MONGOLIA- CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Ariunaa Khurelbaatar /officer of ESD, MESD/
19-21 March 2013, Chisinau, Moldova
Workshop on International
Classifications
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I. General information /Revision status and structure/
II. Use of classifications
III. Encountered problems
IV. Future challenges
Introduction
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I. General information
Classification Systems
• For international comparability
• For harmonization of different framework
• For better analysis of statistics
• To facilitate data collection, processing and analysis
• International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC)
• Central Product Classification (CPC)• Classification of Individual Consumption According to
Purpose (COICOP)• Classification of the Function of Government
(COFOG)• Classification of the Purposes of NPISH (COPNI)
Classification Systems in Mongolia
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I. General information
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Implementation of Classifications
I. General information
Official adoption
First Last
ISIC 1998 Apr, 2011
CPC 2001 Apr, 2011
COICOP 2005 2005
COPNI - 2011
COFOC 2010 by MOF
Classifications structure
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I. General information
Classification CPC ISIC COICOP COPNI
Division 10 21 14 9
Subdivision 71 88
Group 325 238 57 24
Subgroup 1268 419
Class 2749 158 29
National subclass 3495 /7 digit/ 510
The new modifications to the CPC 2.0, ISIC 4 in 2011• ISIC
• CPC 1998 2002 2004 2006
ISIC 2 ISIC 3 ISIC 3.1 ISIC 4
CPC 1.0 CPC 1.1 CPC 2.0 CPC 2.0
2011 он2007 он2003 он2001 он
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2011
ISIC 4
II. Use of Classification
Improved official adoption
Improved official adoption
Classifications usesII. Use of Classifications
No Classification Organizations and Purpose of Use
1 ISIC 4.0 General Authority for State Registration, General Department of Taxation (registration)
2 CPC 2.0General Department of Taxation (VAT report of enterprises)
3 COICOPGDP expenditure approach, Household socio economic survey (former Household income and expenditure survey)
4 COPNI GDP, Establishment census, Business register
5 COFOC NSO, Ministry of Finance
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Business register: A double-coding (both old and new codes) based on conversion tables and surveys
Structural business statistics short term statistics (monthly and quarterly survey): ISIC 3.1, New ISIC versions, use dual coding planned to 2013 for a short term statistics,
National accounts ,GDP: use ISIC 4,Time series for 1990-2013 was recalculated in 2011-2013,
What method do you use for calculating previous years in the new classifications?:
•Dual coding•Benchmark, coefficients (it is in methodology of GDP of Mongolia)•Other methods
Classifications uses
III. Problems Encountered
Outsourcing – manufacturing
– Different type of outsourcing (labour, support functions, part or the complete of production process)
– A unit classified in Manufacturing can have two types of outputs:
• a manufactured good• a manufacturing service
– “Manufacturer” has to be ownership of the good
identified in the product classification
III. Problems Encountered
Section J: “Information and Communication”
Division 58: Publishing activities
Division 59: Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
Division 60: Programming and broadcasting activities
Division 61: Telecommunications
Division 62: Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
Division 63: Information service activities
III. Problems Encountered
Changing of Terminology
• Holding company• Head office• Ancillary units (surveys have to be conducted based on
establishments?)• R&D• Intellectual property
III. Problems Encountered
1. ISIC 3.1"G","Wholesale and retail
trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods
"K","Real estate, renting and business activities"
ISIC 4.0"S","Other service activities”
2. ISIC 3.1 7010.Real estate
activities with own or leased property”
ISIC 4.00990.Support activities for
other mining and quarrying”
3. D. Manufacturing
22. Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media
J. Information and communication
58. Publishing activities
III. Problems Encountered
IV. Future challenges
1. Develop survey questionnaires for new sectors and updated sectors
2. Update previous time series, recalculating process
3. Usage of newly updated classifications
4. Update CPC more detailed level
5. Manufacturing service index for GDP and other NA’s estimations
6. Mining support service activities for GDP and other NA’s estimations
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION