Links

See below for Trade Issues and Statistics, U.S. Organization Links, U.S. Government Links, International Organization Links, Regional Organization Links and Media Links.

Trade Issues and Statistics

Privacy Commissioner of Canada - Overview of the PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ACT (PIPED)

SITrends (The Mark Twain Institute)

U.S. Organization Links

American Association of Advertising Agencies

American Bankers Association

American Bar Association

American Council of Engineering Companies

American Hotel and Lodging Association

American Insurance Association

Chamber of Commerce

Consumer Bankers Association

Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers

Information Technology Association of America

Information Technology Industry Council

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Investment Company Institute

Motion Picture Association of America

National Retail Federation

National Society for Professional Engineers

Pacific Telecommunications Council

Securities industry Association

U.S. Government Links

Department of Commerce

Department of State

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Trade Commission

International Trade Commission

United States Trade Representative

International Organization Links

Academy for International Health Studies

Global Information Infrastructure Commission

International Chamber of Commerce

International Federation of Accountants

International Trade Centre(UNCTAD/WTO)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Western Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus

World Trade Organization

Regional Organization Links

Assocation of British Insurers

Barbados Coalition of Service Industries (BCSI)

British Bankers Association

Canadian Bankers Association

The Canadian Council on International Cooperation

Canadian Manufacturers Association

Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce

Confederation of Indian Industry

European Services Forum

The European Union

Federated Services of the State of San Paulo (Brazil)

Forfas (Ireland)

Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries (HKCSI)

International Financial Services, London (formerly British Invisibles)

Irish Coalition of Service Industries

Japanese Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) (Hosting the Japanese Services Network - JSN)

Santiago, Chile Chamber of Commerce

Service-Growth Consultants Inc.

TransAtlantic Business Dialog

U.S.-India Business Council

Media Links

Bridges Weekly Trade News

Journal of Commerce

Services Drive Growth

CSI is the leading business organization dedicated to the development of U.S. domestic and international policies that enhance the global competitiveness of the U.S. service sector through bilateral, regional, multilateral, and other trade and investment initiatives.
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Services represents approximately 75% of US economic output and about 80% of US private sector employment. In 2010, US private services exports exceeded $526 billion, and had a services trade surplus of approximately $168 billion.

Services are essential inputs into the production of virtually all products. The price and quality of services influence costs and productivity in all other sectors in an economy, including manufacturing and agriculture. Thus, when liberalized and made more efficient, services have a strong effect in the competitiveness of an entire economy. For more data and statistics on the service economy, click here.