Chapter 3 focuses on the compilation of statistics relating to resident-nonresident trade in services, building on the balance of payments framework described in the fifth edition of the Balance of Payments Manual (BPM5). Chapter 4 recommends standards for compiling statistics on "foreign affiliates trade in services", or FATS, drawing to a considerable extent on the concepts and definitions of the System of National Accounts 1993 (1993 SNA) in a way that is consistent with the expected recommendations of the forthcoming OECD Globalization Manual.
Ces recommandations sont résumées au chapitre 1er et développées dans le reste du manuel.