1. ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATIONS Advanced course Day 1 – second morning session International system of classifications
Zsófia Ercsey - KSH – Hungary
Marie-Madeleine Fuger - INSEE – France
Hans Van Hooff - CBS - Netherlands
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2. Functions and limits of the international harmonization The actors
The international system of economic classifications Historical background
Functions and limits of the international harmonization
The actors
The Statistical Commission of the United Nations
The Expert Group on international statistical classifications (EG)
Technical Subgroups (TSG)
Important dates
1948: First release of ISIC
1972: revision of the custom classification
1976: work program to harmonize economic classifications
1980: European level: NACE
1990: development of a central product classification 2

3. Characteristics of the International system
Harmonization
International harmonization
harmonization between classifications of the same type
harmonization between classifications of different type
Integration
relations “origin-output” between activity and product classifications
system of “elementary bricks” (building block)
conceptual relations with other international classifications
Central structure of the system 3

4. Types of Classifications
Classifications are defined as:
Reference Classifications
Derived Classifications
Related Classifications 4

5. Example: Activity classifications
Reference classification
ISIC Rev.4
Derived classification
NACE Rev.2
Related classifications
NAICS, ANZSIC
ISIC Rev.4
NAICS
NACE Rev.2
ANZSIC
National Versions 5

6. Network of economic classifications
Foreign trade
Activities
Products
World
ISIC rev. 4 HS
BEC
NACE rev. 2
CPC ver. 2.1 NC
CPA ver. 2.1 CC
from CPC prov.
COFOG
COICOP
EBOPS
SITC rev. 3
COPNI
BOP EU
ECOICOP
NST 2000
PRODCOM
CPV

7. Links between classifications items
From A [source] to B [target]:
One-to-one
Results can be transformed in both ways
4403.2
3110
Many-to-one
Results of A can be compared in terms of B
4510.1
4510.2
4510.3
3120
One-to-many
Results of B can be compared in terms of A
Many-to-many
Results can’t be compared in any direction
1525
1528
1730
4655.0 7

8. Thank you!