Classification Detail
Central Product Classification (CPC) Version 1.0
Basic Bibliographic Information
• Status:
Superseded
[The current version is CPC Version 3.0]
• Type:
To Be Determined
• Citation:
Central Product Classification Version 1.0, Series M: Miscellaneous Statistical Papers, No. 77 Ver. 1.0, New York: United Nations.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/77/VER.1.0
• ISBN:
N/A
• Website:
• Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
• Available Formats:
HTML, Access, Text
• Year Adopted:
1997
• Year Published:
1998
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, Pусский Details...
Français
Classification centrale de produits Ver. 1.0 (CPC Ver. 1.0)
Citation:
Classification centrale de produits Ver. 1.0, Série M: No 77 Ver. 1.0, New York: Nations Unies.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/77/VER.1.0
Español
Clasificación Central de Productos Ver. 1.0 (CPC Ver. 1.0)
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/77/VER.1.0
Pусский
Классификация основных продуктов Версия 1.0 (CPC Версия 1.0)
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/77/VER.1.0
• Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
• Statistical Domains (in CSA 2.0):
2 Economic statistics
• Purpose:
A classification of products based on the physical characteristics of goods or on the nature of the services rendered. CPC provides a framework for collection and international comparison of the various kinds of statistics dealing with goods and services. CPC covers products that are an output of economic activities, including transportable goods, non-transportable goods and services.
• Main Applications:
N/A
• Main Users:
N/A
Methodology
• Scope:
N/A
• Concept Being Classified:
goods, services
• Statistical Units:
products (goods, services)
• Main Principles:
N/A
• Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
EBOPS 2002 - CPC V1.0 - GNS/W/120
CPC 1.0 - CPA 1996
Classification Structure
• Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Section
0
10 items
Level 2
Division
01
71 items
Level 3
Group
012
294 items
Level 4
Class
0123
1162 items
Level 5
Subclass
01234
2093 items
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
Supporting Documents
• Coding Index Available:
Yes
• Index Website:
• Available Formats:
Access
• 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