This new report, published jointly by the OECD and Statistics Finland, showcases the additional insights innovative linking of microdata can bring to analyses of globalisation and its impact on businesses and jobs.

1. The foreign content of Finland’s exports is 10
percentage points higher than previously estimated

2. Services industries as a whole now outweigh manufacturing
industries in terms of their share in value-added exports
Note: Manufacturing includes industries 10-33 and services includes industries 41-98.

3. Jobs sustained by services exports accelerated
Note: Private sector only. Manufacturing includes industries from 10-33, and services
sector includes 34-98.

4. Two-way traders pay significantly higher salaries than the
average firm, while occasional traders consistently pay lower

5. There are signs that pay disparities may be
increasing, regardless of firm types

6. Women work disproportionately in lower-wage industries, with only
indirect links to GVCs, which translates into gender pay-gaps

7. Covid-19 affects proportionally more independent micro firms (less
than 10 employees) and low-skilled workers in these firms