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National ClassificationsKlasifikace ekonomických činnostíCountry / Area: Czech Republic |
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| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (a) | Name of the current national classification (full name in official national languages and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) | Klasifikace ekonomických činností (CZ-NACE), in English “Classification of Economic Activities (CZ-NACE)” | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (b) | In which language(s) is the classification available? | Czech | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (c) | Can the classification (or information about it) be accessed on the Internet? If yes, please provide the URL. | http://www.czso.cz/csu/klasifik.nsf/i/klasifikace_ekonomickych_cinnosti_%28cz_nace%29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification structure | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 (a) | Please describe the structure of the classification: How many levels does the classification have? (Please provide labels, such as “Division”, “Class”) How many categories exist at each level? | The Czech version of NACE Rev. 2 copies the English version entirely. There is one national level added – called “Subclass”. 1st level – Sekce (Section) - 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 (b) | Please provide examples of the coding system used at each level. |
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| Relationship to international standards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 (a) | Is this classification based on (or linked to) an international standard classification? If yes, please describe. | Classification CZ-NACE corresponds to the European standard of the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (NACE Rev.2), which is linked to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities, Rev. 4 (ISIC). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 (b) | Is the classification structure identical to the international standard or, if not, how does it differ? (e.g. have additional levels been added to the international standard or have changes been made within the level of the international structure, such as aggregations or additional breakdowns) | The only difference is the additional 5th level. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 (c) | Please describe deviations from the international standard (in terms of structure, methodology or application rules). Please use examples, if a general statement is not possible. |
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| 3 (d) | At what level of the international standard can data be reported for international comparison? (Please provide examples of programmes / indicators if reporting takes place at different levels of the classification.) | External Trade Statistics Department: Available at 6-digit level Services Statistics Department: Population Statistics Department: Industrial, Construction and Energy Statistics Department: Business Statistics Coordination and Business Cycle Surveys Department: Statistical Registers Department: Programme: Business Demography – it is part of the Structural Business Statistics (SBS) according to the Regulation (EC) No 295/2008, Annex IX – 4-digits.
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| 3 (e) | If no links to international classifications exist or no international standard is used, please state if there are plans to use international norms in the future. | There is the link to the European standard of the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities, Rev. 2 (NACE Rev.2), as stated above. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification uses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 (a) | Please state for which statistical purposes (surveys etc.) this classification is used and if there are users outside of the Statistical Office. Please indicate at which level the classification is used for data collection and for data publishing. | External Trade Statistics Department: For data collection is used the Combined Nomenclature (8-digit); then converted into the national version of NACE (former OKEČ), CZ-NACE only used for publishing at 2-digit level. Services Statistics Department: Population Statistics Department: Society Development Statistics Department: Industrial, Construction and Energy Statistics Department: Business Statistics Coordination and Business Cycle Surveys Department: Microdata are provided to the Czech National Bank and to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for analytical purposes. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 (b) | Please give the names of institutions that use the classification for non-statistical purposes (as opposed to statistical purposes in question 4(a)). Also indicate the kind of use (e.g. tax offices, social security, customs, enterprise register, employment services, work permits etc.) | The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the Czech National Bank, the Insurance, Grants, Business Register | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 (c) | Please indicate if alternative classifications are used by other institutions of the economy. Are these classifications available and useful for the Statistical Office? | The Czech Statistical Office has no information about such classifications. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Implementation / revision status | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (a) | Please state the date of the official adoption of the classification. If not yet adopted, please indicate the current state (e.g. in development, sent for approval, in printing, ready to be distributed etc.) | January 1, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (b) | Please state the date of use of the classification for individual statistical programmes. | External Trade Statistics Department: January 1, 2008 Population Statistics Department: Business Statistics Coordination and Business Cycle Surveys Department: Statistical Registers Department: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (c) | Are there existing plans for revision or update of the current classification? | As the CZ-NACE follows the international standard, the Czech Statistical Office does not plan any own revision. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (d) | Name of former (previous) national classification (full name in both national tongue and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) | Odvětvová klasifikace ekonomických činností (OKEČ), in English “Branches Classification of Economic Activities” – it was the equivalent of the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 1.1 (NACE Rev. 1.1), which is linked to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities, Rev. 3 (ISIC). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (e) | Please describe the link of the former classification to international classifications | The OKEČ was the equivalent of the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 1.1 (NACE Rev. 1.1). There was one national level added – called “Subclass”. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (f) | Please describe the structure of the former classification and indicate the number of items at each level of the classification. (similar to question 2(a)) | 1st level – Sekce, subsekce (Section, subsection) – 16 + 17 2nd level – Oddíl (Division) - 62 3rd level – Skupina (Group) - 224 4th level – Třída (Class) - 513 5th level – Podtřída (there is no English equivalent as it is the national level added for national purposes) - 663 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (g) | Do conversion tables exist between the former and current classification? | There is the correspondence table for the most detailed level of those classifications. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (h) | When was the former classification implemented? | January 1, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (i) | Are statistical data still collected or published according to the former classification? Please indicate if this statistical data is collected or published by the Statistical Office or elsewhere. | External Trade Statistics Department: Classification is not used for publication; in time series foreign trade data available for the years 2003 – 2009 according the former national classification OKEČ – still requested from external users, tables in CZ-NACE at 2-digit level are made for Eurostat since 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Supporting documents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 (a) | Have national explanatory notes and/or guidelines been elaborated? | The explanatory notes of the European standard has been translated and slightly amended to make it appropriate for the Czech Republic requirements. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 (b) | Do correspondence tables exist between the national and the international classifications (if applicable)? | Since the CZ-NACE is equivalent of the NACE Rev. 2 up to the 4th level, there is no need for the correspondence table. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 (c) | Are correspondence tables between alternative and current classification available (if applicable)? | There are no alternative classifications. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 (d) | Does a national coding index exist? | No. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 (e) | Is the classification available in electronic form? If yes, in which formats is it available?(e.g. PDF, TXT, Excel, XML) | CZ-NACE structure – Excel CZ-NACE explanatory notes – PDF CZ-NACE correspondence table – Word, Excel, PDF CZ-NACE methodological manual – Word, PDF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 (f) | Are the correspondence tables or indexes available in electronic form? | Yes. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 (a) | Name of institution / office responsible for the development and maintenance of the classification | Czech Statistical Office | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 (b) | Contact address, phone number, e-mail or website for public information and inquiry | Czech Statistical Office, Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Praha 10, Czech Republic www.czso.cz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 (a) | Please provide any other information on this classification that you consider relevant | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: UN questionnaire, 14/09/2012
