NACE Rev. 2: Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the EU

NACE Rev. 2 is the European Union's standard classification system for economic activities. It is harmonized with the United Nations' International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) and replaced the previous NACE Rev. 1.1 version on January 1, 2008. The dataset is provided by Cooperation OGD Österreich and Wikimedia Österreich under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Standardizing industry codes for economic analysis based on the classification system.
• Harmonizing data from different EU member states based on the common NACE framework.
• Linking economic activity data to related product classifications like CPA or PRODCOM mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Provides a standardized and official classification system mandated for use within the European Union.
• Is harmonized with the United Nations' ISIC, facilitating international comparisons.
• Has a defined version history, with Rev. 2 superseding Rev. 1.1 on a specific date (1.1.2008).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Cooperation OGD Österreich, Wikimedia Österreich

Geography

European Union