Knowledge and technology-intensive industries

Eurostat groups the NACE economic activities according to technology intensity (for manufacturing industry) and knowledge intensity (services).

Origin/Creator:	Eurostat
Method/Structure:	In the manufacturing industry, a distinction is made between high, medium high, medium low and low-technology. Services are grouped as knowledge-intensive and less knowledge-intensive, with both groups being further subdivided. This categorisation is available for the NACE Rev. 1.1 and the NACE Rev. 2 (cf. Eurostat 2009).
Development/implementation for Germany:	-

Related classifications:

Statistical Classification of Economic Activities (NACE Rev. 2)

Classification of Economic Activities 2008 (WZ 2008)

Classification of Economic Activities 2003 (WZ 2003)

International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Revision 4 (ISIC Rev.4)

Statistical Classification of Economic Activities (NACE Rev. 1.1)

International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Revision 3.1 (ISIC Rev. 3.1)

Keywords

knowledge intensity, technology intensity

Knowledge and technology-intensive industries

Fundamental literature: Eurostat indicators on High-tech industry and Knowledge – intensive Services
Annex 2 – High-tech aggregation by NACE Rev 1.1
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/Annexes/htec_esms_an_2.pdf

Eurostat indicators on High-tech industry and Knowledge – intensive services
Annex 3 – High-tech aggregation by NACE Rev.2
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/Annexes/htec_esms_an_3.pdf