of Statistics on Trade in Services
Electronic questionnaire, online survey, network data collection, electronic data transmission and release.
America: The eFile system can be supported and maintained internally, without outsourcing the work to an external contractor, resulting in lower maintenance costs. At the same time, more accurate data can be collected, so as to greatly improve the data security.
Germany: With the advancement of e-Government plan, data collection is becoming increasingly electronic and networked. The German Federal Statistical Office and state statistical offices are vigorously driving the construction and promotion of eStatistik.core system.
