Classification Detail
Provisional Central Product Classification (CPCprov)
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Superseded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
• ISBN:
92-1-161329-9
• Website:
• Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
• Available Formats:
HTML, Access, PDF
• Year Adopted:
1989
• Year Published:
1991
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, Pусский Details...
Français
Classification Centrale de Produits Provisoire (CPCprov)
Citation:
Classification Centrale de Produits Provisoire, Série M: No 77, New York: Nations Unies.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/77
ISBN:
92-1-261126-7
Español
Clasificación Central Provisional de Productos (CPCprov)
Citation:
Clasificación Central Provisional de Productos, Serie M: No. 77, Nueva York: Naciones Unidas.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/77
ISBN:
92-1-361149-8
Pусский
Предварительная классификация основных продуктов
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/77
• 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 transportablegoods, 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):
CPCprov - HS1988
Classification Structure
• Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Section
0
10 items
Level 2
Division
01
69 items
Level 3
Group
012
295 items
Level 4
Class
0123
1050 items
Level 5
Subclass
01234
1811 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:
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