Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services

List of acronyms 
BD3 
third edition of the OECD 
Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment 
BPM5
fifth edition of the IMF 
Balance of Payments Manual
CPC, Version 1.0
Central Product Classification, Version 1.0 
EBOPS 
Extended Balance of Payments Services (Classification) 
FATS
In this 
Manual 
the term “
FATS statistics
“ refers to “
foreign affiliates trade in services 
statistics
” (i.e., not to “
Foreign Affiliates Trade Statistics
”, as in some other literature) 
FDI
foreign direct investment 
FISIM 
financial intermediation services indirectly measured
f.o.b. 
free on board 
FTE 
full-time equivalent 
GATS
General Agreement on Trade in Services 
GATT 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
HS 
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
of the World Customs 
Organization
 
ICSE-93 
International Classification of Status in Employment 
ICFA
ISIC Categories for Foreign Affiliates 
ILO 
International Labour Organization
 
IMF 
International Monetary Fund
 
IMTS, Rev.2 
International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Concepts and Definitions, Revision 2 
ISCO-88 
International Standard Classification of Occupations
ISIC, Rev.3
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities, Revision 3 
ITRS 
international transactions reporting systems 
MFN
most favoured nation 
N/A 
not applicable