Classification Detail
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 2
Basic Bibliographic Information
• Status:
Superseded
[The current version is SITC Revision 4]
• Type:
To Be Determined
• Citation:
Standard International Trade Classification Revision 2, Series M: Miscellaneous Statistical Papers, No. 34 Rev. 2, New York: United Nations.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.2
• ISBN:
N/A
• Website:
• Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
• Available Formats:
PDF
• Year Adopted:
1974
• Year Published:
1975
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, Pусский Details...
Français
Classification type pour le commerce internacional deuxième version révisée (CTCI Rev. 2)
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.2
Español
Clasificación Uniforme para el Comercio Internacional Revisión 2 (CUCI Rev. 2)
Citation:
Clasificación Uniforme para el Comercio Internacional Revisión 2, Serie M: No. 34 Rev. 2, New York: Naciones Unidas.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.2
Sales No. S 75 XVII 6
Pусский
Международная стандартная торговая классификация вариант 2
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.2
• Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
• Statistical Domains (in CSA 2.0):
204 International trade
• Purpose:
For compiling international trade statistics on all merchandise entering international trade, and to promote international comparability of international trade statistics. The commodity groupings of SITC reflect (a) the materials used in production, (b) the processing stage, (c) market practices and uses of the products, (d) the importance of the commodities in terms of world trade, and (e) technological changes.
• Main Applications:
The majority of countries and international organizations continue to use SITC for various purposes, such as study of long-term trends in international merchandise trade and aggregation of traded commodities into classes more suitable for economic analysis of trade.
• Main Users:
data compilers, economists, researchers and market analysts, trade policy analyst
Methodology
• Scope:
N/A
• Concept Being Classified:
goods
• Statistical Units:
product / good
• Main Principles:
N/A
• Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
SITC Rev. 2 - Brussels Nomenclature (BTN 1972)
SITC Rev. 2 - BEC
Classification Structure
• Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Section
0
10 items
Level 2
Division
01
63 items
Level 3
Group
012
233 items
Level 4
Subgroup
012.1
786 items
Level 5
Item
012.13
1924 items
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
• Official Adopting Entity:
UN Statistical Commission
• Coordinating Entity:
United Nations Statistics Division
Supporting Documents
• Coding Index Available:
No
• Correspondence with Previous Versions:
Version:
Correspondence Table:
• Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
Correspondence Table:
SITC Rev. 2 - Brussels Nomenclature (BTN 1972)
SITC Rev. 2 - BEC
• Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
• Agency / Office:
United Nations Statistics Division
• Unit:
International Trade Statistics Branch
• Email:
• Fax:
+1 212 963 9851