Part I - PROPOSED NEW INDUSTRY STRUCTURE FOR PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING, CHEMICALS MANUFACTURING, AND RUBBER AND PLASTICS PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING Section A - NAICS Structure NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) AGREEMENT Number 1 This Document represents the proposed agreement on the structure of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for the following industries: Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing Chemicals Manufacturing Rubber and Plastics Products Manufacturing The detailed NAICS structure along with a brief description of the structure is attached (Attachments 1 and 2). Each country agrees to release a copy of the proposed NAICS structure to interested data users . Comments received will be shared among the countries and discussions held before a final decision on the structure is made. Each country may add additional detailed industries, below the 4-digit level of NAICS, as necessary to meet national needs, so long as this additional detail aggregates to a 4-digit NAICS level in order to ensure full comparability among the three countries. This NAICS structure was presented and provisionally accepted at the NAICS Committee meeting held on May 18 and 19 in Ottawa, Canada. ACCEPTED: Signature Date Canada /s/ Jacob Ryten 5/19/95 Mexico /s/ Enrique Ordaz 5/19/95 United States /s/ Jack E. Triplett 5/19/95 ATTACHMENT 1 NAICS STRUCTURE XX PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING XXX Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing XXXX Petroleum Refineries XXXX Asphalt Paving and Roofing and Saturated Materials Manufacturing XXXX Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing XX CHEMICALS MANUFACTURING XXX Basic Chemicals Manufacturing XXXX Petrochemicals Manufacturing XXXX Industrial Gases Manufacturing XXXX Dyes and Pigments Manufacturing XXXX Other Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing XXXX Other Organic Chemicals Manufacturing XXX Resins, Synthetic Rubber, Artifical and Synthetic Fibers and Filament Manufacturing XXXX Resins and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing XXXX Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filament Manufacturing XXX Pesticides, Fertilizers, and Other Agricultural Chemicals Manufacturing XXXX Fertilizers Manufacturing XXXX Pesticides and Other Agricultural Chemicals Manufacturing XXX Pharmaceuticals and Medicine Manufacturing XXX Pharmaceuticals and Medicine Manufacturing XXX Paints, Coatings, Adhesives, and Sealants Manufacturing XXXX Paints and Coatings Manufacturing XXXX Adhesives and Sealants Manufacturing XXX Soaps, Cleaning Compounds, and Toilet Preparations Manufacturing XXXX Soaps and Cleaning Compounds Manufacturing XXXX Toilet Preparations Manufacturing XXX Miscellaneous Chemical Products Manufacturing XXXX Printing Ink Manufacturing XXXX Explosives Manufacturing XXXX Other Miscellaneous Chemical Products Manufacturing XX RUBBER AND PLASTICS PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING XXX Rubber Products Manufacturing XXXX Tires and Tubes Manufacturing XXXX Rubber and Plastics Hose and Belting Manufacturing XXXX Other Rubber Products Manufacturing XXX Plastics Products Manufacturing XXXX Unsupported Plastics Films, Sheets and Bags Manufacturing XXXX Unsupported Profile Shapes, Plastics Pipes, and Fittings Manufacturing XXXX Laminated Plastics Plates, Sheets, and Shapes Manufacturing XXXX Polystyrene Foam Products Manufacturing XXXX Urethane Foam Products Manufacturing XXXX Plastics Bottles Manufacturing XXXX Other Plastics Products Manufacturing ATTACHMENT 2 North American Industry Classification System Draft Classification for: Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing Chemicals Manufacturing Rubber and Plastics Products Manufacturing Representatives of the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States have agreed to a draft industry classification for these industries. The draft classification provides for three industry subsectors, Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Chemicals Manufacturing; and Rubber and Plastics Products Manufacturing. These are further subdivided into ten industry groups and thirty industries. These industry subsectors will be part of the Manufacturing sector(s) of the NAICS classification. Achievement of Objectives The classification meets the objectives for the North American Industry Classification System. It is comprised of industries that group establishments with similar production processes, that is, it applies the production-oriented economic concept. In the main, the hierarchical structure of the classification also follows the production concept. The classification achieves comparability for the three participating countries. Based on existing data, all three countries expect to be able to publish data regularly at the industry level of the structure. All countries agree on the detailed definitions of the industries. The classification improves comparability with other countries. With the exception of the "miscellaneous" industries, all industries are compatible with the 2-digit level of the current International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC, Revision 3) of the United Nations. This means that each NAICS industry is the same as, or part of, a single ISIC 2-digit Division. Therefore, data tabulated using NAICS can be readily re-tabulated according to ISIC. This comparability extends to higher levels of the NAICS. For example, there is little difference between the NAICS Chemical Industries, and ISIC 24, Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products. Other objectives of the NAICS project are not as relevant in this area of the classification as in others. These objectives are the delineation of new and emerging industries, service industries and industries engaged in the production of advanced technologies. The industry sector in question is relatively mature, generally produces goods, and has always employed relatively advanced technology. Therefore the emphasis was on the production concept and comparability. The industries have high specialization ratios, and they are economically significant. The detail and structure of the classification are balanced in size. This enhances the classification's suitability for sampling, data-publishing and other aspects of survey operations. Finally, disruptions at the NAICS industry level to time series have been kept to a minimum. Most of the changes at the detail to existing classifications are marginal. The major changes are well-identified and can be taken into account in linking time series. Limitations of the Classification On the other hand, there are some analytical requirements which cannot be met by the industry classification. In particular, there is a demand for data on the production of all articles of plastic. This cannot be accommodated by the industry classification due to the ubiquity of plastic in manufactured products. Many industrial activities that incorporate plastics in combination with other materials are classified elsewhere in manufacturing. Similarly, a breakdown of plastics industries which follows market lines cannot be produced. This arises from the fact that, in general, plastics fabricators can and do switch production from one type of product to another as market conditions change. In some cases a market or demand category does correspond to a distinct production process, in which case an industry can be defined which supports the needs of both supply-oriented and demand-oriented analyses. An example of this is the NAICS Plastics Bottles Manufacturing industry. However, in general, this is not possible because of the way businesses have organized their production facilities. Users requiring data for demand analysis can instead make use of statistics based on commodity classifications. Each country publishes such data. Efforts are underway to harmonize the commodity classifications to allow comparability of these statistics. Constraints on the NAICS Classification There were a few factors which constrained the structure and detail of the classification in the area under consideration. An issue related to the coding structure is the ability to publish and the economic significance of the items defined in the classification. In the chemicals industry, most activities which were identified in one country exist in the others. However, often an activity is not economically significant to the same degree in all countries. Further, data for some significant activities cannot be published for a particular country for reasons of confidentiality, such as the matches manufacturing industry in Canada. Finally, the way activities are combined in establishments differs to some extent in the different countries. A structure could have been developed which specified such activities in NAICS, but the resulting statistical tables for any given country would have numerous insignificant or suppressed entries. It was preferable to adopt an operating rule that the NAICS industries for this area must be economically significant and publishable. It is anticipated that each country will publish additional categories which comprise sub-divisions of NAICS industries, to present data for activities which are nationally significant. Other constraints did involve the nature of the industries to be classified. In the case of chemicals, it was essential for NAICS to include Petrochemicals Manufacturing as an industry, due to the significance of this activity in Mexico. This is a major change for the United States and Canada. It involves some extra work for these countries in implementing the classification, since the direct assignment of industry codes from commodity output information (a common technique for most manufacturing industries) cannot be used without modification. Nevertheless, the importance of the activity, and the fact that it is based on a well-defined production process, resulted in its inclusion in NAICS. A General Outline The Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing subsector is based on the transformation of crude petroleum and coal into usable products. The dominant process is petroleum refining, which involves the separation of crude petroleum into component products through such techniques as cracking and distillation. The Chemicals Manufacturing subsector is based on the transformation of organic and inorganic raw materials by a chemical process, and the formulation of products. This subsector distinguishes the production of basic chemicals, which comprises the first industry group, from the production of intermediate and end products produced by further processing of basic chemicals, which make up the remaining industry groups. Concerning Basic Chemicals Manufacturing industries, data users will note that a general distinction has not been made between organic and inorganic basic chemicals. The production of organic and inorganic industrial gases is a single activity. In Mexico, the production of organic and inorganic dyes and pigments commonly takes place in the same establishments. The industry subsector Rubber and Plastics Products Manufacturing includes establishments which make goods by processing raw rubber and plastics materials. To the extent possible, this subsector is restricted to industrial activities whose core technology is the production of products made of just one material, rubber or plastic. Many manufacturing activities use rubber or plastic as one of several inputs, to the extent that the core technology relates to the type of product produced. An example of this is the manufacture of footwear. Typically, more than one material is used to produce shoes, so technologies which allow disparate materials to be formed and combined are of central importance in describing the footwear manufacturing activity. Such activities, for example footwear and furniture manufacture, are generally classified elsewhere than in the industry subsectors organized around the core technologies of rubber and plastic. The main exception to this principle is Tires and Tubes Manufacturing. The production of tires is included in Rubber Products Manufacturing to minimize the disruption of time series and for comparability with ISIC, rather than because it particularly fits the general production process of the major group subsector. Tires are normally made from several materials. A distinction is made between rubber and plastics products at the industry group level. It is not a rigid distinction, as can be seen from the definition of Rubber and Plastics Hose and Belting Manufacturing. As materials technology improves, plastics are increasingly being used as a substitute for rubber. Eventually, the distinction may disappear as a basis for defining establishments, and be limited to the commodity classification. The Plastics Products Manufacturing industry subsector consists generally of activities involving the processing of plastics materials in forms such as pellets into intermediate or final products, using such processes as extrusion and injection moulding. Within most of these industries, the production process is such that a wide variety of products can be produced. Some Changes to the National Classifications This section highlights some of the significant changes to existing national classifications. In Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing, the main change to an existing classification is the inclusion of activities currently in CSIC 2721, Asphalt Roofing Industry, in NAICS Asphalt Paving and Roofing and Saturated Materials Manufacturing. It is included here because the defining feature of the production process (the saturation of paper with asphalt) is the manipulation of asphalt. The production of alumina from bauxite is currently classified in USIC 2819, Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, NEC. The production of alumina does involve the use of a chemical process, but it is analogous to the chemical activities involved in the processing of other ores in smelting and refining industries. It will therefore be treated as an activity in the primary metals, rather than in NAICS Other Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing. The production of artificial and synthetic fibers is treated as a textile activity in CSIC. While the outputs are a basic raw material for textile production, the fiber production itself is an activity with chemical characteristics. It is basically a polymerization process, similar to the production of synthetic resins. It is therefore included in the NAICS Chemicals Manufacturing subsector (Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filament Manufacturing). The manufacture of photographic chemicals and sensitized paper is classified in CSIC 3912, Other Instruments and Related Products Industry and in USIC 3861, Photographic Equipment and Supplies. NAICS classifies the production of these goods in Miscellaneous Chemical Products Manufacturing, since their production process is a chemical products process, not an equipment manufacturing process. The new classification eliminates the 2-digit distinction between rubber products and plastics products which was found in CSIC (groups 15 and 16). NAICS combines CSIC group 15, rubber products, and group 16, plastics products, into one subsector, Rubber and Plastics Products Manufacturing. NAICS Tires and Tubes Manufacturing includes an activity--the retreading and recapping of tires--which in CSIC and USIC is classified as non-manufacturing. The tire retreading and recapping activity is included in manufacturing because it involves more than just a repair. This activity is an example of "re-building", which occurs when a manufactured article is returned to usability using processes similar to those used in the original manufacturing operation. Re-building activities will be included in manufacturing in NAICS. NAICS Rubber and Plastics Products Manufacturing excludes the manufacture of footwear, furniture and toys of rubber and plastic. This is a significant change to CMAP, which includes these activities in CMAP 3550, Rubber Industry and 3560, Manufacture of Plastics Products. NAICS Unsupported Plastics Films, Sheet and Bags Manufacturing includes the manufacture of plastic laminates for packaging and plastic bags, which are classified respectively in USIC 2671, Packaging Paper and Plastics Film, Coated and Laminated and 2673, Plastics, Foil and Coated Paper Bags. NAICS Other Plastics Products Manufacturing includes the manufacture of most of the plastics motor vehicle parts, such as interior and exterior trim of plastics, which are classified in CSIC 3256, Plastics Parts and Accessories for Motor Vehicles. Section B - Annex: United States National Industry Detail As explained in the Structure presentation of this notice, for a number of reasons 4-digit industries in the three NAICS industry subsectors presented in Part 1, Section A - Attachment 1, contain less detail than is currently in the U.S. SIC system, and less detail than is required to meet important analytical requirements in the U.S. The three country agreement on NAICS envisions that each country may develop national detailed industries below the NAICS industry level, so long as the national detail can be aggregated to the NAICS classification, thus assuring full North American comparability. The ECPC is proposing U.S. 5-digit industry detail for the three NAICS industry subsectors covered in Part I of this notice. In the following tables, proposed 5-digit detail is indicated in italics. For cases where no 5-digit detail is shown, the ECPC is proposing that the NAICS 4-digit industries will also represent the most detailed U.S. industries. TABLE 1 The definitions of status codes are as follows: E-existing industry; N-new industry; R-revised industry; and * means "part of". The abbreviation NEC is used for Not Elsewhere Classified. 1997 NAICS & U.S. DESCRIPTION STATUS CODE 1987 USIC CODE 1987 USIC DESCRIPTION XX Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing XXX Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing XXXX Petroleum Refineries E 2911 Petroleum Refining XXXX Asphalt Paving and Roofing and Saturated Materials Manufacturing XXXXX Asphalt Paving Mixtures and Blocks Manufacturing E 2951 Asphalt Paving Mixtures and Blocks XXXXX Asphalt Felts and Coatings Manufacturing E 2952 Asphalt Felts and Coatings XXXX Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing XXXXX Lubricating Oils and Greases Manufacturing E 2992 Lubricating Oils and Greases XXXXX All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing R 2999 Petroleum and Coal Products, NEC 3312* Blast Furnaces and Steel Mills (Coke Ovens) XX Chemicals Manufacturing XXX Basic Chemicals Manufacturing XXXX Petrochemicals Manufacturing N 2865* Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates (Aromatics) 2869* Industrial Organic Chemicals, NEC (Aliphatics) XXXX Industrial Gases Manufacturing R 2813 Industrial Gases 2869* Industrial Organic Chemicals, NEC (Fluorocarbon Gases) XXXX Dyes and Pigments Manufacturing XXXXX Inorganic Dyes and Pigments Manufacturing N 2816* Inorganic Pigments (Except Bone and Lamp Black) 2819* Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, NEC (Inorganic Dyes) XXXXX Organic Dyes and Pigments Manufacturing N 2865* Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates (Organic Dyes and Pigments) XXXX Other Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing XXXXX Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing E 2812 Alkalies and Chlorine XXXXX Carbon Black Manufacturing R 2816* Inorganic pigments (Bone and Lamp Black) 2895 Carbon Black XXXXX All Other Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing R 2819* Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, NEC (Except Activated Carbon and Charcoal, Alumina, and Inorganic Industrial Dyes) 2869* Industrial Organic Chemicals, NEC (Carbon Bisulfide) XXXX Other Organic Chemicals Manufacturing XXXXX Gum and Wood Chemicals Manufacturing E 2861 Gum and Wood Chemicals XXXXX Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates Manufacturing R 2865* Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates (Except Aromatics, Organic Dyes, and Pigments) XXXXX All Other Organic Chemicals Manufacturing R 2869* Industrial Organic Chemicals, NEC (Except Aliphatics, Carbon Bisulfide, Ethyl Alcohol, Fatty Acid Esters, and Fluorocarbon Gases) XXX Resins, Synthetic Rubber, Artificial and Synthetic Fibers & Filament Manufacturing XXXX Resins and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing XXXXX Plastics Materials and Resins Manufacturing E 2821 Plastics Materials and Resins XXXXX Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing E 2822 Synthetic Rubber XXXX Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filament Manufacturing XXXXX Cellulosic Manmade Fibers Manufacturing E 2823 Cellulosic Manmade fibers XXXXX Noncellulosic Organic Fibers Manufacturing E 2824 Noncellulosic Organic Fibers XXX Pesticides, Fertilizers and Other Agricultural Chemicals Manufacturing XXXX Fertilizers Manufacturing XXXXX Nitrogenous Fertilizers Manufacturing E 2873 Nitrogenous Fertilizers XXXXX Phosphatic Fertilizers Manufacturing E 2874 Phosphatic Fertilizers XXXXX Fertilizers, Mixing Only Manufacturing E 2875 Fertilizers, Mixing Only XXXX Pesticides and Other Agricultural Chemicals Manufacturing E 2879 Agricultural Chemicals, NEC XXX Pharmaceuticals and Medicine Manufacturing XXXX Pharmaceuticals and Medicine Manufacturing XXXXX Medicinals and Botanicals Manufacturing E 2833 Medicinals and Botanicals XXXXX Pharmaceutical Preparations Manufacturing R 2834 Pharmaceutical Preparations 2835* Diagnostic Substances (Except in-Vitro Diagnostic) XXXXX In-Vitro Diagnostic Substances Manufacturing N 2835* Diagnostic Substances (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substances) XXXXX Biological Products, Except Diagnostic Manufacturing E 2836 Biological Products XXX Paint, Coatings, Adhesives, and Sealants Manufacturing XXXX Paints and Coatings Manufacturing R 2851 Paints and Coatings 2899* Chemical Preparations, NEC (Frit) XXXX Adhesives and Sealants Manufacturing E 2891 Adhesives and Sealants XXX Soaps, Cleaning Compounds and Toilet Preparations Manufacturing XXXX Soaps and Cleaning Compounds Manufacturing XXXXX Soaps and Other Detergents Manufacturing R 2841 Soaps and Other Detergents 2844* Toilet Preparations (Toothpaste) XXXXX Polishes and Other Sanitation Goods Manufacturing E 2842 Polishes and Other Sanitation Goods XXXXX Surface Active Agents Manufacturing E 2843 Surface Active Agents XXXX Toilet Preparations Manufacturing R 2844* Toilet Preparations (Except Toothpaste) XXX Miscellaneous Chemical Products Manufacturing XXXX Printing Ink Manufacturing R 2893 Printing Inks 2899* Chemical Preparations, NEC (Writing and Stamping Inks) 3952* Lead Pencils and Art Goods (Drawing Inks and India Ink) XXXX Explosives Manufacturing E 2892 Explosives XXXX Other Miscellaneous Chemical Products Manufacturing XXXXX Custom Compounding Purchased Resins Manufacturing E 3087 Custom Compounding Purchased Resins XXXXX Photographic Films, Papers, Plates and Chemicals Manufacturing N 3861* Photographic Equipment and Supplies (Photographic Films, Paper and Chemicals) XXXXX All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Products Manufacturing R 2819* Chemical Preparations, NEC (Activated Carbon and Charcoal) 2869* Industrial Organic Chemicals, NEC (Fatty Acid Esters) 2899* Chemical Preparations, NEC (Except Frit and Writing and Stamp Ink) 3999* Manufacturing Industries, NEC (Matches) XX Rubber and Plastics Products Manufacturing XXX Rubber Products Manufacturing XXXX Tires and Tubes Manufacturing XXXXX Tires and Inner Tubes Manufacturing E 3011 Tires and Inner Tubes XXXXX Tire Rebuilding and Repair E 7534 Tire Rebuilding and Repair XXXX Rubber and Plastics Hose and Belting Manufacturing E 3052 Rubber and Plastics Hose and Belting XXXX Other Rubber Products Manufacturing XXXXX Mechanical Rubber Products Manufacturing E 3061 Mechanical Rubber Products XXXXX All Other Rubber Products Manufacturing R 3053* Gaskets, Packings and Sealing Devices (Rubber Gaskets, Packings and Sealing Devices 3069* Fabricated Rubber Products, NEC (Except Rubberized Fabric and Rubber Resilient Floor Covering) XXX Plastics Products Manufacturing XXXX Unsupported Plastics Films, Sheets and Bags Manufacturing XXXXX Unsupported Plastics Bags Manufacturing N 2673* Bags: Plastics, Laminated, and Coated (Plastics Bags) XXXXX Unsupported Plastics Packaging Films and Sheets Manufacturing N 2671* Paper Coated and Laminated, NEC (Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet) XXXXX Unsupported Plastics Films and Sheets, Except Packaging Manufacturing E 3081 Unsupported Plastics Film and Sheets, Except Packaging 3073* Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet, and Profile Shapes (Acrylic Sheets) XXXX Unsupported Profile Shapes, Plastics Pipes, and Fittings Manufacturing XXXXX Unsupported Plastics Profile Shapes Manufacturing R 3082 Unsupported Plastics Profile Shapes 3089* Plastics Product, NEC (Plastics Sausage Casings) XXXXX Plastics Pipes and Pipe Fittings Manufacturing R 3084 Plastics Pipes 3089* Plastics Products, NEC (Plastics Pipe Fittings) XXXX Laminated Plastics Plates, Sheets, and Shapes Manufacturing E 3083* Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet and Shapes (Except Acrylic Sheets) XXXX Polystyrene Foam Products Manufacturing N 3086* Plastics Foam Products (Polystyrene Foam Products) XXXX Urethane Foam Products Manufacturing N 3086* Plastics Foam Products (Urethane Foam Products) XXXX Plastics Bottles Manufacturing E 3085 Plastics Bottles XXXX Other Plastics Products Manufacturing XXXXX Plastics Plumbing Fixtures Manufacturing E 3088 Plastics Plumbing Fixtures XXXXX Resilient Floor Coverings Manufacturing R 3069* Fabricated Rubber Products, NEC (Rubber Resilient Floor Coverings) 3996 Hard Surface Floor Coverings, NEC XXXXX All Other Plastics Products Manufacturing R 3053* Gaskets, Packing and Sealing Devices (Plastics Gaskets, Packing Sealing Devices) 3089* Plastics Products, NEC (Except Plastics Pipe Fittings and Plastics Sausage Casings) TABLE 2 The abbreviation "pt" means "part of". @ means time series break has been created that is greater than 3%of the 1992 value of shipments for the 1987 SIC industry. The abbreviation NEC is used for Not Elsewhere Classified. 1987 USIC CODE 1987 USIC DESCRIPTION 1997 U.S. DESCRIPTION 2812 Alkalies and Chlorine Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing 2813 Industrial Gases Industrial Gases Manufacturing (pt) 2816 Inorganic Pigments Inorganic Pigments, Except Bone Inorganic Dyes and Pigments Manufacturing (pt) and Lamp Black Bone and Lamp Black Carbon Black Manufacturing (pt) 2819@ Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, NEC Activated Carbon and Charcoal Other Miscellaneous Chemical Preparations Manufacturing (pt) Alumina Primary Aluminum Manufacturing (pt) Inorganic Dyes Inorganic Dyes and Pigments Manufacturing (pt) Other Other Miscellaneous Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing (pt) 2821 Plastics Materials and Resins Plastics Materials and Resins Manufacturing 2822 Synthetic Rubber Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing 2823 Cellulosic Manmade Fibers Cellulosic Manmade Fibers Manufacturing 2824 Noncellulosic Organic Fibers Noncellulosic Organic Fibers Manufacturing 2833 Medicinals and Botanical Medicinals and Botanicals Manufacturing 2834 Pharmaceutical Preparations Pharmaceutical Preparations Manufacturing (pt) 2835@ Diagnostic Substances Diagnostic Substances, Except Pharmaceutical Preparations Manufacturing (pt) In-Vitro Diagnostic In-Vitro Diagnostic Substances In-Vitro Diagnostic Substances Manufacturing 2836 Biological Products, Except Biological Products, Except Diagnostic Diagnostic Manufacturing 2841 Soaps and Other Detergents Soaps and Other Detergents Manufacturing (pt) 2842 Polishes and Other Sanitation Goods Polishes and Other Sanitation Goods Manufacturing 2843 Surface Active Agents Surface Active Agents Manufacturing 2844 Toilet Preparations Toilet Preparations, Except Toilet Preparations Manufacturing Toothpaste Toothpaste Soap and Other Detergents Manufacturing (pt) 2851 Paints and Allied Products Paints and Coatings Manufacturing (pt) 2861 Gum and Wood Chemicals Gum and Wood Chemicals Manufacturing 2865@ Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates Aromatics Petrochemicals Manufacturing (pt) Organic Dyes and Pigments Organic Dyes and Pigments Manufacturing (pt) Other Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates Manufacturing 2869@ Industrial Organic Chemicals, NEC Aliphatics Petrochemicals Manufacturing (pt) Carbon Bisulfide All Other Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing (pt) Ethyl Alcohol Distilled and Blended Liquors Manufacturing (pt) Fatty Acid Esters Other Miscellaneous Chemicals Preparations Manufacturing (pt) Fluorocarbon Gases Industrial Gases Manufacturing (pt) Other Other Miscellaneous Organic Chemicals Manufacturing 2873 Nitrogenous Fertilizers Nitrogenous Fertilizers Manufacturing 2874 Phosphatic Fertilizers Phosphatic Fertilizers Manufacturing 2875 Fertilizers, Mixing Only Fertilizers, Mixing Only Manufacturing 2879 Agricultural Chemicals, NEC Pesticides and Other Agricultural Chemicals Manufacturing 2891 Adhesives and Sealants Adhesives and Sealants Manufacturing 2892 Explosives Explosives Manufacturing 2893 Printing Inks Printing Ink Manufacturing (pt) 2895 Carbon Black Carbon Black Manufacturing (pt) 2899 Chemical Preparations, NEC Frit Paints and Coatings Manufacturing (pt) Writing and Drawing Inks Printing Ink Manufacturing (pt) Other Other Miscellaneous Chemical Preparations Manufacturing (pt) 2911 Petroleum Refining Petroleum Refineries 2951 Asphalt Paving Mixtures and Blocks Asphalt Paving Mixtures and Blocks Manufacturing 2952 Asphalt Felts and Coatings Asphalt Felts and Coatings Manufacturing 2992 Lubricating Oils and Greases Lubricating Oils and Greases Manufacturing 2999 Petroleum and Coal Products, NEC All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (pt) 3011 Tires and Inner Tubes Tires and Inner Tubes Manufacturing 3021 Rubber and Plastics Footwear Rubber and Plastics Footwear Manufacturing 3052 Rubber and Plastics Hose and Belting Rubber and Plastics Hose and Belting Manufacturing 3053@ Gaskets, Packings, and Sealing Devices Cork Gaskets, Packing, and Other Miscellaneous Wood Products Manufacturing (pt) Sealing Devices Metal Gaskets, Packing, and Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing (pt) Sealing Devices Plastics Gaskets, Packing, and All Other Plastics Products Manufacturing (pt) Sealing Devices Rubber Gaskets, Packing, and All Other Rubber Products Manufacturing (pt) Sealing Devices 3061 Mechanical Rubber Products Mechanical Rubber Products Manufacturing 3069 Fabricated Rubber Products, NEC Rubberized Fabric Coated Fabrics Including Rubberized Mills (pt) Rubber Resilient Floor Covering Resilient Floor Covering Manufacturing (pt) Other All Other Rubber Products Manufacturing (pt) 3081 Unsupported Plastics Film and Unsupported Plastics Films and Sheets, Sheets, Except Packaging Except Packaging Manufacturing (pt) 3082 Unsupported Plastics Profile Shapes Unsupported Plastics Profile Shapes Manufacturing (pt) 3083 Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet Acrylic Sheets Unsupported Plastics Films and Sheets, Except Packaging Manufacturing (pt) Other Laminated Plastics Plates, Sheets, and Shapes Manufacturing 3084@ Plastics Pipes Plastics Pipes and Pipe Fittings Manufacturing (pt) 3085 Plastics Bottles Plastics Bottles Manufacturing 3086 Plastics Foam Products Urethane Foam Products Urethane Foam Products Manufacturing Polystyrene Foam Products Polystyrene Foam Products Manufacturing 3087 Custom Compounding of Purchased Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins Resins Manufacturing 3088 Plastics Plumbing Fixtures Plastics Plumbing Fixtures Manufacturing 3089 Plastics Products, NEC Pipe Fittings Plastics Pipes and Pipe Fittings Manufacturing (pt) Plastics Sausage Casings Unsupported Plastics Profile Shapes Manufacturing (pt) Other All Other Plastics Products Manufacturing (pt) Description of Changes to the U.S. System 1. Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing - There was one change from the 1987 industry structure for this sector. Coke ovens, not operated with a blast furnace transferred from 1987 Industry Code 3312, Blast Furnaces and Steel Mills to the 1997 Other Petroleum and Coal Products, NEC. The number of 1997 petroleum and coal products industries remains unchanged at five from 1987. For time series linkage, all five 1987 industries are comparable within three percent of the 1997 industries. 2. Chemicals Manufacturing - There were five new industries added to the 1997 industry structure for this industry subsector. New industries were created for: Petrochemicals Manufacturing from parts of 1987 Industry Code 2865, Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates and 1987 Industry Code 2869, Industrial Organic Chemicals, NEC. Organic Dyes and Pigments Manufacturing from part of old Industry Code 2865, Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates. In-Vitro Diagnostic Substances Manufacturing from part of old Industry Code 2835, Diagnostic Substances. Photographic Films, Papers, Plates, and Chemicals Manufacturing from part of 1987 Industry Code 3861, Photographic Equipment and Supplies. Custom Compounding Purchased Resins Manufacturing transferred from the 1987 Major Group Code 30, Rubber and Plastic Products. Two activities transferred out of 1987 Major Group Chemicals and Allied Products. Alumina transferred from 1987 Industry Code 2819, Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, NEC into Primary Aluminum Manufacturing. Ethyl Alcohol transferred from 1987 Industry Code 2869, Industrial Organic Chemicals into Distilled and Blended Liquors Manufacturing. Two activities transferred into the 1997 Chemicals Manufacturing. Drawing ink and India ink transferred from old Industry Code 3952, Lead Pencils and Art Goods into Printing Ink Manufacturing. Matches transferred from old Industry Code 3999, Manufacturing Industries, NEC into All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Preparations. Also, there were several activities that transferred within the chemical industry. The number of chemical industries increased from 29 in 1987 to 34 in 1997. For time series linkage, 25 of the 29 1987 industries are comparable within three percent of the 1997 industries. 3. Rubber and Plastics Products Manufacturing - There were six new industries added to the 1997 industry structure for this industry subsector. Tire Rebuilding and Repair transferred from the 1987 Services Major Group Code 75, Auto Repair, Services, and Parking. Unsupported Plastics Packaging Films and Sheets Manufacturing from part of 1987 Industry Code 2671, Paper Coated and Laminated, NEC. Unsupported Plastics Bags from part of 1987 Industry Code 2673, Bags: Plastics, Laminated, and Coated. Polystyrene Foam Products from part of 1987 Industry Code 3086, Plastics Foam Products. Urethane Foam Products from part of 1987 Industry Code 3086, Plastics Foam Products. Resilient Floor Coverings from parts of 1987 Industry Code 3069, Fabricated Rubber Products, NEC and 1987 Industry Code 3996, Hard Surface Floor Coverings, NEC. Three industries were removed from this industry group. Rubber and Plastics Footwear transferred into the 1997 NAICS Industry Subsector, Leather and Allied Products Manufacturing. Gaskets, Packings, and Sealing Devices were deleted and the products were split into various residual industries by material. Custom Compounding Purchased Resins transferred into the 1997 NAICS Industry subsector, Chemicals Products Manufacturing. One activity transferred out of the 1987 Major Group, Rubber and Plastics Products. Rubberized Fabric transferred from the 1987 Industry Code 3069, Fabricated Rubber Products, NEC to 1997 NAICS Industry, Coated Fabric Mills including Rubberized Fabric Mills. Also, there were several activities that transferred within the rubber and plastics products industries. The number of rubber and plastics products industries increased from 15 in 1987 to 17 in 1997. For time series linkage, 13 of the 15 1987 industries are comparable within three percent of the 1997 industries.