Statistics on the language industry Can the Dream become True? Nino Platteel.

Statistics on the language industry

Can the Dream become True?

Nino Platteel

Statistics on the language industry 2

Contents:

Main issue: delineation of the sectors belonging

to the language industry

1. Classifications:

- Basics

- Activity and Product classifications

- International aspects

2. Language industry in international classifications


Statistical classifications

Classifications group and organize information

meaningfully and systematically

Classifications:• Set of well-described categories• Exhaustive• Mutually exclusive• Structured, often hierarchical• Categories as homogeneous as possible• Stable



Based on kind of productive activity

grouping units in industries

industry is defined as the set of all

production units engaged primarily in the

same or similar kinds of productive activity.

Activity classification:



Classified according to principal activity

output produced for third parties

Ancillary activities: bookkeeping, storage, etc. but also translation services in multi national(Supporting main activity)

Other auxiliary activities: integrated in the output of main activity

Activity classification:



Criteria to create separate categories:

• User needs

• Sufficiently important

• Covering important part of the activity



Activity classification is not designed to measure product data at any detailed level

Separate classification based on theintrinsic characteristics of the goods or the nature of the services rendered

But: can be linked to activity in which the goods or services are mainly produced (criterion of industrial origin) Classification of Products by Activity



Differences:

Activity classification: Grouping all units producing for example paper as

principal activity (institutional approach)

Product classification:All production of paper irrespective of the

enterprises within which these goods are produced (functional approach)



International aspects:

Specific detail available only at national level

At international level less detail but harmonised

“lowest common multiple!”


International Statistical classifications

Activities Products

World ISIC Rev. 4 CPC HS

Europe NACE Rev.2 CPA / Prodcom

CN

Member States

National version NACE

National version CPA / Prodcom

CN


Language industry (1)

Activity Product

Language teaching

Education, NACE 85 CPA 85.5

Translation Translation and

interpretation services

NACE 74.30

CPA 74.30.11

Interpreting CPA 74.30.12

Technology tools

Computer programming activities, NACE 62.01

CPA 62.01



Activity Product

Subtitling and dubbing

Motion picture, video and television programme post-production services NACE 59.12

Part of:

CPA 59.12.16

CPA 59.12.17

Software localisation

Software publishing services NACE 58.2

(Computer programming activities NACE 62.01)

CPA 58.2



Activity Product

Conference organisation

Organisation of conventions and trade shows NACE 82.30

Part of:

CPA 82.30.11

Consultancy Business and other management consultancy activities NACE 70.22

CPA


Conclusions

Translation and Interpretation: - Statistics available- Further detail possible at “product” level

Other sectors of language industry:- In general no statistics available- For few sectors some statistics possible at “product” level

But: New statistics not be easily accepted because of budgetary situation at statistical offices!


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