Trade Statistics Branch Expert Group on Classifications The EBOPS – CPC correspondence Ronald Jansen Chief, Trade Statistics Branch, UNSD/DESA New York
Trade Statistics Branch 2 Points EBOPS 2010 CPC advantages EBOPS – CPC correspondence Update mechanism Expert Group on Classifications
Trade Statistics Branch 3 EBOPS 2010 Expert Group on Classifications EBOPS consists of : 1, 2, 3, 4 and a few 5 digit codes Total of 72 basic categories
Trade Statistics Branch 4 CPC advantages Comprehensive services categories Combining Goods and Services Perfect for linking products to activity and end-use Supply-Use Tables Input-Output Tables Expert Group on Classifications
Trade Statistics Branch 5 EBOPS – CPC correspondence Travel, Construction, Government services Alternative link to Goods and Services Special issue Audio-visual (licensing and rental services) FISIM Expert Group on Classifications
Trade Statistics Branch 6 EBOPS – CPC Expert Group on Classifications
Trade Statistics Branch 7 EBOPS – CPC update mechanism Expert Group on SITS and Task Force on SITS Take up issues Find and document solutions Expert Group on Classification Will be contacted on controversial issues Will receive periodic report on correspondence update Expert Group on Classifications
Trade Statistics Branch 8 Thank you Ronald Jansen Chief, Trade Statistics Branch, UNSD/DESA New York Expert Group on Classifications