Categories and Sub-Categories - NAICS, SIC Codes

SIC Codes (Standard Industrial Classification), is a system originally developed in the 1930’s to classify establishments by the type of activity in which they are primarily engaged. The purpose of this task was to promote the comparability of establishment data to describe the US and Canadian Economies. The SIC has not been updated since 1987, however, the SIC system is still widely used. Some companies, such as D&B, have created their own 4 digit extension to the original SIC system as a means to update and expand the system so their customers can more precisely define their business classification. Currently, Tealbook is not tracking/covering SIC codes within our system.

NAICS Codes (North American Industry Classification System), is a system established in 1997 to replace the no longer sufficient SIC system. Developed in coordination with the statistical agencies of Canada and Mexico, NAICS (pronounced ‘nakes’) establishes a North American Standard that allows for a high level of comparability in business statistics among the three countries. It is the first economic classification system to be constructed based on a single economic concept.

Essentially, the NAICS Code was developed to eliminate the inconsistent logic utilized in the SIC system and to increase specificity from the 4 digit SIC system by creating a 6 digit NAICS code. NAICS is something we currently track within Tealbook, and can be helpful when optimizing searches via filtering.

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