2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification

1 Republic of the Philippines PAMBANSANG LUPON SA UGNAYANG PANG-ISTADISTIKA (NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD) 2009 Philippine StandardIndustrial ClassificationISBN-971-91792-1-4 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification The 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification is a publication prepared by the standards and Classification Systems Division of the NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD (NSCB). For Technical inquiries, please direct calls at : (632) 890-3135/897-1773. TERMS OF USE NSCB PUBLICATIONS The NSCB reserves its exclusive right to reproduce all its publications in whatever form. Any part of this publication should not be reproduced, recopied, lend or repackaged for other parties for any commercial purposes without written permission from the NSCB.

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3 Nos.: Telefax nos.: (632) 895-2767 (632) 890-8456 (632) 890-9405 FOREWORDThe 2009 PhilippineStandardIndustrialClassificati on(PSIC)presentsthe latestrevisionon the country'sstandardindustrialclassificatio nundertakenby the NationalStatisticalCoordinationBoard(NSC B)in collaborationwith concernedagenciesin thePhilippineStatisticalSystem(PSS).The PSICis a detailedclassificationof industriesprevailingin the countrybasedon the productiveactivitiesundertakenby servesas a guidein theclassificationof establishmentsaccordingto theirprimaryeconomicactivitywhichisusefu lfor also servesas a frameworkfor datacollection,processingandcompilationt o secureuniformityand comparabilityof industrialstatisticsproducedbyboth governmentand privatesectorsin the 2009 PSIC waspatternedafterthe UnitedNationsInternationalStandardIndust rialClassification(UN-ISIC)

4 Revision4, but withsomemodificationsto reflectnationalsituationand its previouseditions,it guaranteesinternationalcomparabilityof statisticsrelatingto economicactivitiesof industriesand establishmentsgeneratedin the NSCB periodicallyrevisesthe country'sindustrialclassificationsystemt o: (a)reflectchangesin the economicactivities,suchas the emergenceof new industries;(b)takeinto accountthe newtechnologiesemployedwhichaffectthe organizationofproductionand shiftingof economicactivities;and (c) realignwith the UN-ISIC revisionsfor purposesof variouseconomicactivitiesbroughtaboutby the introductionof newtechnologiesand the emergenceand growingimportanceof new industriesespeciallyinthe BusinessProcessOutsourcing(BPOs),suchas Back-officeoperationsactivities;Engineer ingoutsourcingactivities;and Informationand CommunicationsTechnology(ICT)activities, suchas Internetcafe,VoiceoverInternetProtocol(V OIP)services.

5 Andotherrelatedindustrieswhichwerenot in the 1994 PSICare incorporatedin the preparationof the 2009 PSICwas madepossiblewith the guidanceof theTechnicalWorkingGroupon IndustrialClassification(TWG-IC)chairedb y the BureauofExportsand TradePromotions(BETP)of the Departmentof Tradeand Industry(DTI)underthe NSCBT echnicalCommitteeon StatisticalStandardsandClassifications(T CSSC).Pursuantto NSCBR esolutionNo. 2 Seriesof 2010,all concernedgovernmentagenciesand instrumentalitiesare enjoinedto adoptthe :=::A'- --rROMULOA. VIROL~C/SecretaryGeneralRepublika ng Pilipinas PAMBANSANG LUPON SA UGNAYANG PANG-ESTADISTIKA (NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD) 1st, 2nd & 5th Floors Midland Buendia Building 403 Sen.

6 Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City 1200 NSCB Resolution No. 2 Series of 2010 APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial CLASSSIFICATION (PSIC) WHEREAS, Standard Classification systems are used to achieve uniformity and comparability of statistics generated at the national and international levels; WHEREAS, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) develops and prescribes uniform standards and Classification systems in the generation of official statistics to ensure harmonization of statistics in the country and at the international level; WHEREAS, one of the Classification systems being maintained by the NSCB is the Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC), which is based on the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) issued by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD); WHEREAS, the current 1994 PSIC was amended in 2002 based on the ISIC Rev.

7 Issued by the UNSD in the same year; WHEREAS, the UNSD issued ISIC Rev. 4 in August 2008 in order to reflect new industries, new production pattern and new needs for economic analysis, as well as to improve linkages to major regional classifications; WHEREAS, the NSCB Technical Committee on Statistical standards and Classifications (TC-SSC), through its Technical Working Group on Industrial Classification (TWG-IC), has reviewed and recommended the 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC) which is aligned with the ISIC Rev. 4, taking into account the significant changes on the relative importance of various economic activities in the country that have taken place since 2002; WHEREAS, the ASEAN Heads of Statistical Offices Meeting (ASHOM) approved in November 2006 the ASEAN Common Industrial Classification (ACIC) based on ISIC Rev.

8 4 which was developed by the ASEAN Task Force on the Harmonization of Industrial Classifications for adoption by the ASEAN member countries; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the NSCB Executive Board approve the 2009 PSIC with correspondence codes to link with the ACIC, for adoption by concerned government agencies and instrumentalities. Approved this 10th day of February 2010 in Pasig City. Attested by: (Sgd) ROMULO A. VIROLA Secretary General Republika ng Pilipinas PAMBANSANG LUPON SA UGNAYANG PANG-ESTADISTIKA (NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD) 1st, 2nd & 5th Floors Midland Buendia Building 403 Sen.

9 Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City 1200 NSCB MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. ___ TO: All Agencies of the National and Local Government, Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations Involved in the Statistical Activities of the Government SUBJECT: Guidelines for the Adoption and Use of the 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC) Pursuant to NSCB Resolution No. 2, Series of 2010 approved on the 10th day of February 2010 entitled, Approving and Adopting the 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC), the following guidelines are hereby issued: 1. Purpose and Uses of the 2009 PSIC The 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC) is a detailed Classification of industries prevailing in the country according to the kind of productive activities undertaken by establishments.

10 For purposes of international comparability, the 2009 PSIC is patterned after the United Nations International Standard Industrial Classification , Revision 4 (ISIC Rev 4) with some modifications to suit national situation and requirements. The 2009 PSIC is the latest version released by the NSCB after the 1994 PSIC was amended in 2002. The PSIC serves as a guide in the Classification of establishments according to their economic activity useful for economic analysis. It serves as a framework for data collection, processing and compilation to ensure uniformity and comparability of Industrial statistics produced by various entities in both government and private sectors.