JSICJapanRev. 14 (2023)

Japan Standard Industrial Classification

Japan’s official industry classification, maintained by the Statistics Bureau (MIC). Rev. 14 (2023) uses letter divisions and 4-digit industries. JSIC is developed with reference to ISIC but not numbered on it.

How a JSIC code is built

Each digit narrows the activity from the broadest sector down to a specific national industry. Here's how 0112 decomposes:

A · 0112
A
DivisionAgriculture and forestry
01
Major GroupAgriculture
011
GroupCrop farming
0112
IndustryGrain and soybean farming

Structure at a glance

LevelDigitsCountExample
DivisionLetter20A Agriculture and forestry
Major Group2-digit9901 Agriculture
Group3-digit535011 Crop farming
Industry4-digit1,4730112 Grain & soybean farming

Browse divisions

AAgriculture and forestry
divisions 01-02
BFisheries
divisions 03-04
CMining and quarrying of stone and gravel
divisions 05
DConstruction
divisions 06-08
EManufacturing
divisions 09-32
FElectricity, gas, heat supply and water overview of the major group
divisions 33-36
GInformation and communications
divisions 37-41
HTransport and postal services
divisions 42-49
IWholesale and retail trade
divisions 50-61
JFinance and insurance
divisions 62-67
KReal estate and goods rental and leasing
divisions 68-70
LScientific research, professional and technical services
divisions 71-74
MAccommodations, eating and drinking services
divisions 75-77
NLiving-related and personal services and amusement services
divisions 78-80
OEducation, learning support
divisions 81-82
PMedical, health care and welfare
divisions 83-85
QCompound services
divisions 86-87
RServices, n.e.c.
divisions 88-96
SGovernment, except elsewhere classified
divisions 97-98
TIndustries unable to classify
divisions 99

History

First established in 1949 and revised fourteen times since, JSIC underpins Japan’s economic census, business registers and official statistics.

Usage & importance

Used across Japanese government statistics, the Economic Census and corporate registrations. Direct cross-system mappings are limited — JSIC is not numbered on ISIC and no official Rev-14 correspondence is published yet.

Revision timeline

1949
First JSIC
Post-war statistical standard
2013
Rev. 13
Previous edition
2023
Rev. 14
Current edition

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