The Central Product Classification (CPC) is a
product classification Product classification or product taxonomy is a type of economic taxonomy which organizes products for a variety of purposes. However, not only products can be referred to in a standardized way but also sales practices in form of the “Incoterms†...
for goods and services promulgated by the
United Nations Statistical Commission
The United Nations Statistical Commission (StatCom) is a Functional Commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, established in 1947. The Statistical Commission oversees the work of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). I ...
. It is intended to be an
international standard for organizing and analyzing data on
industrial production,
national accounts
National accounts or national account systems (NAS) are the implementation of complete and consistent accounting techniques for measuring the economic activity of a nation. These include detailed underlying measures that rely on double-entry ...
,
trade
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market.
An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct excha ...
,
price
A price is the (usually not negative) quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods or services. In some situations, the price of production has a different name. If the product is a "good" in the ...
s and so on.
The European Union's ''
Classification of Products by Activity'' (CPA) is based on CPC.
See also
*
Classification of Types of Construction The Classification of types of construction (CC), is a nomenclature for the classification of constructions (i.e. buildings) according to their type. It is based on the CPC that was published by the United Nations in 1991. Its final version was app ...
References
* Central Product Classification (CPC) Version 2.1 (August 2015
* Central Product Classification, CPC Version 2 (Dec 2008
Parent pageDetailed structure
* Central Product Classification, CPC Version 1.
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