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Superseded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 (in CSA 2.0):
2 Economic statistics
• 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