Classification Detail
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) 1950
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Superseded
[The current version is SITC Revision 4]
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
Standard International Trade Classification, Series M: Miscellaneous Statistical Papers, No. 10, Lake Success, NY: United Nations.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/10
ISBN:
N/A
Website:
Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
Available Formats:
PDF
Year Adopted:
1950
Year Published:
1950
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español Details...
Français
Classification type pour le commerce internacional (CTCI)
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/10
Español
Clasificación Uniforme para el Comercio Internacional (CUCI)
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/10
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
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
SITC (1950) - Minimum List for International Trade Statistics
SITC (1950) - Draft Customs Nomenclatures (1937)
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Section
0
10 items
Level 2
Division
01
52 items
Level 3
Group
012
150 items
Level 4
Item
012.13
570 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
Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
Correspondence Table:
SITC (1950) - Minimum List for International Trade Statistics
SITC (1950) - Draft Customs Nomenclatures (1937)
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