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Comparison and Reconciliation of SIC and NAICS Industry Codes Used to Define Knowledge-Based Industries (KBIs)

Prepared for Industry Canada by:
E. Wayne Clendenning & Associates

May, 2000

Research Paper prepared for the Small Business Policy Branch as part of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Financing Data Initiative

Table of Contents

Introduction

Development of the Current SIC Codes Used as Indicators for KBI Bank Lending

The Current Tier I and Tier II SIC Codes Used to Define KBIs

Statistics Canada Concordance Tables

Comparison of the Tier I and Tier II SIC Codes Used to Define KBIs to the Equivalent NAICS Codes

Reconciliation of the Equivalent NAICS Codes with the Tier I and Tier II SIC Codes Used to Define KBIs

NAICS Codes for Advanced Materials Producers

Analysis of the KBI Content of the Equivalent NAICS Codes

Recommended NAICS Codes to be Used for Defining KBIs

Conclusions

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D



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