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Global Industry Classification Standard

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) is an industry taxonomy developed in 1999 by MSCI and Standard & Poor's (S&P) for use by the global financial community. The GICS structure consists of 11 sectors, 25 industry groups, 74 industries and 163 sub-industries[1] into which S&P has categorized all major public companies. The system is similar to ICB (Industry Classification Benchmark), a classification structure maintained by FTSE Group.

GICS is used as a basis for S&P and MSCI indexes used in the financial field which each company is assigned to a sub-industry, and to an industry, industry group, and sector, by its principal business activity. "GICS" is a registered trademark of McGraw Hill Financial and MSCI Inc.[2][3]

Sector Industry Group Industry Sub-Industry 10 Energy 1010 Energy 101010 Energy Equipment & Services 10101010 Oil & Gas Drilling 10101020 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 101020 Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 10102010 Integrated Oil & Gas 10102020 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 10102030 Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 10102040 Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation 10102050 Coal & Consumable Fuels 15 Materials 1510 Materials 151010 Chemicals 15101010 Commodity Chemicals 15101020 Diversified Chemicals 15101030 Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals 15101040 Industrial Gases 15101050 Specialty Chemicals 151020 Construction Materials 15102010 Construction Materials 151030 Containers & Packaging 15103010 Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers 15103020 Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials 151040 Metals & Mining 15104010 Aluminum 15104020 Diversified Metals & Mining 15104025 Copper 15104030 Gold 15104040 Precious Metals & Minerals 15104045 Silver 15104050 Steel 151050 Paper & Forest Products 15105010 Forest Products 15105020 Paper Products 20 Industrials 2010 Capital Goods 201010 Aerospace & Defense 20101010 Aerospace & Defense 201020 Building Products 20102010 Building Products 201030 Construction & Engineering 20103010 Construction & Engineering 201040 Electrical Equipment 20104010 Electrical Components & Equipment 20104020 Heavy Electrical Equipment 201050 Industrial Conglomerates 20105010 Industrial Conglomerates 201060 Machinery 20106010 Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment 20106015 Agricultural & Farm Machinery 20106020 Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components 201070 Trading Companies & Distributors 20107010 Trading Companies & Distributors 2020 Commercial & Professional Services 202010 Commercial Services & Supplies 20201010 Commercial Printing 20201050 Environmental & Facilities Services 20201060 Office Services & Supplies 20201070 Diversified Support Services 20201080 Security & Alarm Services 202020 Professional Services 20202010 Human Resource & Employment Services 20202020 Research & Consulting Services 20202030 Data Processing & Outsourced Services 2030 Transportation 203010 Air Freight & Logistics 20301010 Air Freight & Logistics 203020 Passenger Airlines 20302010 Passenger Airlines 203030 Marine Transportation 20303010 Marine Transportation 203040 Ground Transportation 20304010 Rail Transportation 20304030 Cargo Ground Transportation 20304040 Passenger Ground Transportation 203050 Transportation Infrastructure 20305010 Airport Services 20305020 Highways & Railtracks 20305030 Marine Ports & Services 25 Consumer Discretionary 2510 Automobiles & Components 251010 Automobile Components 25101010 Automotive Parts & Equipment 25101020 Tires & Rubber 251020 Automobiles 25102010 Automobile Manufacturers 25102020 Motorcycle Manufacturers 2520 Consumer Durables & Apparel 252010 Household Durables 25201010 Consumer Electronics 25201020 Home Furnishings 25201030 Homebuilding 25201040 Household Appliances 25201050 Housewares & Specialties 252020 Leisure Products 25202010 Leisure Products 252030 Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 25203010 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods 25203020 Footwear 25203030 Textiles 2530 Consumer Services 253010 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 25301010 Casinos & Gaming 25301020 Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines 25301030 Leisure Facilities 25301040 Restaurants 253020 Diversified Consumer Services 25302010 Education Services 25302020 Specialized Consumer Services 2550 Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail 255010 Distributors 25501010 Distributors 255030 Broadline Retail 25503030 Broadline Retail 255040 Specialty Retail 25504010 Apparel Retail 25504020 Computer & Electronics Retail 25504030 Home Improvement Retail 25504040 Other Specialty Retail 25504050 Automotive Retail 25504060 Homefurnishing Retail 30 Consumer Staples 3010 Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 301010 Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 30101010 Drug Retail 30101020 Food Distributors 30101030 Food Retail 30101040 Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail 3020 Food, Beverage & Tobacco 302010 Beverages 30201010 Brewers 30201020 Distillers & Vintners 30201030 Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages 302020 Food Products 30202010 Agricultural Products & Services 30202030 Packaged Foods & Meats 302030 Tobacco 30203010 Tobacco 3030 Household & Personal Products 303010 Household Products 30301010 Household Products 303020 Personal Care Products 30302010 Personal Care Products 35 Health Care 3510 Health Care Equipment & Services 351010 Health Care Equipment & Supplies 35101010 Health Care Equipment 35101020 Health Care Supplies 351020 Health Care Providers & Services 35102010 Health Care Distributors 35102015 Health Care Services 35102020 Health Care Facilities 35102030 Managed Health Care 351030 Health Care Technology 35103010 Health Care Technology 3520 Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 352010 Biotechnology 35201010 Biotechnology 352020 Pharmaceuticals 35202010 Pharmaceuticals 352030 Life Sciences Tools & Services 35203010 Life Sciences Tools & Services 40 Financials 4010 Banks 401010 Banks 40101010 Diversified Banks 40101015 Regional Banks 4020 Financial Services 402010 Financial Services 40201020 Diversified Financial Services 40201030 Multi-Sector Holdings 40201040 Specialized Finance 40201050 Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance 40201060 Transaction & Payment Processing Services 402020 Consumer Finance 40202010 Consumer Finance 402030 Capital Markets 40203010 Asset Management & Custody Banks 40203020 Investment Banking & Brokerage 40203030 Diversified Capital Markets 40203040 Financial Exchanges & Data 402040 Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 40204010 Mortgage REITs 4030 Insurance 403010 Insurance 40301010 Insurance Brokers 40301020 Life & Health Insurance 40301030 Multi-line Insurance 40301040 Property & Casualty Insurance 40301050 Reinsurance 45 Information Technology 4510 Software & Services 451020 IT Services 45102010 IT Consulting & Other Services 45102030 Internet Services & Infrastructure 451030 Software 45103010 Application Software 45103020 Systems Software 4520 Technology Hardware & Equipment 452010 Communications Equipment 45201020 Communications Equipment 452020 Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 45202030 Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 452030 Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 45203010 Electronic Equipment & Instruments 45203015 Electronic Components 45203020 Electronic Manufacturing Services 45203030 Technology Distributors 4530 Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 453010 Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 45301010 Semiconductor Materials & Equipment 45301020 Semiconductors 50 Communication Services 5010 Telecommunication Services 501010 Diversified Telecommunication Services 50101010 Alternative Carriers 50101020 Integrated Telecommunication Services 501020 Wireless Telecommunication Services 50102010 Wireless Telecommunication Services 5020 Media & Entertainment 502010 Media 50201010 Advertising 50201020 Broadcasting 50201030 Cable & Satellite 50201040 Publishing 502020 Entertainment 50202010 Movies & Entertainment 50202020 Interactive Home Entertainment 502030 Interactive Media & Services 50203010 Interactive Media & Services 55 Utilities 5510 Utilities 551010 Electric Utilities 55101010 Electric Utilities 551020 Gas Utilities 55102010 Gas Utilities 551030 Multi-Utilities 55103010 Multi-Utilities 551040 Water Utilities 55104010 Water Utilities 551050 Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 55105010 Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 55105020 Renewable Electricity 60 Real Estate 6010 Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 601010 Diversified REITs 60101010 Diversified REITs 601025 Industrial REITs 60102510 Industrial REITs 601030 Hotel & Resort REITs 60103010 Hotel & Resort REITs 601040 Office REITs 60104010 Office REITs 601050 Health Care REITs 60105010 Health Care REITs 601060 Residential REITs 60106010 Multi-Family Residential REITs 60106020 Single-Family Residential REITs 601070 Retail REITs 60107010 Retail REITs 601080 Specialized REITs 60108010 Other Specialized REITs 60108020 Self-Storage REITs 60108030 Telecom Tower REITs 60108040 Timber REITs 60108050 Data Center REITs 6020 Real Estate Management & Development 602010 Real Estate Management & Development 60201010 Diversified Real Estate Activities 60201020 Real Estate Operating Companies 60201030 Real Estate Development 60201040 Real Estate Services

Per the MSCI World index, Information Technology is the biggest sector, with 22% of world capitalisation.

The classification standard is regularly updated by S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI. Numerous changes over the years have resulted in the addition, deletion, or redefinition of various sub-industries, industries, or industry groups.[4] Since 1999, there have been two revisions at the sector level: