Achievement of Objectives. The classification meets the objectives for the North American Industry Classification System. It is comprised of industries that group establishments with similar production processes, that is, it applies the production-oriented economic concept. In the main, the hierarchical structure of the classification also follows the production concept. The classification achieves comparability for the three participating countries. Based on existing data, all three countries expect to be able to publish data regularly at the industry level of the structure. All countries agree on the detailed definitions of the industries. The classification improves comparability with other countries. With the exception of the "miscellaneous" industries, all industries are compatible with the 2-digit level of the current International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC, Revision 3) of the United Nations. This means that each NAICS industry is the same as, or part of, a single ISIC 2-digit Division. Therefore, data tabulated using NAICS can be readily re- tabulated according to ISIC. This comparability extends to higher levels of the NAICS. For example, there is little difference between the NAICS Chemical Industries, and ISIC 24, Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products. Other objectives of the NAICS project are not as relevant in this area of the classification as in others. These objectives are the delineation of new and emerging industries, service industries and industries engaged in the production of advanced technologies. The industry sector in question is relatively mature, generally produces goods, and has always employed relatively advanced technology. Therefore the emphasis was on the production concept and comparability. The industries have high specialization ratios, and they are economically significant. The detail and structure of the classification are balanced in size. This enhances the classification's suitability for sampling, data-publishing and other aspects of survey operations. Finally, disruptions at the NAICS industry level to time series have been kept to a minimum. Most of the changes at the detail to existing classifications are marginal. The major changes are well-identified and can be taken into account in linking time series.
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Sources: Naics Structure Agreement
Achievement of Objectives. The classification meets the objectives for the North American Industry Classification SystemSystem (NAICS). It is comprised of industries that group establishments with similar production processes, that is, it applies the production-oriented economic concept. In the main, the hierarchical structure of the classification also follows the production concept. The classification achieves comparability for the three participating countries. Based on existing data, all three countries expect to be able to publish data regularly at the industry (4- digit) level of the structure. All countries agree on the detailed definitions of the industries. The classification improves comparability with other countries. With the exception of the "miscellaneous" industries, all Most industries are compatible with the 2two-digit level of the current International Standard Industrial Classification of All all Economic Activities (ISIC, Revision 3) of the United Nations. This means that each comparable NAICS industry is the same as, or part of, a single ISIC 2two-digit Division. Therefore, data tabulated using NAICS can be readily re- tabulated according to ISIC. This comparability extends to higher levels of the NAICS. For example, there is little difference between the NAICS Chemical Industries, and ISIC 24, Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products. Other objectives of the NAICS project are not as relevant in this area of the classification as in others. These objectives are the delineation of new and emerging industries, service industries and industries engaged in the production of advanced technologies. The industry industrial sector in question is relatively mature, generally produces goods, and has always employed employs relatively advanced stable technology. Therefore Therefore, the emphasis was on the production concept and comparabilityobjectives listed above. The industries have high specialization ratios, and with the exception of tortillas in Canada, they are economically significant. The detail (4-digit) and structure of the classification are balanced in size. This enhances the classification's ’s suitability for sampling, data-publishing sampling and other aspects of survey operations. Finally, disruptions at the NAICS industry level to time series series, while they exist, have been kept to a minimumminimized. Most of the changes at the detail to existing classifications are marginal. The major changes are well-identified and can be taken into account in linking time series.
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Sources: Naics Structure Agreement
Achievement of Objectives. The classification meets the objectives for the North American Industry Classification SystemSystem (NAICS). It is comprised of includes industries that group establishments with similar production processes, that is, it applies the production-oriented economic concept. In the main, the The hierarchical structure of the classification also follows the production concept. Pulp and paper manufacturing are much more capital intensive operations than paper converting, and the material inputs are different. Other objectives of the NAICS project are not as relevant in this area of the classification as in others. These objectives are the delineation of new and emerging industries and service industries. The industrial sector in question is relatively mature and generally produces goods. At the product level, there are numerous developments, such as the use of recycled paper in pulp making; however, these do not form the basis of establishment organization and hence of industries. Therefore, the emphasis is on the objectives listed above. The industries have high specialization ratios, and they are economically significant. The detail (4-digit) level and structure of the classification are balanced in size. This enhances the classification’s suitability for sampling, data-publishing and other aspects of survey operations. Finally, while disruptions to time series exist, they have been minimized. The statistical agencies can develop statistical "links" to enable the re-tabulation of time series on the new NAICS classification structure. The classification achieves comparability for the three participating countries. Based on existing data, all three countries expect to be able to publish data regularly at the industry (4- digit) level of the structure. All countries agree on the detailed definitions of the industries. The classification improves comparability with other countries. With the exception of the "miscellaneous" industries, all industries are compatible with the 2-digit level of the current International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC, Revision 3) of the United Nations. This means that each NAICS industry is the same as, or part of, a single ISIC 2-digit Division. Therefore, data tabulated using NAICS can be readily re- tabulated according to ISIC. This comparability extends to higher levels of the NAICS. For example, there is little difference between the NAICS Chemical Industries, and ISIC 24, Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products. Other objectives of the NAICS project are not as relevant in this area of the classification as in others. These objectives are the delineation of new and emerging industries, service industries and industries engaged in the production of advanced technologies. The industry sector in question is relatively mature, generally produces goods, and has always employed relatively advanced technology. Therefore the emphasis was on the production concept and comparability. The industries have high specialization ratios, and they are economically significant. The detail and structure of the classification are balanced in size. This enhances the classification's suitability for sampling, data-publishing and other aspects of survey operations. Finally, disruptions at the NAICS industry level to time series have been kept to a minimum. Most of the changes at the detail to existing classifications are marginal. The major changes are well-identified and can be taken into account in linking time series.
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Sources: Naics Structure Agreement