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NAICS

North American Industrial Classification System. A system of six digit codes used in business to classify the industry to which a company belongs. The NAICS was created by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget in 1997 to facilitate communication within and between businesses and industries. For example, an iron ore mining company might file under the code 212210.
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Industrial production and capacity utilization will continue to be based on the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) until the 2002 annual revision, after which they will be constructed from the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS).
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Waiver of Nonmanufacturer Rule
This is the first set of tables from the annual Survey of Industrial Research and Development that employ the new North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS).
Research and Development in Industry: 1999

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