Globalisation: new needs for statistical measurement

• the behaviour and performance of firms which operate across several countries; • relationships between firms across national boundaries; • the increasing ability of consumers to access international suppliers; • the international exploitation of intangible assets within firms, also accessible to consumers; • the decreasing importance of geography in the choices firms make about where to carry out specific parts of their operations, how much of their operations they choose to do themselves, and how they finance them.