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Donald L Evans,

Secretary Economics and Statistics Administration "bee Price,

‘Acting Under Secretary Tor lam C tarren lv,

William Barren,J Deputy Director

Introduction to the Economic CensusS _————_

The economic census isthe major source of facts about

‘the structure and functioning of the Nations economy

provides essentl information for government, busines,

lnduan; and the general public Tle 13 of the United

States Code (Sections 131,191, and 224 diets the Con-

‘us Bureay to take the economic census every 5 years,

‘overng year ending in2 and 7,

"he economic ensue furnishes an important part of the

framework for such composite measures asthe p33

domestic produc estimates, put/output measures, pro

Gducon and pice indexes and othe taste! series at

‘measure short-term changes economic condtions Spe

‘i uses of economic census dt include the fllcing

+ Polieymaking agencies ofthe Federal Government use

the data to monitor economic actty and asses he

‘sectvencs of pales

+ State and local governments use the data to assess

business activites and tax bates wah ther juried

tlons and to develop programs to atrat business,

+ Trade associations study trends in their own and com

peting industries, whieh allows tem to Keep ther mer

bers informed of market changes

+ Individual businesses use he data o locate potenti!

‘markets and o analyze their own production an sales

performance relative to Indust or area averages

ALLNEW INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATIONS

‘ata fom the 1987 Economic Census ae published pr

‘manly on the bass ofthe North Armerican Industry lat

feaion System (NAICS, uke ear censuses, which

were publshed according tothe Standard Industrial Class

Meation (SI system NAICS is nthe process of being

[adopted in the United States, Canada, and Meco Most

‘eonomic census report cover one ofthe following NAICS

$3 Real Ete and Rental and Leasing

54 Profesional Scenic, and Technical

Senieces

$5 Management of Companies and Eaerpises

56 Administrative ang Suppor and Waste

Management and Remedation Services

61 Educational Services

2 ‘esis cave and Socal Assetance

72 ‘Accommodation and Foodservices

81 Other Services excen Public Administration) (bot ste above are the Agrctur, Forest Fishing, and Hung sector (NAICS 11), arial covered bythe census

of agncuture conducted by the U.S Deparment of Agr

‘ute, and the Public Adminstration sector (ACS 92),

‘covered by the census of governments conducted bythe Census Bureau) “The 20 NAICS sector are subdvied into 96 subsectors Cenre digit codes), 313 industry group ourdigh codes, nd; as implemented inthe United State, 1170 industries (Gve-and sag codes)

RELATIONSHIP TO SIC Wile many ofthe individual NAS indusees core send direc to industries a8 defines under the SIC ys tem, mor ofthe higher level grouping donot Particular

‘re shouldbe taken in comparing data for retal rade,

‘sholerale rade, and manufacturing, which are sector {les uted in both NAICS and SI, but cover somewhat af ren groups of industries The dusty defnaions di

‘ass the relationships between NAICS and SIC industries, Were changes ar significa, wil not be possible to canaruet line toi tha ince data for paints both before and after 1987

For 1997, data for ausiary establishments (hose fune toning primary to manage, servic, or support the activ (es of thele company’s operating establishes, such a

2 canal admolsatve office of warehouse) wil ot be inetada in the sectorspecie reports These ta wil be published separately

GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODING

‘Accurate and complet information an the phy/ial location ofeach establishments required to tabulate the census data ạ he states, metopoitan areas (MAS), coun tes, prahes, and corporate municipalities including ee tee towne,vilapes, and boroughs Respondents were

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‘equi to veprt her psc cation steel address,

Iusicipalty, county, and a9 1 đfered tem their

Paling addrest For establsbovete not surveyed by mal

(nd thse single establishment companies that did not

Provide accepable information on phsial locaton, loca

ton information fom tntenal Revenue Serie tax forme

teused asa basie for coding

BASIS OF REFORTING

‘The economic ensue fe conducted onan establishment

basis company operating at moe than ne location Is

required to ie a separate report foreach store, factory

hap, or the locaton, Ean establishment asigned

Separate industry cassifcation based on its primary ac

Ty not tat oF ts parent company

Al doar values presented ae exoressed i current do

la Le, 1997 data ae expressed n 1997 dollars, ad

1992 ata in 1992 dors Consequent when making

fonsder the changes n prices that have occurred

‘A dollar values ae shown in thousands of dollars

Reports {a Print and Electronic Media

‘Al rests ofthe 1997 Economic Census are valle

fon the Centos Bureau internet sit w.census gov and

fn compact discs (CD-ROM) for Sale bythe Census Buea

Unite previous censuses, any selected hghigns are

published i pine report For moe information, includ

{nga desertion of electronic and printed reports bing

Ishued ae the Itenet site of wnt 1 U.S Census

Special tabulations of data cllacad inthe 1997 Eco:

‘nomic Census maybe obtained, depending om avaiabiy

{tte and personne, in tecnico aba orm The

Gata wl be summaries subject to Ue same rules prob

Ing sclsure of cafidenval information tnciudag name,

‘20es, hind of business, o other data fr Indu

Business establishments or companies) hat govern the

regular puieavors

‘Special tabulations ae prepared oma cost basis A

request fora cost estimate, at walls exact specications

‘nthe ype and format af the data tobe prowged, shoul

‘be direct 1o the Chief ofthe division named below U.S

{Census sureau, vashngten, OC 20233-8300, To ascuss a

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Manufacturing and Conetucien Division Semee Sector Statistics so 301.457.2668 HISTORICAL INFORMATION

“The economic cnt h be taken a an negated program a 5-year interas since 1967 and before hat for

1954, 1958, and 1963, Porto that time, malig com ponents ofthe economic census were taken sepatly at Yaring itera

‘The economic census traces its begining tthe 1810 Decenril Census, when questions an manulacturing were Included with those for population, Coverage of economic tities was expanded for the 1840 Decenial Cansus and subsequent censuses to ncuge mining and some Commercial actives, The 1905 Manufacture Census was the rst me census wae taken apart from the regular

‘decennial popuiation census Censure covering ral and

‘ahoterale rage ae conrtrocton indurtres were added in

1930, ae were some covering service tras in 1933 Cen ness tevice censuses were suspended during Word Wat

‘The 1954 Economic Cems was the Fist census be fully integrated: providing comparable census 6a acrs:

‘cepts, definitions, clarifications, and reporting unt Sra te fat census tobe taken by ra ìng ats {ims provided bythe administrative records of other Fe sralagences, Since 1963, administrative records also have been used to provide base statist for very small frm, reducing or eliminating the need 9 end them ce

“The range of inéutrles covered in the economic ce: sure expanded betaeen 1967 and 1952, The cents of

“onsrucion dusts began ona regular bai in 1307, IManeporabion inustee were covered ae enty a 1363

‘nas not unt 1992 tat the ensue broadened to include {ll af wansportation, communications, and ullies AS

ew for 1992 was coverage a nancial insurance, an

405 of sgrcutrecolcively covered rough 88 percent Pete statistical reports fom the 1992 and edler censuses provide historical fours forthe stu long Term tine series and are aable i some age iba

Al of he census reports pres since 1967 af stl aval

le for sale on mcrofiche from the Cena Brea {ED OMe tse from the 1987 and 1992 Economic Cen tistics, published ony on CO OW,

‘war ECOROMIC CENSUS

SOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION

Mor information about the scope, coverage, classifi

tion sytem, data tems, and pubeaons for each ofthe

ven census gov/econgude, More information on the

‘methodology, procedures, nd histor of the census wil

be published inthe istry ofthe 1997 Economie Census

A hành cemsusgex/ccaJwiva/Metany ml

The folowing abbreviations and symbols are used with

the 1997 Econom Census dat:

‘A Suandard ero of 190 percent or more

Withheld to avoid eiclosing data of ndvcual

‘companies dataaeicloed in ugh level

F Exceeds 100 percent because data include

establishments with payroll exceding rev

Ni Nocavalabe or not comparable

2 Revenue not collected at ths evel of deta for

‘Sampling error exceeds 40 percent

Not elseuhere cased, Not specied by kind Represents zero (page image/prin nly Consolidated cy

Independent cy

Utilities

‘The Unies sector (Seto 22) comprises estaish

rents engaged inthe provision ofthe fllowing tlt se

‘ees: electric power, atral gs, steam supply, wate sup

iy sewage removal Within this sector, the specifi

Activities associated wih the utlty series provided vary by uly: lectne power includes generation, and

tin and astibution natural ga Includes dstbuton:

Steam supply includes provision and/or esributon; water

"poly includes treatment and sstibution and sewage

femoval Includes collector weatmet, and disposal of

waste through sewer systems and sewage treatment fci>

Excluded fom this sector are extablahments primary

engaged in waste management services cased in Su

Sector 562, vaste management and Remediation Services

‘These etashments also collect test, and capose of

waste materi: however they do tise sewer ystems

Or sewage treatment facies

toarapie area report Ter sere report for

{ach sate repor presents genera stalscs on numberof

‘establishments venue, parol and establishments with

fmployment by kindof business forthe state and metro

poltan areas DUA) Create kindof business deta is

Shown for ager areas The Unted States por presents

Gata forthe United Sats as hole

Sources of revenue report This epor presents

sources of revenue data for estabishments by ind of

business, Data are presented for the United States

Establishment and firm size (including legal form of

organization) report This epor presents revenue,

payel, and employment data for the United States by rev

‘rue size, by employment sz, and by legal form of Org

‘lation for establishments wth pid employees, and by

‘revenue size índuding concenudo by larger fms, by

‘ployment size and by number of eablshmens oper

See Ginge unis and mutants for rms with paid

Miscellaneous subjects report This por presents

data for establishments with pad employees for a variety

‘Wa ECONOMIC CENSUS

of industry specie questions Presentation of data varies

Dy ing of business

‘The level of geographic deta varies by report Osta maybe presented fr

1 The United States a 4 whole

2, States and the Dist of Columbia,

43 Consolidated metropolitan staistial areas (CMSAS) and primary mevopelian staustical areas PMSAS)

‘etined by the Of of Management and Budget (OME) ae ef lun 30, 1987, ACMSA an area used to laclHat the preseiation and analysis of data for large concentrations of metopoltan populations t Includes twe or more contiguous PSAs which have 2 Population of at least 1,000,000 faecoring tothe 1300 Census of Population or subsequent spect cen- sus and which meet speci ctria of urban charac {erand ofa and econome inegraton,

4, Meropoitansastia areas SAS defined by the (as of une 30,1997 An MSA is an integrated eco nomic and Socal unt wih a population nucleus oft Teast 50,000 Inhabitants (according to the 1990 Cen

‘sof Population or subsequent special census ach MSA const of oe or more counties mesting star dards of metropolitan character In New England, cies

nd owns rather than counties are the component srographic unis

‘COMPARABILITY OF THE 1982 AND 1997 CENSUSES

‘The 1997 Economic Census isthe st census preset data bated on the new North American industry {lasifiaton System (NAICS) Prewous census data were presented according tothe Standard instal Clases: {ion (SI) system developed some 60 years ago, Due to this enange, comparability between census years may be Iimted Comparative statistics wil be Incloded as part of

‘the Core Business Sass Repos DISCLOSURE

In accordance wih Federal tw governing census

‘eports Tile 13 ofthe United States Code, no data are

published that would disclose the operations of an AVAILABILITY OF MORE FREQUENT ECONOMIC Indlidual establishment or business However, the sum- DATA

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not considered a decosur; therefore, ti information thar, fee annual sais onthe numberof establihment i ss Pas poieaet may be eeaseg even though other nfrmation wie emeiomeml, and papell easiied by industry wha

‘Tavle2 Sources of Revenue by Kind of Business for the United States: 1997

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‘Table, Revenue Size of Establishments: 1997

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