| Version | |
| Valid from | Adoption by the thirty-ninth session of the Statistical Commission (26 to 29 February 2008) |
| Previous versions | International Recommendations on Statistics of the Distributive Trades and Services (Statistical papers, series M, No.57) and Organization and Conduct of Distributive Trade Surveys (Statistical Papers |
| Description | IRDTS 2008 provides the comprehensive methodological framework for collection and compilation of distributive trade statistics in all countries irrespective of the level of development of their statistical systems. |
| Maintenance organization | United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) |
| Statistical domain(s) | 2.4 Sectoral statistics |
| Type of standard | Concepts and Definitions |
| References | http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/methodology%20DTS.htm |
| Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish |
| Information last updated | 18/08/11 |