MSIC

Data as of 31 Dec 2008, 23:59

This table provides a complete lookup for the MSIC (Malaysian Standard Industrial Classification) 2008, as applied and used in data publications in Malaysia. The MSIC is primarily used by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), for the purpose of categorising economic data, such as during the production of GDP data.

Digits

Section

Division

Group

Class

Item

Description (EN)

Exclusions (EN)

Inclusions (EN)

Description (BM)

Exclusions (BM)

Inclusions (BM)

1A----Agriculture, forestry and fishingPertanian, Perhutanan dan Perikanan
1B----Mining and quarryingPerlombongan dan Pengkuarian
1C----ManufacturingPembuatan
1D----Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplyBekalan elektrik, gas, wap dan pendingin udara
1E----Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activitiesBekalan air; pembentungan, pengurusan sisa dan aktiviti pemulihan
1F----ConstructionPembinaan
1G----Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesPerdagangan borong dan runcit, pembaikan kenderaan bermotor dan motosikal
1H----Transportation and storagePengangkutan dan penyimpanan
1I----Accommodation and food service activitiesPenginapan dan aktiviti perkhidmatan makanan dan minuman
1J----Information and communicationMaklumat dan komunikasi
1K----Financial and insurance/takaful activitiesAktiviti kewangan dan insurans/takaful
1L----Real estate activitiesAktiviti hartanah
1M----Professional, scientific and technical activitiesAktiviti profesional, saintifik dan teknikal
1N----Administrative and support service activitiesAktiviti pentadbiran dan khidmat sokongan
1O----Public administration and defence; compulsory social securityPentadbiran awam dan pertahanan; aktiviti sosial wajib
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The MSIC was adapted from the ISIC published by the United Nations Statistics Division, which is used as a global reference for the classification of economic activities.

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Dataset description

This table provides a complete lookup for the MSIC (Malaysian Standard Industrial Classification) 2008, as applied and used in data publications in Malaysia. The MSIC is primarily used by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), for the purpose of categorising economic data, such as during the production of GDP data.

Variable definitions
  • Digits
  • Section
  • Division
  • Group
  • Class
  • Item
  • Description (EN)
  • Exclusions (EN)
  • Inclusions (EN)
  • Description (BM)
  • Exclusions (BM)
  • Inclusions (BM)
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31 Dec 2008, 23:59

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  • Department of Statistics Malaysia
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# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet import pandas as pd URL_DATA = 'https://storage.dosm.gov.my/dictionaries/msic.parquet' df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA) if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date']) print(df)

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import requests import pprint url = "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=msic&limit=3" response_json = requests.get(url=url).json() pprint.pprint(response_json)
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