Most of the following sources in Randall Library list companies and/or statistical information on an industry by SIC code, either through an index, or through chapter arrangement. To effectively use them, you must know an SIC code you would like to search.

An SIC code is a number assigned by the U. S. government to an industry, not to an individual company. The assignment is made according to the goods produced or services rendered by the industry. Business census information is based on the SIC code. Private services, in turn, attach SIC codes to companies, allowing a patron to identify companies working in a particular industry and to gather statistical information on an industry.

The SIC code system was recently changed to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS and pronounced "Nakes"), a system created by Canada, the United States, and Mexico. One of the big changes in the NAICS system is its inclusion of the service and information industries. Most services are presently using the SIC system, but the patron should watch for services to change to the NAICS system.

The following two print sources identify SIC and NAICS code numbers:

North American Industry Classification System Ready Ref HF1042 .A55 N67 1997
Standard Industrial Classification Manual Ready Ref HF1042 .A55 1987

SIC Codes to NAICS conversion tables SIC Search Online [http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html](find an SIC Code)

Company Financial Information

Disclosure Reports (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/Company Financial/Disclosure)
Select SIC. Then enter a four-digit SIC code.
International Company Reports (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/Company Financial/International Companies)
SEC 10-K Reports (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/SEC Filings)
SEC 10-Q Reports (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/SEC Filings)
SEC 20-F Reports (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/SEC Filings)
SEC Annual Reports to Shareholders (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/SEC Filings)
SEC Filings - Proxy Statements (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/SEC Filings)
SEC Filings - Prospectuses (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/SEC Filings)
SEC Filings - Registration Statements (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/SEC Filings)
SEC Filings – Williams Act Filings (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/SEC Filings)
Standard & Poor's Corporate Descriptions (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/SEC Filings)
U. S. Public Companies (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/Company Financial/U.S. Public)
U. S. Private Companies (Lexis-Nexis Academic UniverseBusiness/Company Financial/U.S. Private) WorldScope Snapshops (Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Business/Company Financial/International Companies)

Print Resources

Company Directories
Directory of Corporate Affiliations - Ref HG4057 .A219 1998
D & B Million Dollar Directory - Ref HC102 .D8 1999
Standard and Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives Volume 3 - Ref HG4057 .A4 1999
Ward's Business Directory of U. S. Private and Public Companies - Ref HG4057 .A56

Company Financial Information Directory of Foreign Manufacturers in the United States - Ref HD9723 .D39 1993
D&B Directory of Service Companies - Ref HD9981.3 .D86 1999
Mergent's/Moody's Industrial Manual - Ref HG4961 .M67 1998
Mergent's/Moody's International Manual - Ref HG4009 .M66
Mergent's/Moody's OTC Industrial Manual - Ref HG4961 .M7237
Mergent's/Moody's OTC Unlisted Manual - Ref HG4907 .M68
Principal International Businesses (D&B) - Ref HF54 .U5 P74

Industry Ratios
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios – Ref HF5681 .R25 T68
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios - Ref HF5681 .R25
RMA Annual Statement Studies - Ref HF5681 .B2 R6 1998

Statistical Information
Manufacturing USA: Industry Analysis, Statistics, and Leading Organizations - Ref HD9721 .M364
Manufacturing Worldwide - Ref HD9720.4 .M26 1995
Market Share Reporter - Ref HF5410 .M35
Predicasts Forecasts - Ref HC101 .P7
Service Industries USA: Industry Analysis, Statistics, and Leading Organizations - Ref HD9981.4 .S47
U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook - Ref HC101 .U54 1999

Government Documents
Annual Survey of Manufactures - Gov Docs. C3.24/9:
Census of Construction Industries - Gov Docs. C3.245:
Census of Mineral Industries - Gov Docs. C3.216:
Census of Retail Trade - Gov Docs. C3.255:
Census of Selected Service Industries - Gov Docs. C3.257:
Census of Transportation - Gov Docs. C3.233:
Census of Wholesale Trade - Gov Docs. C3.256:

Internet Links
SIC Search Online (find an SIC Code)
Convert an SIC number to a NAICS number
The Trouble with SIC Codes
Links to companies by SIC Code (Price Waterhouse Coopers)
B2B Guide's Directory of over 75,000 companies arranged by SIC

Last Update: March 27, 2006