Understanding the Master Index Standardization Engine

Business Industry Sector Reference File

The industry sector reference file (bizIndustryCategoryCode.dat) lists and groups various industry sectors and sub-sectors, and includes an identification code for each type so the standardization engine can identify and process the industry sectors for different businesses. You can add entries to the industry sector reference file using the following syntax.

sector-code industry-sector

The following table describes each column in the industry sector reference file.

Table 17 Industry Sector Reference File

Column 

Description 

sector-code

The identification code of the specified sector. The first two numbers of each code identify the general industry sector; the last three number identify a sub-sector. 

industry-sector 

A description of the industry category. This is written in the format “sector - sub-sector”, where sector is a general category of industry types, and sub-sector is a specific industry within that category.

Following is an excerpt from the industry sector reference file.


02006         Automotive & Transport Equipment - Recreational Vehicles
02007         Automotive & Transport Equipment - Shipbuilding & Related Services
02008         Automotive & Transport Equipment - Trucks, Buses & Other Vehicles
03001         Banking - Banking
04001         Chemicals - Agricultural Chemicals
04002         Chemicals - Basic & Intermediate Chemicals & Petrochemicals
04003         Chemicals - Diversified Chemicals
04004         Chemicals - Paints, Coatings & Other Finishing Products
04005         Chemicals - Plastics & Fibers
04006         Chemicals - Specialty Chemicals
05001         Computer Hardware - Computer Peripherals
05002         Computer Hardware - Data Storage Devices
05003         Computer Hardware - Diversified Computer Products