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Definitions for high-, medium- and low-tech industries has been developed some years ago based on ISIC Rev.2 and later updated for ISIC Rev.3. Have these definitions been updated for ISIC Rev.4?

'High-technology' and 'knowledge-based services' aggregations based on ISIC Rev. 4

This is an update to Registry entry #2632. As described in registry entry #2632, a definition of a technology classification based on ISIC Rev.2 is described in the STI Working Paper 1997/2 "Revision of the High-Technology Sector and Product Classification", introducing four categories: high-, medium-high, medium-low and low technology based on analyses of direct R&D intensity and indirect R&D intensity (i.e R&D embodied in intermediate and investment goods, both domestically produced and imported) by industry within selected OECD countries. These four categories have later been expressed in terms of ISIC Rev.3. At the same time, the notion of "knowledge-intensive industries" has received increasing attention. This extract of the OECD STI Scoreboard 2001 and the OECD document on Knowledge-based industries provide some background on this. Since a sufficient set of data for calculation of the necessary ratios is not yet available, these industry aggregations can currently be defined in terms of ISIC Rev.4 only by way of applying correspondence tables between ISIC3 and ISIC4. The tables below show aggregations of manufacturing and services industries in the categories mentioned above, based on current Eurostat work.

• Aggregations of manufacturing based on ISIC Rev. 4 (3-digit ISIC level)
• Aggregations of manufacturing based on ISIC Rev. 4 (2-digit ISIC level)
• Aggregations of services based on ISIC Rev. 4

Aggregations of manufacturing based on ISIC Rev. 4 Eurostat uses the following aggregation of the manufacturing industry according to technological intensity and based on ISIC Rev. 4 at 3-digit level for compiling aggregates related to high-technology, medium high-technology, medium low-technology and low-technology. In a few cases (R&D, Employment in high-tech and HRST), due to restrictions of the data sources used, the aggregations are only made on an ISIC 2-digit level. Therefore a separate list is used for data where only ISIC 2-digit level is available.

Manufacturing industries	ISIC Rev. 4 codes - 3-digit level
High-technology	21	Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
	26	Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
	303	Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
Medium-high-technology	20	Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
	252	Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
	27	Manufacture of electrical equipment
	28	Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
	29	Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
	302	Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
	304	Manufacture of military fighting vehicles
	309	Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c.
	325	Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
Medium-low-technology	182	Reproduction of recorded media
	19	Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
	22	Manufacture of rubber and plastics products
	23	Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
	24	Manufacture of basic metals
	251	Manufacture of structural metal products, tanks, reservoirs and steam generators
	259	Manufacture of other fabricated metal products; metalworking service activities
	301	Building of ships and boats
	33	Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
Low-technology	10	Manufacture of food products
	11	Manufacture of beverages
	12	Manufacture of tobacco products
	13	Manufacture of textiles
	14	Manufacture of wearing apparel
	15	Manufacture of leather and related products
	16	Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
	17	Manufacture of paper and paper products
	181	Printing and service activities related to printing
	31	Manufacture of furniture
	321	Manufacture of jewellery, bijouterie and related articles
	322	Manufacture of musical instruments
	323	Manufacture of sports goods
	324	Manufacture of games and toys
	329	Other manufacturing n.e.c.
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In a few cases (R&D, Employment in high-tech and HRST), due to restrictions of the data sources used, the aggregations are only made on an ISIC 2-digit level. Therefore a separate list is used for data where only ISIC 2-digit level is available.

Manufacturing industries	ISIC Rev. 4 codes - 2-digit level
High-technology	21	Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
	26	Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
Medium-high-technology	20	Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
	27	Manufacture of electrical equipment
	28	Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
	29	Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
	30	Manufacture of other transport equipment
Medium-low-technology	19	Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
	22	Manufacture of rubber and plastics products
	23	Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
	24	Manufacture of basic metals
	25	Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
	33	Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
Low-technology	10	Manufacture of food products
	11	Manufacture of beverages
	12	Manufacture of tobacco products
	13	Manufacture of textiles
	14	Manufacture of wearing apparel
	15	Manufacture of leather and related products
	16	Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
	17	Manufacture of paper and paper products
	18	Printing and reproduction of recorded media
	31	Manufacture of furniture
	32	Other manufacturing
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Aggregations of services based on ISIC Rev. 4 Following a similar approach as for manufacturing, Eurostat defines the following sector as knowledge-intensive services (KIS) or as less knowledge-intensive services (LKIS), where each is sub-divided in further sub-sectors. Aggregations for services are only made at NACE 2-digit level. For a more compact presentation, if all divisions within a section fall into the same category, only the section level is shown.

Knowledge based services	ISIC Rev. 4 codes - 2-digit level
Knowledge-intensive services (KIS)	50	Water transport
	51	Air transport
	J	Information and communication
	K	Financial and insurance activities
	M	Professional, scientific and technical activities
	78	Employment activities
	80	80 Security and investigation activities
	O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
	P	Education
	Q	Human health and social work activities
	R	Arts, entertainment and recreation
Knowledge-intensive market services (excluding high-tech and financial services)	50	Water transport
	51	Air transport
	69	Legal and accounting activities
	70	Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
	71	Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
	73	Advertising and market research
	74	Other professional, scientific and technical activities
	78	Employment activities
	80	Security and investigation activities
High-tech knowledge-intensive services	59	Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
	60	Programming and broadcasting activities
	61	Telecommunications
	62	Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
	63	Information service activities
	72	Scientific research and development
Knowledge-intensive financial services	K	Financial and insurance activities
Other knowledge-intensive services	58	Publishing activities
	75	Veterinary activities
	O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
	P	Education
	Q	Human health and social work activities
	R	Arts, entertainment and recreation
Less knowledge-intensive services (LKIS)	G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
	49	Land transport and transport via pipelines
	52	Warehousing and support activities for transportation
	53	Postal and courier activities
	I	Accommodation and food service activities
	L	Real estate activities
	77	Rental and leasing activities
	79	Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities
	81	Services to buildings and landscape activities
	82	Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
	S	Other service activities
	T	Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use
	U	Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies
Less knowledge-intensive market services	G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
	49	Land transport and transport via pipelines
	52	Warehousing and support activities for transportation
	I	Accommodation and food service activities
	L	Real estate activities
	77	Rental and leasing activities
	79	Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities
	81	Services to buildings and landscape activities
	82	Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
	95	Repair of computers and personal and household goods
Other less knowledge-intensive services	53	Postal and courier activities
	94	Activities of membership organizations
	96	Other personal service activities
	T	Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use
	U	Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies
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