North American Industry Classification System

firms had advertised in Canadian-owned and Canadian-based publications (p. 185). (b) passing Customs Tariff Code 9958. This was a law passed against "split-run" magazines. To make a Canadian edition of a magazine, US publishers would often remove the American advertisements and put Canadian advertising in their place. Thus, it was basically the same foreign magazine, except that it was paid for by Canadian advertisers.…

building industry and homeowners would be affected. Inflation of material costs have resulted in tariffs and limited supplies. Reports show that since the tariffs were imposed in 2002, the price of building materials has been rising at double-digit rates, quadruple the rate of inflation. These increases could add approximately $5,000 to the cost of building an average sized home, and have made 300,000 moderate-income Americans ineligible for home ownership mortgages…

to Mexico, thus taking away jobs from Americans. Moreover, the authors note that some workers and industries suffer negative impacts of NAFTA as they are victimized by increased competition which leads to losses in market shares for them. The authors also write that another argument against NAFTA is that it has led to wage…

I woke up in Los Mochis, anxious to get on with our day. The next stop was Mazatlan, which is on the Pacific Coast of Mexico across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California Peninsula. We were only planning to stay there long enough to get fuel and eat lunch. In the mid-1800’s, a large group of German immigrants transformed Mazatlan from a native fishing village into a thriving seaport. One of their continuing legacies is the local music which is called Banda and is a variation of…

There are four producers that conducted and created the documentary Maquilopolis. The names of these producers are Vicky Funari, Sophia Constantinou, Alex Armenta, and Sergio De La Torre. These four individuals are a mix of American and Mexican producers. They released this documentary in January 2006 and filmed most of the time in Tijuana and Baja California. The focus of the film was on the U.S.-Mexican border factories and the lives of the women working there. These four producers made the…

Globalization is happening everywhere in the world nowadays. Mexico is an example that filled with transnationals, which is the sign of globalization. However, what does this trend bring to people in Mexico? As we can see form the film “Maquilapolis”, globalization changes Mexicans’ daily lives, and impacts on their living environment and health, especially for women. “Maquiladora” is a manufacturing operation in a free trade zone, where workers work with materials that are imported assembled…

One of the most debated topics in the past election during Trump's presidency is North American Free Trade Agreement, also known as NAFTA. Donald Trump talked a lot about NAFTA over the course of his presidential run with plans to renegotiate or withdraw from the agreement. What was deemed originally a great trade agreement has since gotten a lot of backlash for many reasons that will be discussed later. Trade is an important part to any country, it brings in products that a country can’t grow…

the AutoZone industry, you would first have to define what industry is. Industry is not an individual firm or even a group of firms. Industry is competitors that have similar products or services. It is groups of firms that have a primary focus on similar items. This can be tough to determine without researching several companies and using the NAICS. The NAICS code or the North American Industry Classification System is a Federal agency that has specific codes for each industry. These…

Statistics (BLS) classification system combines with an agency’s Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program to identify business processes and functions that are influenced by mass layoff. In her assessment, she argues that there various factors that cause employers to layoff or hire personnel, all connected to changing dynamics of business processes and functions. She further notes that institutions for identifying industries such as the North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) and…

purpose of this paper is to perform a strategic assessment of American Automobile Association (AAA) and the Auto Club Group, one of AAA clubs, growth in the banking sector. The process includes introducing the firm and its industry, the firm’s interesting action and/or change, comparison to a firm within the same industry and the industry itself, and the final assessment of the company’s strategy. AAA & ACG Overview & New Venture American Automobile Association (AAA) is pronounced “triple…