Development and Applications of Product Classifications

1. Development and Applications of Product Classifications International Workshop on Implementation of ISIC and CPC Kunming, China 14 - 18 September 2009

2. replaced the Australian and New Zealand Standard Commodity Classification (ANZSCC) • ANZSPC introduced in 2001 • standard for the collection and presentation of product statistics in Australia and New Zealand • joint product of ABS and Statistics New Zealand Background

3. ABS and SNZ shared experiences for many years • desire for harmonisation between agencies • logical extension of previous cooperation • provides a framework for grouping all goods and services produced in the Australian and New Zealand economies Why Joint Development?

4. ensures comparability between Australian and New Zealand • share the workload; reduce timeframe • draw on the expertise of other statistical agencies • reduce costs Why Joint Development

5. easy to use, maintain and update for future releases • compliance with CPC at the Group (3 digit) level • stakeholder involvement • compliance with local collection requirements • increase coverage of classification • reflect changes in economy Development Criteria

6. used planning software tool • created framework merging CPC V1.0 with ANZSCC • produced the first draft of ANZSPC • stakeholder input sought on draft documents • weekly phone hook-up with SNZ; bilateral meetings Development Process

7. process oversighted by a project board • senior management sign-off from both agencies • publication on the web • stakeholders advised to adhere to standards Development Process

9. revisited ANZSPC in 2006 • driving forces • ANZSIC 2006 • CPC Ver.2 • 2007 Harmonized System • overdue update of ANZSPC ANZSPC Review

10. two papers on products: • Future Work on Product Classifications in the ABS • Scoping Study on Product Classifications ANZSPC Review

11. findings • proliferation of product classifications • each product classification has its own purpose or use • no known external users • only one internal ABS user • only one local classification has correspondence with ANZSPC ANZSPC Review

12. applications of product classifications • collection and output of agricultural publications • used in editing strategies • output classification • supports the investigation of commodity flows • link with other areas of statistics ANZSPC Review

13. options • redevelop ANZSPC to align with CPC Ver.2 • develop an integrated product classification • use CPC Ver.2 as the overarching framework for product classifications ANZSPC Review

14. decisions • ABS to adopt CPC Ver.2 as the overarching framework for product classifications • existing ABS product classifications will align with CPC Ver.2 at the 3-digit level ANZSPC Review

15. Short-term • project initiation • decommission of ANZSPC • consultations • development of correspondence tables • progress report to ESSCC Implementation

16. Corporate Investor ABSMM ESSCC Project Owner Project Governance Model CPC V2 Implementation Statistics NZ Project Manager Internal Stakeholders CPC V2 Implementation Team

17. Long-term • information paper: changes in product classifications • integration of existing local product classifications • development of support tools Implementation

18. ANZSPC was decommissioned in 2008 • encourage the use of CPC Ver.2 • ABS IOPC 2009 mapped to CPC Ver.2 at the 3-digit level • consultation with survey areas Implementation

19. develop tools to assist the transition • coding booklets • training and information sessions • explore the viability of developing a Coder and an ABS web-based search facility Implementation

20. Questions?