SIC Industry Description

Industry: 8611—Business Associations
Membership organizations engaged in promoting the business interests of their members. Associations owned by their members but organized to perform a specific business function, such as common marketing of crops or joint advertising, are classified according to the function performed.

Better business bureausJunior Chambers of Commerce
Boards of trade, other than security and commodity exchangesManufacturers' institutes
Business associations, other than civic and socialMerchants' associations, not engaged in credit investigations
Chambers of CommercePublic utility associations
Contractor's associationsReal estate boards
Growers' associations, not engaged in contract buying or sellingShipping and steamship company associations
Growers' marketing advisory servicesTrade associations
Industrial standards committees
Codes TitlesTotal Marketable US Businesses
8611Business Associations34,254
861100Business associations8,659
86110000Business associations8,659
861101Trade associations12,731
86110100Trade associations6,614
86110101Contractors' association2,503
86110102Manufacturers' institute672
86110103Merchants' association2,446
86110104Public utility association373
86110105Shipping and steamship company association123
861102Growers' associations440
86110200Growers' associations258
86110201Growers' marketing advisory service182
861103Regulatory associations904
86110300Regulatory associations235
86110301Better Business Bureau240
86110302Board of Trade23
86110303Industrial standards committee33
86110304Real estate board373
861199Business associations, nec11,520
86119901Banker's organization, advisory services79
86119902Chamber of Commerce9,930
86119903Community affairs and services1,446
86119904Junior Chamber of Commerce65