Covers all fields of economic activities such as: agriculture and hunting; forestry and logging; fishing; mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas and water supply; construction; wholesale and retail trade (including repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods); hotels and restaurants; transport, storage and communications; financial intermediation; real estate; renting and business activities; public administration and defense; education, health and social work; other community, social and personal service activities; private household with employed persons; and extra-territorial organizations and bodies; Serves as a guide in the classification of establishments according to their economic activity useful for economic analysis; Serves as framework for data collection, processing and compilation to secure uniformity and comparability of industrial statistics produced by various entities in both government and private sectors, including those involved in statistics and research activities; Provides an effective mechanism for the integration of large numbers of statistics being collected for decision-making and policy formulation; Serves as a basis in the construction of input-output (I-O) table;

Provides a basis for anticipating the emergence of new industries.

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Summary of Classification Scheme

The Detailed Classification are the following: Major Division A: Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry Major Division B: Fishing Major Division C: Mining and Quarrying

Major Division D: Manufacturing

Major Division E: Electricity, Gas and Water

Major Division F: Construction

Major Division G: Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods

Major Division H: Hotels and Restaurants

Major Division I: Transport, Storage and Communications

Major Division J: Financial Intermediation

Major Division K: Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities

Major Division L: Public Administration and Defense;; Compulsory Social Security

Major Division M: Education

Major Division N: Health and Social Work

Major Division O: Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activities

Major Division P: Private Households with Employed Persons

Major Division Q: Extra-Territorial Organization and Bodies