Table 6-4
Global gross revenue of market-oriented knowledge-intensive and other service industries: Selected years, 1986–2005
(Trillions of 2000 constant dollars)
 
Industry   1986   1995   2000   2005   Average
annual
growth (%)
 
All service industries   20.24   27.52   33.06   38.49   3.3
Market-oriented knowledge-intensive services   4.54   6.86   9.44   11.52   4.8
Service industries not classified as market-oriented knowledge intensive   15.71   20.66   23.62   26.97   2.7
                     
Market-oriented knowledge-intensive share of all services (%)   22.4   24.9   28.6   29.9   na
 
na = not applicable

NOTES: Knowledge-intensive services classified by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and consist of business, financial, communications, education, and health services. Market-oriented knowledge-intensive services exclude education and health services. Gross revenue includes purchases of domestic and imported materials and inputs.

SOURCE: Global Insight, Inc., World Industry Service database, special tabulations (15 April 2007). See appendix tables 6-4 and 6-5.

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