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Production nomenclature
Since 1997, the classification of commodity headings referred to in the statistics on manufacturing commodities has been based on the PRODCOM classification of industrial production of the European Union updated annually. The PRODCOM classification contains 8-digit product headings.
It does not include all product groups, for which reason it is supplemented with additional national headings. Some of the PRODCOM headings are also divided into national subheadings. The national product heading codes comprise 10 digits. The first four digits of the codes correspond to the code of the standard industrial classification of the European Communities (NACE Rev. 2) and thus to the first four digits of Statistics Finland's industrial classification TOL 2008. The first six digits of the code correspond to the Classification of Products by Activity (CPA) of the European Communities.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
The production nomenclature is based from 1997 onwards on the European Union's PRODCOM classification updated annually. The PRODCOM classification contains 8-digit product headings. It does not include all product groups, for which reason it is supplemented with additional national headings. Some of the PRODCOM headings are also divided into national subheadings. The national product heading codes comprise 10 digits. The first four digits of the codes correspond to the code of the standard industrial classification of the European Communities (NACE Rev. 1.1) and thus to the first four digits of Statistics Finland's industrial classification TOL 2002. The first six digits of the code correspond to the statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) of the European Communities.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- 1 January 1997 - 31 December 2007
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Related concepts
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
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