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Over time there have been several different SIC systems used in the UK, with versions published in 1958, 1968, 1980, 1992, 1997, 2003 and 2007. These taxonomies have been adapted to cope with the changes in UK industry, The 1980 system was far more detailed in manufacturing, while the 2007 system is
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in 1948 for use in classifying business establishments and other statistical units by the type of economic activity in which they are engaged. The classification provides a framework for the collection, tabulation, presentation and analysis of
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and its use promotes uniformity. In addition, it can be used for administration purposes and by non-government bodies as a convenient way of classifying industrial activities into a common structure.
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that is intended to help classify businesses according to the type of their economic activity. One or more SIC codes can be attributed to a business. SIC codes identify what a business does.
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much stronger in the IT sector. Many companies still use the 2003 codes which were the 1992 system updated slightly. However, the very latest version is the 2007 SIC system
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T) Activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods and service producing activities of households for own use
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United Kingdom Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (UKSIC) List
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A Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) was first introduced into the
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over the last fifteen years, due to developments in technology, such as
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U) Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
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UK Standard Industrial Classification 2007 (UK SIC 2007)
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