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# 2150 - STANDARD INDUSTRY CODES: SIC TO NAICS

The Standard Industry Codes (SIC) and their conversion to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for equipment dealers are listed below: 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS, pronounced Nakes) was developed as the standard for use by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the collection, analysis, and publication of statistical data related to the business economy of the U.S. NAICS was developed under the auspices of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and adopted in 1997 to replace the old Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. It was also developed in cooperation with the statistical agencies of Canada and Mexico to establish a 3-country standard that allows for a high level of comparability in business statistics among the three countries. NAICS is the first economic classification system to be constructed based on a single economic concept. 

The definitions listed below are from the NAICS 2002 and NAICS 2007 definitions.

Construction and Mining: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling specialized machinery, equipment, and related parts generally used in construction, mining (except oil well) and logging activities. 

Industrial Machinery and Equipment: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling specialized machinery, equipment, and related parts generally used in manufacturing, oil well, and warehousing activities.

Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling specialized machinery, equipment, and related parts generally used in agricultural, farm, and lawn and garden activities.

Outdoor Power Equipment Stores: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new outdoor power equipment or retailing new outdoor power equipment in combination with activities, such as repair services and selling replacement parts.

Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing nursery and garden products, such as trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, bulbs, and sod, that are predominantly grown elsewhere. These establishments may sell a limited amount of a product they grow themselves.

SIC lookup table: www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sic_manual.html 

-- April 2009, U.S. Census Bureau website, http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html