SIC Industry: 8611 Business Associations

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 bureaus	Junior Chambers of Commerce
Boards of trade, other than security and commodity exchanges	Manufacturers' institutes
Business associations, other than civic and social	Merchants' associations, not engaged in credit investigations
Chambers of Commerce	Public utility associations
Contractor's associations	Real estate boards
Growers' associations, not engaged in contract buying or selling	Shipping and steamship company associations
Growers' marketing advisory services	Trade associations
Industrial standards committees

Codes	Titles	Total Marketable US Businesses
8611	Business Associations	34,263
861100	Business associations	9,096
86110000	Business associations	9,096
861101	Trade associations	12,281
86110100	Trade associations	6,510
86110101	Contractors' association	2,558
86110102	Manufacturers' institute	732
86110103	Merchants' association	1,924
86110104	Public utility association	419
86110105	Shipping and steamship company association	138
861102	Growers' associations	473
86110200	Growers' associations	278
86110201	Growers' marketing advisory service	195
861103	Regulatory associations	927
86110300	Regulatory associations	246
86110301	Better Business Bureau	237
86110302	Board of Trade	24
86110303	Industrial standards committee	38
86110304	Real estate board	382
861199	Business associations, nec	11,486
86119901	Banker's organization, advisory services	89
86119902	Chamber of Commerce	9,721
86119903	Community affairs and services	1,599
86119904	Junior Chamber of Commerce	77