In July 2026, the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed updates to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for 2027. In this article:
Status of the NAICS 2027 proposal
How and when we plan to implement changes
FAQs
Status of the NAICS 2027 proposal
OMB published the Economic Classification Policy Committee's recommended updates for 2027 in the Federal Register on July 13, 2026, and asked for public comment.
These are proposals. OMB has stated it will publish the final changes to NAICS for 2027 in the Federal Register. If adopted, the revision would apply to US establishment data for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
The notice applies to the United States. It states that the committee consulted Statistics Canada and Mexico's INEGI; it does not state that Canada or Mexico will adopt the same changes.
How and when we plan to implement changes
We will not change report titles, codes or data collection for any report until OMB publishes the final NAICS 2027 changes.
After the final notice, we will review our reports against the final list and decide whether its title, code or scope needs to change.
We expect to announce any title or code changes after the official title changes in January 2027, and we'll update this article and the US Industry Report Title Changes article.
We are currently updating our report codes to align more closely with NAICS 2022 (see US Industry Report Title Changes), which will better support adoption of the 2027 changes. Once confirmed, we'll include the 2027 NAICS codes in the Codes section under About this Industry.
Frequently asked questions
Will my report's title or code change?
Not at this time. The NAICS 2027 changes are still under review, and we will announce any change in this article.
Will the data in my reports change?
Not at this time. We aim for the data and content of a report to be representative of the industry it analyzes. We will provide a mapping of the impacted reports once NAICS 2027 is confirmed.
Does this affect the IBISWorld API?
Yes, for reports with code changes. If your API calls use any of the affected report codes, you will need to update the code parameter for all affected endpoints. We will offer more support on this transition once the changes are confirmed.
Will this affect Canadian reports?
The OMB notice applies to the United States. We will update this article when Statistics Canada releases its NAICS 2027 changes.
Where can I read the proposal?
The notice is published in the Federal Register (document 2026-14086, docket USBC-2026-0133). The Census Bureau's NAICS page, census.gov/naics, carries NAICS updates.
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