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Manufacture of textiles in ISIC Rev. 5 means preparing fibres and making yarn, fabric, and other textile products, before clothing is cut and sewn.

Manufacture of wearing apparel in ISIC Rev. 5 means making clothing from fabric, leather, fur, or other materials by cutting and sewing.

Manufacture of wood and wood products in ISIC Rev. 5 means sawing, shaping, and assembling wood into boards, panels, and wood goods, excluding furniture.

Printing and reproduction of recorded media in ISIC Rev. 5 means printing books, newspapers, and other material, and reproducing recorded discs and tapes.

Section C in ISIC Rev. 5 covers manufacturing, the physical or chemical transformation of materials into new products.

This guide explains what civil engineering means in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what construction of buildings means in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains how construction support activities are treated in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains how construction is distinguished from manufacturing in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains how to read a code for specialised construction in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what specialised construction activities are in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what changed in Section F in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what Section F covers in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains how agents and brokers in trade are treated in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains how wholesale is distinguished from retail in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains how to read a code for retail trade in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what retail sale in non specialised stores means in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what retail sale in specialised stores means in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what retail trade except motor vehicles means in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what changed in Section G in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what Section G covers in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what happened to stalls and markets categories in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what Section G does not decide in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what wholesale trade except motor vehicles means in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what air transport means in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains how transport intermediaries are treated in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains how passenger transport is distinguished from freight in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains how to read a code for water transport in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what land transport and transport via pipelines means in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what postal and courier activities are in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what warehousing and support activities for transportation are in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what water transport means in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what changed in Section H in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what Section H covers in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what accommodation activities are in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what food and beverage service activities are in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains how short stay accommodation and restaurants are distinguished in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains how to read a code for food service in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what changed in Section I in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what Section I covers in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

This guide explains what the boundary with real estate is in accommodation in the UN Statistics Division classification without assigning any reader a code.

Broadcasting covers creating programme schedules and transmitting programmes to a public audience by radio, television or similar means.

Publishing is issuing content, while printing is physically producing copies, and ISIC Rev. 5 treats them as different activities.

A content production code is read from the section letter down through division, group and class, checking the UNSD wording at each level.

Motion picture, video and television production covers creating films and programmes, from development to a finished work ready for distribution.

News agency and content distribution activities cover gathering news and supplying content to media outlets and other users.

Publishing in ISIC Rev. 5 covers issuing content that a publisher has created or acquired, in print or digital form.

Social network sites in ISIC Rev. 5 sit with content distribution where the site itself distributes content, and the UNSD wording should be checked for each case.

Sound recording and music publishing cover making recordings and issuing musical works, as distinct steps in bringing music to listeners.

Section J in Rev. 5 is narrower than in Rev. 4, because telecommunications and computing moved to the new Section K.