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The International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) is a United Nations 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. [1]
Level 4: 615 classes identified by four-digit numerical codes (01.11 to 99.00). The first four digits of the code, which is the first four levels of the classification system, are the same in all European countries. National implementations may introduce additional levels.
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is a system for classifying industries by a four-digit code as a method of standardizing industry classification for statistical purposes across agencies. Established in the United States in 1937, it is used by government agencies to classify industry areas.
Industry Classification Benchmark: FTSE: market/ company 11/20/45/173 2005–present (2019) ISIC International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities: United Nations Statistics Division: production/ establishment 4 digits 21/88/238/419 1948–present (Rev. 4, 2008) MGECS Morningstar Global Equity Classification System [5]
These now fall in line with the European Union industrial classification system, NACE, and the United Nations International Standard Industrial Classifications, ISIC, to and including the 4 digit class level. For certain classes in the UK SIC 2007 taxonomy a further breakdown to a 5 digit level is available.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) is an industry taxonomy developed in 1999 by MSCI and Standard & Poor's (S&P) for use by the global financial community. The GICS structure consists of 11 sectors, 25 industry groups, 74 industries and 163 sub-industries [ 1 ] into which S&P has categorized all major public companies .
The North American Industry Classification System or NAICS (/ n eɪ k s /) [1] is a classification of business establishments by type of economic activity (the process of production). It is used by governments and business in Canada , Mexico , and the United States of America .
The International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) is an International Labour Organization (ILO) classification structure for organizing information on labour and jobs. It is part of the international family of economic and social classifications of the United Nations. [ 1 ]