The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS, pronounced Nakes) was developed as the standard for use by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the collection, analysis, and publication of statistical data related to the business economy of the U.S. NAICS was developed under the auspices of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and adopted in 1997 to replace the old Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. It was also developed in cooperation with the statistical agencies of Canada and Mexico to establish a 3-country standard that allows for a high level of comparability in business statistics among the three countries. NAICS is the first economic classification system to be constructed based on a single economic concept.


NAICS Industry Groups
NAICS Code Description
511110 Newspaper Publishers
511120 Periodical Publishers
511130 Book Publishers
511140 Directory and Mailing List Publishers
511191 Greeting Card Publishers
511199 All Other Publishers
511210 Software Publishers
512110 Motion Picture and Video Production
512120 Motion Picture and Video Distribution
512131 Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins)
512132 Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters
512191 Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services
512199 Other Motion Picture and Video Industries
512230 Music Publishers
512240 Sound Recording Studios
512290 Other Sound Recording Industries
515120 Television Broadcasting
517110 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
517210 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
517911 Telecommunications Resellers
517919 All Other Telecommunications
518210 Data Processing,Hosting,and Related Services
519110 News Syndicates
519120 Libraries and Archives
519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
519190 All Other Information Services

The SIC covers the entire field of economic activities by defining industries in accordance with the composition and structure of the economy. Over the years, it was revised periodically to reflect the economy's changing industry composition and organization. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) last updated the SIC in 1987.


SIC Industry Groups

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