Statistics on Cultural Industries - International Trade Centre

COMPONENT B - MODULE 2Data CoverageIn Module 2, the target manufacturing industries are craft-related activities that include part ofthe following individual ISIC (Revision 3) categories identified by WIPO as “partial” copyright-basedindustries :ISIC codes(Rev.3)Description of the ISIC category1721 Manufacture of made-up textile articles1810 Manufacture of wearing apparel1920 Manufacture of footwear3691 Manufacture of jewellery and related articles3610 Manufacture of furniture2610 Manufacture of glass and glass products1730 Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics and article2029 Manufacture of other products of wood2899 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products, n.e.s.1722 Manufacture of carpets and rugs2109 Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard3694 Manufacture of games and toysTable 6:ISIC Codes for Partial Copyright-based IndustriesIn the context of the elaboration of a new framework for cultural statistics (see p. 13), the UISscoping document also discussed the usefulness of different statistical classification systemsincluding the ISIC system (which is the standard most commonly used by national statisticaloffices) and the UN’s Central Product Classification (CPC), a statistical classification system that isnot (yet) in common use. The study recommended that it would be the most efficient to combinethe benefits of different systems.It has been suggested that CPC contains the most appropriate existing classification to capturecultural activity, and that ISIC though more frequently used than CPC, gives too coarse a classification.This Framework thus proposes that CPC code can be used to understand which aspects of a sectorare appropriately placed in which domain of cultural activity. Where possible, both classificationsshould be used together to obtain a clearer picture of the economic aspects of culture in terms ofeconomic variables such as employment, turnover and productivity.Even the less obviously ‘economic’ parts of the Framework can to some degree be studied in thisway. For example, employment at historic sites and economic valuations of such sites as capitalinvestment, staff employment, or in visitor revenue can be gathered together under domain ACultural Heritage. Participation at cultural events includes ticket sales and revenue which can begathered under domain B Performing Arts.Equally, however, there are many social aspects of culture that cannot be captured through such aneconomic picture. Thus, the revised UNESCO framework includes other cultural indicators, such aslinguistic diversity, which are captured by other dimensions of the framework.(Creating Global <strong>Statistics</strong> for Culture: Expert Scoping Study, UIS, Montreal, 2006, (p. 62))32. See Guide On Surveying The Economic Contribution Of The Copyright-Based Industries, WIPO, Geneva, December 2003.