North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 1.0

The North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) is the departmental standard for the classification of products (goods and services). The classification is a joint project of the national statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. NAPCS is used to produce product statistics on a variety of topics, including the value of outputs of industries, the consumption by businesses and households, the value of imports and exports, and the movement of industrial and raw material prices. NAPCS Canada 2017 comprises definitions for its 4,809 categories. At the lowest level of the classification, definitions include a descriptive text, as well as illustrative examples, inclusions and exclusions where appropriate.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:07 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 16:42 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published	2016-09-19 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["Classification", "Classification des industries", "Codes de classification", "Systèmes de classification", "Statistiques entreprises", "Industrie - Classifications types", "SCPAN 2017"], "en": ["Classification", "Classification codes", "Classification systems", "Industrial classification", "Business statistics", "Industry - Standard classifications", "NAPCS 2017"]}
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title_fr	Système de classification des produits de l'Amérique du Nord (SCPAN) Canada 2017 version 1.0
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