NACE

Issued by European Commission

Website
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php

Type
Industry

Status
Public

Definition
NACE is a four-digit classification providing the framework for collecting and presenting a large range of statistical data according to economic activity in the fields of economic statistics (e.g. production, employment and national accounts) and in other statistical domains developed within the European statistical system (ESS).

Additional Information
The statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, abbreviated as NACE, designates the nomenclature of economic activities in the European Union (EU). The term NACE is derived from the French Nomenclature statistique des activités économiques dans la Communauté européenne.

Wikipedia Entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_Classification_of_Economic_Activities_in_the_European_Community

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