2007 Economic Census
New and Changing Industries
2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) introduces two new industries: Research and Development in Biotechnology (541711) and Executive Search Services (561312).
Several industries in the Information sector have been consolidated:
- Paging is now included in Wireless Telecommunication Carriers (except Satellite).
- Cable and Other Program Distribution and most of Internet Service Providers are now included in Wired Telecommunication Carriers.
- Web Search Portals are now included in Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals.
Also, Real Estate Investment Trusts are dispersed and mostly moved from the Finance and Insurance sector to the Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector.
To view more information on these and other industry classification changes, see 2002 NAICS U.S. Matched to 2007 NAICS U.S. [XLS 25KB].
For the 2007 Economic Census, data on large certificated air carriers will be released. Large certificated air carriers were out of scope for the previous economic censuses.
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