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NOGA 42.1 Construction of roads and railways
Activity from the Swiss General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA 2025), published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The full dataset (NACE 2.1 + ISIC 4 cross-walks) is included in Classifications (399 CHF).
421Multilingual description
NOGA 2025 provides the official designation in the four languages used by the Swiss federal authorities, alongside their European equivalents.
| Language | Designation |
|---|---|
| Français (fr) | Construction de routes et de voies ferrées |
| Deutsch (de) | Bau von Strassen und Bahnverkehrsstrecken |
| Italiano (it) | Costruzione di strade e linee ferroviarie |
| English (en) | Construction of roads and railways |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 42.1 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 3 more specific sub-levels.
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 42.1 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 42.1 | 42.1 Construction of roads and railways | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 42.1 | Construction of roads and railways | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 421 | Construction of roads and railways | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 42.1 | Construction de routes et de voies ferrées | exact |
Type exact = strict 1:1 equivalence. partial = partial overlap. multi = one source code maps to several target codes.
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 42.1, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 42.2 | group | Construction of utility projects |
| 42.9 | group | Construction of other civil engineering projects |
| 43.1 | group | Demolition and site preparation |
| 41.0 | group | Construction of residential and non-residential buildings |
| 43.2 | group | Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities |
| 43.3 | group | Building completion and finishing |
| 43.4 | group | Specialised construction activities in construction of buildings |
| 43.5 | group | Specialised construction activities in civil engineering |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 42.1.
A company whose main activity falls under "Construction of roads and railways" is classified under NOGA code 42.1.
This category covers general and finishing contractors, building trades and civil-engineering firms: construction companies, subcontractors and technical offices.
The code is assigned on the principle of the main economic activity: if an entity has several activities, the one generating the most value added determines the classification.
How this code is used
NOGA code 42.1 is used by the Swiss federal authorities to classify companies by their main economic activity, notably:
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO): business and establishment register (BER), censuses and structural statistics.
- OASI compensation funds: classification of the employer's activity at registration.
- Federal Tax Administration (FTA): VAT profiling, net tax debt rates and sector statistics.
- Commercial register: "activities" field when registering a new legal entity.
- SUVA and accident-insurance funds: pricing of accident-insurance contributions by risk class.
- SECO and labour-market statistics: sector analyses and targeted support measures.
Official source
This page reproduces information from the NOGA 2025 standard published by the Federal Statistical Office. For the official version:
bfs.admin.ch — NOGA — General Classification of Economic Activities
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