Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services

Chart 1.   The four modes of supply: statistical criteria 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Territorial presence of transactors 
Mode of supply 
Major statistical  
areas 
 
Consumer outside territory of residence 
Mode 2.  Consumption abroad 
BPM5 
 
Consumer in his/her territory of residence: 
 
 
 
   Supplier outside the territory of the consumer 
 
   Supplier in the territory of the consumer: 
 
Mode 1.  Cross-border supply 
 
 
BPM5 
 
 
(a)  Through commercial presence 
(b)  Through the presence of natural persons 
Mode 3.  Commercial presence 
Mode 4.  Presence of natural persons 
FATS 
BPM5 / Other 
a 
 
 
 
a
 
The “other” statistical areas, such as migration and employment statistics, are not part of the statistical framework defined in 
the body of the Manual; they are dealt with in annex I.