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Business Index: sectors and subsectors

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AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

• fishing
• forestry and timber
• growing plantations and ranches
• nurserymen and market gardeners
• farmers and growers
• agricultural contracting

MINERAL EXTRACTION

• quarries and stone mining
• chalk, clay, sand and gravel extraction
• metal ore extraction
• fuel extraction
• other non-metalliferous extraction

METAL PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING

• iron founding and casting
• steel manufacture
• aluminium
• copper, brass etc
• base metal mfrs
• tool and implement mfrs
• cutlery
• fasteners
• cans and metal boxes
• wire mfrs
• jewellery and precious metal working
• metal finishing
• misc metal workers
• springs, drop forgings etc
• hollow-ware
• metal small-wares
• gas appliances

CHEMICALS

• refining and lubricants
• chemicals and gases
• pharmaceuticals
• toiletries, soap and detergents
• synthetics and plastics
• adhesives and bondings
• polishes
• explosives
• fertilizers and pesticides
• rubber
• inks, dyes, pigments and paints

GLASS, POTTERY, BRICKS AND CEMENT

• bricks and tiles
• china and earthenware
• glass
• cement, concrete and stone

ENGINEERING: MECHANICAL

• agricultural machinery
• machine tools, cutting equipment etc
• pumps, valves, compressors and hydraulic equipment
• prime movers
• textile machinery
• motor and commercial vehicle, cycle mfrs etc
• cranes, conveyors, excavators etc
• office machinery
• mining machinery
• printing and paper goods machinery
• machinery mfrs
• process plant
• ordnance and small arms
• mechanical engineering (general)
• shipbuilding and marine engineering
• aircraft and aero-engines
• railway equipment

ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL

• refrigerating machinery
• ventilating and air-conditioning equipment
• electricity generation and machinery
• wires, cables etc
• valves and electronic components
• gramophone and sound reproducing equipment
• electronic computers
• alarms and signaling equipment
• radio and radar
• domestic electrical appliances
• battery mfrs
• electric lights and fittings
• electrical engineering and contracting

ENGINEERING: INSTRUMENT AND SCIENTIFIC

• surgical instruments
• scientific instruments
• optical instruments
• watches and clocks
• locks, safes
• photographic and document copying equipment

TEXTILES

• cotton
• wool
• linen and flax
• silk and pile fabrics
• man-made fibres
• jute
• rope, twine and net
• hosiery and knitwear
• lace
• carpets
• narrow fabrics
• household textiles
• elastic
• canvas goods
• textile finishing
• miscellaneous textile mfrs
• clothing
• hatters
• glovers
• miscellaneous textile merchants

LEATHER

• leather curing and tanning
• fellmongery
• leather goods mfrs
• leather merchants and dealers
• boots, shoes and components
• furs

TIMBER AND FURNITURE

• sawmilling
• woodworking and mfrs
• furniture and upholstery
• bedding
• coopers
• boxes and crates

PAPER, PRINTING AND PACKAGING

• paper manufacture
• paper merchants
• packaging
• stationery manufacture
• wallpaper
• miscellaneous paper goods
• publishing
• printing and engraving
• bookbinders
• booksellers and stationers

FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO

• grain milling
• bread and flour confectionery
• butchers and poulterers
• meat and fish products
• dairy products mfrs
• sugar and syrups
• sugar confectionery
• jams, marmalade, jellies
• frozen food mfrs
• soups, sauces, pickles
• animal foods
• vegetable and animal oils and fats
• starch and miscellaneous foods
• brewing and malting
• soft drinks mfrs
• spirit distilling and compounding
• bottlers
• tobacco

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURERS

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

• builders
• plumbing, heating and ventilation
• furnishing and decorating
• masonry and stonework
• constructional engineers

UTILITIES

• cemeteries
• gas and coke
• electricity
• water supply
• hydraulic power

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

• railways
• omnibus and tramway services
• taxis, horse and vehicle hire
• road haulage
• shipping companies
• port and inland water transport
• air transport
• post and telecommunications
• services incidental to transport
• bridges,tunnels etc
• storage

COMMERCE AND DISTRIBUTIVE SERVICES

• general merchants
• overseas merchants
• provisions merchants
• fish merchants
• wine and spirits merchants
• tobacco merchants
• newsagents, confectioners and tobacconists
• household goods dealers
• department stores
• co-operative societies
• colliery and mill furnishers
• ship chandlers
• fuel merchants
• builders merchants
• agricultural merchants
• livestock dealers
• metal merchants
• industrial machinery dealers
• agricultural machinery dealers
• ironmongers and tool merchants
• vehicle dealers
• chemists
• jewellers
• miscellaneous merchants and dealers

FINANCE

• banking and bill discounting
• building societies
• other financial institutions
• savings banks

INSURANCE

• insurance companies
• insurance services

PROPERTY

• landowners and developers
• markets, exchanges, public halls
• garden cities
• mill owners
• workmen's dwellings
• licensed premises
• marinas

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

• property services
• legal services
• financial services
• advertising and publicity services
• architects
• design services
• photographers
• chemical consultants
• funeral services
• driving and flying instructors
• opticians
• medical services
• miscellaneous business services

DOMESTIC AND LEISURE SERVICES

• cinemas
• theatres etc
• sport and recreations
• baths and spas
• betting and gambling
• radio and TV
• hotels and public houses
• restaurants
• catering contractors
• hairdressers
• cleaning services
• laundries
• garages
• musical services