Archived - Standard Industrial Classification - Establishments (SIC-E) 1980

J - Retail Trade Industries

Establishments included in retail trade are those primarily engaged in retail dealing, i.e. buying commodities for resale to the general public for personal or household consumption and in providing related services such as installation and repair. In general, retail establishments are classified by kind of business according to the principal lines of commodities sold and services provided. Processing which is incidental or subordinate to the selling activity is sometimes carried on in retail stores, e.g. tea blending or spice grinding in food stores. Ancillary activities are associated with some kinds of retail establishments, e.g. warehouses or garages operated by department or chain stores.
Establishments such as farm machinery dealers and dealers in farm supplies which sell to the farmer as a farm operator are considered to be in wholesale trade but those which sell to farmers as household consumers, e.g. food or apparel stores are included in retail trade. On the other hand, lumber and building materials dealers, fuel dealers and sellers of office furniture, machines and equipment, of industrial machinery, of commercial and professional furniture and of machinery and equipment are classified in wholesale whether they sell mainly to other businesses or to household consumers. In this Division, the concept of "primarily engaged in" must be interpreted differently from its treatment in other Divisions of the classification (cf. Introduction, C.4).

63 - Automotive Vehicles, Parts and Accessories Industries, Sales and Service

Establishments primarily engaged in retail dealing in automobiles, recreational vehicles and automotive parts and accessories. Included are gasoline stations, motor vehicle repair shops and other motor vehicle services.

635 - Motor Vehicle Repair Shops

Establishments primarily engaged in motor vehicle general repairs, paint and body work, muffler replacement, glass replacement, transmission repair and replacement and other specialized repair work. Establishments primarily engaged in the repair of trucks and buses, farm machinery, or construction, forestry and mining machinery are classified in 5512 - Trucks and Buses, Wholesale, 5711 - Farm Machinery, Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale and in Industry Group 572 - Construction, Forestry and Mining Machinery, Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale, respectively.

6351 - Garages (General Repairs)

Establishments primarily engaged in general mechanical and electrical repairs to motor vehicles. Garages may be secondarily engaged in selling gasoline and lubricating motor vehicles. Establishments primarily engaged in a particular aspect of motor vehicle repair are classified in other classes of this Industry Group and those primarily engaged in selling gasoline are classified in 6331 - Gasoline Service Stations.

6352 - Paint and Body Repair Shops

Establishments primarily engaged in repairing and/or repainting motor vehicle bodies, fenders and doors. Establishments in this industry may be secondarily engaged in mechanical repairs. Establishments primarily engaged in mechanical repairs are classified in 6351 - Garages (General Repairs).

6353 - Muffler Replacement Shops

Establishments primarily engaged in the installation and repair of exhaust systems.

6354 - Motor Vehicle Glass Replacement Shops

Establishments primarily engaged in replacing motor vehicle windshields and windows.

6355 - Motor Vehicle Transmission Repair and Replacement Shops

Establishments primarily engaged in the repair, maintenance and replacement of motor vehicle transmissions whether for manual or automatic shifting. Establishments primarily engaged in the complete rebuilding of transmissions are classified in 3081 - Machine Shop Industry.

6359 - Other Motor Vehicle Repair Shops

Establishments primarily engaged in the specialized repair of motor vehicles not elsewhere classified.