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    Industry Classification: - Similar Production Processes, - Similar Products, or - Similar Behavior in Financial Markets

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    Industry classification organizes companies into groups based on similar production processes, products, or financial market behavior. Various taxonomies are sponsored by different organizations using different criteria. Economists believe studying economic policy requires a taxonomic approach. Examples of international industry classification systems include SIC, ICB, and GICS which group companies at various levels of granularity based on production, markets, or other factors. National systems further segment industries into sectors like manufacturing, services, or finance.

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    Industry classification organizes companies into groups based on similar production processes, products, or financial market behavior. Various taxonomies are sponsored by different organizations using different criteria. Economists believe studying economic policy requires a taxonomic approach. Examples of international industry classification systems include SIC, ICB, and GICS which group companies at various levels of granularity based on production, markets, or other factors. National systems further segment industries into sectors like manufacturing, services, or finance.

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    Industry classification organizes companies into groups based on similar production processes, products, or financial market behavior. Various taxonomies are sponsored by different organizations using different criteria. Economists believe studying economic policy requires a taxonomic approach. Examples of international industry classification systems include SIC, ICB, and GICS which group companies at various levels of granularity based on production, markets, or other factors. National systems further segment industries into sectors like manufacturing, services, or finance.

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    Industry Classification

    Industry classification (industry taxonomy) is a type of economic


    taxonomy that organizes companies into industrial groupings based on;
    similar production processes,
    similar products, or
    similar behavior in financial markets
    A wide variety of taxonomies are in use,
    sponsored by different organizations and based on
    different criteria

    Economists believe that the study of economic


    policy demands the use of a
    taxonomic/classificatory approach
    Industry taxonomies include international, regional and national
    taxonomies and proprietary taxonomies
    Classification Types
    Criterion/
    Abbreviation Full name Sponsor Node count by level Issued
    Unit
    SIC Standard Industrial US production/ 4 digits 19371987
    Classification establishment 1004 categories (superseded by
    NAICS, but still
    used in some
    applications)

    ICB Industry FTSE market/ 10/20/41/114


    Classification company
    Benchmark

    GICS Global Industry Standard & Poor's, market/ 2-8 digits


    Classification Morgan Stanley Capital company 10/24/68/154
    Standard International

    And many more


    Sector Classification in TSE
    Fishery, Agriculture & Forestry
    Mining
    Construction
    Manufacture
    Foods Textiles & Apparel Pulp & Paper
    Chemicals Pharmaceuticals Oil & Coal Products
    Rubber Products Glass & Ceramics Iron & Steel
    Nonferrous Metals Metal Products Machinery
    Electric Appliances Transportation Equipment Precision Instruments
    Other Products
    Electric Power & Gas
    Transportation & Telecommunications
    Land Transportation Marine Transportation Air Transportation
    Warehousing & Harbor Transportation Services Information & Communication
    Commerce
    Wholesale Retail Trade
    Finance & Insurance
    Banks Securities & Commodity Futures Insurance
    Other Financing Business
    Real Estate
    Services
    Sectors Performance Comparison at TSE

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