The International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) is a
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industry classification system. Wide use has been made of ISIC in classifying data according to kind of economic activity in the fields of employment and health data.
It is maintained by the
United Nations Statistics Division
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ISIC classifies entities by activity. The most detailed categories are defined by combinations of activities described in statistical units, considering the relative importance of the activities included in these classes.
ISIC Rev.4 continues to use criteria such as input, output and use of the products produced, but places additional emphasis on production processes.
Revision history
The United Nations Statistics Division has published the following revisions of the ISIC standard:
* Revision 1 - Published in 1958
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* Revision 2 - Published in 1968
* Revision 3 - Published in 1989
* Revision 3.1 - Published by the United Nations in 2002
* Revision 4 - Published by the United Nations in 2008
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 4
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ISIC Revision 4 broad structure
* Agriculture, forestry and fishing
* Mining and quarrying
* Manufacturing
* Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
* Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
* Construction
* Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
* Transportation and storage
* Accommodation and food service activities
* Information and communication
* Financial and insurance activities
* Real estate activities
* Professional, scientific and technical activities
* Administrative and support service activities
* Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
* Education
* Human health and social work activities
* Arts, entertainment and recreation
* Other service activities
* Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use
* Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies
See also
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Standard Industrial Classification (United States)
Trade Map, HS products by hierarchy(International Trade Centre)
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North American Industry Classification System
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Russian Economic Activities Classification System (OKVED)
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Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification
Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) was jointly developed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Statistics New Zealand in order to make it easier to compare industry statistics between the two countries an ...
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Industry Classification Benchmark The Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) is an industry classification taxonomy launched by Dow Jones and FTSE in 2005 and now used by FTSE International and STOXX. It is used to segregate markets into sectors within the macroeconomy. The I ...
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Global Industry Classification Standard
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Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE)
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Industry information
Industry classification or industry taxonomy is a type of economic taxonomy that classifies companies, organizations and traders into industrial groupings based on similar production processes, similar products, or similar behavior in financial ...
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French classification of economic activities, named NAF code or APE code (in French)
References
Sources
United Nations Statistics Division: International Family of Classifications
External links
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ISIC Revision 3.0 adaption in Investment Map statistical toolISIC Revision 1ISIC Revision 2ISIC Revision 3ISIC Revision 3.1ISIC Revision 4ISIC at ILOSTAT
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