How should we define manufacturing? By NAICS (industry code) or SCTG (types of goods)?

A table of industry - NAICS

dict_industry_naics = read.csv("dict_industry_naics.csv")
knitr::kable(dict_industry_naics)
X NAICS description
1 212 Mining (except oil and gas)
2 311 Food manufacturing
3 312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
4 313 Textile mills
5 314 Textile product mills
6 315 Apparel manufacturing
7 316 Leather and allied product manufacturing
8 321 Wood product manufacturing
9 322 Paper manufacturing
10 323 Printing and related support activities
11 324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
12 325 Chemical manufacturing
13 326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
14 327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
15 331 Primary metal manufacturing
16 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing
17 333 Machinery manufacturing
18 334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing
19 335 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
20 336 Transportation equipment manufacturing
21 337 Furniture and related product manufacturing
22 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing
23 4231 Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers
24 4232 Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers
25 4233 Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers
26 4234 Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers
27 4235 Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers
28 4236 Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers
29 4237 Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers
30 4238 Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers
31 4239 Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers
32 4241 Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers
33 4242 Drugs and druggists’ sundries merchant wholesalers
34 4243 Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers
35 4244 Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers
36 4245 Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers
37 4246 Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers
38 4247 Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers
39 4248 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers
40 4249 Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
41 4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses
42 45431 Direct selling establishments
43 4931 Warehousing and storage (includes 484)
44 5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers
45 551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices

A table of goods - SCTG

knitr::kable(read.csv("dict_goods_sctg.csv")
)
X SCTG description SCTG_group
1 1 Animals and Fish (live) 01-05
2 2 Cereal Grains (includes seed)
3 3 Agricultural Products (excludes Animal Feed, Cereal Grains, and Forage Products)
4 4 Animal Feed, Eggs, Honey, and Other Products of Animal Origin
5 5 Meat, Poultry, Fish, Seafood, and Their Preparations
6 6 Milled Grain Products and Preparations, and Bakery Products 06-09
7 7 Other Prepared Foodstuffs, and Fats and Oils
8 8 Alcoholic Beverages and Denatured Alcohol
9 9 Tobacco Products
10 10 Monumental or Building Stone 10-14
11 11 Natural Sands
12 12 Gravel and Crushed Stone (excludes Dolomite and Slate)
13 13 Other Non-Metallic Minerals not elsewhere classified
14 14 Metallic Ores and Concentrates
15 15 Coal 15-19
16 16 Crude Petroleum
17 17 Gasoline, Aviation Turbine Fuel, and Ethanol (includes Kerosene, and Fuel Alcohols)
18 18 Fuel Oils (includes Diesel, Bunker C, and Biodiesel)
19 19 Other Coal and Petroleum Products, not elsewhere classified
20 20 Basic Chemicals 20-24
21 21 Pharmaceutical Products
22 22 Fertilizers
23 23 Other Chemical Products and Preparations
24 24 Plastics and Rubber
25 25 Logs and Other Wood in the Rough 25-30
26 26 Wood Products
27 27 Pulp, Newsprint, Paper, and Paperboard
28 28 Paper or Paperboard Articles
29 29 Printed Products
30 30 Textiles, Leather, and Articles of Textiles or Leather
31 31 Non-Metallic Mineral Products 31-34
32 32 Base Metal in Primary or Semi-Finished Forms and in Finished Basic Shapes
33 33 Articles of Base Metal
34 34 Machinery
35 35 Electronic and Other Electrical Equipment and Components, and Office Equipment 35-38
36 36 Motorized and Other Vehicles (includes parts)
37 37 Transportation Equipment, not elsewhere classified
38 38 Precision Instruments and Apparatus
39 39 Furniture, Mattresses and Mattress Supports, Lamps, Lighting Fittings, and Illuminated Signs 39-99
40 40 Miscellaneous Manufactured Products
41 41 Waste and Scrap (excludes of agriculture or food, see 041xx)
42 43 Mixed Freight
43 99 Missing Code
44 0 SCTG suppressed