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  Canadian Industry Statistics - About NAICS Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
NAICS was jointly adopted in 1997 by Canada, Mexico and the United States against the backdrop of NAFTA.
NAICS is constructed within a supply-based, or production-oriented, conceptual framework where establishments using similar production processes to produce goods and services are grouped to form industries.
NAICS is based on supply side principles to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, is suitable for the analysis of production related issues such as industrial performance, inputs and outputs, productivity, unit labour costs and employment.
strategis.ic.gc.ca /sc_ecnmy/sio/about_naics_eng.html   (576 words)

  
 NAICS - Footnotes
NAICS codes 221111, 221112, 221113, 221119, 221121, 221122 - A firm is small if, including its affiliates, it is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission, and/or distribution of electric energy for sale and its total electric output for the preceding fiscal year did not exceed 4 million megawatt hours.
NAICS code 234990 - Dredging: To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern.
NAICS Codes 522110, 522120, 522130, 522190, 522210 and 522293 - A financial institution's assets are determined by averaging the assets reported on its four quarterly financial statements for the preceding year.
epic.od.nih.gov /naics/footnotes.asp   (971 words)

  
 NAICS Sectors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
NAICS is an industry classification system that groups establishments into 1,170 industries based on their primary economic activity.
NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to provide comparability in statistics about business activity across North America.
The NAICS Information sector is designed to make such economic changes transparent as they occur, or to facilitate designing surveys that will monitor the new phenomena and provide data to analyze the changes.
www.ded.mo.gov /researchandplanning/about_us/naics_sect.stm   (6632 words)

  
 ASK Dr NAICS
NAICS was developed specifically for the collection and publication of statistical data to show the economic status of the United States.
NAICS will be reviewed every five years (in the years ending in '2' or '7') for potential revisions so that the classification system can keep pace with the changing economy.
NAICS was developed to classify the domestic activities of business establishments within the United States, Canada, and Mexico to allow for statistical comparability among the three North American countries.
www.census.gov /epcd/www/drnaics.htm   (3497 words)

  
 NAICS is Coming
NAICS is also compatible with the two-digit level of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities of the United Nations (ISIC, rev. 3).
The development of NAICS began in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1991 at a conference on the international classification of economic activities.
Finally, it is important to note that NAICS classifies auxiliary establishments- units that exist to perform support services not intended for sale outside the enterprise- according to their primary activity rather than according to the classification of the establishment they serve, as was done with the SIC.
www.nabe.com /publib/mhnaics.htm   (1684 words)

  
 The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
NAICS is not a revision of SIC, but a new and more comprehensive classification system.
NAICS was established in 1997 through a cooperative effort among the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
NAICS was developed based on the economic concept that establishments should be grouped together according to similar production processes.
www.iowaworkforce.org /files/naics.htm   (444 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions About NAICS
NAICS is a new industry classification system designed to replace the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC).
NAICS was developed jointly by the three North American countries - Canada, Mexico and the United States, in response to criticism about the SIC, to reflect changes in the global economy, including the rapid growth of service and technology-based industries, and to provide a comparable classification system for the three countries.
NAICS industry codes can be found at www.census.gov or by consulting the North American Industrial Classification System, United States 1997, a hardbound manual published by OMB that also contains NAICS industry codes and the corresponding descriptions in addition to useful conversion tables.
www.ftc.gov /bc/hsr/naicsfaq.shtm   (730 words)

  
 Kansas Labor Market Information
NAICS United States was designed for statistical purposes to assist in the collection, analysis, reporting and publication of economic information and to promote comparability of United States statistical data.
NAICS reorganizes industry classifications and focuses on the identification of new and emerging industries such as high technology and services industries.
NAICS is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of economic activity and to more accurately reflect our changing economy.
laborstats.dol.ks.gov /industry/naics.htm   (1910 words)

  
 Using North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Codes
NAICS was developed around the single organizing principle that establishments should be grouped into industries according to similarities in the processes used to produce goods or services.
For the purpose of establishing consistency with the NAICS classification methodology, and to avoid confusion in the future with respect to reporting obligations by establishments that are considered auxiliary establishments under the SIC system, EPA is adopting the NAICS method of classification of facilities (including former SIC auxiliary facilities) according to their own activities.
NAICS is a new economic classification system that replaces the SIC system traditionally used by the Federal Government for collecting and organizing industry-related statistics.
www.epa.gov /tri/tridata/naics   (903 words)

  
 Statistics & Reports > SIC and NAICS Codes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Unlike SIC codes, the NAICS codes were developed by the U.S. federal government in cooperation with Canadian and Mexican statistical agencies.
Because both Canada and Mexico use NAICS for their industry classifications, government and business analysts are now able to compare directly industrial production statistics collected and published in the three North American Free Trade Agreement countries.
Additionally, NAICS provides for increased comparability with the International Standard Classification System (ISIC, Revision 3), developed and maintained by the United Nations (This information was taken from the U.S. Census Bureau web site, http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicsdev.htm).
dor.wa.gov /content/statistics/sic_vs_naics.aspx   (1171 words)

  
 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
NAICS, developed using a production-oriented conceptual framework, groups establishments into industries based on the activity in which they are primarily engaged.
NAICS provides a new tool that ensures that economic statistics reflect our Nation’s changing economy.
NAICS allows for the identification of 1,170 industries compared to the 1,004 found in the SIC system.
www.osha.gov /oshstats/naics-manual.html   (466 words)

  
 NAICS - North American Industry Classification System
It will be possible to derive two-thirds of all four digit SIC codes from the new NAICS system "either because the industry definition has not changed or because the new industries are sub-divisions of old SIC’s that can be recombined." However, for the remaining industries time-series breaks were unavoidable.
NAICS will also assign codes to auxiliary establishments reflecting the primary activity of the establishment as well as the company.
This information is used to assign the proper NAICS code to all establishments in the state.
www.dlt.ri.gov /lmi/es202/naics/naics.htm   (804 words)

  
 Tips NAICS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
NAICS merges U.S. and Canadian SIC codes with Mexico's Classification of Activities and Products (CMAP) and allows them to be synchronized with the United Nations' International SIC codes.
NAICS is an improvement over the SIC system because it is more specific and because it identifies over 350 new occupations and businesses.
NAICS becomes more specific as it moves from a two-digit sector, three-digit sub-sector, four-digit industry group, five-digit NAICS industry, and finally to a six-digit national industry, which may be country-specific.
www.pueblocc.edu /CampusResources/Library/TipSheets/TipsNAICS.htm   (203 words)

  
 Guide to NAICS
NAICS is an industry classification system that defines industries based on the activities in which they are primarily engaged.
The NAICS uses a six-digit coding system to identify a particular industry and its placement within the hierarchy of this classifications system.
The first two digits designate the sector, the third designates the sub-sector, the fourth designates the industry group, the fifth designates the NAICS industry and the sixth designates the national (U.S) industry.
www.menlo.edu /library/reference/NAICS.html   (360 words)

  
 NAICS -- North American Industry Classification System
NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North America.
NAICS 2002 was implemented in the 2002 Economic Census.
The following 2007 NAICS files are currently available for downloading in spreadsheet form: 2007 NAICS codes--2- through 6-digit; 2007 NAICS codes--6-digit only; and correspondence table for those industries that changed: 2007 NAICS to 2002 NAICS and 2002 NAICS to 2007 NAICS.
www.census.gov /epcd/www/naics.html   (460 words)

  
 NAICS
NAICS codes are to be used for the same purposes as SIC codes.
NAICS will first be applied to government data for 1997 in Canada and the United States, and data for 1998 in Mexico.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics plans to implement NAICS for its reports on wages and employment in 2000 and 2001 with publication in 2002 and 2003.
www.insitepro.com /hedden1.htm   (1406 words)

  
 NAICS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NAICS is used by business and government to classify and measure economic activity in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
It is in the process of replacing the older Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes; however certain government departments and agencies, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), still use the SIC codes.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NAICS   (307 words)

  
 NAICS Codes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The NAICS identifies almost 100% more business sectors than did the SIC and the industries recognized have been increased by over 30%.
Good explanations for the NAICS along with downloadable documentation and classification lists can be found free of charge on the census bureaus site at http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html.
If you’re new to such things altogether you may find the NAICS to be an exciting and relatively inexpensive way to dig up a whole new group of people to educate about your company and services.
www.freelandgroup.com /html/__naics_codes.html   (876 words)

  
 SIC & NAICS
The NAICS and SIC codes are classification schemes you will frequently use while conducting business research.
If you are interested in a career in designing greeting cards and want to know something about the size of the greeting card industry and the career potential, the first step in your information gathering is to find the SIC code for the greeting card industry.
NAICS was developed in response to charges that the SIC code did not reflect the modern economy, and the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement further underscored the need.
www.library.kent.edu /page/10923   (724 words)

  
 CRS Help-North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
NAICS is an acronym for North American Industry Classification System.
For most companies we have already entered a NAICS code for you for air reporting and Section IV of Form IC for hazardous waste reporting.
Choose the NAICS code applicable to your facility from the drop down menu, click on the code, and CRS will enter that number in the box for you.
www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/aw/air/emission/crs/crs_help_naics.htm   (312 words)

  
 Good-Bye, SIC - Hello, NAICS
NAICS will group together activities that use the same processes in the production of goods or services.
Industries are now identified by a 6-digit NAICS code, in contrast to the 4-digit SIC code.
Thus, the same 1998 data can be shown on both the old and the new basis in bridge tables that allow comparisons between the two systems.
www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/mecs/mecs98/naics/naics8.html   (666 words)

  
 NAICS explanation
Because of its scope and complexity, the transition to NAICS has taken three years to complete and is now effective beginning with 2001 data.
NAICS focuses on how products and services are created, as opposed to the SIC focus on what is produced.
NAICS uses a six digit hierarchical coding system to classify all economic activity.
www.nidataplus.com /1Naics.htm   (514 words)

  
 The MSDS HyperGlossary: NAICS
The NAICS system has more categories, is more capable and has greater flexibiility than the older system.
NAICS is a six-digit system that provides for comparability among Canada, Mexico and the U.S. countries at the five-digit level (in most cases).
SIC and NAICS code numbers do not generally appear on MSDS's, but OSHA uses SIC (and soon, we presume, NAICS) codes to classify statistics regarding violations of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 CFR 1910.1200.
www.ilpi.com /msds/ref/naics.html   (447 words)

  
 NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey began publishing State and area data on a NAICS 2002 basis with the release of January 2003 data on March 20, 2003.
Tables showing NAICS 2002 relationship to the SIC (from the Bureau of the Census)
With the simultaneous transition to NAICS and the completion of the CES sample redesign, new estimation and publication structures for Statewide estimates and all the CES metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) needed to be established.
www.bls.gov /sae/saenaics.htm   (721 words)

  
 Babson College - Library - Identifying SIC & NAICS Codes
NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico based on similar processes instead of by materials and breaks out many of the more recent industries.
Type in the zip code then double-click the 2-digit SIC or NAICS code to expand to 4 digits.
Choose county, state total or entire U.S. then double-click the 2-digit SIC or NAICS code to expand to 4 digits.
www3.babson.edu /Library/industries/sicnaics.cfm   (337 words)

  
 LORE Product Design Engineering and Development
The assignments undertaken by these establishments may involve any of the following activities: provision of advice, preparation of feasibility studies, preparation of preliminary and final plans and designs, provision of technical services during the construction or installation phase, inspection and evaluation of engineering projects, and related services.
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing operating advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations on administrative management issues, such as financial planning and budgeting, equity and asset management, records management, office planning, strategic and organizational planning, site selection, new business startup, and business process improvement.
This NAICS industry group includes establishments classified in the following NAICS industries: 54131, Architectural Services; 54133, Engineering Services; 54134, Drafting Services; 54135, Building Inspection Services; 54136, Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services; 54137, Surveying and Mapping (Except Geophysical) Services; and 54138, Testing Laboratories.
www.designlore.com /naics.htm   (2333 words)

  
 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) – United States
The NAICS provides a consistent system for economic analysis across the three North American Free Trade Agreement partners – Canada, Mexico and the United States.
NAICS also reflects, in a much more explicit way, the enormous changes in technology and in the growth and diversification of services that have marked recent decades.
NAICS provides a consistent framework for the collection, analysis and dissemination of industrial statistics used by:
www.ntis.gov /product/naics.htm   (362 words)

  
 The Entire SIC Code Listing - Free from EHSO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
NAICS is used in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico and is expected to help reshape the way we view our changing economy (i.e., NAFTA, etc.)
To locate either an NAICS code or an industry, just click on the "Find in Page" function in your browser (in Netscape, just click on "edit" then "find in page") and enter the code or industry you're looking for.
NAICS 2002 is the same as NAICS 1997 for fourteen of the twenty sectors.
www.ehso.com /naics.php   (564 words)

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