North American Industry Classification System (NAICS):
The United States Census Bureau created a classification system for business entities called the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Several company databases and industry research databases use these to organize their information and it is useful to know these when looking for industry reports. These codes start at 2 numbers to identify broad industry group and move to 6 to identify specific industries. These codes were developed by the federal government and are used by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as well as many other U.S. statistical agencies. In 1997, OMB adopted NAICS as the new system that replaced SIC.
Example Codes:
315240 - Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
454110 - Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
Standard Industry Classification (SIC) System:
The Standard Industry Classification (SIC) System was developed to define businesses in the 1930's, but it has not be updated since 1987 when NAICS was adopted. Some companies still use SIC codes and they tend to be used for historical research.
Translators and Descriptive Search Tools:
Commodity Code Translation Code: Enter codes to move between NAICS, SITC, or HTS codes.
Commodity Description Lookup: Descriptions of NAIC, SITC, HTS codes.
Visualized Data
World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS) Visualize Countries’ exports, imports to various countries and also details on products exported along with the corresponding export or import share. You can also visualize trade by products and see which countries exports or imports a particular product the most and their share in total world trade.Visualize the different types of tariff like Most Favored Nation (MFN), Effectively Applied (AHS) and Bound Tariffs. Also visually see the Bound overhang for various countries along with their binding coverage. Network chart to provide global and country trade perspective is also available.
Tabular Data
This multidisciplinary database covers magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers and is a good place to start for any subject.
Trade association sites can be found by searching Google and often include industry reports and statistics.
Product or Industry + "trade association"
Example: bananas "trade association"
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