PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY 2nd Floor PSA-TAM Building PSA Complex, East Avenue,

Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101

info@psa.gov.ph www.psa.gov.ph

http://psa.gov.ph/e-classification

Republic Act No. 10625 or the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013

mandates the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to develop and

prescribe uniform statistical standards and classification systems for

adoption in the Philippine Statistical System (PSS).

The use of standard statistical classification systems will ensure

harmonization and comparability of government statistics generated

through surveys as well as

administrative based

reporting systems at the

national and local level. It will

facilitate the generation of

provincial product accounts

which will be of great help to

local government units

(LGUs) in finding out their

growth potentials,

comparative advantages and

areas which they can work

on to improve business

environment in the localities

and increase their

competitiveness.

For more information, please contact:

Statistical Classifications Division (SCD) Standards Service, Philippine Statistics Authority (+632)376-1928/1931 scd.staff@psa.gov.ph

A statistical classification is a classification that has a set of discrete,

mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories, which may be assigned to a

specific variable registered in a statistical survey or in an administrative

file, and used in the production and presentation of statistics.

Standard statistical classifications had undergone a formal review process

and approved by an authorized body such as the PSA. These aim to: (a)

serve as framework for data collection, processing and compilation to

ensure uniformity and comparability of data produced by both

government and private sectors, (b) means for aggregating/integrating

data collected; (c) patterned after international classifications with

modifications to suit national/local conditions; and (d) promote

comparability of data both at the national and international levels. The

Statistical Classifications Division (SCD) of the Standards Service (SS)

under the Censuses and Technical Coordination Office (CTCO) of the PSA

is the division in charge of implementing the above function.

The e-Classification Mobile App is an android mobile search engine

application that can be used by the public and private sectors for

searching codes in the Philippine standard classification systems used in

categorizing economic activities, products and services, geographic

codes, among others.

The following are the available statistical standard classifications in the

e-Classification mobile app:

2015 Philippine Standard Commodity Classification (PSCC) – is a

detailed classification of all commodities that enter the Philippine trade

2012 Philippine Standard Occupational Classification (PSOC) – is a

classification of the different occupations of the working population

including the military workforce of the country

2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC) – is a

classification of industries prevailing in the country according to their

specific economic activities

2009 Philippine Classification of Individual Consumption According

to Purpose (PCOICOP) – is a classification of individual consumption

expenditures on goods and services

2008 Philippine Standard Classification of Education (PSCEd) – is a

classification of all educational levels in the Philippine educational

system

Philippine Standard Geographic Classification (PSGC) – is a systematic

classification and coding of the geographic areas in the country

1. Open Play Store app from your device.

2. On the search bar, type the keyword “e-Classification” then tap

search.

3. Google Play will show a list of applications. Tap the app with the PSA

logo.

4. Tap “Install”. A prompt will appear, tap “Accept” to download and

install this app to your device

5. After Installation, you can now exit Play Store and turn off internet

connection.

6. The e-Classification app can be found on your application drawer.

This is the homepage of the

e-Classification app.

It shows all the classifications

available for the app.

Easy to use

Does not require

internet connection

Classifications are

distinguishable

Android device

(preferably with screen

size of at least 4 inches).

Any pdf reader

application (built-in or

download on Play Store

ex. Adobe Acrobat

Reader).