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The North American Industry Classification System or NAICS (/ n eɪ k s /) [1] is a classification of business establishments by type of economic activity (the process of production). It is used by governments and business in Canada , Mexico , and the United States of America .
NAICS sector 11 (abbreviated to NAICS 11) is a sub-classification of economic activity that covers agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) system in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
NAICS classified establishments (workplace) by their main output, instead of classifying them with the larger firm or organization of which the establishment was a part. This gives more precise information on establishment and worker activities than the SIC system, but changed the meaning of the classifications somewhat, making some time series ...