Classification_of_individual_consumption_by_purpose

Classification of Individual Consumption by 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.

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

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

External links

• United Nations Statistics Division
• Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose.

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