Classification Detail
Classification by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) Revision 4
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Superseded
[The current version is BEC Revision 5]
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
Classification by Broad Economic Categories Revision 4, Series M: Miscellaneous Statistical Papers, No. 53 Rev. 3, New York: United Nations.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/53/Rev.4
ISBN:
92-1-161460-0
Website:
Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
Available Formats:
PDF
Year Adopted:
1988
Year Published:
1989
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский, 中文 Details...
Français
Classification par grandes catégories économiques Rev. 4 (CGCE Rev. 4)
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/53/Rev.4
Español
Clasificación por Grandes Categorías Económicas Revisión 4 (CGCE Rev. 4)
العربية
تصنيف حسب الفئات الاقتصادية الواسعة
Pусский
Классификация по широким экономическим категориям вариант 4
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/53/Rev.4
中文
按经济大类分类
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/53/Rev.4
Availability:
Fully available only in English.
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
2.2 Economic accounts, 2.6 International trade and balance of payments
Purpose:
This classification is intended to categorize trade statistics into large economic classes of commodities and to supplement the summary data compiled on the basis of the sections of the Standard International Trade Classification
Main Applications:
N/A
Main Users:
N/A
Methodology
Scope:
N/A
Concept Being Classified:
goods
Statistical Units:
End-use category of transportable good
Main Principles:
N/A
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
BEC Rev. 4 - HS2002
BEC Rev. 4 - HS2007
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Category (N:7 one-digit)
1
7
Level 2
Sub-categories (N: 2-digit and 3-digit)
111
12
Remarks:
The Sub-category level consists of 2- and 3-digit codes.
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
UN Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity:
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
United Nations Statistics Division
Unit:
Industrial and Energy Statistics Section
Contact Name:
Ralf Becker
Email:
Telephone:
+1 212 963 4600
Fax:
+1 212 963 0623
Address:
United Nations Statistics Division
DC2-1414
2 UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017