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National ClassificationsBSICCountry / Area: Barbados
Classification category: Activity Classifications
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| 1 | Name of the current national classification (Original) | Barbados Standard Industrial Classification (B.S.I.C.) | | 2 | Link to international classifications
(Give the name of the international standard classification the current classification is linked to or derived | International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) Revision 2 | | 3 | Please describe deviations from the international standard (if any)
(Use one or two examples, if general statement not possible) | Sugar agriculture and sugar manufacturing are combined into one activity - sugar. | | 4 | Name of institution / office responsible for the elaboration and maintenance of the classification | Barbados Statistical Service | | 5 | Plans for revision or update of the current classification.
Please state if plans are made to revise the classification (e.g. due to national needs not reflected in the international classification). | B.S.I.C. is scheduled for revision due to national needs and for incorporating ISIC Rev. 3 | | 6 | Users of the classification for statistical purposes
Please state in which statistics (surveys etc.) this classification is used and if there are users outside of the Statistical Office. | ISIC and adapted version BSIC used in National Accounts Summary Level Presentation, Business Statistics Division Labour Force (section). Other national users include, 1. The national insurance department; 2. Value added tax (V.A.T.) office; 3. Inland revenue department. | | 7 | Have national explanatory notes and recommendations been elaborated? | No | | 8 | Users of the classification for non-statistical purposes
Please give the names of institutions that use the classification for non-statistical purposes (as opposed to statistical purposes in question 13). Also indicate the kind of use (e.g. tax offices, social security, customs, enterprise register etc.) | National Insurance Department; Value Added Tax. |
Source: UN questionnaire, 1999-06-04
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