®m¿¿\ The bulletin of European statistics No 2-3/1994 Statistics of services eurOStat Statistical Office of the European Communities ISSN 1018-5739 ONTENTS c Editorial DIRECTIONS AND INDICATORS From GATT to GATS (D. Hartridge and G. Karsenty) 4 Publishers: Office for Official Publications of the Observing the revolution (P. Nanopoulos) 10 European Communities Managing Editor: Fernando De Esteban, Director of Dissemination, Eurostat EUROPE AND STATISTICS Chief Editor: Daniel Byk Figuring out the market (J. Mogg) 15 General coordination: Nicolas Mavraganis — The end of the beginning (M. Lancetti)8 Public relations, Eurostat Design and editorial: The statistical challenge of market services (H. Picard) 24 Jean Drappier — CREAM Taking stock of services (J. Farnell and P. Roe) 27 Graphics and lay-out: Hans Wilhelm — Database management and publications, Eurostat MISSIONS, VISITS AND MEETINGS 31 Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1994 INSIGHT INTO EUROSTAT Catalogue number: CA-AB-94-003-EN-C The Martini approach 33 © ECSC-EC-EAEC, Brussels · Luxembourg, 1994 Transport questions 38 Reproduction is authorized, except for commercial purposes, provided 40 Statistical use of business registers the source is acknowledged.