Industry Sector

An Industry Sector is a semantic class for industries.

• Context:
  • It can be defined by an Industry Taxonomy.
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• Example(s):
  • Government Sector.
  • Retail Trade.
  • Mining Sector & Logging Sector.
  • Manufacturing Sector.
• See: International Standard Industrial Classification, United Nations Statistics Division, North American Industry Classification System, Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in The European Community, European Community, Australian And New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification, Standard Industrial Classification, Industry Classification Benchmark, FTSE Group, Global Industry Classification Standard.

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References

2014

• (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_classification Retrieved:2014-5-2.
  • Industry classification or industry taxonomy organizes companies into industrial groupings based on similar production processes, similar products, or similar behavior in financial markets.

    A wide variety of taxonomies is in use, sponsored by different organizations and based on different criteria. ¹The NAICS Index File lists 19745 rubrics beyond the 6 digits which are not assigned codes. Besides the widely used taxonomies above, there are also more specialized proprietary systems: * Revere Data, line-of-business, about 11,000 leaf nodes

    • IndustryBuildingBlocks, line-of-business about 15,000 leaf nodes
    • First Research taxonomy, used by Hoover's
    • WAND, Inc.'s Product and Service Taxonomy

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