A repository with a useful structured 2007 UK SIC (Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities) code table - As opposed to the less than useful HTML table provided by Companies House (http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/infoAndGuide/sic/sic2007.shtml). If you're using this data for your own purposes and convert it to some other format (JSON etc) please fork and submit a pull request. Original data courtesy of Companies House via @paulstone.
Sections
- A - Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
- B - Mining and Quarrying
- C - Manufacturing
- D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
- E - Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
- F - Construction
- G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- H - Transportation and storage
- I - Accommodation and food service activities
- J - Information and communication
- K - Financial and insurance activities
- L - Real estate activities
- M - Professional, scientific and technical activities
- N - Administrative and support service activities
- O - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
- P - Education
- Q - Human health and social work activities
- R - Arts, entertainment and recreation
- S - Other service activities
- T - Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use
- U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
You can find out more about SIC codes and their history here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Industrial_Classification