Box 3. Example of the measurement of construction services Enterprise A, resident in country A, provides construction services in country B valued at 10,260. To provide
these services, enterprise A purchases inputs of materials and labour consisting of:
units
Materials (goods and services) and labour purchased in country A
1 200 Of which:
Goods
645
Services
120
Labour
435
Materials and labour purchased in country B
6 655 Of which:
Imported from country A
525
Imported from country C
1 730
Sourced in country B
2 290
Labour
2 110
Total cost of purchased inputs
7 855 In addition, a gross operating surplus accrues to enterprise A of:
2 405 Giving a gross value of construction services of:
10 260 The total value of the construction services produced is the sum of the inputs into the production process and the
gross operating surplus accruing to the producing enterprise. Thus, the value of construction services is 10,260
units.
What would be measured in construction services trade between residents and non-residents?
