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Ssic 2020 Report
Ssic 2020 Report
ISBN 978-981-14-5078-5
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© Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore
The SSIC 2020 is the fourteenth edition of the SSIC and supersedes the previous
editions. The SSIC 2020 is a significant update over the SSIC 2015 (Version 2018)
edition. Detailed definitions are included for all five-digit level codes and the number
of unique examples in the alphabetical index has increased significantly.
March 2020
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1. Introduction
1.1. The Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) is designed for use in the
collection of data (e.g. censuses, surveys, administrative records) that requires the
classification of economic activities undertaken by economic units. It is also used in the
compilation, presentation and analysis of a wide range of economic statistics. To ensure
the continuing relevance of the SSIC, the classification is revised and updated regularly,
taking into account recent developments in the economy.
1.2. DOS led a multi-agency working group in the revision of the SSIC and consulted
public agencies for their views on the classification. The deliberations and consultations
ensure the SSIC would continue to meet the classification needs of users and producers
of economic data.
1.3. Similar to earlier versions of the SSIC, the SSIC 2020 adopts the basic framework
of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Revision 4
(ISIC Rev. 4) for international comparability, with appropriate modifications and updates
to take into account changes in Singapore’s economy and users’ requirements.
1.4. There are significant updates to the SSIC 2020 compared to the SSIC 2015
(Version 2018). Detailed definitions have been included for all the 1,023 five-digit SSIC
codes, and the number of unique examples in the alphabetical index has increased by
more than 1,000. New five-digit codes have been added to track emerging economic
activities like online marketplaces for goods and services and Continuing Education and
Training (CET) services.
2.1. The framework used for the design and construction of SSIC is adapted from ISIC
Rev. 4. Its scope is defined by the production boundary of the United Nations’ System of
National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA). It is based on the economic activity undertaken by
an economic unit in the economy.
Economic Activity
2.2. An economic activity takes place when resources such as labour, capital, goods
and services are used in a production process to produce goods and services.
Principal activity refers to the activity that contributes the most to the
value added (VA)1 of the goods and services produced by the economic
unit, or the activity with the highest VA among the activities of the unit.
2.4. Figure 2-1 illustrates the concept of principal, secondary and ancillary activities.
The economic unit’s principal activity is ‘Retail sale of handphones and peripheral
equipment’ as it is the activity with the highest VA. ‘Repair of communications equipment
(e.g. mobile phones and fax machines)’ is considered a secondary activity as the repair
services are provided to third parties but does not generate the highest VA. Ancillary
activities are not considered when determining the economic unit’s principal activity as
they support the principal and secondary activities of the unit and do not contribute
directly to its VA.
1
Value added (VA) is a measure of an economic activity’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP),
which is an aggregated measure of a country’s production. Gross VA is obtained by subtracting the value
of a unit’s inputs for production from the value of the unit’s output from production.
Economic Unit
Economic Unit
2.5. Economic unit refers to the unit that is engaged in an economic activity.
In Singapore, the two common types of economic unit are the “Enterprise” and
“Establishment”.
2.6. For most firms, the enterprise is the equivalent of the establishment. Large and
complex enterprises that engage in multiple economic activities belonging to different
SSIC industries will be broken down into establishments if the separate economic activities
are identifiable. Figure 2-2 illustrates the enterprise and establishment relationship.
Enterprise Enterprise
Establishment 1 Establishment 4
Establishment 1 Retail
Manufacturing Wholesale
Retail at Location A
Establishment 2 Establishment 3
Retail at Location A Retail at Location B
Section Division
A Agriculture and Fishing 01-03
B Mining and Quarrying 08-09
C Manufacturing 10-32
D Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply 35
E Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and 36-38
Remediation Activities
F Construction 41-43
G Wholesale and Retail Trade 46-47
H Transportation and Storage 49-53
I Accommodation and Food Service Activities 55-56
J Information and Communications 58-63
K Financial and Insurance Activities 64-66
2.8. A numerical five-digit coding system is used to distinguish the different levels of
classification. The system is hierarchical in nature, showing progressively finer detail from
the highest numeric level of aggregation (Division) to the lowest level (Sub-class). This
allows users the flexibility to tabulate, analyse and publish data according to the level of
detail required. An example of the hierarchical nature of the SSIC is shown below:
Classification
Classification Level Classification Title
Code
Section Manufacturing C
Division Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and 26
Optical Products
Group Manufacture of Electronic Components and 261
Boards
Class Manufacture of Semiconductor Devices 2611
Sub-class Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication 26112
2.9. In cases at the three- and four-digit levels where a given level of classification is
not divided into categories at the next more detailed level of classification, the last digit
of the code for the only category at the next more detailed level would be ‘0’. For instance,
the group ‘Construction of Buildings’ is coded as SSIC 410 as the Division ‘Construction of
Buildings’ (code 41) contains only one group. Similarly, the code for the Class ‘Passenger
and Freight Rail Transport’ is SSIC 4910 as it is the only Class within the Group ‘Transport
via Railways’ (code 491).
2.11. The numerical codes of the SSIC 2020 are closely aligned with the ISIC Rev. 4
to facilitate easy comparison between the two classifications. As such, the codes at the
two-, three- and four-digit levels may not run consecutively if an ISIC code is not used in
SSIC. For instance, the SSIC does not contain the ISIC codes 05 ‘Mining of Coal and Lignite’,
06 ‘Extraction of Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas’ and 07 ‘Mining of Metal Ores’.
Lead statement
This Sub-class includes growing of fruits such as banana, papaya,
describing scope of
economic activity mangoes, dates and/or pineapples.
2.13. Two-way correspondence tables between SSIC 2020 and SSIC 2015 (Version
2018), and SSIC 2020 and ISIC Rev. 4 are available at the most detailed level.
Correspondence tables between SSIC 2020 and SSIC 2015 (Version 2018) help users to
link data that are coded in different versions of the SSIC. Correspondence tables between
SSIC 2020 and ISIC Rev. 4 are useful tools to convert SSIC-based data into ISIC-based data
and vice-versa for international comparability.
2.15. The detailed definitions, alphabetical index and correspondence tables are
available on the Statistics Singapore Website and may be updated periodically to facilitate
users’ coding.
3.1. The classification principles form the basis on which the SSIC 2020 is structured
and applied.
Basic Principles
3.2. An economic unit is assigned an SSIC code based on its principal activity, which is
the activity that contributes the most to the VA of the goods and services produced by the
unit.
3.3. It should be emphasised that an economic unit’s SSIC code does not depend on
the following characteristics:
For instance:
• Firms that retail clothes solely through the Internet are classified with firms
that retail clothes through brick-and-mortar stores
• Firms that provide virtual banking services are classified with brick-and-mortar
banks
L ‘Real Estate
C ‘Manufacturing’
Section Activities’
(VA = 10)
(VA = 5)
24 27 68
‘Manufacture of ‘Manufacture of electrical ‘Real estate
Division basic metals’ equipment’ activities’
(VA = 4) (VA = 6) (VA = 5)
Note:
VA refers to value added
3.8. In instances where the value added cannot be estimated for each of the vertically
integrated activities, the principal activity could be determined by comparison with units
that engage in similar activities. If this cannot be done, the unit should then be classified
based on its final activity.
3.10. Large enterprises or establishments (e.g. hotels, factories, theme parks) are more
likely to either outsource the preparatory activities or to establish separate
establishments to undertake them. In this case, the large enterprises or establishments
are to be classified according to their intended activity while the establishments they set
up to undertake the preparatory activity are to be classified under the appropriate
preparatory activity.
Outsourcing
3.11. Outsourcing is an arrangement whereby a unit (Principal) engages the service of
another unit (Contractor) to carry out specific tasks in the production process on a fee or
contract basis. Figure 3-2 illustrates how the outsourcing principle is applied.
3.12. For service industries and construction, the Principal is considered as though it
undertakes the production process itself regardless of whether part of or the entire
production process is outsourced.
3.13. For manufacturing, the classification of the Principal when the production
process is outsourced depends on whether it owns the input materials. If the Principal
owns the input materials, it is classified in manufacturing as it owns both the inputs and
final outputs. However, if the Principal does not own the input materials, it should be
classified in Section G ‘Wholesale and Retail Trade’ according to the type of goods sold as
it is purchasing the final goods from the Contractor for resale to other parties.
directly engages
Contractor
Intermediaries (produces output on
engages for goods and arranges for behalf of Principal)
Principal services
Classification of
intermediaries, Classified based on
see paras 3.15 and 3.16 its principal activity
‘Non-manufacturing’ outsourcing
Classified based on its principal ‘Manufacturing’ outsourcing
activity
Online Marketplaces
3.15. Online marketplaces are intermediary platforms that facilitate orders for goods
or services between buyers and sellers usually on a fee or commission basis, without
taking ownership of the goods or providing the services that are being sold through their
online platforms (e.g. website, mobile application). Such economic units are to be
classified in SSIC 632 ‘Online Marketplaces’.
3.16. Intermediaries that do not facilitate orders for goods and services mainly through
online platforms are excluded from SSIC 632 ‘Online Marketplaces’. For instance,
contractors that carry out wholesale trade on a fee or commission basis not through
online platforms are to be classified in SSIC 46100 ‘Wholesale on a fee or commission basis
(excluding online marketplaces)’.
3.18. For example, a tailor is classified under SSIC 14103 ‘Tailoring and dressmaking’ in
manufacturing and not as a retailer even though he makes and sells clothes to his
customers. However, if the manufacturing establishment sells other goods (in addition to
self-produced goods), the selling of the other goods is a retail activity. If the VA arising
from the sale of other goods (i.e. the trade margin) is more than the VA from the
manufacture (and sale) of its own produced good, then its principal activity is retail trade
and it should be classified in Section G ‘Wholesale and Retail Trade’.
Government Activities
3.19. Government units are to be classified based on their principal activities and not
necessarily under Section O ‘Public Administration and Defence’. For instance,
government schools are classified in Section P ‘Education’ while the monetary authority
is classified in Section K ‘Financial and Insurance Activities’.
Overview
4.1. The more significant changes in the SSIC 2020 compared to the SSIC 2015
(Version 2018) are summarised below:
• Detailed definitions have been included for all the 1,023 five-digit level SSIC
codes
• Around 40 SSIC codes, mainly under Section C ‘Manufacturing’, have been
removed as there are no or very few units
• More than 1,000 unique alphabetical index entries have been added
• New five-digit codes for intermediation activities have been added
4.2. A comparison of the number of codes at various levels between SSIC 2020 and
SSIC 2015 (Version 2018) is shown in the following table:
4.7. Online marketplaces refer to economic units that facilitate transfer of ownership
of goods or services through their online platforms (e.g. website, mobile application)
between buyers and sellers by providing all or some of the services listed below:
• Listing of demand and/or supply for goods or services on their online
platforms
• Placement of order
• Facilitation of payment
• Delivery of the good or service
Section C: Manufacturing
C MANUFACTURING
10 MANUFACTURE OF FOOD PRODUCTS
101 PROCESSING AND PRESERVING OF MEAT
1010 Processing and Preserving of Meat
10101 Slaughtering of livestock and poultry
10102 Manufacture of sausage
Preparing, canning and preserving of livestock and livestock products (including
10103
lard and other edible animal fats)
10104 Preparing, canning and preserving of poultry and poultry products
10109 Processing and preserving of meat and meat products n.e.c.
102 PROCESSING AND PRESERVING OF SEAFOOD
1020 Processing and Preserving of Seafood
10200 Processing and preserving of seafood
103 PROCESSING AND PRESERVING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
1030 Processing and Preserving of Fruits and Vegetables
10301 Manufacture of jams (including fruit jelly)
10302 Other canning and preserving of fruits and fruit juices
Other canning and preserving of vegetables and vegetable juices (including
10303
pickles)
104 MANUFACTURE OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL OILS AND FATS
1040 Manufacture of Vegetable and Animal Oils and Fats
10401 Manufacture of edible vegetable and animal oils and fats
10402 Manufacture of inedible vegetable and animal oils and fats
10409 Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats n.e.c.
105 MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
1050 Manufacture of Dairy Products
Manufacture of condensed and evaporated milk (including pasteurising and
10501
bottling of fluid milk)
10502 Manufacture of milk powder
10503 Manufacture of ice-cream
Manufacture of dairy products n.e.c. (e.g. butter, cheese, ice-cream mixes and
10509
powder, yoghurt)
Section F: Construction
F CONSTRUCTION
41 CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS
410 CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS
4100 Construction of Buildings
41001 General contractors (building construction including major upgrading works)
41002 Structural repair contractors
41009 Building construction n.e.c.
42 CIVIL ENGINEERING
421 CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND RAILWAYS
4210 Construction of Roads and Railways
42101 General contractors (non-building construction)
42102 Road and railway construction
42103 Bridge, tunnel, viaduct and expressway construction
422 CONSTRUCTION OF UTILITY PROJECTS
4220 Construction of Utility Projects
42201 Water and gas pipe-line and sewer construction
42202 Communications and power line construction
429 CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS
4290 Construction of Other Civil Engineering Projects
42901 Land reclamation works
42902 Dam and drainage construction
42903 Marine construction (e.g. harbours, piers, docks, wharves)
42909 Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (e.g. playground systems)
43 SPECIALISED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
431 DEMOLITION AND SITE PREPARATION
4311 Demolition
43110 Wrecking and demolition works
4312 Site Preparation
43121 Soil investigation, treatment and stabilisation (including grouting and guniting)
43122 Excavation and earthmoving works
46309 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco n.e.c. (including dried or canned)
464 WHOLESALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS
4641 Wholesale of Textiles, Clothing, Footwear and Leather Goods
46411 Wholesale of textiles and leathers
46412 Wholesale of adults’ clothing
Wholesale of children and infants’ clothing (including products and accessories
46413
for infants)
46414 Wholesale of footwear
46415 Wholesale of bags, luggage and travel accessories
Wholesale of sewing and clothing accessories (e.g. button, thread, lace, zip, belt,
46416
tie)
4642 Wholesale of Personal Effects
46421 Wholesale of jewellery made from precious metals and stones
46422 Wholesale of costume jewellery
46423 Wholesale of watches and clocks
46424 Wholesale of cosmetics and toiletries
46429 Wholesale of personal effects n.e.c.
4643 Wholesale of Furniture, Home Furnishings and Other Household Equipment
46431 Wholesale of furniture (including mattresses, cushions)
46432 Wholesale of furnishings (including curtains, carpets, wallpaper)
46433 Wholesale of lighting and lighting accessories
46434 Wholesale of crockery, cutlery and kitchen utensils
Wholesale of household electrical appliances and equipment (including
46435
household air-conditioners)
Wholesale of audio and video equipment except electrical and electronic
46436 components (e.g. radio and television sets, sound reproducing and
recording equipment)
46437 Wholesale of musical instruments and scores
46439 Wholesale of furniture, home furnishings and other household equipment n.e.c.
4644 Wholesale of Sporting and Other Recreational Goods
Wholesale of sporting goods and equipment (including bicycles and healthcare
46441
equipment)
46442 Wholesale of music and video recordings (e.g. DVDs, Blu-ray discs)
4771 Retail Sale of Clothing, Footwear and Leather Articles in Specialised Stores
47711 Retail sale of clothing for adults
Retail sale of children and infants’ clothing (including products and accessories
47712
for infants)
47713 Retail sale of footwear
47714 Retail sale of bags, luggage and travel accessories
Retail sale of sewing and clothing accessories (e.g. button, thread, lace, zip, belt,
47715
tie)
47719 Retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather articles n.e.c.
Retail Sale of Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods, Cosmetics and Toilet Articles
4772
in Specialised Stores
47721 Retail sale of cosmetics and toiletries (including skin care products)
47722 Pharmacies and drug stores (Western)
47723 Chinese medicine shops
47729 Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods n.e.c.
4773 Retail Sale of Personal Effects in Specialised Stores
47731 Retail sale of jewellery made from precious metals and stones
47732 Retail sale of costume jewellery
47733 Retail sale of watches and clocks
47739 Retail sale of personal effects n.e.c.
Retail Sale of Handicrafts and Fancy Goods, Flowers, Plants and Pet Animals in
4774
Specialised Stores
47741 Retail sale of antiques and works of art
47742 Retail sale of handicrafts, collectibles and gifts
47743 Retail sale of cut flowers (including wreaths)
47744 Retail sale of artificial flowers and plants
47745 Retail sale of aquarium fishes (including food and accessories)
47746 Retail sale of pet birds and animals (including food and accessories)
47749 Retail sale of handicrafts and fancy goods, flowers, plants and pet animals n.e.c.
4775 Retail Sale of Optical and Photographic Goods in Specialised Stores
47751 Retail sale of spectacles and other optical goods
47752 Retail sale of cameras and other photographic goods
47759 Retail sale of optical and photographic goods n.e.c.
64924 Money-lending
64925 Pawnbrokerage
64929 Other credit agencies n.e.c. (e.g. motor finance)
Financial Service Activities, except Insurance and Pension Funding Activities
6499
n.e.c.
64991 Factoring companies
64992 Representative offices of foreign banks
64993 Remittance services
64994 Treasury centres
Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities
64999
n.e.c.
65 INSURANCE, REINSURANCE, PROVIDENT FUNDING AND PENSION FUNDING
651 INSURANCE UNDERWRITING
6511 Life Insurance (Insurance Underwriting)
65110 Life insurance
6512 General Insurance (Insurance Underwriting)
65121 Marine insurance
65122 Captive insurance
65123 Import, export and credit insurance
65124 General insurance (except marine and import, export & credit insurance)
652 REINSURANCE UNDERWRITING
6520 Reinsurance
65201 Life reinsurance
65202 General reinsurance
653 PROVIDENT AND PENSION FUNDING
6530 Provident and Pension Funding
65301 Provident funding
65302 Pension funding
66 ACTIVITIES AUXILIARY TO FINANCIAL SERVICE AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES AUXILIARY TO FINANCIAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES, EXCEPT INSURANCE
661
AND PENSION FUNDING
6611 Securities and commodities exchange
Section P: Education
P EDUCATION
85 EDUCATION
851 PRE-PRIMARY AND PRIMARY EDUCATION
8510 Pre-Primary and Primary Education
85101 Nurseries and kindergartens
85102 Primary schools
852 SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY NON-TERTIARY EDUCATION
8521 General Secondary and Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary Education
85211 Secondary schools including combined primary and secondary schools
Junior colleges and centralised pre-university institutes (post-secondary non-
85212 tertiary) including combined secondary schools and post-secondary non-
tertiary schools
Commercial schools offering general secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary
85213
education programmes
Technical and Vocational (Secondary and Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary)
8522
Education
85220 Technical and vocational secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
8523 International and Foreign System Schools
85230 International and foreign system schools
8524 Schools for Special Needs
85240 Schools for special needs
8525 Specialised Education Schools
85250 Specialised education schools
853 HIGHER EDUCATION
8530 Higher Education
85301 Polytechnics
85302 Universities
85303 Teachers’ training institute
85304 Commercial schools offering higher education programmes
854 OTHER EDUCATION
8540 Other Education
Training courses for construction, real estate, security and investigation services,
85401
cleaning, landscaping, waste management and pest management
85402 Training courses for healthcare, education, community and social services
Training courses for food and beverage, retail and accommodation, tour
85403
operators, travel agencies & travel-related reservation services
85404 Training courses for manufacturing
Training courses for information and communications, finance and professional
85405
services
85406 Training courses for wholesale trade, logistics and transport
85407 Training courses for sports and games
85408 Training courses for music, dancing, art, speech and drama
85409 Training courses n.e.c.
855 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES
8550 Educational Support Services
85501 Student recruitment agencies
85502 Examination and accreditation agencies for education services
85509 Educational support services n.e.c. (excluding online marketplaces)
Enterprise Singapore
Ms Koh Lee Huang (Deputy Director, ESG Capability Programmes and Planning, Corporate
& Strategic Planning Division)
Ms Chou Bok Teng (Business Partner, ESG Capability Programmes and Planning, Corporate
& Strategic Planning Division)
Ministry of Manpower
Mr Daniel Sim Tze Wei (Deputy Director, Manpower Research and Statistics Department)
Mr Tan Hong Guang (Senior Statistical Specialist, Manpower Research and Statistics
Department)
SkillsFuture Singapore
Ms Sharon Chia (Deputy Director, Strategic Planning Division)
Ms Joan Lee Sze Min (Principal Manager, Strategic Planning Division)
Workforce Singapore
Dr Joyce Tan (Director, Digital Experience, Career Services)
Ms Priscilla Li (Senior Data Analyst, Data Analytics Division)
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