Part V - Product and Service Hashtags - #CPC

About the Central Product Classification
#cpc0 - Agriculture, forestry and fishery products
#cpc1 - Ores and minerals; electricity, gas and water
#cpc2 - Food products, beverages and tobacco; textiles, apparel and leather products
#cpc3 - Other transportable goods, except metal products, machinery and equipment
#cpc4 - Metal products, machinery and equipment
#cpc5 - Constructions and construction services
#cpc6 - Distributive trade services; accommodation, food and beverage serving services; transport services; and electricity, gas and water distribution services
#cpc7 - Financial and related services; real estate services; and rental and leasing services
#cpc8 - Business and production services
#cpc9 - Community, social and personal services

To I-#Tag - II-ISIC - III-COFOG - IV-SDGS - V-CPC - VI-USlgu - VII-Annexes - VIII-References

About the Central Product Classification #CPC

The Central Product Classification (CPC) constitutes a complete product classification covering goods and services. It serves as an international standard for assembling and tabulating all kinds of data requiring product detail, including industrial production, national accounts, service industries, domestic and foreign commodity trade, international trade in services, balance of payments, consumption and price statistics.

Statistics based on CPC Version 2.1 are useful in studying transactions in goods and services in detail and as a basis for developing lists of goods and services for specific purposes, such as price statistics surveys. It has broad acceptance as an international standard and facilitates the maintenance of constant categories of products.

The CPC was originally provided as a 618 page pdf document (in English only) here: Central Product Classification (CPC) Version 2.1 (it is not available in print, nor are translations provided).

With the support of Wikinetix a #pdf2wiki conversion was performed during the winter of 2019.

Besides introducing the #CPC hashtags, the wiki version added these usability improvements:

  • in order to support multi-lingual debate via social media and the easy retrieval of various contributions regarding a product or service #tagcoding hashtags were added for all sections, divisions, groups, classes, and sub-classes.
  • all references to ISIC v4 classes were replaced with direct links to the ISIC class’ wiki pages.
  • the ISIC class pages (and some other pages) got tagged with #cpc-codes and terms from the CPC classification such that the alphabetic #tagcoding tags for goods, services and bads (a Hashtag cloud) supports the discovery of #cpc-codes and the ISIC class that produces the service or product.

These improvements are also reflected in this e-book.

The sections of the Central Product Classification are:

The descriptions of sub-classes, classes, groups and divisions are included for Division 92 - Education, but for the other sections, divisions, groups, classes and sub-classes we refer to their online description or to Hashtags for products and services.

To the introduction.

#cpc0 - Agriculture, forestry and fishery products

This section includes these divisions:

  • #cpc01 - Products of agriculture, horticulture and market gardening
  • #cpc02 - Live animals and animal products (excluding meat)
  • #cpc03 - Forestry and logging products
  • #cpc04 - Fish and other fishing products

The descriptions of these divisions, and their groups, classes and sub-classes are included in the e-book “Hashtags for products and services” and can be consulted online via 0 - Agriculture, forestry and fishery products.

To the classification.

#cpc1 - Ores and minerals; electricity, gas and water

This section includes these divisions:

  • #cpc11 - Coal and peat
  • #cpc12 - Crude petroleum and natural gas
  • #cpc13 - Uranium and thorium ores and concentrates
  • #cpc14 - Metal ores
  • #cpc15 - Stone, sand and clay
  • #cpc16 - Other minerals
  • #cpc17 - Electricity, town gas, steam and hot water
  • #cpc18 - Natural water

The descriptions of these divisions, and their groups, classes and sub-classes are included in the e-book “Hashtags for products and services” and can be consulted online via 1 - Ores and minerals; electricity, gas and water.

To the classification.

#cpc2 - Food products, beverages and tobacco; textiles, apparel and leather products

This section includes these divisions:

  • #cpc21 - Meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, oils and fats
  • #cpc22 - Dairy products and egg products
  • #cpc23 - Grain mill products, starches and starch products; other food products
  • #cpc24 - Beverages
  • #cpc25 - Tobacco products
  • #cpc26 - Yarn and thread; woven and tufted textile fabrics
  • #cpc27 - Textile articles other than apparel
  • #cpc28 - Knitted or crocheted fabrics; wearing apparel
  • #cpc29 - Leather and leather products; footwear

The descriptions of these divisions, and their groups, classes and sub-classes are included in the e-book “Hashtags for products and services” and can be consulted online via 2 - Food products, beverages and tobacco; textiles, apparel and leather products.

To the classification.

#cpc3 - Other transportable goods, except metal products, machinery and equipment

This section includes these divisions:

  • #cpc31 - Products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials
  • #cpc32 - Pulp, paper and paper products; printed matter and related articles
  • #cpc33 - Coke oven products; refined petroleum products; nuclear fuel
  • #cpc34 - Basic chemicals
  • #cpc35 - Other chemical products; man-made fibres
  • #cpc36 - Rubber and plastics products
  • #cpc37 - Glass and glass products and other non-metallic products n.e.c.
  • #cpc38 - Furniture; other transportable goods n.e.c.
  • #cpc39 - Wastes or scraps

The descriptions of these divisions, and their groups, classes and sub-classes are included in the e-book “Hashtags for products and services” and can be consulted online via 3 - Other transportable goods, except metal products, machinery and equipment.

To the classification.

#cpc4 - Metal products, machinery and equipment

This section includes these divisions:

  • #cpc41 - Basic metals
  • #cpc42 - Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
  • #cpc43 - General-purpose machinery
  • #cpc44 - Special-purpose machinery
  • #cpc45 - Office, accounting and computing machinery
  • #cpc46 - Electrical machinery and apparatus
  • #cpc47 - Radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus
  • #cpc48 - Medical appliances, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks
  • #cpc49 - Transport equipment

The descriptions of these divisions, and their groups, classes and sub-classes are included in the e-book “Hashtags for products and services” and can be consulted online via 4 - Metal products, machinery and equipment.

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#cpc5 - Constructions and construction services

This section includes these divisions:

  • #cpc53 - Constructions
  • #cpc54 - Construction services

This section includes constructions and construction services. The former, in division 53, cover the physical outputs of construction activities (e.g., buildings or civil engineering works), while the latter, in division 54, cover the services provided in constructing these objects. A given unit produces just one of the two forms of output in a given production process (in division 53 if on own account, in division 54 if provided as a service). The valuation of the output will be different, according to the type of output produced.

The categories in division 54 that relate to the construction of complete objects follow the same structure as categories in division 53. Division 54 also covers additional outputs that are only produced on a service basis (special trades).

The descriptions of these divisions, and their groups, classes and sub-classes are included in the e-book “Hashtags for products and services” and can be consulted online via 5 - Constructions and construction services.

To the classification.

#cpc6 - Distributive trade services; accommodation, food and beverage serving services; transport services; and electricity, gas and water distribution services

This section includes these divisions:

  • #cpc61 - Wholesale trade services
  • #cpc62 - Retail trade services
  • #cpc63 - Accommodation, food and beverage services
  • #cpc64 - Passenger transport services
  • #cpc65 - Freight transport services
  • #cpc66 - Rental services of transport vehicles with operators
  • #cpc67 - Supporting transport services
  • #cpc68 - Postal and courier services
  • #cpc69 - Electricity, gas and water distribution (on own account)

The descriptions of these divisions, and their groups, classes and sub-classes are included in the e-book “Hashtags for products and services” and can be consulted online via 6 - Distributive trade services; accommodation, food and beverage serving services; transport services; and electricity, gas and water distribution services.

To the classification.

#cpc7 - Financial and related services; real estate services; and rental and leasing services

This section includes these divisions:

  • #cpc71 - Financial and related services
  • #cpc72 - Real estate services
  • #cpc73 - Leasing or rental services without operator

The descriptions of these divisions, and their groups, classes and sub-classes are included in the e-book “Hashtags for products and services” and can be consulted online via 7 - Financial and related services; real estate services; and rental and leasing services.

To the classification.

#cpc8 - Business and production services

This section includes these divisions:

  • #cpc81 - Research and development services
  • #cpc82 - Legal and accounting services
  • #cpc83 - Professional, technical and business services (except research, development, legal and accounting services)
  • #cpc84 - Telecommunications, broadcasting and information supply services
  • #cpc85 - Support services
  • #cpc86 - Support and operation services to agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing, mining and utilities
  • #cpc87 - Maintenance, repair and installation (except construction) services
  • #cpc88 - Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others
  • #cpc89 - Other manufacturing services; publishing, printing and reproduction services; materials recovery services

The descriptions of these divisions, and their groups, classes and sub-classes are included in the e-book “Hashtags for products and services” and can be consulted online via 8 - Business and production services.

To the classification.

#cpc9 - Community, social and personal services

This section includes these divisions:

  • #cpc91 - Public administration and other services provided to the community as a whole; compulsory social security services
  • #cpc92 - Education services
  • #cpc93 - Human health and social care services
  • #cpc94 - Sewage and waste collection, treatment and disposal and other environmental protection services
  • #cpc95 - Services of membership organizations
  • #cpc96 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
  • #cpc97 - Other services
  • #cpc98 - Domestic services
  • #cpc99 - Services provided by extraterritorial organizations and bodies

The descriptions of these divisions, and their groups, classes and sub-classes are included in the e-book “Hashtags for products and services” and can be consulted online via 9 - Community, social and personal services.

To the classification.

#cpc92 - Education services

To the section.

#cpc921 - Pre-primary education services

To the division.

#cpc9210 - Pre-primary education services

To the group.

#cpc92100 - Pre-primary education services

This subclass includes: education services usually provided by nursery schools, kindergartens, pre-schools, centres for early childhood education, centres for infant education or special sections attached to primary schools. Pre-primary education (ISCED Level 0) is defined as the initial stage of organized instruction designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment, that is, to provide a bridge between the home and a school- based atmosphere.

This subclass also includes: services related to the provision of special education programmes at this educational level

This subclass does not include:

  • recreational and vacation camps for children, cf. 63130
  • child day-care services, cf. 93510

To the class.

#cpc922 - Primary education services

To the division.

#cpc9220 - Primary education services

To the group.

#cpc92200 - Primary education services

This subclass includes: educational services provided at ISCED Level 1, which includes programmes designed to provide students with an initial basic education in reading, writing and mathematics along with an elementary understanding of other subjects such as history, geography, natural science, social science, art and music

This subclass also includes:

  • services related to the provision of special education programmes at this educational level
  • services related to the provision of literacy programmes for adults at this educational level

To the class.

#cpc923 - Secondary education services

This group includes:

  • educational services for secondary programmes that become increasingly specialized as a student moves from one level to the next. These programmes can be general or technical/vocational according to the following definitions:
  • General programmes: Covers education which is not designed explicitly to prepare participants for a specific class of occupations or trades or for entry into further vocational or technical education programmes.
  • Technical/Vocational: Covers education that prepares participants for direct entry, without further training, into specific occupations. Successful completion of such programmes leads to a labour-market relevant vocational qualification.

To the division.

#cpc9231 - Lower secondary education services, general

To the group.

#cpc92310 - Lower secondary education services, general

This subclass includes: educational services at ISCED Level 2 generally aiming to complete the provision of basic skills and knowledge of the primary level, although teaching is typically more subject-focused, often employing more specialized teachers who conduct classes in their field of specialization. These services cover education which is not designed explicitly to prepare participants for a specific class of occupations or trades or for entry into further vocational or technical education programmes.

This subclass also includes:

  • services related to the provision of special education programmes at this educational level
  • services related to the provision of literacy programmes for adults at this educational level

To the class.

#cpc9232 - Lower secondary education services, technical and vocational

To the group.

#cpc92320 - Lower secondary education services, technical and vocational

This subclass includes: educational services at ISCED Level 2 generally aiming to complete the provision of basic skills and knowledge of the primary level, although teaching is typically more subject-focused, often employing more specialized teachers who conduct classes in their field of specialization. These services cover education that prepares participants for direct entry, without further training, into specific occupations. Successful completion of such programmes leads to a labour-market relevant vocational qualification.

This subclass also includes: services related to the provision of special education programmes at this educational level

To the class.

#cpc9233 - Upper secondary education services, general

To the group.

#cpc92330 - Upper secondary education services, general

This subclass includes: educational services for programmes (ISCED Level 3), with a higher degree of specialization and where teachers are more qualified and specialized in their subjects when compared to Level 2. Often different streams and types of programmes are available at this level. Generally speaking, completion of Level 3 education is the minimum requirement for entry into tertiary education programmes. Services in this subclass cover education which is not designed explicitly to prepare participants for a specific class of occupations or trades or for entry into further vocational or technical education programmes.

To the class.

#cpc9234 - Upper secondary education services, technical and vocational

To the group.

#cpc92340 - Upper secondary education services, technical and vocational

This subclass includes: educational services for programmes (ISCED Level 3), with a higher degree of specialization and where teachers are more qualified and specialized in their subjects when compared to Level 2. Often different streams and types of programmes are available at this level. Generally speaking, completion of Level 3 education is the minimum requirement for entry into tertiary education programmes. Services in this subclass cover education that prepares participants for direct entry, without further training, into specific occupations. Successful completion of such programmes leads to a labour-market relevant vocational qualification.

To the class.

#cpc924 - Post-secondary non-tertiary education services

To the division.

#cpc9241 - Post-secondary non-tertiary education services, general

To the group.

#cpc92410 - Post-secondary non-tertiary education services, general

This subclass includes: educational services for programmes (ISCED Level 4) which, while happening after students finish Upper Secondary education, cannot be considered tertiary education because content-wise these programmes are not significantly more advanced than those from Upper Secondary. They are either short vocational programmes that lead students to the labour market or programmes with substantial theoretical background instruction specifically designed to prepare students for entry to tertiary education in cases where they had previously followed a curriculum (in Level 3 above) that lacked elements needed to entitle them to enter tertiary education programmes. Services in this subclass cover education which is not designed explicitly to prepare participants for a specific class of occupations or trades or for entry into further vocational or technical education programmes.

To the class.

#cpc9242 - Post-secondary non-tertiary education services, technical and vocational

To the group.

#cpc92420 - Post-secondary non-tertiary education services, technical and vocational

This subclass includes: educational services for programmes (ISCED Level 4) which, while happening after students finish Upper Secondary education, cannot be considered tertiary education because content-wise these programmes are not significantly more advanced than those from Upper Secondary. They are either short vocational programmes that lead students to the labour market or programmes with substantial theoretical background instruction specifically designed to prepare students for entry to tertiary education in cases where they had previously followed a curriculum (in Level 3 above) that lacked elements needed to entitle them to enter tertiary education programmes. Services in this subclass cover education that prepares participants for direct entry, without further training, into specific occupations. Successful completion of such programmes leads to a labour-market relevant vocational qualification.

To the class.

#cpc925 - Tertiary education services

To the division.

#cpc9251 - First stage tertiary education services

To the group.

#cpc92510 - First stage tertiary education services

This subclass includes: education services leading to a university degree or equivalent. Such education services are offered in universities, colleges and similar institutions of higher education.

To the class.

#cpc9252 - Second stage tertiary education services
#cpc92520 - Second stage tertiary education services

This subclass includes: education services for tertiary programmes which lead directly to an advanced research qualification, such as a doctoral degree.

To the class.

#cpc929 - Other education and training services and educational support services

To the division.

#cpc9291 - Other education and training services

To the group.

#cpc92911 - Cultural education services

This subclass includes:

  • piano and other music instruction
  • art instruction
  • dance instruction and dance studios
  • art instruction except academic
  • photography instruction

This subclass does not include: formal instruction on the above which leads to a professional diploma or degree, cf. 925

To the class.

#cpc92912 - Sports and recreation education services

This subclass includes sports instruction services by sports camps and schools or by professional sports instructors, teachers or coaches to groups of individuals. It does not include the provision of such services by academic schools, colleges and universities.

This subclass includes:

  • sports instruction (baseball, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, tennis, figure skating, etc.)
  • camps, sports instruction
  • gymnastics instruction
  • riding instruction
  • swimming instruction
  • martial arts instruction
  • card game instruction (such as bridge)
  • yoga instruction

This subclass does not include:

  • recreational or vacation camps that include sports training or instruction, cf. 63130
  • incidental sports and recreation instruction by academic schools, colleges or universities, cf. 921- 925
#cpc92919 - Other education and training services, n.e.c.

This subclass includes:

  • training for car, bus, lorry and motorcycle driving licences
  • training for flying certificates and ship licences
  • computer training services
  • management training services
  • services provided by music camps, science camps, computer camps and other instructional camps, except for sports
  • education services not definable by level

This subclass does not include:

  • services related to literacy programmes for adults, cf. 92200, 92310
  • higher education services comparable to the regular education system, cf. 924, 925
  • cultural education services other than academic, cf. 92911
  • education services provided by instructors, coaches, etc., as part of sporting activities, cf. 92912

To the class.

#cpc9292 - Educational support services

To the group.

#cpc92920 - Educational support services

This subclass includes:

  • non-instructional services that support educational processes or systems, such as:
    • educational consulting
    • educational guidance counselling services
    • educational testing evaluation services
    • educational testing services
    • organization of student exchange programmes

To the division.

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