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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Commerce
Sub-Agency/Organization	US Census Bureau
Category	Business Enterprise
Date Released	1997
Date Updated	06/19/2012
Time Period	2012, 2007, 2002
Frequency	Quinquennial
Description	The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Administrative
Keywords	North American, Industrial, Classification, System, NAICS, Industry, Coding, Codes, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas, Extraction, Utilities, Construction, Manufacturing, Wholesale, Trade, Retail, Transportation, Warehousing, Information, Finance, Insurance, Real, Estate, Rental, Leasing, Professional, Scientific, Technical, Services, Management, Companies, Enterprises, Administrative, Support, Waste, Remediation, Educational, Health, Care, Social, Assistance, Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food, Public, Administration
Unique ID	5564

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	U.S. Census Bureau, www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/
Agency Program Page	http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.census.gov/

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	businesses
Granularity
Geographic Coverage	United States

Data Description

Collection Mode	N/A
Data Collection Instrument	N/A
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/2007NAICS/2007_Definition_File.pdf

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/federal_register_notices/fedregister...
Additional Metadata	http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/history/history.html

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