ÖNACE 2008 (Austrian Statistical Classification of Economic Activities 2008)
Description:
NACE Rev. 2, the revised classification of economic activities that
has superseded NACE Rev. 1.1, was applied throughout the European Union as of 1 January 2008
((Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006).
As with previous NACE versions, there is a national Austrian version of the new NACE Rev. 2 classification.
The name ÖNACE 2008 has been selected as the title of this national version.
The name given is therefore in line with the existing Austrian tradition of
including the year of introduction in the name of national classifications
(see, for example, ÖNACE 2003 or ÖNACE 1995).
Structure of ÖNACE 2008:
In the past, the structure of ÖNACE was intended to be displayed
more detailed and thus subdivided due to the further specification
of classes in NACE Rev. 2 into national subclasses (in accordance
with national requirements). However, during the development
of these subclasses it was considered important that the subclasses
should only be created in those areas that correspond to particular relevance criteria.
Since the new classification of economic activities,
NACE Rev. 2, is a full-scale revision of the previous version,
Statistics Austria suggested critically examining the existing
national subclasses with a view to establishing whether the
existence of each subclass is still of economic relevance.
It was also necessary to specify, if there were any economic
branches that had developed in Austria in recent years to the
extent, that it would be expedient to insert new national subclasses.
The work on the structure of ÖNACE 2008 was finished in May 2007.
The structure was approved by a written communication
from Eurostat dated 3 July 2007 in accordance with EU Regulation No. 1893/2006 Article 4.
Final number of items in ÖNACE 2008
| Classification level |
Number |
Coding |
| Sections |
21 |
A - U |
| Divisions |
88 |
01 - 99 |
| Groups |
272 |
01.1 - 99.0 |
| Classes |
615 |
01.11 - 99.00 |
| Subclasses |
701 |
01.11-0 - 99.00-0 |
Due to the more detailed nature of NACE Rev. 2, fewer national subclasses
are required in ÖNACE 2008 than previously. It is therefore no longer
necessary to identify national subclasses by a two-digit code;
a one-digit code is sufficient. As a result, the entire ÖNACE 2008
code now has only five digits rather than six digits as previously.
The advantage of this modified form of coding for the user is that there
cannot be any confusion between ÖNACE 2008 and ÖNACE 2003.
This is all the more important because the same code denotes
different contents in the two classifications in a number of cases.
This problem has also been discussed at EU level, with member states
being advised to introduce distinctions between old and new classifications at national level.
If a class is subdivided into several national subclasses and the last of
these subclasses contains activities that could not be assigned to the
corresponding subclasses (for example, the ending "not elsewhere classified"),
this subclass has the number 9 as its fifth digit. The coding principle,
which is consistently adhered in NACE Rev. 2, is also implemented in the
national version. An example would be the subclasses 52.21-1
"Operation of car parks and garages", 52.21-2 "Operation of toll roads" und 52.21-9
"Service activities incidental to land transportation n.e.c.".
Detailed Structure of the ÖNACE 2008
The elements of the ÖNACE 2008 are identified by a code and a title (see example below):
| Structure |
Code |
Title |
| Section |
C |
"Manufacturing" |
| Division |
10 |
"Manufacture of food products" |
| Group |
10.7 |
"Manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products" |
| Class |
10.71 |
"Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes" |
| Subclass |
10.71-2 |
"Manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes" |
The content of each element is defined by explanatory notes
("This subclass includes...", "This subclass also includes...", "This subclass excludes...").
There also is an alphabetical index which contains 28.000 terms of economic activities and goods.
Period of application:
The ÖNACE 2008 is the current version, which came into force on 1 January 2008. It replaced ÖNACE 2003.
Publication:
The PDF-version of ÖNACE 2008 is available in the Downloadarea.
