C04018 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)

 
Introduction

 

The Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (SIC) provides a framework for the collection, tabulation, presentation and analysis of data about economic activities. The present version [SIC(92)] is aligned with similar classifications in all member states of the European Union and is obligatory in all cases where the UK is required to transmit to the European Commission statistics broken down by economic activity.

Standard industry codes for economic activity are used to describe the relationship between the inputs and outputs of such activity. In cases where multiple activities take place, classification usually relates to the single most important activity. In the case of DLHE statistics, this will usually be the most important activity undertaken by an employer (or self-employed person). Economic activities are measured by enquiring into the nature of an employer’s (or self-employed person’s) business.

Classification principles

Although the SIC(DLHE) is described as a ‘4-digit’ classification, in most categories no further distinction is made after the third digit and trailing zeros have been used. A trailing zero can always be used in those cases when no further distinction after 3-digits can be made. If lack of detailed information means that no further distinction is possible after 2-digits blanks can be used for the remaining 2-digits.

A summary page showing the 17 sections precedes the detailed classifications.


Part One - Type of Employer Classification

Section A    AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Section B FISHING
Section C MINING AND QUARRYING
Section D MANUFACTURING
Section E ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER SUPPLY
Section F CONSTRUCTION
Section G WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTORCYCLES AND PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Section H HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS
Section I TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION
Section J FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Section K PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, RENTING, BUSINESS AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Section L PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE; SOCIAL SECURITY
Section M EDUCATION
Section N HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK
Section O OTHER COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Section P PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS WITH EMPLOYED PERSONS
Section Q INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES

Section A AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
0100   Agriculture and related activities
  0110   Growing of crops; market gardening; horticulture
  0120   Farming of animals
  0130   Growing of crops combined with farming of animals (mixed farming)
  0140   Agricultural and animal husbandry activities, except veterinary activities
  0150   Game propagation including related activities
0200 Forestry, logging and related activities
         
         
Section B FISHING  
0500 Fishing  
         
Section C MINING AND QUARRYING
1000 Mining of coal and coal extraction
1100   Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas; service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction excluding surveying
  1110   Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
  1120   Services and activities incidental to oil and gas extraction (excluding surveying)
1200 Mining of uranium and thorium ores
1300 Mining of metal ores
1400 Other mining and quarrying
         
Section D MANUFACTURING
1500   Manufacturing of food products and beverages
  1510   Manufacture of food products
  1520   Manufacture of beverages
1600 Manufacture of tobacco products
1700 Manufacture of textiles
1800 Manufacture of wearing apparel
1900 Manufacture of leather, leather products and footwear of any material
2000 Manufacture of wood and wood products, except furniture
2100 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products
2200   Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media
  2210   Publishing
  2220   Printing and service activities related to printing
  2230   Reproduction of recorded media
2300   Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel
  2310   Manufacture of coke oven products
  2320   Manufacture of refined petroleum products
  2330   Processing of nuclear fuel
2400   Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
  2410   Manufacture of basic chemicals, except refined petroleum products
  2420   Manufacture of pesticides and other agro-chemical products
  2430   Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
  2440   Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemicals and botanical products
  2450   Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations
  2460   Manufacture of other chemical products
  2470   Manufacture of man-made fibres
2500   Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
  2510   Manufacture of rubber products
  2520   Manufacture of plastic products
2600 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
2700 Manufacture of basic metals
2800 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
2900 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified
3000 Manufacture and assembly of office machinery and computers
3100 Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus not elsewhere classified
3200   Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus
  3210   Manufacture of electronic components
  3220   Manufacture of television and radio transmission equipment and telephone apparatus
  3230   Manufacture of television and radio receivers, sound or video recording apparatus and associated goods
3300 Manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks
3400 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
3500   Manufacture of other transport equipment
  3510   Building and repairing of ships and boats
  3520   Manufacture of railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock
  3530   Manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft
  3540   Manufacture of motorcycles and bicycles
3600 Manufacture of furniture; manufacturing not elsewhere classified
3700 Recycling
         
Section E ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER SUPPLY
4000   Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply
  4010   Production and distribution of electricity
  4020   Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains
  4030   Steam and hot water supply
4100 Collection, purification and distribution of water (excluding sewage treatment)
         
Section F CONSTRUCTION
4500   Construction
  4510   Site preparation
  4520   Building of complete constructions or parts thereof; civil engineering
  4530   Building installation
  4540   Building completion
  4550   Renting of construction or demolition equipment with operator
         
Section G WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTORCYCLES AND PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS
5000 Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel
5100 Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5200   Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and household goods
  5210   Retail sale in non-specialised stores
  5220   Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores
  5230   Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles
  5240   Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores
  5250   Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores
  5260   Retail sale not in stores, e.g. mail order
  5270   Repair of personal and household goods
         
Section H HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS
5500 Hotels and restaurants
         
Section I TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION
6000   Land transport; transport via pipelines
  6010   Transport via railways
  6020   Other land transport
    6021 Other scheduled passenger land transport
    6022 Taxi operation
    6023 Other passenger land transport
    6024 Freight transport by road
  6030   Transport via pipelines (excluding gas and water distribution)
6100 Water transport
6200 Air transport
6300   Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies
  6310   Cargo handling and storage
  6320   Other supporting transport activities
  6330   Activities of travel agencies and tour operators; tourist assistance activities not elsewhere classified
6400   Post and telecommunications      
  6410   Post and courier activities
  6411   National post activities
  6412   Courier activities other than national post activities
  6420   Telecommunications
         
Section J FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
6500   Financial activities, except insurance and pension funding
  6510   Banks and building societies
    6511 Banks
    6512 Building societies
  6520   Other financial activities
    6521 Financial leasing
    6522 Other credit granting
    6523 Other financial activities not elsewhere classified
6600   Insurance and pension funding, except social security
    6601 Life insurance
    6602 Pension funding
    6603 Non-life insurance
6700   Activities auxiliary to financial management
  6710   Activities auxiliary to financial management, except insurance and pension funding
    6711 Administration of financial markets
    6712 Security broking and fund management
    6713 Activities auxiliary to financial management not elsewhere classified
         
  6720   Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
         
         
Section K PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, RENTING, BUSINESS AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
7000   Property development
  7010   Buying and selling own property
  7020   Letting of own property
  7030   Estate agency activities on a fee or contract basis
7100 Renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and household goods
7200   Computer and related activities
  7210   Hardware consultancy
  7220   Software consultancy and supply
  7230   Data processing
  7240   Data base activities
  7250   Maintenance and repair of office, accounting and computing machinery
  7260   Other computer related activities
7300   Research and development activities
  7310   Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
  7320   Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
7400   Other business activities
  7410   Legal, accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy; market research and public opinion polling; business and management consultancy; management activities of holding companies
    7411 Legal activities
    7412 Accounting, auditing activities; tax consultancy
    7413 Market research and public opinion polling
    7414 Business and management consultancy activities
 
    7415 Management activities of holding companies
  7420   Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
    7421 Architectural consultancy
    7422 Industrial design consultancy
    7423 Engineering design consultancy
    7424 Geological consultancy and prospecting
    7425 Meteorological activities
    7426 Geodetic surveying activities
  7430   Technical testing and analysis
  7440   Advertising
  7450   Labour recruitment and provision of personnel
  7460   Investigation and security activities
  7470   Industrial cleaning
  7480   Miscellaneous business activities not elsewhere classified
         
Section L PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE; SOCIAL SECURITY
7500   Public administration and defence; social security
  7510   Central, regional and local government administration, regulatory activities
  7520   Provision of services to the community as a whole
    7521 Foreign affairs
    7522 Defence activities
    7523 Justice and judicial activities
    7524 Public security, law and order activities
    7525 Fire service activities
  7530   Social security activities
         
Section M EDUCATION
8000   Education
  8010   Primary education
  8020   Secondary education
    8021 General secondary education
    8022 Further education
  8030   Higher education
  8040   Adult and other education
         
Section N HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK
8500     Health and social work
  8510   Human health activities
    8511 Hospital activities
    8512 Medical practice activities
    8513 Dental practice activities
    8514 Other human health activities
  8520   Veterinary activities
  8530   Social work, community, counselling activities and charitable activities
         
Section O OTHER COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES
9000 Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities
9100   Activities of membership organisations not elsewhere classified
  9110   Activities of business, employers and professional organisations
  9120   Activities of trade unions
  9130   Activities of other membership organisations
9200     Recreational, cultural and sporting activities
  9210   Motion picture and video activities
  9220   Radio and television activities
  9230   Other entertainment activities
    9231 Artistic and literary creation and interpretation
    9232 Operation of arts facilities
    9233 Fair and amusement park activities
  9240   News agency activities
  9250   Library, archives, museums and other cultural activities
  9260   Sporting activities
  9270   Other recreational activities
9300 Other service activities
         
Section P PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS WITH EMPLOYED PERSONS
9500 Private households with employed persons
         
Section Q INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES
9900 International organisations and bodies
         

Detailed Classifications

0100    

Agriculture and related activities

0110

Growing of crops; market gardening; horticulture

0120

Farming of animals

0130

Growing of crops combined with farming of animals (mixed farming)

0140

Agricultural and animal husbandry activities, except veterinary activities

0150

Game propagation including related activities

0200

Forestry, logging and related activities

0500

Fishing

1000

Mining of coal and coal extraction

1100

Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas; service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction excluding surveying

1110

Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas

1120

Services and activities incidental to oil and gas extraction  (excluding surveying)

1200

Mining of uranium and thorium ores

1300

Mining of metal ores

1400

Other mining and quarrying

1500

Manufacturing of food products and beverages

1510

Manufacture of food products

1520

Manufacture of beverages

1600

Manufacture of tobacco products

1700

Manufacture of textiles

1800

Manufacture of wearing apparel

1900

Manufacture of leather, leather products and footwear of any material

2000

Manufacture of wood and wood products, except furniture

2100

Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products

2200

Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media

2210

Publishing

2220

Printing and service activities related to printing

2230

Reproduction of recorded media

2300

Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel

2310

Manufacture of coke oven products

2320

Manufacture of refined petroleum products

2330

Processing of nuclear fuel

2400

Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

2410

Manufacture of basic chemicals, except refined petroleum products

2420

Manufacture of pesticides and other agro-chemical products

2430

Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

2440

Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemicals and botanical products

2450

Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations

2460

Manufacture of other chemical products

2470

Manufacture of man-made fibres

2500

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

2510

Manufacture of rubber products

2520

Manufacture of plastic products

2600

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

2700

Manufacture of basic metals

2800

Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

2900

Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified

3000

Manufacture and assembly of office machinery and computers

3100

Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus not elsewhere classified

3200

Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus

3210

Manufacture of electronic components

3220

Manufacture of television and radio transmission equipment and telephone apparatus

3230

Manufacture of television and radio receivers, sound or video recording apparatus and associated goods

3300

Manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks

3400

Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

3500

Manufacture of other transport equipment

3510

Building and repairing of ships and boats

3520

Manufacture of railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock

3530

Manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft

3540

Manufacture of motorcycles and bicycles

3600

Manufacture of furniture; manufacturing not elsewhere classified

3700

Recycling

4000

Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply

4010

Production and distribution of electricity

4020

Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains

4030

Steam and hot water supply

4100

Collection, purification and distribution of water (excluding sewage treatment)

4500

Construction

4510

Site preparation

4520

Building of complete constructions or parts thereof; civil engineering

4530

Building installation

4540

Building completion

4550

Renting of construction or demolition equipment with operator

5000

Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel

5100

Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

5200

Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and household goods

5210

Retail sale in non-specialised stores

5220

Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores

5230

Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles

5240

Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores

5250

Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores

5260

Retail sale not in stores, e.g. mail order

5270

Repair of personal and household goods

5500

Hotels and restaurants

6000

Land transport; transport via pipelines

6010

Transport via railways

6020

Other land transport

6021

Other scheduled passenger land transport

6022

Taxi operation

6023

Other passenger land transport

6024

Freight transport by road

6030

Transport via pipelines (excluding gas and water distribution)

6100

Water transport

6200

Air transport

6300

Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies

6310

Cargo handling and storage

6320

Other supporting transport activities

6330

Activities of travel agencies and tour operators; tourist assistance activities not elsewhere classified

6400

Post and telecommunications

6410

Post and courier activities

6411

National post activities

6412

Courier activities other than national post activities

6420

Telecommunications

6500

Financial activities, except insurance and pension funding

6510

Banks and building societies

6511

Banks

6512

Building societies

6520

Other financial activities

6521

Financial leasing

6522

Other credit granting

6523

Other financial activities not elsewhere classified

6600

Insurance and pension funding, except social security

6601

Life insurance

6602

Pension funding

6603

Non-life insurance

6700

Activities auxiliary to financial management

6710

Activities auxiliary to financial management, except insurance and pension funding

6711

Administration of financial markets

6712

Security broking and fund management

6713

Activities auxiliary to financial management not elsewhere classified

6720

Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

7000

Property development

7010

Buying and selling own property

7020

Letting of own property

7030

Estate agency activities on a fee or contract basis

7100

Renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and household goods

7200

Computer and related activities

7210

Hardware consultancy

7220

Software consultancy and supply

7230

Data processing

7240

Data base activities

7250

Maintenance and repair of office, accounting and computing machinery

7260

Other computer related activities

7300

Research and development activities

7310

Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

7320

Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

7400

Other business activities

7410

Legal, accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy; market research and public opinion polling; business and management consultancy; management activities of holding companies

7411

Legal activities

7412

Accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy

7413

Market research and public opinion polling

7414

Business and management consultancy activities

7420

Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy

7421

Architectural consultancy

7422

Industrial design consultancy

7423

Engineering design consultancy

7424

Geological consultancy and prospecting

7425

Meteorological activities

7426

Geodetic surveying activities

7430

Technical testing and analysis

7440

Advertising

7450

Labour recruitment and provision of personnel

7460

Investigation and security activities

7470

Industrial cleaning

7480

Miscellaneous business activities not elsewhere classified

7500

Public administration and defence; social security

7510

Central, regional and local government administration, regulatory activities

7520

Provision of services to the community as a whole

7521

Foreign affairs

7522

Defence activities

7523

Justice and judicial activities

7524

Public security, law and order activities

7525

Fire service activities

7530

Social security activities

8000

Education

8010

Primary education

8020

Secondary education

8021

General secondary education

8022

Further education

8030

Higher education

8040

Adult and other education

8500

Health and social work

8510

Human health activities

8511

Hospital activities

8512

Medical practice activities

8513

Dental practice activities

8514

Other human health activities

8520

Veterinary activities

8530

Social work, community and counselling activities

9000

Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities

9100

Activities of membership organisations not elsewhere classified

9110

Activities of business, employers and professional organisations

9120

Activities of trade unions

9130

Activities of other membership organisations

9200

Recreational, cultural and sporting activities

9210

Motion picture and video activities

9220

Radio and television activities

9230

Other entertainment activities

9231

Artistic and literary creation and interpretation

9232

Operation of arts facilities

9233

Fair and amusement park activities

9240

News agency activities

9250

Library, archives, museums and other cultural activities

9260

Sporting activities

9270

Other recreational activities

9300

Other service activities

9500

Private households with employed persons

9900

International organisations and bodies

9999

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