Ruby on Rails plugin for UK’s Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes.

Install as a Rails plugin

./script/plugin install git://github.com/robmckinnon/sic_uk.git

To use

Can be used from rails console:

> ./script/console

SicUkSection.count(:conditions => 'year = 2003') #=> 17

SicUkSection.count(:conditions => 'year = 2007') #=> 21

SicUkSection.find_by_code_and_year('A', 2003).description
#=> "Agriculture, hunting and forestry"

SicUkSection.find_by_code_and_year('A', 2007).description
#=> "Agriculture, forestry and fishing"

sic_2003_1511 = SicUkClass.find_by_sic_uk_code_and_year(1511, 2003)

sic_2003_1511.description
#=> "Production and preserving of meat"

sic_2003_1511.code
#=> "15.11"

sic_2007_62012 = SicUkSubclass.find_by_code_and_year("62.01/2", 2007)

sic_2007_62012.description
#=> "Business and domestic software development"

sic_2007_62012.sic_uk_section.description
#=> "Information and communication"

sic_class = sic_2007_62012.sic_uk_class

sic_class.description
#=> "Computer programming activities"

sic_class.sic_uk_subclasses.collect{|x| x.description}
#=> ["Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development",
#    "Business and domestic software development"]

To uninstall

./script/plugin remove git://github.com/robmckinnon/sic_uk.git