B. Universe to be covered 4.16. Methodological antecedents for FATS statistics
are much less well developed than those for trade
between residents and non-residents, where the
transactions to be covered are clearly indicated by
BPM5. The conventions with respect to residence found
in BPM5 and the 1993 SNA can provide clear guidance
on the residence of enterprises and the present Manual recommends that they be followed without exception,
but no internationally agreed ownership concept exists
that was designed specifically with FATS statistics in
mind. Nor is there agreement on the types of firms to be
covered and, specifically, on whether the statistics
should cover all producers or only producers of services.
These issues are addressed in turn below.
