Classification Detail
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revised
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Superseded
[The current version is SITC Revision 4]
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
Standard International Trade Classification Revised, Series M: Miscellaneous Statistical Papers, No. 34 Revised, New York: United Nations.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Revised
ISBN:
N/A
Website:
Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
Available Formats:
N/A
Year Adopted:
N/A
Year Published:
1961
Available Languages (besides English):
N/A
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
2.6 International trade and balance of payments
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
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Section
0
? items
Level 2
Division
01
? items
Level 3
Group
012
? items
Level 4
Item
012.13
? 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:
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
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