Standard Industrial Classification

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001846",
  "term": "Standard Industrial Classification",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definitions": [
    "System for classifying industries by a four-digit code (no longer used by BLS).\n\nNote: In the United States, the SIC was supplanted by the six-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in 1997.",
    "Industry classification system that identifies establishments by the principal activity in which they are engaged. SIC was the precursor to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). SIC"
  ],
  "abbreviation": "SIC",
  "see_also": [
    "Business and Industry",
    "Industrial Classification",
    "Industry",
    "North American Industry Classification System",
    "North American Product Classification System"
  ],
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary",
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/standard-industrial-classification/"
}