1. ESTP COURSE ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CLASSIFICATIONS Introductory course Day 2 – second afternoon session PRODCOM
Marie-Madeleine Fuger INSEE – France Hans Van Hooff CBS - Netherlands

2. It is the title of the EU production statistics of manufactured goods.
PRODCOM – PRODuction COMmunautaire”
(Community production)
It is the title of the EU production statistics of manufactured goods.
Legal basis
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/91 of 19 December 1991 on the establishment
of a Community survey of industrial production - (PRODCOM Regulation).
PRODCOM is an annual survey designed to collect data and produce statistics regarding the industrial production.
The industrial production has to be recorded according to the product headings of the PRODCOM List during the reference period

3. Coverage NACE section C + divisions 07 and 08
Data to be collected
the physical volume of production sold during the survey period
the value of production sold during the survey period
the total production during the survey period
Coverage NACE section C + divisions 07 and 08
The theoretical aim of PRODCOM is to achieve 100 % coverage of each product, in other words, to report the full amount of production of each product.
but, for practical reasons:
the reporting country must record at least 90% of the value and volume of production carried out by enterprises on its territory;
only enterprises with more than 20 employees should be surveyed;
However the regulation stipulates that the national survey methods should ensure 90% coverage across the whole 4-digit NACE class is achieved.
Commentaire 5.1

4. PRODCOM headings are derived from NACE/CPA Organisation of the list
- The list is divided into „Classes” corresponding to the NACE classes.
Within the individual classes, the PRODCOM headings are grouped according to
the corresponding CPA headings.
Heading characteristics
the PRODCOM code is an eight-digit code
XX.XX.YY.ZZ
NACE class
classification of a heading within this CPA
CPA sub-category

5. Prodcom list (cont.) External trade nomenclature references
Additional remarks
column “P”: indicates what should be reported (S, T, V, I)
headings of type I concern industrial services: treatment, repairs and maintenance, and assembly work
To be recorded the value of the service, i.e. the fee paid
column “Reference to notes” provides information about the statistical treatment of the heading;
A1, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3 = specific definition for some steel and iron products
C = Considerations on metal coating
M = Considerations on military products
O = Considerations on the links to CN for ships (see specific notes for division 30)
P = Considerations on printing products (see specific notes for division 18)
R = Provisions on newly constructed ships (see specific notes for division 30)
S1, S2 = Considerations on sub-contracting
S = Production sold should be reported by value and volume for type S headings. In some cases no volume unit is defined for a heading. In these cases only the value should be reported
T = Total production should be reported by volume for type T headings. In addition the sold production by value and volume should be reported
V = Total production should be reported by volume for type V headings. Sold production is not required
I = Type I headings are industrial services. The reported value should be the fee paid. No volume data should be reported
- Each heading of the PRODCOM list is, with a few exceptions, defined by one or more headings of Combined Nomenclature (CN). The Corresponding CN headings are listed in the column „External trade nomenclature reference for year HS/CN)”.
Because the „Description” does not always cover the entire content of the PRODCOM heading, a correct and complete interpretation of the PRODCOM headings is provided by the „General rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature”.

6. Prodcom list (cont.) Column "PRODCOM"
z = Component of a Z list aggregation
* = Modified heading of the List compared to the previous year
@ = Unit differs from CN unit
S = Production sold should be reported by value and volume for type S headings. In some cases no volume unit is defined for a heading. In these cases only the value should be reported
T = Total production should be reported by volume for type T headings. In addition the sold production by value and volume should be reported
V = Total production should be reported by volume for type V headings. Sold production is not required
I = Type I headings are industrial services. The reported value should be the fee paid. No volume data should be reported
- Each heading of the PRODCOM list is, with a few exceptions, defined by one or more headings of Combined Nomenclature (CN). The Corresponding CN headings are listed in the column „External trade nomenclature reference for year HS/CN)”.
Because the „Description” does not always cover the entire content of the PRODCOM heading, a correct and complete interpretation of the PRODCOM headings is provided by the „General rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature”.

7. National version of PRODCOM
- possibility for each MS to add more detail to the PRODCOM list in respect with the stipulations of CEE Regulation
- for national needs (eg. professional associations)
- PRODFRA = the french version of PRODCOM
ca. 500 additional headings

8. Thank you!