The International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities is a United Nations system for classifying economic data. Wide use as 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 fo
The International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities is a United Nations system for classifying economic data. Wide use as 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.
Fields
- Code: 4 digits
- Revision: 2008
- Revision#: 1948–present
Source
- United Nations Statistics Division production
Where the data comes from now
- UN Statistics Division – ISIC — Official ISIC structure and notes, currently Revision 5; downloadable code lists.
- UNSD Classifications Registry – ISIC detail — Registry entry with correspondence tables to other industry classifications.
Where to get it
glitchdata catalogues this dataset but does not host the files here. It is published in the glitchdata shop (US$5), where the download covers every format listed above.
Last updated on the source site: 2013-11-12.