This system replaces the 1987 Standard Industry Classification system so as to so as to provide common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico, and the United States. As with the old SIC system, this system assigns numerical codes to all trade, service and production items and is used by many business publications to arrange information by industry. The organization is hierarchical, moving from the broadest classification to the narrowest. The index is alphabetical by industry name. This provides basic analyses of 30-40 major industries with many subject breakdowns within each industry.
Analysis includes prospects, trends, problems, statistics, tables and charts, and comparisons.
It is indexed by industry and company name. U.S. Department of Commerce. A table of contents, SIC numbers, and index provide access to material. Value Line Investment Survey . A report on an industry as a whole precedes reports on the stocks in that industry.