REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
EXPERIENCE OF BELARUS IN THE
NATIONAL ADAPTATION OF
CLASSIFICATIONS OF ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES
Olga Pintchuk, Chief of the department of
statistical classifications of National Statistics
Committee of the Republic of Belarus
REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
Requirements for the development and
implementation of a new version of the Classification
of Economic activities
Work on the development and implementation of a new version of the
Classification of Economic Activities (CCEA) in Belarus is organized
according to the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice :
• The new version of CCEA should reflect the sectorial structure of the
economy considering the classification standards adopted by European
countries, and the requirements of national legislation
• Statistical information prepared in accordance with the new version of
CCEA, should maximally meet users needs, which will facilitate the
decision making based on statistical information
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System of the classification of economic activities
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World level
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EU level
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National level
ISIC
rev. 3.1
ISIC
rev. 4
NACE
rev. 1.1
NACE
rev. 2
CCEA
2006
CCEA
2011
current
being implemented
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Step 1
Evaluation of resources (2010)
1. Labour force (experience, skills level)
2. Equipment (computers, software, ...)
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3. Information (classifications, correspondence tables, ...)
1. Conducting of workshops and consultations, self-study of the
methodological materials to compensate lack of professionals,
who have experience in the development and the appropriate
level of qualification, lack of educational programs
2. Purchase of computer equipment, the use of office software
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3. Preferential use of the information available in the Internet
(basic and national classifications and correspondence tables,
implementation guides, ...)
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Step 2
Development planning
(2010 - 2011)
1. Organizing the development work
2. Determining the key points of development:
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necessity to develop the national version;
the basis for developing the classification
structure of the classification
criteria for allocating additional classification levels
3. Scheduling the development work
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Development planning
1. Organizing the development work
• Working groups were established:
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Working Group of National Statistics Committee
(6 experts from the department of statistical classifications and 32
experts from sectorial divisions);
interagency working group (23 heads and experts of sectorial
government bodies and scientific organizations) under the
leadership of the Minister of Economy
• Development of a new version of the classification within the
work of interagency working group has guaranteed a practical
orientation of the classification and enabled effective application in
economic statistics
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Development planning
2. Determination of the key points of development
• It was necessary to develop the National version of the
Classification of Economic Activities
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• NACE rev. 2 selected as the basis for development
• Decision that the structure should match the structure of
NACE rev. 2 with the additional levels of detail
• Criteria for identifying the additional national levels of
classification: groups should reflect the real type of activities
in the country considering the current legislation
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Development planning
3. Scheduling the development work of a new version of
the CCEA
• Defining the new version of the classification and submitting it to
the state authorities for consideration: March - August 2011
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• Further development of the classification in view of the received
proposals and a submission to the State Committee for
Standardization for approval: September - November 2011
• Approval of the classification: December 2011
• Preparation and adoption of the Government decisions on the
implementation of the new version of the classification in
statistical production: March 2012
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Step 3
Development of a basic project
Problematic issues :
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1. Lack of detailed methodological explanations about the
groupings in the basic European classification, lack of
clarifications on the classification of "borderline" activities
(including in Russian)
It is desirable to obtain additional methodological materials
and advice, workshops, seminars
2. Terminological difficulties during translation of the
classification and the correspondence tables from English to
Russian (for example, use of two terms "activities in the field
of telecommunications" and "telecommunications")
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Development of a basic project
Problematic issues :
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3. It was necessary to adapt the European classification
according to the national specificities and legislation
National legislation requires effective application of the classifications in statistics as
well as in economics
e.g.:
1. Licensed activity in the field of communication includes communication services
(Division 61 of section K), radio and television (Division 60 of section K), postal
services (Division 53 of section N).
2. Manufacturers of products do not recognize the units that perform butchery
(Division 10 of section C), mixing of components, not directed to change the
properties of products (mixing of alcoholic beverages - Division 11 of section C),
etc.
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OF BELARUS
РЕСПУБЛИКА
БЕЛАРУСЬ
Development of a basic project
Problematic issues :
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4. Certain discrepancies exist between economic activities and
products in the classifications
For example, a product like mushrooms, can be produced
by cultivation which relates to agriculture, or by collecting
wild mushrooms, the activity related to forestry
It is desirable to develop methodological explanations
which can clarify the existing discrepancies between
the classifications and correspondence tables
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Step 4
Harmonization of the project
Problems of the project harmonization :
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Explanations of the methodology and new concepts of
classification are needed continuously during the project
For example, there was the problem of coordination with
sectorial
ministries
in
terms
of
transferring
telecommunications into new section "Information and
communication" without postal activities
Wider consultation of the new standards, concepts of
classifications between International sectorial
organizations is desirable (eg, the International
Telecommunication Union, ...)
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Step 5
Adoption of classification
New version of the classification NCEA approved by the
Decree of the State Committee for Standardization of the
Republic of Belarus, 5 December 2011 № 85
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Government of the Republic of Belarus of April 4, 2012 №
302 approved measures to introduce a new version of the
NCEA in economic and statistical practice and established
the deadline for the transition to the new version - 1 January
2016 (due to necessity of the revision of legislation, forming
the knowledge base required for the transition, and also
taking into account existing in the republic approaches to the
preparation of the 5 year development program)
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Increasing details in the new version of NCEA
Current version
of NCEA
New version of
NCEA
Difference
Sections (А, В, …)
17
21
+4
Subsections (СА, СВ, …)
16
21
+5
Parts (01, 02, …)
62
88
+26
Groups (011, 012, …)
224
272
+48
Classes (0111, 0112, …)
514
615
+101
Subclasses (01111, 01112,
…)
772
796
+24
1605
1813
+208
Total
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Step 6
Introducing the classification into
statistical production
Action plan to introduce the new version of NCEA in
statistical production is approved by the decree of the
National Statistical Committee from 17 December
2012 № 304
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According to Eurostat recommendations, transition to the
new version of NCEA is progressed in working groups:
Working group Classifications – development and harmonization of
methodological support
Working group Statistics – ensuring introduction of the new NCEA in
sectorial statistics
Working group Register – ensuring transition to the new NCEA in SBR
Coordination group
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Implementation of the new
classification
• Tables of correspondence between new and
current versions of NCEA are developed
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Based on the correspondence tables ratios of
economic activities were calculated (1:1, 1: M, N: 1, N:
M) for analytical work
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Guidance on the definition of the primary activities of
units in the new NCEA was developed
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Practical guidance needed on the use of
classification criteria based on value added
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Implementation of the new
classification
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Conducting structural survey on the basis of the new and the
current version NCEA - March 2013 (data on 2012)
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Implementation of the new version NCEA in the SBR - from
June 2013
Planned use of double coding, based partially on surveys,
partially by converting on the basis of coefficients
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Revision of statistical tools and development of sectoral
nomenclatures based on the new version of products
classification (based on CPA 2008) - from July 2013
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Practical advice needed on recoding the SBR
(for enterprises with missing micro-data for two
versions of the classification)
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Implementation of the new
classification
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The development of alternative sets of economic activities –
December 2013
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Recalculation of time series of indicators based on the new
version NCEA – 2013, 2014
Currently examining the approaches for recalculation of time
series. Recalculations based on conversion coefficients,
calculated on the basis of the structural survey, has been
planned.
Recommendations on the formation of alternative sets of
activities (services, tourism, ...) and products
(investment, intermediate and consumer goods,
audiovisual services, ...), as well as for the method of
recalculation of time series are needed
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Using other classifications in
statistical production
• National Classification of products based on CPA 2002 (a new version of
the classification based on the CPA 2008)
• Commodity Nomenclature of foreign trade activities of the Customs Union
on the basis of the HS 2007
• National occupational classifications based on ISCO-88
• National classification of occupations and qualifications based on ISCED
1997
• COICOP
• COFOG
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Thank you for your attention!