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1. 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. . 

2.  Standard Industrial Classification (SIC), is replaced by NAICS but may still be used in some in databases. It provides four-digit numerical codes for identifying industries, businesses, and products.  The SIC manual was last revised in 1987.

3. Business Source Premier . Use the drop down  to search by NAICS .

Company information and industry reports are available from the following databases:

A number of Government Agencies provide statistical data on US Industries and sub-sectors.

1. The U.S. Census Bureau
2. Business & Industry
3. Current Industrial Reports (CIR)   (data on selected industries)
4. Monthly and Annual Retail Sales 
5. E-Commerce Statistics (E-Stats)

The Federal Reserve Banks conduct periodic regional surveys of the manufacturing industries. Examples:

1. From Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia - Business Outlook Survey
2. From Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Empire State Manufacturing Survey
3. From Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas - Survey of Tenth District Manufacturers
4. From Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond - Surveys of Business Conditions