Classification Detail
Classification by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) Revision 5
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/53/Rev.5
ISBN:
N/A
Website:
Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
Available Formats:
PDF, HTML, Text
Year Adopted:
2016
Year Published:
N/A
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский, 中文 Details...
Français
Classification par grandes categories economiques Revision 5 (CGCE Rev. 5)
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/53/Rev.5
Español
Clasificación por grandes categorías económicas Revisión 5 (CGCE Rev. 5)
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/53/Rev.5
العربية
التصنيف حسب الفئات الاقتصادية العريضة
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/53/Rev.5
Pусский
Классификация по широким экономическим категориям вариант 5 (ШЭК)
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/53/Rev.5
中文
按经济大类分类
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/53/Rev.5
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
2.2 Economic accounts, 2.6 International trade and balance of payments
Purpose:
The purpose of the classification is to analyze international trade statistics by large economic classes of goods and services, based on the main outputs of corresponding industries, to facilitate broad analyses of trade and production. Furthermore, it can be used to identify SNA end-use dimensions (intermediate consumption, gross fixed capital formation, final consumption). The specification dimension is added to differentiate intermediates that are generic, i.e. consumed across a wide range of industries, from those that are specified, i.e. typically consumed only in certain industries.
Main Applications:
Identification of the end-use of traded products
Main Users:
Policy makers, Economists, trade analysts, general public
Methodology
Scope:
Trade in goods and services
Concept Being Classified:
goods, services
Statistical Units:
transaction
Main Principles:
Determining the end-use, processing, specification and durability of the traded products
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
HS only covers the goods.
BEC, Rev 5, is an analytical classification of which the categories can be derived from HS (for goods), and CPC (for services). BEC is considered as an alternative analytical breakdown with dimensions of end-use, processing, specification and durability.
BEC Rev. 5 - CPC V2.1
BEC, Rev 5, is an analytical classification of which the categories can be derived from HS (for goods), and CPC (for services). The BEC Rev. 5 covers all basic classes of the Central Product Classification (CPC) and can be seen as a specific re-arrangement of them. The overall breakdown between goods and services in BEC should coincide with the overall breakdown of goods and services in the CPC. BEC is considered as an alternative analytical breakdown with dimensions of end-use, processing, specification and durability.
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Economic Class
1
8 items
Level 2
Product
11
16 items
Level 3
End-use
111
40 items
Level 4
Processing
1112
32 items
Level 5
Specification
111210
48 items
Level 6
Durability
1113102
32 items
Remarks:
113202 Durable
Criteria for Definition of Levels:
Top Level: Dimension of Broad Economic Categories
Second Level: Product dimension
Third Level: The SNA end-use dimension
Fourth level: Processing dimension
Fifth level: Specification dimension
Sixth level: Durability dimension
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
UN Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity:
United Nations Statistics Division
Documenting Website:
Reason for Latest Revision:
The increasing importance of services and the importance of global value chains
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
Correspondence Table:
BEC Rev. 5 - CPC V2.1
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
United Nations Statistics Division
Unit:
Trade Statistics Branch
Email:
Fax:
+1 212 9631374