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JAMAICA INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (JIC)

JAMAICA INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (JIC). A 5-digit classification of economic activity that bears the ISIC structure up to the group level. Latest Revision – JIC 2005 to be published 3rd Quarter 2007. FEATURES OF THE REVISED JIC. Structure based on ISIC Revision 3

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JAMAICA INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (JIC)

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  1. JAMAICA INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (JIC) A 5-digit classification of economic activity that bears the ISIC structure up to the group level. Latest Revision – JIC 2005 to be published 3rd Quarter 2007

  2. FEATURES OF THE REVISED JIC • Structure based on ISIC Revision 3 • Annotations at the class level (new) • Summary of major changes captured (new) • Correspondence Tables at 5 digit level (new) • Detailed Classification Index

  3. To Classify Establishment by Industry USES OF JIC • For Business Register Maintenance • For Conducting Economic Surveys • For Analysis and Reporting Findings • from Economic Surveys • To Classify Business Activities Performed by Households • For Informal Sector Studies • To Classify the Labour Force and Employment by Industry • Labour Force Surveys • Other Labour Market Surveys • To Compile and Report on National Income and Product

  4. CENTRAL PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION (CPC) • No National Classification of Products developed to date. • UN reference CPC Version 1 in current use. • CPC codes modified to classify items from HES Survey. • HES items and CPI products assigned 12 digit modified CPC codes. • 4-digit Prefix with COICOP codes • 5 digit CPC subclass code • 3 digit CPC extension for detailed product description

  5. USES OF CPC • For Classifying Products and Services tracked in Prices Survey (CPI & PPI) STATIN- Indices Unit • For Cross-classifying Products & Industry (CPC/ISIC) • For Cross-classifying Products and Traded Commodities. (CPC/SITC/HS) STATIN- External Trade Unit Customs Department

  6. REVISION AGENDA FOR CPC • Should be completed before next National HES Survey (2009/2010) • Constrained by scheduled revision of JSOC (National Occupational Classification)

  7. AREAS OF CONCERN • CONCERNS • UN Definition of Mixed Farming • Classification of Soya Products • Production of Ethanol for Fuel • NEEDS • A Classification Dictionary of Industrial Activity • Technical Support to Design a Classification Database

  8. THANK YOU

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