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CodeSystem: North American Industry Classification System

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/naics				Version: 2.0.1
Retired as of 2021-11-09			Responsible: TBD - External Body	Computable Name: Naics
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.6.85

North American Industry Classification System(NAICS) for the United States, a new economic classification system that replaces the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) for statistical purposes. NAICS is a system for classifying establishments by type of economic activity. Its purposes are: (1) to facilitate the collection, tabulation, presentation, and analysis of data relating to establishments, and (2) to promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of statistical data describing the economy. NAICS will be used by Federal statistical agencies that collect or publish data by industry.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

• IndustryClassificationSystem
• OrganizationIndustryClassNAICS