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Glossary:Industry

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In the context of national accounts, an industry consists of a group of local kind-of-activity units engaged in the same, or similar, kinds of activity.

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  • ESA 2010 Par. 2.150
  • The 2008 SNA, European Commission, IMF, OECD, UN, World Bank, 2009, Chapter V; Enterprises, establishments and industries, point 5.46