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National Classifications

COICOP-HBS

Country / Area: Hungary

Classification category: Classifications of Expenditure According to Purpose

 QuestionAnswer
1Name of the current national classification (Original)COICOP-HKF Az egyéni fogyasztás rendeltetés szerinti osztályozása – Háztartási Költségvetési felvétel
2Name of the current national classification (English)COICOP-HBS Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose – Household Budget Survey
3Link to international classifications (Give the name of the international standard classification the current classification is linked to or derived COICOP-HBS, SNA
4Please describe deviations from the international standard (if any) (Use one or two examples, if general statement not possible)More detailed classification, but it fits to the international standard.
5Levels in the structure: Is the structure identical to international standard or, if not, how does it differ? Have additional levels been added or have changes been made, e.g. aggregations or additional breakdowns?More additional breakdown within certain groups of products because the structure of traditional national classification was not fully comparable. Levels and structures are the same.
6Number of items at the most detailed level of the current classification343
7Do conversion tables exist between the national and the international classifications (if applicable)?no
8Name of institution / office responsible for the elaboration and maintenance of the classificationHousehold Budget Survey Section HCSO Hungarian Statistical Office
9Contact address, phone number, e-mail or website for public information and inquiryPalne.Salamin@office.ksh.hu
10Implementation date: Please state the date of the first official adoption and the programme for the implementation of the various statistical applications.
COICOP-HBS since 2000
11Plans 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).no
12Users 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.SNA (System of National Accounts), CPI (Consumer Price Index)
13Statistical data collected according to the current classification Please describe for which statistical surveys or indicators the classification is used and, if not used at the most detailed level, indicate the level or aggregates used.Personal consumption on household level (HBS), National Accounts final household consumption side, CPI
14Statistical data published according to the current classification Please describe for which statistical surveys or indicators the classification is used and, if not used at the most detailed level, indicate the level or aggregates used.HBS Yearbook Chapter 9.
15In which languages is the classification available?Hungarian
16Is the classification available in electronic form?Yes
17Do the conversion key(s) exist in electronic form?Yes (Hungarian version)
18Have national explanatory notes and recommendations been elaborated?no
19Problems occurred during the period of use of the current classification Please describe the kind of problems that have occurred (interpretation, methodology, etc.)no
20Users 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.)Not any
21Alternative classifications used by other institutions of the economy Please indicate if these classifications are available and useful for the Statistical Office.Not available
22Are conversion tables between alternative and current classification available?Not available
23Name of former (previous) national classification (full name in both national tongue and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) Háztartás-statisztikai csoportosítás áruk és szolgáltatások szerint.
HBS Classification by Products and Services.
24Link of former classification to international classifcationsno
25Levels in the structure (of former classification)10 main groups
26Number of items at the most detailed level256
27Do conversion tables exist between former and current classification?yes
28Date of implementation of former classification1949
29Which statistical data are currently collected or published according to the former classification? Please indicate if this statistical data is collected or published by the Statistical Office or elsewhere.No data collected according former classification
Publications:
HBS Yearbook (Tables 1-8.) and Tables 5. 1-12. Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, Tables in Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary

Source: UN questionnaire, 2004-09-17