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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) has replaced the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS will reshape the way we view our changing economy. NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S.,
Canada, and Mexico to provide new
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A new 
The
official 2002 US NAICS Manual North American Industry
Classification System--United States, 2002 includes definitions for
each industry, tables showing correspondence between 2002 NAICS and 1997
NAICS for codes that changed, and a comprehensive index--features also
available on this web site. To order the 1400-page 2002 Manual,
in print, call NTIS at (800) 553-6847 or (703) 605-6000, or check the
NTIS web site. The 1250-page 1997 Manual, showing correspondence
between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC, is also available. The 2002 and 1997
versions of NAICS are available on CD-ROMs, which can be ordered at NTIS.
Also available at
this site are lists of 2002 NAICS codes
(with links to definitions), 1997 NAICS
codes, tables showing correspondence between
NAICS 97 and SIC, tables showing correspondence between
NAICS 97 and NAICS 02, and other files for downloading.
A summary of NAICS supporting documents cites Federal Register Notices, issues papers, and other reports about NAICS.
NAICS was developed in cooperation with the US Economic Classification Policy Committee, Statistics Canada, and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica.
