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Changing industrial classification to SIC(2007) at the UK Office for National Statistics

Changing industrial classification to SIC(2007) at the UK Office for National Statistics
Changing industrial classification to SIC(2007) at the UK Office for National Statistics
As part of the changes to industrial classifications following the United Nations’ revision to the International Standard Industrial Classification, ISIC rev. 4, the UK moved to its version of a new classification between 2007 and 2011. We describe the processes involved in changing an industrial classification, including model-based adjustment methods and changes to survey designs and operations. We discuss the quality of the approaches used for different time periods in the same series, and the ways in which consistent time series are produced for users of economic statistics. We provide some general evaluation of the changeover, and guidance on the best approaches to follow when updating classifications.
0282-423X
223-247
Smith, Paul A.
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James, Gareth J.
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Smith, Paul A.
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Smith, Paul A. and James, Gareth J. (2017) Changing industrial classification to SIC(2007) at the UK Office for National Statistics. Journal of Official Statistics, 33 (1), 223-247. (doi:10.1515/jos-2017-0012).

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As part of the changes to industrial classifications following the United Nations’ revision to the International Standard Industrial Classification, ISIC rev. 4, the UK moved to its version of a new classification between 2007 and 2011. We describe the processes involved in changing an industrial classification, including model-based adjustment methods and changes to survey designs and operations. We discuss the quality of the approaches used for different time periods in the same series, and the ways in which consistent time series are produced for users of economic statistics. We provide some general evaluation of the changeover, and guidance on the best approaches to follow when updating classifications.

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Accepted/In Press date: 26 October 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 21 February 2017
Published date: March 2017
Organisations: Statistical Sciences Research Institute

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Local EPrints ID: 402235
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/402235
ISSN: 0282-423X
PURE UUID: b94dcb42-1a7b-49bf-a205-f9254ce2d794
ORCID for Paul A. Smith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5337-2746

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Date deposited: 03 Nov 2016 15:25
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 06:02

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Author: Paul A. Smith ORCID iD
Author: Gareth J. James

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