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Standard Industrial Classification - Companies and Enterprises (SIC-C) 1980
Classification
| R | Consumer Goods and Services |
| This industrial sector covers the production or distribution of consumer goods and services not elsewhere classified. Food processing, wholesaling or retailing are not covered here. Motor vehicle dealers are covered in 3041 - Motor Vehicle Dealers. Accommodation, restaurants and recreation services are covered in Sector P - Accommodation, Restaurants and Recreation Services. | |
| 85 | Apparel |
| This subsector consists of groupings of companies primarily engaged in the manufacturing and wholesaling of footwear and clothing for men, women and children. | |
| 851 | Footwear |
| Companies primarily engaged in the manufacturing and wholesaling of footwear. | |
| 8511 | Footwear Manufacturing |
| Companies primarily engaged in manufacturing footwear of leather or other materials. The manufacturing of rubber footwear is covered in 1521 - Rubber Products Manufacturing. | |
| 8512 | Footwear Wholesaling |
| Companies primarily engaged in the wholesaling of shoes, boots and other footwear. | |
| 852 | Men's, Youths' and Boys' Clothing Manufacturing |
| 8521 | Men's, Youths' and Boys' Clothing Manufacturing |
| Companies primarily engaged in manufacturing, according to recognized size scales, men's, youths' and boys' underwear, suits, jackets, pants, shirts and the like. "Contract" factories for men's and boys' clothing are covered here. The manufacturing of sweaters, hosiery, gloves and occupational clothing is covered in 8581 - Other Apparel Manufacturing n.e.c. | |
| 853 | Women's Clothing Manufacturing |
| 8531 | Women's Clothing Manufacturing |
| Companies primarily engaged in manufacturing, according to recognized size scales, women's, misses' and juniors' outerwear, sportswear, dresses, blouses, skirts and similar wearing apparel. "Contract" factories for women's clothing are covered here. The manufacturing of sweaters, hosiery, foundation garments, gloves and occupational clothing is covered in 8581 - Other Apparel Manufacturing n.e.c. | |
| 858 | Other Apparel Manufacturing n.e.c. |
| 8581 | Other Apparel Manufacturing n.e.c. |
| Companies primarily engaged in manufacturing children's clothing; sweaters, hosiery, fur goods, foundation garments, gloves, occupational clothing and apparel not elsewhere classified. The manufacturing of hard hats is covered in 1511 - Synthetic Resins and Plastic Products Manufacturing. | |
| 859 | Apparel Wholesaling |
| 8591 | Apparel Wholesaling |
| Companies primarily engaged in the wholesaling of men's, women's and children's clothing and apparel accessories. | |
| 86 | Household Furniture and Other Consumer Goods |
| This subsector consists of groupings of companies primarily engaged in manufacturing and wholesaling household furniture and consumer goods not elsewhere classified. | |
| 861 | Household Furniture Manufacturing and Wholesaling |
| 8611 | Household Furniture Manufacturing and Wholesaling |
| Companies primarily engaged in the manufacturing and wholesaling of household beds, tables, chairs and the like, of any type of material. The manufacturing of commercial and institutional furniture is covered in Subsector 26 - Commercial, Professional and Institutional Furniture, Machinery and Equipment. The manufacturing of concrete furniture is covered in 4413 - Concrete Products Manufacturing and plastic furniture components are covered in 1511 - Synthetic Resins and Plastic Products Manufacturing. | |
| 869 | Other Consumer Goods Manufacturing and Wholesaling |
| Companies primarily engaged in the manufacturing and wholesaling of leather products, jewellery, sporting goods and consumer goods not elsewhere classified. | |
| 8691 | Leather and Allied Products (Except Footwear) Manufacturing and Wholesaling |
| Companies primarily engaged in tanning leather and manufacturing and wholesaling articles of leather or leather substitutes, except footwear. The manufacturing and wholesaling of footwear is covered in Segment 851 - Footwear. The wholesaling of leather clothing and apparel accessories is covered in 8591 - Apparel Wholesaling. The manufacturing of rubber boot and shoe findings, heels and cut stock is covered in 1521 - Rubber Products Manufacturing. | |
| 8692 | Jewellery, Silverware, Clocks and Watches Manufacturing and Wholesaling |
| Companies primarily engaged in the manufacturing and wholesaling of jewellery, silverware, clocks and watches. The secondary refining of precious metals is covered here. | |
| 8693 | Sporting Goods, Toys and Games Manufacturing and Wholesaling |
| Companies primarily engaged in the manufacturing and wholesaling of sporting, athletic and recreation equipment, toys, games, handicrafts and hobby kits and the like. The wholesaling of motorized bicycles and tent trailers is covered in 3191 - Recreational Vehicles Wholesaling. The wholesaling of T.V. games is covered in 3511 - Household Appliances Wholesaling. The manufacturing of firearms is covered in 2289 - Other Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing n.e.c. The manufacturing of ski boots is covered in 8511 - Footwear Manufacturing. | |
| 8698 | Other Consumer Goods n.e.c., Manufacturing |
| Companies primarily engaged in the manufacturing of consumer goods not elsewhere classified. The manufacturing of lighters and jewellery cases of precious metal is covered in 8692 - Jewellery, Silverware, Clocks and Watches Manufacturing and Wholesaling. The manufacturing of Christmas tree lights is covered in 3539 - Other Electrical Products Manufacturing n.e.c. The manufacturing of concrete statues and statuettes is covered in 4413 - Concrete Products Manufacturing. | |
| 8699 | Other Consumer Goods n.e.c., Wholesaling |
| Companies primarily engaged in the wholesaling of consumer goods not elsewhere classified. The wholesaling of second hand goods (except machinery and automotive) is covered here. The manufacturing of church supplies in precious metal is covered in 8692 - Jewellery, Silverware, Clocks and Watches Manufacturing and Wholesaling. The wholesaling of second hand motor vehicles is covered in 3192 - Other Transportation Equipment Wholesaling n.e.c. The wholesaling of any particular type of second hand machinery is covered in the same class as the wholesaling of new machinery of that particuler type. | |
| 87 | Specialty Merchandise Retailing |
| This subsector consists of groupings of companies primarily engaged in retailing specialized lines of goods (except food). The rental and repair of these goods are covered here. | |
| 871 | Household Furniture, Appliances and Furnishings Retailing |
| 8711 | Household Furniture, Appliances and Furnishings Retailing |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing household furniture, electric and electronic household appliances, floor coverings, drapes and household furnishings not elsewhere classified. The rental of television sets, repair of household appliances and the refinishing of furniture are covered here. | |
| 872 | Shoes and Clothing Retailing |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing shoes and clothing. | |
| 8721 | Shoes Retailing |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing men's, women's and children's footwear (except athletic). Athletic footwear retailing is covered in 8791 - Sporting Goods Retailing. Shoe repair is covered in 8919 - Other Personal and Household Services. | |
| 8722 | Clothing Retailing |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing men's, women's and children's clothing and accessories. Fabric shops are covered here. The retailing of athletic clothing is covered in 8791 - Sporting Goods Retailing. | |
| 873 | Drugs, Patent Medicines and Toiletries Retailing |
| 8731 | Drugs, Patent Medicines and Toiletries Retailing |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing drugs, pharmaceuticals, patent medicines, drug sundries, toiletries and cosmetics. | |
| 879 | Other Specialty Merchandise Retailing |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing sporting goods, jewellery and specialty goods not elsewhere classified. | |
| 8791 | Sporting Goods Retailing |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing sporting goods, playground and gymnasium equipment. Bicycles and bicycle parts retailing is covered here. Retailing of tent trailers and recreational vehicle equipment is covered in 3193 - Recreational Vehicle Dealers. | |
| 8792 | Jewellery Retailing |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing jewellery, watches and silverware. Clock and watch repair is covered here. Engraving for the printing trades is covered in 5511 - Commercial Printing. | |
| 8793 | Non-Store Retailing |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing a variety of products by means of telephone, door-to-door canvassing, parties arranged in customers homes or through vending machines. Mail order houses are covered here. | |
| 8799 | Other Specialty Merchandise Retailing n.e.c. |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing specialized lines of goods not elsewhere classified. The rental and repair of these goods are covered here. The rebuilding of industrial electric motors is covered in 3521 - Electrical Industrial Products Manufacturing. The retailing of leather apparel is covered in 8722 - Clothing Retailing. | |
| 88 | General Merchandise Retailing |
| This subsector consists of groupings of companies primarily engaged in retailing a variety of products through departmentalized or general stores. Retailing of food and beverages is not covered here. | |
| 881 | Hardware, Home and Auto Supplies Retailiing |
| 8811 | Home and Auto Supplies Retailing |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing automobile tires, batteries, parts, accessories and supplies along with home needs such as hardware, electrical supplies, housewares, paint and the like. | |
| 8812 | Hardware and Home Supplies Retailing |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing basic lines of hardware along with home needs such as electrical supplies, housewares, paint and the like. | |
| 882 | Department Stores |
| 8821 | Department Stores |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing a general line of merchandise which must include wearing apparel, furniture, appliances and home furnishings but which may also include paint, hardware, toiletries, cosmetics, photographic equipment, jewellery, toys, sporting goods and so on. Merchandise lines are arranged in separate departments with the accounting done on a departmental basis. | |
| 883 | Other General Merchandise Retailing |
| 8831 | Other General Merchandise Retailing |
| Companies primarily engaged in retailing a general line of merchandise on a non-departmental basis. | |
| 89 | Other Consumer Services |
| This subsector consists of groupings of companies primarily engaged in providing services to persons or households not elsewhere classified. | |
| 891 | Personal and Household Services |
| Companies primarily engaged in providing barber and beauty services, laundry and dry cleaning services and other personal and household services. | |
| 8911 | Barber, Hairdressing and Beauty Services |
| Companies primarily engaged in providing men's barbering and hair styling services and women's hairdressing and beauty services. | |
| 8912 | Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services |
| Companies rimarily engaged in providing laundry and dry cleaning services. Carpet cleaning is covered here. | |
| 8919 | Other Personal and Household Services |
| Companies primarily engaged in providing funeral services, shoe repair, fur cleaning and personal and household services not elsewhere classified. Private households employing workers on or about the premises are covered here. Retail drapery making service is covered in 8711 - Household Furniture, Appliances and Furnishings Retailing. Fur storage for the trade is covered in 5011 - Storage and Warehousing. | |
| 892 | Other Membership Organizations |
| 8921 | Other Membership Organizations |
| Companies primarily engaged in providing facilities for holding religious services or operating membership associations (except business) for promoting the interests of their members or for promoting civic and fraternal activities. Convent schools are covered in 7511 - Elementary and Secondary Education Services. Business associations are covered in 6799 - Other General Services to Business. | |
