Glossary:COICOP HICP
The COICOP/HICP is the United Nations (UN) Classification of individual consumption by purpose (COICOP), which was adapted to the compilation of the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) of the European Union (EU) and the euro area.
Adapting COICOP to the HICP calculation involved a number of changes:
- some sub-indices of the COICOP, such as narcotics and owner-occupied housing, had to be excluded because they are not within the HICP coverage;
- certain sub-classes (those with 4 digits) have been combined to ensure their weight was above one part per thousand in most of the Member States.
Example
COICOP 01-12 - Individual consumption expenditure of households
- 01 - FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- 01.1 - Food
- 01.2 - Non-alcoholic beverages
- 02 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO
- 02.1 - Alcoholic beverages
- 02.2 - Tobacco
- 03 - CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
- 03.1 - Clothing
- 03.2 - Footwear
- 04 - HOUSING, WATER, GAS, ELECTRICITY AND OTHER FUELS
- 04.1 - Actual rentals for housing
- 04.3 - Regular maintenance and repair of the dwelling
- 04.4 - Other services relating to the dwelling
- 04.5 - Electricity, gas and other fuels
- 05 - FURNISHINGS, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF THE HOUSE
- 05.1 - Furniture, furnishings and decorations, carpets and other floor coverings and repairs
- 05.2 - Household textiles
- 05.3 - Household appliances
- 05.4 - Glassware, tableware and household utensils
- 05.5 - Tools and equipment for house and garden
- 05.6 - Goods and services for routine household maintenance
- 06 - HEALTH
- 06.1 - Medical products, appliances and equipment
- 06.2 - Outpatient services
- 06.3 - Hospital services
- 07 - TRANSPORT
- 07.1 - Purchase of vehicles
- 07.2 - Operation of personal transport equipment
- 07.3 - Transport services
- 08 - COMMUNICATIONS
- 08.1 - Postal services
- 08.2/3 - Telephone and telefax equipment and services
- 09 - RECREATION AND CULTURE
- 09.1 - Audio-visual, photographic and information processing equipment
- 09.2 - Other major durables for recreation and culture
- 09.3 - Other recreational items and equipment, gardens and pets
- 09.4 - Recreational and cultural services
- 09.5 - Newspapers, books and stationery
- 09.6 - Package holidays
- 10 - EDUCATION
- 11 - Restaurants and hotels
- 11.1 - Catering services
- 11.2 - Accommodation services
- 12 - MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES
- 12.1 - Personal care
- 12.3 - Personal effects n.e.c.
- 12.4 - Social protection
- 12.5 - Insurance
- 12.6 - Financial services n.e.c.
- 12.7 - Other services n.e.c.
Further information
- Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose Adapted to the Needs of Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices (2000) (Ramon Classifications Database)
- Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices (HICP) (Dedicated section)
- Regulation (EC) No 1749/1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2214/96 concerning the sub-indices of the harmonized indices of consumer prices (Legal text)
- United Nations Statistics Division - COICOP (Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose) - Detailed structure and explanatory notes
Related concepts
- Classification of individual consumption by purpose (COICOP)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP)