An Update on ACIC and EAMIC ASEAN Secretariat Presentation The UN Workshop on International Economic and Social Classifications November 2008, Bangkok, Thailand

The Task Force on Harmonization of Statistical Classifications (TFSC)  First Phase Programme o The first meeting: 9-11 July 2003, UNESCAP Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand; o The second meeting: 4-6 October 2004, Manila, the Philippines; o The third meeting: March 2006, UNESCAP Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand; o The fourth meeting: April 2006, UNESCAP Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand; o The fifth Meeting: August 2006, Bali, Indonesia

The Output of TFSC First Phase Programme  ASEAN Common Industrial Classification (ACIC) ACIC, at 3 digits level, as a reference in developing and revising national SIC;  Guidelines for Revisions;  Recommendations for future works on harmonization of statistical classifications;  Key elements for considerations in the implementation of the second phase of the task force work programme.

ASEAN Common Industrial Classification ClassificationSectionsDivisionsGroups ISIC Rev 4 Goods producing Services producing ACIC Goods producing Services producing

ACIC (after consultation) Correspondence with-ISIC Rev 4 ISIC Rev 4 Grp Activity Code ActivityGrp B Mining and QuarryingB 07Mining of metal ores07 Mining of metal ores *) Mining of non ferrous metal ores except precious metals072 minus 0729p Mining of non ferrous metal ores Mining of precious metals0729 p H Transportation and Storage H 49Land transport and transport via pipelines Transport via railways Transport via buses 4921p; 4922p Other land transport Transport via pipeline493 Transport via pipeline *) Other Land transport (except transport via buses) 492 minus 4921p and 4922p P EducationP 85Education85 Education *) Primary education851 minus 8510p Pre primary and Primary education Secondary education852 Secondary education Higher education853 Higher education Other education854 Other education Educational support services855 Educational support services Pre Primary education8510p S Other service activitiesS 96Other personal service activities96 Other personal service activities96/ Personal services for wellness, except sport activities9602, 9609p 962Laundry services Other personal Services n.e.c.9609p

The Task Force on Harmonization of Statistical Classifications (TFSC)  Second Phase Programme o ensuring the adoption of the ACIC and ISIC by the entire statistical system; o assisting some countries with less developed statistical system to develop their national SIC in accordance with the ACIC and ISIC Rev.4; o constructing correspondence tables, linking the newly revised national SIC with ACIC and ISIC Rev.4, and with the former national SIC ; o developing guidelines for comparison of statistics under different national SICs ;

The ACIC’s Lesson  Follow-up activities Development of national SIC Development of correspondence table Development of the ASEAN Standard Industrial Classifications Guides Facilitate the development of the Manufacturing Statistics Comparative Matrix Table under EAMS

AHSOM 7, Nov 2006  Report Meeting on Harmonisation of Statistical Classification: oACIC endorsement by AHSOM oThe AMEICC Secretariat reported to AHSOM the results of comparability study (in 4 countries) on manufacturing industry statistics that cover all categories of 4 dgts ISIC of mfcturing industries; oThe AMEICC, proposed to expand the comparability study to also include China and ROK and to establish an East Asia Expert Meeting on Manufacturing Statistics (EAMS) oAHSOM welcoming of EAMS Initiative and Provision data to EAMS

EAMS Result ( ) o Adopted the EAMS TOR and agreed with the scope of activities in the Work Programme; o First year EAMS result ( ): pilot project in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. A prototype (model) of detailed 4-digits level manufacturing industry is ready to be adopted by AMSs and Plus 3  as a basis for developing East Asia Manufacturing Industry Classification (EAMIC) o The draft of (EAMIC) is ready to be endorsed in 4 th EAMS.

ASEAN Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam (national bureaus of statistics of individual countries) Japan Research and Statistics Department, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry China Industrial and Traffic Statistics Department, National Bureau of Statistics of China ROK Statistical Research Institute Korea National Statistical Office AMEICC/Statistics WG (ASEAN-Japan) The East Asia Expert Meeting on Manufacturing Statistics (EAMS) (Expansion of the Japan-ASEAN joint research for the improvement of international comparability of industrial statistics promoted by AMEICC/Statistics WG to “ASEAN + 3” joint study) * AMEICC = AEM-METI Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee Participation of member countries AHSOM Close relationship Authorized by SOM Authorized by AEM-METI / SEOM Authorized by AEM PLUS 3 Relationship Diagram for AMEICC WGS and the East Asia Expert Meeting on Manufacturing Statistics

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