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4 4  **SDMX list of statistical subject-matter domains{{footnote}}Reference source: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. This classification of statistical subject-matter domains is based on that used in the Database of International Statistical Activities (DISA - http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/display/disa2014/Database +of+International+Statistical+Activities+(DISA)+2014). The DISA classification includes two additional domains covering statistical methodology and strategic managerial issues, which do not relate directly to data or metadata, so are not considered relevant for SDMX purposes.{{/footnote}}:**
5 5  
6 6  **Overview**
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31 31  
32 32  1.9 Culture
33 33  
34 -1.10 Political and other
35 +1.10 Political and other community activities
35 35  
36 -community activities
37 -
38 38  1.11 Time use
39 39  )))|(((
40 40  2.1 Macroeconomic statistics
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59 59  
60 60  2.5 Government finance, fiscal and public sector statistics
61 61  
62 -2.6 International trade and
61 +2.6 International trade and balance of payments
63 63  
64 -balance of payments
65 -
66 66  2.7 Prices
67 67  
68 68  2.8 Labour cost
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71 71  )))|(((
72 72  3.1 Environment
73 73  
74 -3.2 Regional and small area
71 +3.2 Regional and small area statistics
75 75  
76 -statistics
77 -
78 78  3.3 Multi-domain statistics and indicators
79 79  
80 80  3.3.1 Living conditions, poverty and cross-cutting social issues
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98 98  
99 99  **Details**
100 100  
101 -1. Demographic and social statistics
102 -11. Population and migration
96 += 1. Demographic and social statistics =
103 103  
98 +== 1.1 Population and migration ==
99 +
104 104  Population and migration – covers work in population and demographic statistics, topics like demography, vital statistics, population structures and growth, demographic projections, families and households (marriages, divorces, household size), migration, refugees and asylum seekers.
105 105  
106 106  //Excludes//
107 107  
108 -//causes of death (1.4)//
104 +* //causes of death (1.4)//
109 109  
110 -1.
111 -11. Labour
106 +== 1.2 Labour ==
112 112  
113 113  Labour – covers statistics on labour force, labour market, employment and unemployment; the more detailed topics include economically active population, labour conditions, health and safety at work (accidents at work, occupational injuries and diseases, work-related health problems), working time and other working conditions, strikes and lockouts, job vacancies, job creation.
114 114  
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120 120  * //unpaid work (1.11)//
121 121  * //statistics on earnings, wages and salaries (2.8)//
122 122  * //labour cost (2.8)//
123 -*1. Education
124 124  
119 +== 1.3 Education ==
120 +
125 125  Education – includes educational participation, illiteracy, educational institutions and systems, human and financial resources invested in education, lifelong learning, vocational training and adult learning, impact of education, assessments of student performance, etc.
126 126  
127 -1.
128 -11. Health
123 +== 1.4 Health ==
129 129  
130 130  Health – covers the health and mortality related statistical activities, including topics like life expectancy, health status, health and safety, health determinants (including lifestyle, nutrition, smoking, alcohol abuse), health resources and expenditure, health care systems, morbidity and mortality (including infant and child mortality), hospital admission, causes of illness and death, specific diseases (e.g. AIDS), disabilities, pharmaceutical consumption and sales, health personnel, remuneration of health professions, environmental health status, health inequality, health accounts.
131 131  
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134 134  * //work related health and safety (1.2) //
135 135  * //victimisation from criminal behaviour (1.8)//
136 136  * //traffic accidents and injuries (2.4.4)//
137 -*1. Income and consumption
138 138  
133 +== 1.5 Income and consumption ==
134 +
139 139  Income and consumption – covers statistics on household income and expenditures from household viewpoint (all types of income and expenditure), including topics like distribution of incomes, in-kind income, income transfers received and paid, income- or expenditure-based measures of poverty, consumer protection, consumption patterns, consumer goods and durables, household wealth and debts.
140 140  
141 141  //Excludes //
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145 145  * //poverty in a multidimensional sense (3.3.1) //
146 146  * //living conditions (3.3.1)//
147 147  * //social inclusion/exclusion (3.3.1)//
148 -*1. Social protection
149 149  
145 +== 1.6 Social protection ==
146 +
150 150  Social protection – deals with statistics on measures to protect people against the risks of inadequate incomes associated with unemployment, ill health, invalidity, old age, parental responsibilities, or inadequate income following the loss of a spouse or parent, etc., includes statistics on pension beneficiaries, social security schemes, social protection expenditure, etc.
151 151  
152 152  //Excludes //
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153 153  
154 154  * //insurance companies as economic actors (2.4.6)//
155 155  * //pension funds as actors in financial markets(2.4.6) //
156 -*1. Human settlements and housing
157 157  
154 +== 1.7 Human settlements and housing ==
155 +
158 158  Human settlements and housing – covers statistical activities on housing, dwellings and human settlements
159 159  
160 160  //Excludes //
161 161  
162 -//rents (2.7)//
160 +* //rents (2.7)//
163 163  
164 -1.
165 -11. Justice and crime
162 +== 1.8 Justice and crime ==
166 166  
167 167  Justice and crime – activities including crime, convictions, operation of criminal justice systems, justice, safety, victims, clear-up rates, prison population, illicit drug production, trafficking and use, etc.
168 168  
169 -1.
170 -11. Culture
166 +== 1.9 Culture ==
171 171  
172 172  Culture – statistics dealing with cultural activities in society, like theatre, cinemas, museums, libraries, mass media, book production, sports, etc., including expenditure and financing of culture.
173 173  
174 -1.
175 -11. Political and other community activities
170 +== 1.10 Political and other community activities ==
176 176  
177 177  Political and other community activities – statistics on voting turnout, participation in political and other community activities, trade union membership, social dialogue, civil society, social capital, etc.
178 178  
179 -1.
180 -11. Time use
174 +== 1.11 Time use ==
181 181  
182 182  Time-use – statistics on the use of time by individuals, often related to work-life balance (reconciling family responsibilities and paid work); unpaid work.
183 183  
184 184  //Excludes //
185 185  
186 -//working time (1.2)//
180 +* //working time (1.2)//
187 187  
188 -1. Economic statistics
189 -11. Macroeconomic statistics
182 += 2. Economic statistics =
190 190  
184 +== 2.1 Macroeconomic statistics ==
185 +
191 191  Macroeconomic statistics – all activities that are dealing with economy wide statistics at macro level that go beyond, or are different from National Accounts, whether annual, quarterly or monthly. Examples are macroeconomic databases that combine national accounts and other macroeconomic indicators like Main Economic Indicators (OECD), Principal European Economic Indicators (Eurostat), etc. ; business tendency and consumer opinion surveys, economic growth, stability and structural adjustment, cyclical indicators, statistics for business cycle analysis.
192 192  
193 193  //Excludes: //
194 194  
195 195  * //methodology and frameworks of national accounts (2.2.)//
196 -* //collection and dissemination of national accounts and productivity data not linked to other macroeconomic statistics (2.2)// 
197 -*1. Economic accounts
191 +* //collection and dissemination of national accounts and productivity data not linked to other macroeconomic statistics (2.2)//
198 198  
193 +== 2.2 Economic accounts ==
194 +
199 199  Economic accounts – covers work on National Accounts in both current and constant prices, dealing with topics like implementation of the 1993 System National Accounts (1993 SNA), update of the 1993 SNA, European System of Accounts (ESA95), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Gross National Income (GNI), non-observed and informal economy, measurement of capital, input-output tables, balance sheets, etc.
200 200  
201 201  //Excludes //
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206 206  * //financial accounts(2.5)//
207 207  * //price statistics(2.7)//
208 208  * //environmental accounts (3.1)//
209 -*1. Business statistics
210 210  
206 +== 2.3 Business statistics ==
207 +
211 211  Business statistics – economy wide statistics on the activities of enterprises, covers work on economic statistics across different sectors (as opposed to 2.4 that deals with specific individual sectors), deals with topics like statistics on economic activities of enterprises, business demography, business investment, business services, demand for services, industrial performance, enterprises by size class, industrial production, commodities, structure of sales and services, outputs of the service industries, non-profit institutions.
212 212  
213 213  //Excludes~://
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219 219  * //science and technology (2.9)//
220 220  * //ICT (3.3.3)//
221 221  * //activities of foreign affiliates and multinational companies (3.3.4)//
222 -*1. Sectoral statistics
223 223  
220 +== 2.4 Sectoral statistics ==
221 +
224 224  Sectoral statistics – statistical activities dealing with one of the specific branches of industry or services mentioned at the three digit level of the classification.
225 225  
226 226  //Excludes: //
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234 234  * //distributive trade (2.3)//
235 235  * //government and public sector statistics (2.5)//
236 236  * //research and development (2.9) //
237 -* //telecommunication statistics (3.3.3)// 
238 -*1.
239 -*11. Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
235 +* //telecommunication statistics (3.3.3)//
240 240  
237 +=== 2.4.1 Agriculture, forestry, fisheries ===
238 +
241 241  Agriculture, forestry, fisheries – includes all agriculture, forestry and fishery related statistics, e.g. agricultural monetary statistics (agricultural economic accounts), agricultural structures (farm structure), trade in agricultural products, agricultural labour input, crop and animal production, agricultural commodities, agro-industry statistics (including food production and safety), organic farming and organic food, government expenditure for agriculture, fishing and forestry, products source and use tables, forest and forest product statistics, forest resource assessment and forest fire, trade in forest products, fisheries.
242 242  
243 243  //Excludes //
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244 244  
245 245  * //agricultural and similar prices (2.7)//
246 246  * //rural development (3.2)//
247 -*1.
248 -*11. Energy
249 249  
246 +=== 2.4.2 Energy ===
247 +
250 250  Energy - energy supply, energy use, energy balances, security of supply, energy markets, trade in energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, government expenditure on energy.
251 251  
252 252  //Excludes//
253 253  
254 -//- energy prices (2.7)//
252 +* //energy prices (2.7)//
255 255  
256 -1.
257 -11.
258 -111. Mining, manufacturing, construction
254 +=== 2.4.3 Mining, manufacturing, construction ===
259 259  
260 260  Mining, manufacturing, construction – statistics on specific industrial activities, e.g. steel, shipbuilding, and on construction, trade in specific products related to mining, manufacturing and construction.
261 261  
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263 263  
264 264  * //prices of manufactured products (2.7)//
265 265  * //construction prices (2.7)//
266 -*1.
267 -*11. Transport
268 268  
263 +=== 2.4.4 Transport ===
264 +
269 269  Transport – covers statistics on all modes of transport (air, rail, road, inland waterways, sea), includes topics like transport infrastructure, equipment, traffic flows, personal mobility, safety, energy consumption, transport enterprises, passengers and freight transport, transport sector trends, road traffic accidents.
270 270  
271 271  //Excludes//
272 272  
273 -//- transport prices (2.7)//
269 +* //transport prices (2.7)//
274 274  
275 -1.
276 -11.
277 -111. Tourism
271 +=== 2.4.5 Tourism ===
278 278  
279 279  Tourism – covers statistics regarding visitor activity (such as arrivals/departures, overnight stays, expenditures, purpose of the visit, etc.) associated to different forms of tourism (inbound, domestic and outbound), tourism industries activity and infrastructure, employment and tourism satellite accounts.
280 280  
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282 282  
283 283  * //prices for tourist services (2.7)//
284 284  * //environmental impacts (3.1)//
285 -*1.
286 -*11. Banking, insurance, financial statistics
287 287  
280 +=== 2.4.6 Banking, insurance, financial statistics ===
281 +
288 288  Banking, insurance, financial statistics – money, banking and financial market statistics, including financial accounts, money supply, interest rates, exchange rates, stock market indicators, securities, bank profitability, private sector insurance and pension fund statistics, Financial Soundness Indicators.
289 289  
290 290  //Excludes //
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291 291  
292 292  * //beneficiaries of private pension funds (1.6) //
293 293  * //financing of state pension and of other state social security schemes (2.5)//
294 -*1. Government finance, fiscal and public sector statistics
295 295  
289 +== 2.5. Government finance, fiscal and public sector statistics ==
290 +
296 296  Government finance, fiscal and public sector statistics – all statistics related to the government sector, including debt and deficit, revenue and expenditure, accounts of the government sector, central government, tax rates and revenues, tax and benefit systems, financing of state pension and other state social security schemes, public sector employment.
297 297  
298 298  //Excludes //
299 299  
300 -//government expenditure in specific areas, like health (1.4), education (1.3), research and development (2.9), etc.//
295 +* //government expenditure in specific areas, like health (1.4), education (1.3), research and development (2.9), etc.//
301 301  
302 -1.
303 -11. International trade and balance of payments
297 +== 2.6 International trade and balance of payments ==
304 304  
305 305  International trade and balance of payments – deals with statistics on all cross-border transactions recorded in the balance of payments, includes topics like trade in goods and services, external positions and debt, foreign direct investment, foreign affiliated trade, tariffs, market access, foreign aid, development assistance, resource flows to developing countries. //Excludes: //
306 306  
307 307  * //trade in specific commodities/services mentioned in 2.4.1 to 2.4.5//
308 308  * //multinational companies and activities of foreign affiliates (3.3.4)//
309 -*1. Prices
310 310  
304 +== 2.7 Prices ==
305 +
311 311  Prices – covers any statistical activity dealing with prices, including Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) and international comparisons of GDP, covers topics like Consumer Price Indices (CPI), inflation, Producer Price Indices (PPI), price indexes for specific products and services (e.g. Information and Communication Technology products).
312 312  
313 313  //Excludes //
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314 314  
315 315  * //interest rates (2.4.6)//
316 316  * //wages (2.8)//
317 -*1. Labour cost
318 318  
313 +== 2.8 Labour cost ==
314 +
319 319  Labour cost – statistics activities on labour cost, earning and wages, both for structural and short-term statistics.
320 320  
321 321  //Excludes//
322 322  
323 -//- wages as part of total income of private households (1.5)//
319 +* //wages as part of total income of private households (1.5)//
324 324  
325 -1.
326 -11. Science, technology and innovation
321 +== 2.9 Science, technology and innovation ==
327 327  
328 328  Science, technology and innovation – includes Research and Development (R&D), innovation, patents, human resources (in science, technology and innovation), high tech industries and knowledge based services, biotechnology, financing of R&D and innovation.
329 329  
330 330  //Excludes: //
331 331  
332 -//information and communication technologies (ICTs) (3.3.3)//
327 +* //information and communication technologies (ICTs) (3.3.3)//
333 333  
334 -1. Environment and multi-domain statistics 
335 -11. Environment
329 += 3. Environment and multi-domain statistics =
336 336  
331 +== 3.1 Environment ==
332 +
337 337  Environment – includes topics like climate, climate change, biodiversity, environment and health, natural resources, soil, water, air, landscape, waste, environmental expenditure, expenditure for the protection of the environment, environmental accounts, agrienvironmental indicators, environmental pressure, environmental impact of industry, transport, energy etc., environmental monitoring, material flow analysis, environmental decoupling indicators, pollution, ecosystems, land use and cover, environmental protection, nationally protected areas.
338 338  
339 339  //Excludes//
340 340  
341 -//- environment as part of sustainable development (3.3.6)//
337 +* //environment as part of sustainable development (3.3.6)//
342 342  
343 -1.
344 -11. Regional and small area statistics
339 +== 3.2 Regional and small area statistics ==
345 345  
346 346  Regional and small area statistics – activities dealing with regional statistics and statistics referring to sub-national areas or areas based on administrative units, urban and rural statistics, rural development, regional accounts, regional typologies, and regional disparities.
347 347  
348 -1.
349 -11. Multi-domain statistics and indicators
343 +== 3.3 Multi-domain statistics and indicators ==
350 350  
351 351  Multi-domain statistics and indicators – deals with conceptual or data work based on a specific thematic approach to outputs that cut across several economic, social or environmental subject areas; the two-digit-level of the classification covers activities dealing with such type of issues that are not explicitly mentioned at the three-digit level.
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354 354  
355 355  * //multi-domain statistics based on a regional approach (3.2)//
356 356  * //yearbook type of compendia or similar products by international organisations not following a specific thematic approach (3.4)//
357 -*1.
358 -*11. Living conditions, poverty
359 359  
352 +=== 3.3.1 Living conditions, poverty ===
353 +
360 360  Living conditions, poverty and cross-cutting social issues – includes work on multidimensional methods to measure poverty, living conditions in the broad sense, social inclusion/exclusion, social indicators, and social situation.
361 361  
362 362  //Excludes~://
363 363  
364 -//- purely monetary approach to poverty (1.5)//
358 +* //purely monetary approach to poverty (1.5)//
365 365  
366 -1.
367 -11.
368 -111. Gender and special population groups
360 +=== 3.3.2 Gender and special population groups ===
369 369  
370 370  Gender and special population groups – their living conditions and role in the society:
371 371  
372 372  comparisons men/women and situation of special population groups like children, youth, women, elderly, disabled, minority groups, etc.
373 373  
374 -1.
375 -11.
376 -111. Information society
366 +=== 3.3.3 Information society ===
377 377  
378 378  Information society – statistics allowing to assess the use and impact of information and communication technologies on society, includes access and use of ICTs (including Internet), ICT expenditure and investment, ICT infrastructure, telecommunication networks, electronic communications, e-government, electronic commerce, e-learning, broadband penetration, ICT services, communication tariffs, network infrastructure, revenues, expenses and investment of operators, Internet indicators, trade in telecommunications equipment.
379 379  
380 -1.
381 -11.
382 -111. Globalisation
370 +=== 3.3.4 Globalisation ===
383 383  
384 384  Globalisation – deals with measuring the economic activities of multinational companies, as well as with attempts to measure globalisation through a variety of components from other subject areas.
385 385  
386 -1.
387 -11.
388 -111. Indicators related to the Millennium Development Goals
374 +=== 3.3.5 Indicators related to the Millennium Development Goals ===
389 389  
390 390  Indicators related to the Millennium Development Goals – work on sets of indicators to monitor the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals agreed upon at the UN Millennium Summit.
391 391  
392 -1.
393 -11.
394 -111. Sustainable development
378 +=== 3.3.6 Sustainable development ===
395 395  
396 396  Sustainable development – work on indicators and frameworks to monitor the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.
397 397  
398 -1.
399 -11.
400 -111. Entrepreneurship
382 +=== 3.3.7 Entrepreneurship ===
401 401  
402 402  Entrepreneurship – the measurement of the determinants, performance and impact of entrepreneurial activities of people and organisations.
403 403  
404 -1.
405 -11. Yearbooks and similar compendia
386 +== 3.4 Yearbooks and similar compendia ==
406 406  
407 407  Yearbooks and similar compendia – multi-domain statistical publications, databases and other data products without specific thematic or issue-oriented focus.
408 408  
409 409  //Excludes~://
410 410  
411 -//- Multi-domain statistical products based on specific thematic approaches, like sustainable development, MDGs etc. (under 3.3.1 to 3.3.5)//
392 +* //Multi-domain statistical products based on specific thematic approaches, like sustainable development, MDGs etc. (under 3.3.1 to 3.3.5).//
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