The North American Industry Classification System or NAICS (pronounced [neiks]) is used by business and government to classify and measure economic activity in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It has largely replaced the older Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system; however, certain government departments and agencies, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), still use the SIC codes. The Standard Industrial Classification (abbreviated SIC) is a United States government system for classifying industries by a four-digit code The US Securities and Exchange Commission (commonly known as the SEC) is an independent agency of the United States government which holds primary responsibility

The NAICS numbering system is a six-digit code. The first five digits are generally (although not always strictly) the same in all three countries. The last digit designates national industries. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" The first two digits designate the largest business sector, the third digit designates the subsector, the fourth digit designates the industry group, and the fifth digit designates particular industries.

The system is designed to be somewhat compatible with the United Nations Statistical Office's International Standard Industrial Classification System (ISIC). The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities is a United Nations system for classifying economic data Work began on NAICS in the U. S. in 1992, when the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) formed the Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), staffed by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and the Census Bureau. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB is a Cabinet -level office and is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP A policy is a deliberate plan of action to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s A committee (some of which are titled instead as a "Commission" or other terms discussed below in) is a type of small Deliberative assembly that is usually intended The Bureau of Economic Analysis ( BEA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides important economic statistics including the The Bureau of Labor Statistics ( BLS) a unit of the United States Department of Labor, is the principal fact-finding agency for the U The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census NAICS takes into account the huge economic change towards service businesses. The first version is NAICS 1997. The next revision is in 2007, toward NAPCS. The North American Product Classification System or NAPCS is a classification system used by Canada, Mexico, and the United States to classify The 2007 revision is available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) an agency of the U. National Technical Information Service ( NTIS) is an agency within the United States Department of Commerce that serves as the U S. Department of Commerce in paper format as PB2007100002 and CD-ROM as PB2007500023. Prior editions including 2002 as PB2002101430 and 1997 as PB98127293 are also available. In addition the 4-digit precursor to NAICS, the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual is available on CD-ROM as PB87100012.

Contents 1 U.S. NAICS example 2 NAICS 2002 sectors 3 Bibliography 4 See also 5 External links 6 Analogies in other countries

U. S. NAICS example

• Sector 33 Manufacturing
  • Subsector 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing
    • Industry Group 3399 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
      • Industry 33994 Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing
        • U. S. Industry 339941 Pen and Mechanical Pencil Manufacturing

NAICS 2002 sectors

Sector number	Description
11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
21	Mining
22	Utilities
23	Construction
31-33	Manufacturing
42	Wholesale Trade
44-45	Retail Trade
48-49	Transportation and Warehousing
51	Information
52	Finance and Insurance
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
54	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises
56	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
61	Education Services
62	Health Care and Social Assistance
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
72	Accommodation and Food Services
81	Other Services (except Public Administration)
92	Public Administration

Bibliography

• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): Executive Office of the President Office of Management and Budget; Jist Works; (January 1999); ISBN 1-56370-537-0
• Harris' Complete Guide to NAICS by Scott M. NAICS sector 11 (abbreviated to NAICS 11) is a sub-classification of Economic activity that covers Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Forestry is the Art and Science of managing forests tree Plantations and related Natural resources. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. NAICS 21 ( Mining Sector comprises establishments that extract naturally occurring Mineral solids such as Coal and Ores liquid minerals Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body NAICS 22 ( Utilities Sector is the section of the NAICS system in Canada, the United States and Mexico which deals specifically with A public utility (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the Infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using In the fields of Architecture and Civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the Building or assembling of Infrastructure Wholesaling is the sale of Goods or Merchandise to Retailers to industrial commercial institutional or other professional Business users Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another A warehouse is a commercial Building for Storage of Goods. Warehouses are used by Manufacturers Importers Exporters Information as a concept has a diversity of meanings from everyday usage to technical settings The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom Lease Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary Leasing is a process by which a firm can obtain the use of a certain fixed assets for which it must pay a series of contractual periodic tax deductable payments Generally a company is a form of Business organization. The precise definition varies Generally a company is a form of Business organization. The precise definition varies Waste management is the collection Transport, processing, Recycling or disposal of Waste materials Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Health care is the prevention treatment and management of illness and the preservation of mental health through the services offered by the medical, Nursing The arts is a broad subdivision of Culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's Body or Mind. Food is any substance usually composed primarily of Carbohydrates Fats water and/or Proteins that can be eaten or drunk by an Public administration can be broadly described as the development implementation and study of branches of government Policy. Vogel; Harris Infosource; (September 19, 2001); ISBN 1-55600-922-4
• NAICS Desk Reference, Jist Works, U. S. Census Bureau; JIST Publishing; (July 2000); ISBN 1-56370-694-6

See also

• NAPCS
• Global Industry Classification Standard

External links

• NAICS Definitions at US Census Bureau
• NAICS Association
• U. S. Census: NAICS resources
• U. S. Census: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
• U. S. Census: 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence Tables
• National Technical Information Service

Analogies in other countries

• Russian Economic Activities Classification System (OKVED) (in Russian)
• South African codes

The North American Product Classification System or NAPCS is a classification system used by Canada, Mexico, and the United States to classify The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS is used as a basis for certain MSCI Financial market indexes in which each company is assigned to a sub-industry

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