Statistical Classification of Economic Activities NACE Rev. 2.0

NACE 2.0 NACE hierarchically 2.0 SIC Open NACE version 2.1 Application for data selection

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The service provides the classification of economic activities / industries in the NACE 2.1 revision, allowing users to conveniently browse and search for business activity types according to the latest version. Additionally, there is an option to switch to the previous NACE 2.0 revision, ensuring an easy transition between the two versions. In the data search tool, users can search for an industry by the NACE code or a fragment of the code description in the respective revision (NACE 2.1 or NACE 2.0). By selecting the appropriate NACE code, a list of companies registered in the Lursoft IT database with that NACE code is available via the "Companies" link. By clicking the "SIC" button, users can view the UK's industry classification and browse companies from the UK, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia that match the selected industry.

72 | Scientific research and development

Description

This division includes the activities of three types of research and development: 1) basic research: experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts, without particular application or use in view, 2) applied research: original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective and 3) experimental development: systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, directed to producing new materials, products and devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, and to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

Research and experimental development activities in this division are subdivided into two categories: natural sciences and engineering, social sciences and the humanities.

This division excludes:
- market research, see 73.20

72.1 Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering Companies Description Industry analytics
Companies	Industry analytics	Description This group comprises basic research, applied research, experimental development in natural sciences and engineering.
This group comprises basic research, applied research, experimental development in natural sciences and engineering.
72.2 Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities Companies Industry analytics
Companies	Industry analytics