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Classification of Statistical Data at the EUI

Statistical data are classified (i) by international organisation (ii) by country / territory and (iii) by subject category
The classification combines the Statistics Europe framework (6^th ed, LIB 016.314) and the Eurostat theme listing
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International organisations
Geographical areas and countries
Subject / thematic categories

BB - United Nations
BF - Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
BN - Regional Economic Commissions
BP - Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
BS - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
BT - Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA)
BV - Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
BX - Economic Commission for Western Asia (ECWA)
CF - World Food Programme (WFP)
CK - World Food Council (WFC)
CN - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
CT - United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
CV - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
DD - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
DG - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
DJ - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
DJ - World Bank
DM - International Development Association (IDA)
DP - International Finance Corporation (IFC)
DR - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
DT - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
DW - International Labour Organisation (ILO)
DZ - International Maritime Organization (IMO)
EE - International Monetary Fund (IMF)
EH - International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
EJ - International Road Transport Union (IRU)
EM - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
EN - United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
EP - Universal Postal Union (UPU)
EZ - World Health Organization (WHO)
FE - Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
FJ - Benelux Economic Union
FN - Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA / COMECON)
FS - European Communities / European Union
FW - European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
FX - European Conference of Ministers of Transport
FY - Council of Europe
FZ - International Investment Bank
GA - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
GG - Nordic Council
GM - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
GX - Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
GZ - International Iron and Steel Institute

HA - World
HB - British Commonwealth
HF - Western bloc countries
HK - Communist / former communist bloc countries
HN - Developed countries
HQ - Developing countries
HV - Arab countries
JB - Europe as a whole
JD - Western Europe
JF - United Kingdom
JH - England
JI - Wales
JK - Scotland
JL - Northern Ireland
JP - Republic of Ireland
JT - Isle of Man
JX - Channel Islands
LB - Benelux countries as a group
LD - Netherlands
LG - Belgium
LM - Luxembourg
LP - French community outside of France
LV - France
LZ - Monaco
MG - Germany (inc. former West Germany)
MK - Austria
MP - Liechenstein
MT - Switzerland
MX - Italy
MY - San Marino
MZ - Vatican City
NB - Nordic countries
NE - Denmark
NK - Faroe Islands
NN - Greenland
NR - Iceland
NT - Norway
NW - Sweden
NZ - Finland
PF - Spain
PI - Andorra
PM - Portugal
PP - Greece
PS - Turkey
PV - Cyprus
PX - Malta
PZ - Gibraltar
QA - Eastern Europe
QC - East Germany (former DDR)
QE - Czechoslovakia: qs: Czech Republic
QF - Slovakia
QG - Hungary
QI - Poland
QK - Romania
QM - Bulgaria
QO - Yugoslavia: Serbia-Montenegro & Macedonia
QP - Bosnia, Hercegovina, Croatia, Slovania
QQ - Albania
QS - USSR: qs. - Russia
QT - Baltic Republics: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
QW - Ukraine, Belarus, Moldavia
QX - Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
QY - Kazakhstan
QZ - Central Asian Republics
RF - Middle East
RJ - Israel
RN - Syria
RQ - Lebanon
RT - Iraq
RW - Iran
RX - Jordan
RZ - Saudi Arabia
SF - Yemen
SJ - Southern Yemen
SM - Persian Gulf States
SQ - Bahrain
ST - Kuwait
SW - Oman
SZ - Qatar
TF - United Arab Emirates
TK - Egypt
TN - Libya
TP - Tunisia
TR - Algeria
TT - Morocco
TX - Sudan
VA - Africa
VB - South Africa
VC - High Commission Territories and Namibia
VD - Namibia
VE - Lesotho
VF - Swaziland
VG - Botswana
VH - Central Africa
VI - Zimbabwe
VJ - Zambia
VK - Malawi
VL - East Africa
VM - Tanzania
VN - Kenya
VO - Uganda
VP - Seychelles
VQ - Mauritius
VR - West Africa
VS - Nigeria
VT - Ghana
VU - Sierra Leone
VV - Gambia
VW - Mauritania
VX - Senegal
VY - Guinea
VZ - Mali Republic
WA - Ivory Coast
WB - Upper Volta
WC - Togo
WD - Benin
WE - Niger
WF - Chad
WG - Central African Republic
WH - Cameroon
WI - Gabon
WJ - Jibuti
WK - Malagasy Republic
WL - Comoros
WM - Mayotte
WN - Angola
WO - Mozambique
WP - Zaire
WQ - Burundi
WR - Rwanda
WS - Equatorial Guinea
WT - Sao Tome
WU - Liberia
WV - Guinea Bissau
WW - Cape Verde
WX - Western Sahara
WY - Ethiopia
WZ - Somali Republic
XA - Asia
XB - Afganistan
XC - Nepal
XD - India
XE - Pakistan
XF - Bangladesh
XG - Sri Lanka
XH - Maldives
XI - Burma
XJ - Malaysia
XK - Brunei
XL - Singapore
XM - Indonesia
XN - Phillipines
XO - Thailand
XP - Indochina
XQ - Kampuchea
XR - Laos
XS - Vietnam
XT - Hong Kong
XU - China
XV - Taiwan
XW - Mongolia
XX - South Korea
XY - North Korea
XZ - Japan
YF - Australia
YH - New Zealand
YM - Canada
YP - United States of America
YQ - West Indies
ZA - Latin America
ZC - Mexico
ZD - Central America
ZE - Guatemala
ZF - Belize
ZG - Honduras
ZH - El Salvador
ZJ - Nicaragua
ZK - Costa Rica
ZL - Panama
ZM - Andean countries
ZN - Colombia
ZO - Ecuador
ZP - Peru
ZQ - Bolivia
ZR - Chile
ZS - Venezuela
ZT - Guyana
ZU - Surinam
ZV - French Guinea
ZN - Brazil
ZX - Paraguay
ZY - Uruguay
ZZ - Argentina

The following subject groupings may be applied to any of the above-listed international organisations, geographical areas and countries. For international organisations publishing a single series of statistics, the sub-division 'AA' (general) is used.

AA - General
CA - Population, social and political statistics
CD - Demographic statistics
CF - Social indicators
CG - Women and gender
CH - Pensioners
CI - Young People
CL - Labour force
CN - Unemployment
CO - Working Conditions
CP - Earnings
CQ - Industrial disputes
CR - Standards of living
CS - Household budget, Consumer expenditure
CT - Health and welfare
CV - Education and training
CW - Justice/Crime
CX - Elections
CY - Religion
CZ - Mass Media
EA - Economic statistics
ED - National accounts
EF - Regional statistics
EH - Balance of payments
EK - Foreign trade
ES - Internal trade
EY Wholesale and retail trade
EW - Futures markets
EX - Tourism and travel
FA - Finance
FC - Banking
FD - International finance
FE - Exchange rates
FF - Public finance
FL - Company finance
FN - Investment
FP - Insurance
FT - Credit markets
GA - Agricultural statistics
GG - Animals
GK - Fisheries
GP - Crops/vegetables
GT - Forestry
GX - Hunting
JB - Industry
JC - Industrial structure
JD - Research and development
JF - Patents
JG - Energy statistics
JH - Gas
JI - Oil/petroleum
JJ - Electrical energy
JL - Nuclear fuels
JM - Mines and mining
JP - Coal
JR - Metal industries
JT - Iron and steel
JV - Engineering
JW - Chemical technology
JX - Textiles
JZ - Rubber
LG - Building construction
MM - Environment
TB - Transport and communications
TD - Ships and shipping
TH - Roads and road transport
TM - Railways and rail transport
TP - Aviation and air transport
TS - Telecommunications
TU - Computer technology
TX - Postal services
WB - Culture
WD - Science and technology

Online statistical databases are accessible via the EUI Library Data Portal.

There are three sub-directories:

The classification system above is also used for the archived paper statistics collection.

Page last updated on 05 November 2024