Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services

Table 2. Extended Balance of Payments Services Classification, including memorandum items 
Classification components 
1 Transportation  
 
 
1.1  Sea transport  
   1.1.1 
Passenger  
 
   1.1.2 
Freight  
   1.1.3 
Other 
 
 
 
1.2  Air transport  
   1.2.1 
Passenger  
   1.2.2 
Freight  
   1.2.3 
Other   
 
 
1.3  Other transport  
   1.3.1 
Passenger  
   1.3.2 
Freight  
   1.3.3 
Other   
 
  Extended classification of other transport 
 
1.4  Space transport  
 
1.5  Rail transport  
   1.5.1 
Passenger  
   1.5.2 
Freight  
   1.5.3 
Other   
 
 
1.6  Road transport  
   1.6.1 
Passenger  
   1.6.2 
Freight  
   1.6.3 
Other   
 
 
1.7  Inland waterway transport  
   1.7.1 
Passenger  
   1.7.2 
Freight  

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   1.7.3 
Other   
 
 
1.8  Pipeline transport and electricity transmission 
 
1.9  Other supporting and auxiliary transport services 
2 Travel 
 
   
 
 
2.1  Business travel 
 
   2.1.1 
Expenditure by seasonal and border workers 
   2.1.2 
Other   
 
 
2.2  Personal travel 
 
   2.2.1 
Health-related 
expenditure  
   2.2.2 
Education-related 
expenditure 
   2.2.3 
Other 
 
3 Communications 
services 
 
 
3.1  Postal and courier services 
 
 
3.2  Telecommunications services 
 
4 Construction 
services 
 
 
4.1  Construction abroad 
 
 
4.2  Construction in the compiling economy 
5 Insurance 
services 
 
 
5.1  Life insurance and pension funding 
 
 
5.2  Freight insurance 
 
 
5.3  Other direct insurance 
 
 
5.4  Reinsurance 
 
 
5.5  Auxiliary services 
 
6 Financial 
services 
 
7  Computer and information services 
 
 
7.1  Computer services 
 
 
7.2  Information services 
 
   7.2.1 
News agency services 
   7.2.2 
Other 
information 
provision services 
8 Royalties and license fees 
 
 
8.1  Franchises and similar rights  
 
8.2  Other royalties and license fees 
 
9  Other business services 
 
 9.1 
Merchanting and other trade-related services 
   9.1.1 
Merchanting 
 
 
 
9.1.2  Other trade-related services 
 
 
9.2  Operational leasing services 
 
 
9.3  Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services 
   9.3.1 
Legal, accounting, management consulting, and public relations 
  
9.3.1.1 
Legal services 
  
9.3.1.2 
Accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, and tax consulting services 
 
 
9.3.1.3  Business and management consulting and public relations services 
   9.3.2 
Advertising, market research, and public opinion polling 
 
 
9.3.3  Research and development 
   9.3.4 
Architectural, 
engineering, and other technical services 
   9.3.5 
Agricultural, mining, and on-site processing services 

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9.3.5.1  Waste treatment and depollution 
  
9.3.5.2 
Agricultural, mining, and other on-site processing services 
 
 
9.3.6  Other  business services 
 
 
9.3.7  Services between related enterprises, n.i.e.