IN THIS ISSUE

INTRODUCTION
CHANGES TO ASIC 1983 TO ANZSIC 1993 CONCORDANCE
	Table 1: Amendments to ASIC 1983 to ANZSIC 1993 Concordance
	Table 2: ASIC 1983 to ANZSIC 1993 Concordance (previously omitted)
IMPACT ON ANZSIC 2006 HISTORICAL ESTIMATES
REVISIONS TO TIME SERIES SPREADSHEETS
	Graph 1: Division I: Transport, Postal and Warehousing. Revised and Published Trend
	Graph 2: Division J: Information Media and Telecommunications. Revised and Published Trend
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INTRODUCTION

This publication provides details of revisions to the concordance between the formerly used Australian Standard Industrial Classification (ASIC 1983) and ANZSIC 1993. It replaces the previous issue of this information paper (released 28 June 1996) in order to provide amendments to a small number of Industry Groups that were inappropriately revised in 1996. An improved concordance has now been applied to historical labour force estimates for the period November 1984 to May 1994. From February 2011, these revisions replace the historical time series data published in Labour Force, Detailed, Quarterly (cat. no. 6291.0.55.003).


CHANGES TO ASIC 1983 TO ANZSIC 1993 CONCORDANCE

This new concordance remains largely the same as the one detailed in the previous issue of this publication. Amendments have only been made to the estimated employment ratio between 7 ASIC 1983 Industry Groups and their 18 attributable ANZSIC 1993 Groups. These amendments reinstate the proportions provided in the replacement 1994 issue of this publication as the 1996 revisions to these proportions have since been found to be inappropriate.

The following table provides the amended proportions of employment between these 7 affected ASIC 1983 Groups and their corresponding ANZSIC 1993 Groups. These proportions replace those published in the previous issue.

Table 1: Amendments to ASIC 1983 to ANZSIC 1993 Concordance, Revised Employment Ratio by Industry
ASIC 1983			Employment Ratio %		ANZSIC 1993
A.	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
	014	Vegetables	98.749		011	Horticulture and Fruit Growing
			1.250		016	Other Crop Growing
	018	Cereal Grains, Sheep, Cattle and Pigs	86.900		012	Grain, Sheep and Beef Cattle Farming
			11.649		013	Dairy Cattle Farming
			1.449		015	Other Livestock Farming
	019	Other Agriculture	14.943		011	Horticulture and Fruit Growing
			1.046		012	Grain, Sheep and Beef Cattle Farming
			46.864		015	Other Livestock Farming
			37.144		016	Other Crop Growing
E.	Construction
	424	Other Special Trades	0.794		412	Non-Building Construction
			11.022		421	Site Preparation Services
			3.810		422	Building Structure Services
			45.810		423	Installation Trade Services
			30.290		424	Building Completion Services
			8.271		425	Other Construction Services
F.	Wholesale and Retail Trade
	484	Clothing, Fabrics and Furniture Stores	79.917		522	Clothing and Soft Good Retailing
			17.490		523	Furniture, Houseware and Appliance Retailing
			2.592		526	Household Equipment Repair Services
	485	Household Appliance and Hardware Stores	53.239		523	Furniture, Houseware and Appliance Retailing
			20.229		525	Other Personal and Household Good Retailing
			14.478		526	Household Equipment Repair Services
			12.052		951	Personal and Household Goods Hiring
H.	Communication
	590	Communication	43.103		711	Postal and Courier Services
			56.896		712	Telecommunication Services

The following table provides the concordance details of a further 7 ASIC 1983 Groups. These were omitted from the previous issue and are provided for completeness. No revisions have been made to these relationships since the last issue.

Table 2: ASIC 1983 to ANZSIC 1993 Concordance (previously omitted), Estimates of Employment by Industry
ASIC 1983			Employment Ratio %		ANZSIC 1993
C.	Manufacturing
	218	Beverages and Malt	100.000		218	Beverage and Malt Manufacturing
	316	Other Fabricated Metal Products	99.956		276	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
			0.044		294	Other Manufacturing
	323	Motor Vehicles and Parts	100.000		281	Motor Vehicle and Part Manufacturing
F.	Wholesale and Retail Trade
	472	Builders Hardware Dealers	0.454		261	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing
			5.046		424	Building Completion Services
			94.500		453	Builders Supplies Wholesaling
G.	Transport and Storage
	572	Services to Water Transport	96.266		662	Services to Water Transport
			3.734		774	Machinery and Equipment Hiring and Leasing
	573	Services to Air Transport	100.000		663	Services to Air Transport
K.	Community Services
	823	School Education	4.155		841	Preschool Education
			95.845		842	School Education

All other concordances between ASIC 1983 and ANZSIC 1993 Groups remain unchanged since the last issue.

A complete and updated listing of the entire ASIC 1983 to ANZSIC 1993 concordance is available as an Excel spreadsheet. Click here to Download.


IMPACT ON ANZSIC 2006 HISTORICAL LF ESTIMATES

Historical ASIC 1983 group estimates for the period November 1984 to May 1994 have been converted to the equivalent ANZSIC 1993 groups using the revised proportions and then converted again to the contemporary ANZSIC 2006 Classification. These revisions have impacted on the historical estimates of the following 26 attributable ANZSIC 2006 Groups.

Group 011 - Nursery and Floriculture Production
Group 012 - Mushroom and Vegetable Growing
Group 013 - Fruit and Tree Nut Growing
Group 014 - Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming
Group 016 - Dairy Cattle Farming
Group 015 - Other Crop Growing
Group 019 - Other Livestock Farming
Group 310 - Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Group 321 - Land Development and Site Preparation Services
Group 322 - Building Structure Services
Group 323 - Building Installation Services
Group 324 - Building Completion Services
Group 329 - Other Construction Services
Group 421 - Furniture, Floor Coverings, Houseware and Textile Goods Retailing
Group 422 - Electrical and Electronic Goods Retailing
Group 423 - Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies Retailing
Group 424 - Recreational Goods Retailing
Group 425 - Clothing, Footwear and Personal Accessory Retailing
Group 427 - Pharmaceutical and Other Store-Based Retailing
Group 510 - Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services
Group 580 - Telecommunications Services
Group 591 - Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals
Group 663 - Other Goods and Equipment Rental and Hiring
Group 771 - Public Order and Safety Services
Group 942 - Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance
Group 949 - Other Repair and Maintenance

Historical data at the ANZSIC 2006 Division, Subdivision, and Group level are now available by request for the period November 1984 to May 1994. In general, a charge is applied for providing unpublished information. For inquiries regarding the availability of unpublished labour force data by industry, contact Labour Force Estimates on Canberra (02) 6252 6525, the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070, or any ABS State office.


REVISIONS TO TIME SERIES SPREADSHEETS

The revised historical estimates of employment by ANZSIC 2006 Division and Subdivision will be published as of the February 2011 issue of Labour Force, Detailed, Quarterly (cat. no. 6291.0.55.003) in the following tables:

Table 04. Employed persons by Industry - Trend, Seasonally adjusted, Original
Table 05. Employed persons by State and Industry
Table 06. Employed persons by Industry Subdivision and Sex
Table 11. Employed persons by Actual hours worked, Industry and Sex

These revisions will mainly impact on the historical estimates of:

Division I: Transport, Postal and Warehousing
Division J: Information Media and Telecommunications.

Minor level changes will also be noticeable in the historical estimates of:

Division E: Construction
Division G: Retail Trade
Division L: Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services
Division O: Public Administration and Safety
Division S: Other Services.

No other Industry Divisions will be affected by these revisions, including Division A: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing. Although the underlying Division A group level estimates have been revised, the aggregated division level estimate remains unchanged.


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For further information about the contents of this publication, contact Labour Force on Canberra (02) 6252 6525.