Classification Detail
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 4
Basic Bibliographic Information
• Status:
Superseded
[The current version is ISIC Rev. 5]
• Type:
To Be Determined
• Citation:
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Revision 4, Series M: Miscellaneous Statistical Papers, No. 4 Rev. 4, New York: United Nations. ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/4/REV.4
• ISBN:
978-92-1-161518-0
• Website:
• Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
• Available Formats:
PDF, Access, Text
• Year Adopted:
2006
• Year Published:
2007
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский, 中文 Details...
Français
Classification internationale type, par industrie, de toutes les branches d'activité économique Rev. 4 (CITI Rev. 4)
Citation:
Classification internationale type, par industrie, de toutes les branches d'activité économique Rev. 4, Série M: No 4 Rev. 4, New York: Nations Unies.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/4/REV.4
ISBN:
978-92-1-261216-4
Español
Clasificación industrial uniforme de todas las actividades económicas Rev. 4 (CIIU Rev. 4)
Citation:
Clasificación industrial uniforme de todas las actividades económicas Rev. 4, Serie M: No. 4 Rev. 4, New York: Naciones Unidas.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/4/Rev.4
ISBN:
978-92-1-361237-8
العربية
التصنيف الصناعي الدولي الموحَّد لجميع الأنشطة الاقتصادية التنقيح 4
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/4/Rev.4
ISBN:
978-92-1-1633049-1
Pусский
Международная стандартная отраслевая классификация всех видов экономической деятельности Пересмотренный вариант 4 (МСОК вариант 4)
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/4/Rev.4
ISBN:
978-92-1-461022-9
中文
所有经济活动的 国际标准行业分类 修订本第4版
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/4/Rev.4
ISBN:
978-92-1-730163-6
• Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
• Statistical Domains (in CSA 2.0):
2 Economic statistics
• Purpose:
ISIC Rev. 4 is a standard classification of economic activities arranged so that entities can be classified according to the activity they carry out. The categories of ISIC at the most detailed level (classes) are delineated according to what is, in most countries, the customary combination of activities described in statistical units and considers the relative importance of the activities included in these classes. While ISIC Rev.4 continues to use criteria such as input, output and use of the products produced, more emphasis has been given to the character of the production process in defining and delineating ISIC classes.
The groups and divisions, the successively broader levels of classification, combine the activities of producing units according to: similarities in the character of the goods and services produced, the uses to which the goods and services are put, and the inputs, process and technology of production.
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.
In providing more up-to-date detail, this revision of the classification provides a closer representation of current economic reality. In addition, the Revision 4 of ISIC has improved comparability with other regional activity classifications in use around the world.
• Main Applications:
N/A
• Main Users:
N/A
Methodology
• Scope:
N/A
• Concept Being Classified:
economic activities
• Statistical Units:
Kind of activity
• Main Principles:
N/A
• Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
ISIC Rev. 4 - CPC Ver. 2.1
ISIC Rev. 4 - CPC Ver. 2
ISIC Rev. 4 - NACE Rev. 2
ISIC Rev. 4 - NAICS 2007
ISIC Rev. 4 - NAICS 2012
ISIC Rev. 4 - JSIC Rev. 13
Classification Structure
• Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Section
A (one-letter alpha code- A to U)
21 items
Level 2
Division
01
88 items
Level 3
Group
012
238 items
Level 4
Class
0123
419 items
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
• Official Adopting Entity:
UN Statistical Commission
• Coordinating Entity:
United Nations Statistics Division
Supporting Documents
• Coding Index Available:
No
• Correspondence with Previous Versions:
Version:
Correspondence Table:
• Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
Correspondence Table:
ISIC Rev. 4 - CPC Ver. 2.1
ISIC Rev. 4 - CPC Ver. 2
ISIC Rev. 4 - NACE Rev. 2
ISIC Rev. 4 - NAICS 2007
ISIC Rev. 4 - NAICS 2012
ISIC Rev. 4 - JSIC Rev. 13
• Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
• Agency / Office:
United Nations Statistics Division
• Unit:
Economic Statistics Branch
• Contact Name:
Classifications Hotline
• Email:
• Fax:
+1 917 367 0135
• Address:
United Nations Statistics Division
DC-2 15th Floor
2 UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017