AMNE activities of multinational enterprises
BD4 OECD Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment, 4th ed.
BPM6 Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 6th ed.
CAPI computer assisted personal interviewing
CATI computer assisted telephone interviewing
CAWI computer assisted web interviewing
CIF cost, insurance and freight
CPC Central Product Classification
EBOPS Extended Balance of Payments Services Classification
Eurostat Statistical Office of the European Union
FATS foreign affiliates statistics (as used in the present Guide)
FDI foreign direct investment
FISIM financial intermediation services indirectly measured
FOB free on board
FTE full-time equivalent
GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services
GDP gross domestic product
ICFA ISIC rev.4, Categories for Foreign Affiliates in Services
ICSE International Classification of Status in Employment (International Labour Organization)
ICT information and communications technology
IDC Internet data collection
ILO International Labour Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMTS International Merchandise Trade Statistics
IRTS International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics
ISCO International Standard Classification of Occupations (International Labour Organization)
ISIC International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities
ITRS international transactions reporting system
MNE multinational enterprise
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
RSIM Recommendations on Statistics of International Migration
SBR statistical business register
SNA System of National Accounts
SPEs special-purpose entities
TFSITS Task Force on Statistics of International Trade in Services
TSA tourism satellite account
UCI ultimate controlling institutional unit (used in respect of foreign affiliates)
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
W/120 Services Sectoral Classification List (see World Trade Organization document MTN.GNS/W/120)
XBRL Extensible Business Reporting Language