Class 0411 General economic and commercial affairs (CS) of Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG):

  • Administration of general economic and commercial affairs and services, including general foreign commercial affairs;
  • formulation and implementation of general economic and commercial policies;
  • liaison among different branches of government and between government and business;
  • regulation or support of general economic and commercial activities such as export and import trade as a whole, commodity and equity markets, overall income controls, general trade promotion activities, general regulation of monopolies and other restraints on trade and market entry, etc.;
  • supervision of the banking industry;
  • operation or support of institutions dealing with patents, trademarks, copyrights, company registration, weather forecasting, standards, hydrologic surveys, geodesic surveys, etc.;
  • grants, loans or subsidies to promote general economic and commercial policies and programmes.

Includes: consumer education and protection.


Excludes: economic and commercial affairs of a particular industry (classified to (04.2) through (04.7) as appropriate).


Corresponding ISICv4 class: #isic8413 - Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businesses

providing services #cpc91138 - Public administrative services related to general economic, commercial and labour affairs.