...the Bureau of the Budget prepared the classification and code by applying the following principles: 1. The classification should conform to the existing structure of American industry. 2. Reporting units to be classified are "establishments", rather than legal entities or companies. 3....

...Manual issued by the Bureau followed in the preparation of this system of industry classification : (1) The classification should conform to the existing...reporting units to be classified are establishments (for definition of establishment, cf. Section 5 above) , rather than legal entities or companies; each...

...series. The following general principles were used as guides in developing this classification system: 12 (1) The classification should conform to the existing...significance from the standpoint of the number of establishments, number of wage earners, volume of business, employment and payroll fluctuations and...

...the following general principles which served as a guide in establishing industry classifications. 1. The classification should conform to the existing...establishments, rather than legal entities or companies. 1 3. Each establishment is to be classified according to its major line of economic activity. In the...

...cJassiflctition In preparing the classification, the following general principles provided guidance : (1) The classification should conform to the existing structure of American industry. The industries thus identified are intended to define and describe specific segments of economic activity...

...classification In preparing the classification, the following general principles provided guidance : (1) The classification should conform to the existing structure of American industry. The industries thus identified are intended to define and describe specific segments of economic activity...

...purposes and groups as well. MRF is not their sole or perhaps even their primary activity. Lastly, to be recognized as an industry, "each group of establishments must have significance from the standpoint of number of persons employed, volume of business and other economic factors, such as number of establishments,...

...the Technical Committee on Industrial Classification was guided by the following general principles: (1) The Classification should conform to the existing structure of American industry. (2) Each establishment is to be classified according to its primary activity. (3) To be recognized as an...

...industrial composition and organization. Three basic principles are followed in developing the SIC: (1) The classification should conform to the existing structure of American industry; (2) each establishment is to be classified according to its primary activity; and (3) to be recognized...

...consumer. The Standard Industrial Classification was developed on the basis of the following principles: (1) The classification should conform to the existing...establishments rather than legal entities or companies; each establishment is classified according to its major activity; (3) To be recognized as an industry,...