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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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92 92  
93 93  **Details**
94 94  
95 -1. Demographic and social statistics
96 -11. Population and migration
96 += 1. Demographic and social statistics =
97 97  
98 +== 1.1 Population and migration ==
99 +
98 98  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.
99 99  
100 100  //Excludes//
101 101  
102 -//causes of death (1.4)//
104 +* //causes of death (1.4)//
103 103  
104 -1.
105 -11. Labour
106 +== 1.2 Labour ==
106 106  
107 107  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.
108 108  
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114 114  * //unpaid work (1.11)//
115 115  * //statistics on earnings, wages and salaries (2.8)//
116 116  * //labour cost (2.8)//
117 -*1. Education
118 118  
119 +== 1.3 Education ==
120 +
119 119  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.
120 120  
121 -1.
122 -11. Health
123 +== 1.4 Health ==
123 123  
124 124  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.
125 125  
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128 128  * //work related health and safety (1.2) //
129 129  * //victimisation from criminal behaviour (1.8)//
130 130  * //traffic accidents and injuries (2.4.4)//
131 -*1. Income and consumption
132 132  
133 +== 1.5 Income and consumption ==
134 +
133 133  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.
134 134  
135 135  //Excludes //
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139 139  * //poverty in a multidimensional sense (3.3.1) //
140 140  * //living conditions (3.3.1)//
141 141  * //social inclusion/exclusion (3.3.1)//
142 -*1. Social protection
143 143  
145 +== 1.6 Social protection ==
146 +
144 144  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.
145 145  
146 146  //Excludes //
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147 147  
148 148  * //insurance companies as economic actors (2.4.6)//
149 149  * //pension funds as actors in financial markets(2.4.6) //
150 -*1. Human settlements and housing
151 151  
154 +== 1.7 Human settlements and housing ==
155 +
152 152  Human settlements and housing – covers statistical activities on housing, dwellings and human settlements
153 153  
154 154  //Excludes //
155 155  
156 -//rents (2.7)//
160 +* //rents (2.7)//
157 157  
158 -1.
159 -11. Justice and crime
162 +== 1.8 Justice and crime ==
160 160  
161 161  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.
162 162  
163 -1.
164 -11. Culture
166 +== 1.9 Culture ==
165 165  
166 166  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.
167 167  
168 -1.
169 -11. Political and other community activities
170 +== 1.10 Political and other community activities ==
170 170  
171 171  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.
172 172  
173 -1.
174 -11. Time use
174 +== 1.11 Time use ==
175 175  
176 176  Time-use – statistics on the use of time by individuals, often related to work-life balance (reconciling family responsibilities and paid work); unpaid work.
177 177  
178 178  //Excludes //
179 179  
180 -//working time (1.2)//
180 +* //working time (1.2)//
181 181  
182 -1. Economic statistics
183 -11. Macroeconomic statistics
182 += 2. Economic statistics =
184 184  
184 +== 2.1 Macroeconomic statistics ==
185 +
185 185  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.
186 186  
187 187  //Excludes: //
188 188  
189 189  * //methodology and frameworks of national accounts (2.2.)//
190 -* //collection and dissemination of national accounts and productivity data not linked to other macroeconomic statistics (2.2)// 
191 -*1. Economic accounts
191 +* //collection and dissemination of national accounts and productivity data not linked to other macroeconomic statistics (2.2)//
192 192  
193 +== 2.2 Economic accounts ==
194 +
193 193  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.
194 194  
195 195  //Excludes //
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200 200  * //financial accounts(2.5)//
201 201  * //price statistics(2.7)//
202 202  * //environmental accounts (3.1)//
203 -*1. Business statistics
204 204  
206 +== 2.3 Business statistics ==
207 +
205 205  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.
206 206  
207 207  //Excludes~://
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213 213  * //science and technology (2.9)//
214 214  * //ICT (3.3.3)//
215 215  * //activities of foreign affiliates and multinational companies (3.3.4)//
216 -*1. Sectoral statistics
217 217  
220 +== 2.4 Sectoral statistics ==
221 +
218 218  Sectoral statistics – statistical activities dealing with one of the specific branches of industry or services mentioned at the three digit level of the classification.
219 219  
220 220  //Excludes: //
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228 228  * //distributive trade (2.3)//
229 229  * //government and public sector statistics (2.5)//
230 230  * //research and development (2.9) //
231 -* //telecommunication statistics (3.3.3)// 
232 -*1.
233 -*11. Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
235 +* //telecommunication statistics (3.3.3)//
234 234  
237 +=== 2.4.1 Agriculture, forestry, fisheries ===
238 +
235 235  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.
236 236  
237 237  //Excludes //
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238 238  
239 239  * //agricultural and similar prices (2.7)//
240 240  * //rural development (3.2)//
241 -*1.
242 -*11. Energy
243 243  
246 +=== 2.4.2 Energy ===
247 +
244 244  Energy - energy supply, energy use, energy balances, security of supply, energy markets, trade in energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, government expenditure on energy.
245 245  
246 246  //Excludes//
247 247  
248 -//- energy prices (2.7)//
252 +* //energy prices (2.7)//
249 249  
250 -1.
251 -11.
252 -111. Mining, manufacturing, construction
254 +=== 2.4.3 Mining, manufacturing, construction ===
253 253  
254 254  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.
255 255  
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257 257  
258 258  * //prices of manufactured products (2.7)//
259 259  * //construction prices (2.7)//
260 -*1.
261 -*11. Transport
262 262  
263 +=== 2.4.4 Transport ===
264 +
263 263  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.
264 264  
265 265  //Excludes//
266 266  
267 -//- transport prices (2.7)//
269 +* //transport prices (2.7)//
268 268  
269 -1.
270 -11.
271 -111. Tourism
271 +=== 2.4.5 Tourism ===
272 272  
273 273  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.
274 274  
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276 276  
277 277  * //prices for tourist services (2.7)//
278 278  * //environmental impacts (3.1)//
279 -*1.
280 -*11. Banking, insurance, financial statistics
281 281  
280 +=== 2.4.6 Banking, insurance, financial statistics ===
281 +
282 282  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.
283 283  
284 284  //Excludes //
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285 285  
286 286  * //beneficiaries of private pension funds (1.6) //
287 287  * //financing of state pension and of other state social security schemes (2.5)//
288 -*1. Government finance, fiscal and public sector statistics
289 289  
289 +== 2.5. Government finance, fiscal and public sector statistics ==
290 +
290 290  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.
291 291  
292 292  //Excludes //
293 293  
294 -//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.//
295 295  
296 -1.
297 -11. International trade and balance of payments
297 +== 2.6 International trade and balance of payments ==
298 298  
299 299  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: //
300 300  
301 301  * //trade in specific commodities/services mentioned in 2.4.1 to 2.4.5//
302 302  * //multinational companies and activities of foreign affiliates (3.3.4)//
303 -*1. Prices
304 304  
304 +== 2.7 Prices ==
305 +
305 305  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).
306 306  
307 307  //Excludes //
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308 308  
309 309  * //interest rates (2.4.6)//
310 310  * //wages (2.8)//
311 -*1. Labour cost
312 312  
313 +== 2.8 Labour cost ==
314 +
313 313  Labour cost – statistics activities on labour cost, earning and wages, both for structural and short-term statistics.
314 314  
315 315  //Excludes//
316 316  
317 -//- wages as part of total income of private households (1.5)//
319 +* //wages as part of total income of private households (1.5)//
318 318  
319 -1.
320 -11. Science, technology and innovation
321 +== 2.9 Science, technology and innovation ==
321 321  
322 322  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.
323 323  
324 324  //Excludes: //
325 325  
326 -//information and communication technologies (ICTs) (3.3.3)//
327 +* //information and communication technologies (ICTs) (3.3.3)//
327 327  
328 -1. Environment and multi-domain statistics 
329 -11. Environment
329 += 3. Environment and multi-domain statistics =
330 330  
331 +== 3.1 Environment ==
332 +
331 331  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.
332 332  
333 333  //Excludes//
334 334  
335 -//- environment as part of sustainable development (3.3.6)//
337 +* //environment as part of sustainable development (3.3.6)//
336 336  
337 -1.
338 -11. Regional and small area statistics
339 +== 3.2 Regional and small area statistics ==
339 339  
340 340  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.
341 341  
342 -1.
343 -11. Multi-domain statistics and indicators
343 +== 3.3 Multi-domain statistics and indicators ==
344 344  
345 345  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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348 348  
349 349  * //multi-domain statistics based on a regional approach (3.2)//
350 350  * //yearbook type of compendia or similar products by international organisations not following a specific thematic approach (3.4)//
351 -*1.
352 -*11. Living conditions, poverty
353 353  
352 +=== 3.3.1 Living conditions, poverty ===
353 +
354 354  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.
355 355  
356 356  //Excludes~://
357 357  
358 -//- purely monetary approach to poverty (1.5)//
358 +* //purely monetary approach to poverty (1.5)//
359 359  
360 -1.
361 -11.
362 -111. Gender and special population groups
360 +=== 3.3.2 Gender and special population groups ===
363 363  
364 364  Gender and special population groups – their living conditions and role in the society:
365 365  
366 366  comparisons men/women and situation of special population groups like children, youth, women, elderly, disabled, minority groups, etc.
367 367  
368 -1.
369 -11.
370 -111. Information society
366 +=== 3.3.3 Information society ===
371 371  
372 372  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.
373 373  
374 -1.
375 -11.
376 -111. Globalisation
370 +=== 3.3.4 Globalisation ===
377 377  
378 378  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.
379 379  
380 -1.
381 -11.
382 -111. Indicators related to the Millennium Development Goals
374 +=== 3.3.5 Indicators related to the Millennium Development Goals ===
383 383  
384 384  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.
385 385  
386 -1.
387 -11.
388 -111. Sustainable development
378 +=== 3.3.6 Sustainable development ===
389 389  
390 390  Sustainable development – work on indicators and frameworks to monitor the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.
391 391  
392 -1.
393 -11.
394 -111. Entrepreneurship
382 +=== 3.3.7 Entrepreneurship ===
395 395  
396 396  Entrepreneurship – the measurement of the determinants, performance and impact of entrepreneurial activities of people and organisations.
397 397  
398 -1.
399 -11. Yearbooks and similar compendia
386 +== 3.4 Yearbooks and similar compendia ==
400 400  
401 401  Yearbooks and similar compendia – multi-domain statistical publications, databases and other data products without specific thematic or issue-oriented focus.
402 402  
403 403  //Excludes~://
404 404  
405 -//- 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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