Indicators of Activities for Industry and Services, ISIC Rev. 2 (1975-1998)
methods, notes and classification
Indicators of Industry and Services (ISIC Rev.2)
The Indicators of Industrial Activity (IIA) publication provides an overall view of economic developments, relating to output, deliveries, orders, producer prices and employment, in a number of industries in OECD Member countries.
The current edition is an historical electronic version of IIA which presents all indicators:
╖ available from January 1975 up to December 1998; ╖ disaggregated down to the 3-digit level of ISIC Revision 2, with a few 4-digit sectors when available; ╖ index form with base 1990=100.
All information has been regrouped by industrial sector, according to the former version of International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities, ISIC Revision 2. It corresponds to the short-term industrial statistics that were formerly published in IIA (on paper, diskettes and magnetic tapes) on base 1990 and in ISIC Revision 2. All such statistical information is now collected and disseminated according to the new version of International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities, ISIC Revision 3. That the reason why this historical database has been prepared with the aim of giving long-time series according to ISIC revision 2 which can serve as a basis for long run economic analysis and be used to complement the short-term industrial indicators now published with base 1995, in ISIC Revision 3 with series from 1990 at the earliest.
However, up to now no attempt to link both sets of data has been undertaken by the OECD, and for various reasons (the most evident being the new base year, new classification, and changes in methodology in most countries), simultaneous use of these data should always been done with great care and caution.
Data correspond to all quantitative indicators available from January 1975 up to December 1998 when provided by countries.
Statistics are classified by economic activity following the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) adopted in February 1968 by the United Nations Organisation (Statistical Papers, Series M, No. 4, Rev. 2, Add.1, New York 1975). They refer to industrial sectors (2, 3 and 4).
A detailed description of ISIC Rev. 2, corresponding to the sectors published in this electronic version, is shown in the classification plan.
The quantitative statistics shown relate to: ╖ Production ╖ Deliveries ╖ New orders ╖ Unfilled orders ╖ Producer prices ╖ Employment
The statistics are published as indices, on the base year 1990 and are expressed in the form 1.000, so as to enable comparisons between countries. Indices of production and employment have been calculated for the four area totals for ISIC Rev.2 categories and divisions. The period covered varies according to the availability of national data. Weighted sums of the available component country data, have been used.
Seasonally adjusted data are compiled either by the countries or by the Secretariat. In the latter case the "X12-Arima version of Method-II of the United States Bureau of the Census" is used. As a rule, seasonally adjusted indices for industrial production are available for all categories and divisions whereas for deliveries, orders and employment, only total manufacturing (Major Division 3) is given.
Explanatory Notes 
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CLASSIFICATION PLAN:
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STRUCTURE OF THE CODE : XX / X / XXXXX / X
SUB-CODES :
1 XX....... Country
2 ..X...... Subject
3 ...XXXXX. Sector (Isic, Rev. 3)
4 ........X Measure
SUB-CODE 1 : Country
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00 OECD - Total
01 OECD - Europe
02 European Union Member Countries (EU15)
09 North America
54 Australia
70 Austria
22 Belgium
44 Canada
30 Denmark
12 Germany
34 Greece
64 Finland
14 France
28 Ireland
16 Italy
46 Japan
24 Luxembourg
43 Mexico
59 New Zealand
18 Netherlands
58 Norway
36 Portugal
32 Spain
60 Sweden
68 Switzerland
72 Turkey
26 United Kingdom
42 United States of America
SUB-CODE 2 : Subject
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Quantitative data:
0 Production
1 Deliveries
2 New Orders
3 Unfilled Orders
4 Producer Prices
5 Employment
Qualitiative data:
A Judgements on stocks of finished goods
B Judgements on orderbooks
C Total order inflow
D Production prospects
E Rate of capacity utilisation
F Labour force expectations
SUB-CODE 3 : Sector (Isic, Rev. 3)
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00000 TOTAL INDUSTRY
20000 MINING AND QUARRYING
30000 MANUFACTURING
31000 FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO
31100 Food
311/2 Food
31113 Food (inc.313)
31300 Beverages
31400 Tobacco
32000 TEXTILE, WEARING APPAREL And LEATHER INDUSTRIES
32100 Textiles
32200 Wearing Apparel, except footwear
32224 Wearing app.(inc.324)
32300 Leather; Products of Leather and Fur, except footwear
32324 Leather (inc.324)
32400 Footwear
33000 WOOD And WOOD PRODUCTS., Including FURNITURE
34000 PAPER And PAPER PRODUCTS ; PRINTING ; PUBLISHING
34100 Paper and Paper Products
34110 Pulp, Paper and Paperboard
34200 Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries
35000 CHEMICALS; CHEMICAL, PETROLEUM, COAL,RUBBER And PLASTIC PRODUCTS
35100 Industrial Chemicals
35152 CHEMICALS & CHEM. PROD.
35200 0ther Chemical Products
35300 Petroleum Refineries
35354 Petroleum & Coal Prod.
35400 Miscellaneous Products of Petroleum and Coal
35500 Rubber Products
35600 Plastics Products NEC
36000 NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS
36100 Pottery, China and Earthenware
36162 Glass & Glass pr. (+361)
36200 Glass and Glass Products
36900 Others Non-metallic Mineral Products, NEC
37000 BASIC METAL
37100 Iron and Steel
37200 Non-ferrous Metal
38000 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS; MACHINERY And EQUIPMENT
38100 Fabricated Metal Products, except Machinery & Equipment
38200 Machinery, except Electrical
38283 Machinery (+383,385)
38300 Electrical Machinery, Apparatus, Appliances & Equipment
38385 Elect. Mach.(+3825,385)
38400 Transport Equipment
38410 Shipbuilding and Repairing
38430 Motor Vehicles
38500 Professional, Scientific, Measuring, Controlling Equipment ;Photographic, Optical Goods
39000 OTHER MANUFACTURING
40000 ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER
SUB-CODE 4 : Measure
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Quantitative data:
1 Original
2 Adjusted for working days
3 Seasonally adjusted
Qualitiative data:
4 Balance
5 Equals
6 Rate
Units
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Quantitative data are shown as indices in base year 1990. Qualitative data are expressed
in percent.