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Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose

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Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose (COICOP) is a Reference Classification published by the United Nations Statistics Division that divides the purpose of individual consumption expenditures incurred by three institutional sectors, namely households, non-profit institutions serving households and general government.

Contents

Correspondence with CPC is available; Division 13 of COICOP corresponds to Classification of the Purposes of Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households (COPNI); Division 14 of COICOP corresponds to Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG).

The classification units are transactions.

Structure levels

  • Structure Level 1: Divisions (two-digit)
  • Structure Level 2: Groups (three-digit)
  • Structure Level 3: Classes (four-digit)

    • Detailed structure

    01-12 - Individual consumption expenditure of households 01 - Food and non-alcoholic beverages 02 - Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics 03 - Clothing and footwear 04 - Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 05 - Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance 06 - Health 07 - Transport 08 - Communication 09 - Recreation and culture 10 - Education 11 - Restaurants and hotels 12 - Miscellaneous goods and services 13 - Individual consumption expenditure of non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) 14 - Individual consumption expenditure of general government

    References

    Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose Wikipedia
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