The industry of various business services includes a wide range of specialties ranging from baby shoe tanning services and yacht brokers to window cutters and playwrights. Entities classified in this industry typically provide services that do not generate enough domestic revenue for the U.S. government to pursue alone. According to government sources, the industry generated sales of $32 million in 1992. Notable industry statistics for 1992 included sales of sign paint ($523,000), interior design ($2.3 million) and answering machine ($1.0 million). The average company operating in this industry generated an annual turnover of $450,000 for a total of about $20 billion. Units classified in this group do not provide operating personnel to carry out the entire operation of an enterprise. Units active in a particular aspect of these activities are classified according to that particular activity. If you have any questions about this or any other aspect of the SIC codes, please contact the Office of National Statistics on 01329 444970 or email classifications.helpdesk@ons.gov.uk. Although employment prospects vary by segment, total industrial employment is expected to increase over the next decade. However, some key occupational groups, such as telephone operators and telecommunications specialists, were expected to decline over this period. The enterprise and management training industry, as an example of specialized services in this category, benefited from the company`s $58 billion training budget in 1996. In 1995, 93 per cent of all organizations offered some form of basic computer education.
This department also includes all support services generally provided to businesses that are not otherwise classified. This industry includes entities that primarily provide business support services (with the exception of secretarial and other document preparation services, telephone answering and telemarketing services, private postal services or document copying services performed as part of separate activities or in conjunction with other office support services; money collection services; credit reference services; take-back services; Court report). Illustrative examples: Address barcoding services Fundraising organization services on a contractual or paid basis Barcode printing services Mail pre-sorting services Cross-references. This subclass includes the activities of compiling information, such as the credit and employment history of individuals and the credit history of businesses, and providing this information to financial institutions, retailers and others who need to assess the creditworthiness of such persons and entities. Among the myriad of other companies involved in providing various services to businesses, executives include companies as diverse as RGIS Inventory Specialists, VIP Event Services Inc., Sotheby`s Inc., Freeman Decoration Co. and Michael Fox Auctioneers Inc. This class does not include:- the provision of only one particular aspect of these activities, see class after that particular activity- the provision of operating personnel without supervision (see 78) About 212 000 enterprises were active in this sector in the mid-1990s. Government statistics show that about two-thirds of the enterprises classified in this industry are enterprises, while the rest are either sole proprietorships or partnerships. The units included in this line of business do not provide operating personnel to carry out all business operations.
This service includes the provision of a range of day-to-day office management services, as well as routine operational support functions to others on a contractual or fee-based basis. This class does not include:- Document printing (offset printing, fast printing, etc.) See 18.12 – Prepress services, see 18.13 – Development and organization of postal advertising campaigns, see 73.11 – Specialized stenotype services such as court reporter, see 82.99 – Public stenographic services, see 82.99 This class excludes:- manufacture of soft drinks and mineral waters, see 82.99 11.07) – packaging activities related to transport, See 52.29 This group includes entities providing mainly services related to businesses not elsewhere classified, such as guarantors, editorial services, conference offices, notaries, sign painting, speakers` offices, water softening services and various auction services on a flat-rate or commission-based basis. This course covers a variety of copying, document preparation, and specialized Office support activities. The copy/print activities included here cover only short-run printing activities. This class does not include:- the supply of document transcription services, see 82.19 – the provision of subtitling or subtitling services for films or tapes, see 82.19. 59.12) This chapter is taken from the explanatory notes to the NSO and provides a more detailed explanation of possible activities that could fall under the SIC codes related to the Chapter. This subclass includes the collection of payments for receivables and the transfer of payments collected to customers, such as bills of exchange or collection services. This class includes:- packaging activities on the basis of remuneration or contract, whether or not they involve an automated process:· Filling liquids, including beverages and food.
Packaging of solids (blisters, film-coated, etc.) Safety packaging of pharmaceutical preparations· Labelling, stamping and printing• Packaging of packaging and gift wrapping This group also includes support activities for others on a contractual or paid basis, which are common business support functions that companies and organizations traditionally do for themselves.