SIC

SIC Standard Industrial Classification. Announced in 1972, SIC codes are four-digit numerical codes assigned by the U.S. government to business establishments to identify their primary business. More.

SIC: Standard Industrial Classification; system used by the U.S. Department of Commerce to categorize businesses based on their industry.

SIC
Standard Industrial Classification. An extensive hierarchical structure of codes defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce to categorize companies based on their industries.
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SIC Code (Standard Industrial Classification): Classification of a business according to industry as defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce, using a four-digit code,. For some purposes, fewer than eight digits may be used.

SIC
Standard Industry Classification - replaced by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
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SIC (standard industrial classification) codes; Classifies establishments by the type of activity in which they are engaged.

SIC Codes
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes were developed by the federal government to classify US businesses by their type of activity. Similar companies are grouped together and assigned a code.

SIC code: standard industrial classification; a means of categorising organisations in terms of the nature of their business.
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SIC Codes
Standard Industrial Classifications. Classifies establishments by the type of activity in which they are engaged.

Standard Industry Code/Merchant Category Code (SIC/MCC Code):
These are four-digit, numeric codes that identify merchant business types.

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