International Standard Industrial Classification
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The International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities is a United Nations
system for classifying economic data. The United Nations Statistics Division describes it in the following terms:
For the two-number codes of this system and links to greater detail see UN Statistics Website.
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system for classifying economic data. The United Nations Statistics Division describes it in the following terms:
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- Wide use has been made of ISIC, both nationally and internationally, in classifying data according to kind of economic activity in the fields of production, employment, gross domestic product and other statistical areas. ISIC is a basic tool for studying economic phenomena, fostering international comparability of data, providing guidance for the development of national classifications and for promoting the development of sound national statistical systems.
For the two-number codes of this system and links to greater detail see UN Statistics Website.
See also
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(United States) - North American Industry Classification System
- United Kingdom Standard Industrial Classification of Economic ActivitiesUnited Kingdom Standard Industrial Classification of Economic ActivitiesThe United Kingdom Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities, or UKSIC, is a Standard Industrial Classification that is intended to help classify businesses according to the type of their economic activity....
- Russian Economic Activities Classification System (OKVED)
- Industry Classification BenchmarkIndustry Classification BenchmarkThe Industry Classification Benchmark is an industry classification taxonomy developed by Dow Jones and FTSE. It is used to segregate markets into sectors within the macroeconomy...
- Global Industry Classification StandardGlobal Industry Classification StandardThe Global Industry Classification Standard is an industry taxonomy developed by MSCI and Standard & Poor's for use by the global financial community. The GICS structure consists of 10 sectors, 24 industry groups, 68 industries and 154 sub-industries into which S&P has categorized all major...
- Statistical classification of economic activities in the European CommunityStatistical classification of economic activities in the European CommunityThe Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community , commonly referred to as NACE, is a European industry standard classification system consisting of a 6 digit code.NACE is similar in function to the SIC and NAICS systems:*Standard Industrial...
(NACE) - Industry informationIndustry informationIndustry classification or industry taxonomy organizes companies into industrial groupings based on similar production processes, similar products, or similar behavior in financial markets....