Glossary:Industry

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.

Related concepts

• Establishment
• Kind of activity unit
• Observation unit

Statistical data

• National accounts and GDP

Source

• 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