An Update on ACIC and EAMIC

ASEAN Secretariat Presentation

The UN Workshop on International Economic and Social Classifications24-27 November 2008, Bangkok, Thailand

The Task Force on Harmonization

of Statistical Classifications (TFSC)

First Phase Programme o The first meeting: 9-11 July 2003, UNESCAP

Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand; o The second meeting: 4-6 October 2004, Manila,

the Philippines;o The third meeting: 20-22 March 2006, UNESCAP

Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand; o The fourth meeting: 17-18 April 2006, UNESCAP

Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand; o The fifth Meeting: 23-25 August 2006, Bali,

Indonesia

The Output of TFSC First Phase Programme

ASEAN Common Industrial Classification (ACIC)

ACIC, at 3 digits level, as a reference in developing and revising national SIC;

Guidelines for Revisions; Recommendations for future works

on harmonization of statistical classifications;

Key elements for considerations in the implementation of the second phase of the task force work programme.

ASEAN Common Industrial Classification

Classification Sections Divisions

Groups

ISIC Rev 4 Goods producing Services producing

216

15

88 4048

238111127

ACIC Goods producing Services producing

21

6 15

88

4048

242

112130

  ACIC (after consultation)Correspondence with-ISIC Rev 4

ISIC Rev 4

Grp Activity Code Activity Grp

  B Mining and Quarrying B B Mining and Quarrying  

07 Mining of metal ores 07 Mining of metal ores 07

072*) Mining of non ferrous metal ores except precious metals 072 minus 0729p Mining of non ferrous metal ores 072

073 Mining of precious metals 0729 p    

  H Transportation and Storage H H Transportation and Storage  

49 Land transport and transport via pipelines   Land transport and transport via pipelines 49

491 Transport via railways   Transport via railways 491

492 Transport via buses 4921p; 4922p Other land transport 492

493 Transport via pipeline 493 Transport via pipeline 493

494*) Other Land transport (except transport via buses)  492 minus 4921p and 4922p

   

  P Education P P Education  

85 Education 85 Education 85

851*) Primary education 851 minus 8510p Pre primary and Primary education 851

852 Secondary education 852 Secondary education 852

853 Higher education 853 Higher education 853

854 Other education 854 Other education 854

855 Educational support services 855 Educational support services 855

856 Pre Primary education 8510p    

  S Other service activities S S Other service activities  

96 Other personal service activities 96 Other personal service activities 96/960

961Personal services for wellness, except sport activities

9602, 9609p   

962 Laundry services 9601    

963 Other personal Services n.e.c. 9609p    

The Task Force on Harmonization of Statistical Classifications (TFSC)

Second Phase Programme o ensuring the adoption of the ACIC and ISIC by

the entire statistical system; o assisting some countries with less developed

statistical system to develop their national SIC in accordance with the ACIC and ISIC Rev.4;

o constructing correspondence tables, linking the newly revised national SIC with ACIC and ISIC Rev.4, and with the former national SIC ;

o developing guidelines for comparison of statistics under different national SICs ;

The ACIC’s Lesson

Follow-up activitiesDevelopment of national SICDevelopment of correspondence tableDevelopment of the ASEAN Standard Industrial Classifications GuidesFacilitate the development of the Manufacturing Statistics Comparative Matrix Table under EAMS

AHSOM 7, Nov 2006

Report Meeting on Harmonisation of Statistical Classification:

o ACIC endorsement by AHSOMo The AMEICC Secretariat reported to AHSOM the

results of comparability study (in 4 countries) on manufacturing industry statistics that cover all categories of 4 dgts ISIC of mfcturing industries;

o The AMEICC, proposed to expand the comparability study to also include China and ROK and to establish an East Asia Expert Meeting on Manufacturing Statistics (EAMS)

o AHSOM welcoming of EAMS Initiative and Provision data to EAMS

EAMS Result (2007-2008)

o Adopted the EAMS TOR and agreed with the scope of activities in the Work Programme;

o First year EAMS result (2007-08): pilot project in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. A prototype (model) of detailed 4-digits level manufacturing industry is ready to be adopted by AMSs and Plus 3 as a basis for developing East Asia Manufacturing Industry Classification (EAMIC)

o The draft of (EAMIC) is ready to be endorsed in 4th EAMS.

ASEAN

Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam (national bureaus of statistics of individual countries)

Japan

Research and Statistics Department, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

China Industrial and Traffic Statistics Department, National Bureau of Statistics of China

ROK Statistical Research Institute Korea National Statistical Office

AMEICC/Statistics WG (ASEAN-Japan)

The East Asia Expert Meeting on Manufacturing Statistics (EAMS)

(Expansion of the Japan-ASEAN joint research for the improvement of international comparability of industrial statistics promoted by AMEICC/Statistics WG to “ASEAN + 3” joint study)

* AMEICC = AEM-METI Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee

Participation of member countries

AHSOM

Close relationship

Authorized by SOMAuthorized by

AEM-METI / SEOM Authorized by AEM PLUS 3

Relationship Diagram for AMEICC WGS and the East Asia Expert Meeting on Manufacturing Statistics

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