Industry Classification Benchmark
The Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) groups publicly traded companies according to their primary turnover in industries. There are 10 so-called industries, 19 supersectors, 41 sectors and 114 sub-sectors. The supersectors are derived from the former Stoxx sectors, while the 41 sectors are borrowed from the FTSE sectorization.
This classification was introduced on September 20, 2004 by the Dow Jones STOXX and FTSE and competes with the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), which is used by Standard & Poor’s and MSCI . ICB is a four-tier structure. Each of the supersectors is calculated as an index so that the performance of the individual industries can be compared.
ICB structure
| Branch | Super sector | sector |
|---|---|---|
| 0001 petroleum and natural gas | 0500 petroleum and natural gas | 0530 crude oil and natural gas producers |
| 0570 equipment, services and supplies | ||
| 0580 Alternative energy sources | ||
| 1000 basic materials | 1300 chemistry | 1350 chemistry |
| 1700 raw materials | 1730 forestry and paper industry | |
| 1750 Industrial metals and mining | ||
| 1770 mining | ||
| 2000 industrial companies | 2300 Construction and Materials | 2350 Construction and Materials |
| 2700 industrial goods and services | 2710 Aviation and Defense | |
| 2720 General industrial enterprises | ||
| 2730 Electronic and electrical equipment | ||
| 2750 production technology | ||
| 2770 transport | ||
| 2790 support services | ||
| 3000 consumer goods | 3300 automobile manufacturers and suppliers | 3350 automobile manufacturers and suppliers |
| 3500 food and drink | 3530 drinks | |
| 3570 food production | ||
| 3700 personal and household items | 3720 Appliances and Housing | |
| 3740 leisure goods | ||
| 3760 Personal goods | ||
| 3780 Tobacco Products | ||
| 4000 healthcare | 4500 health | 4530 Nursing Equipment and Services |
| 4570 Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | ||
| 5000 consumer service | 5300 retail | 5330 Food and Drug Retailers |
| 5370 General Retailers | ||
| 5500 media | 5550 media | |
| 5700 Travel and Leisure | 5750 Travel and Leisure | |
| 6000 telecommunications | 6500 telecommunications | 6530 landline telecommunications |
| 6570 mobile telecommunications | ||
| 7000 utilities | 7500 energy supply | 7530 electricity |
| 7570 Natural gas, water and combined power generation | ||
| 8000 financial services | 8300 banks | 8350 banks |
| 8500 insurance companies | 8530 Insurance other than life insurance | |
| 8570 life insurance | ||
| 8600 properties | 8630 Real Estate Investments and Services | |
| 8670 real estate funds | ||
| 8700 financial services | 8770 General Finance | |
| 8980 capital investments | ||
| 8990 investments without equity participation | ||
| 9000 technology | 9500 technology | 9530 software and computer service providers |
| 9570 hardware and equipment |
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- http://www.icbenchmark.com/
- ICB structure and definition. (PDF) In: icbenchmark.com. Dow Jones, FTSE, October 2008, archived from the original January 4, 2011 ; accessed on October 28, 2016 .
- http://www.stoxx.com/indices/icb.html
- http://www.stoxx.com/download/indices/icb/icb_structure.pdf (PDF file; 337 kB)