1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for Maine
1987 SIC Basis
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, and definitions of symbols.
For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
For detail below the sector totals, click on a down arrow. "% chg" columns show percent change between 1992 and 1997. An alternate display has 1992 columns.

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tail		 1987 SIC Description Establishments Sales, receipts, or shipments
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
Mining 21 -4.5 4,946 -24.9 76 16.9 1,485 5.5
Construction industries 4,198 5.1 D N 24,902 16.1 D N
Manufacturing 2,384 9.7 15,184,255 30.9 88,327 -2.1 2,755,677 14.4
Transportation, communications, and utilities %% ** 1,988 18.5 3,700,710 18.7 20,364 9.8 615,598 22.7
Wholesale trade 2,084 5.6 7,956,976 22.0 23,360 6.8 694,494 28.4
Retail trade 9,528 2.8 13,275,829 29.1 102,614 14.0 1,418,745 26.7
Financial, insurance, and real estate industries 2,816 11.4 N N 26,289 9.9 906,349 34.7
Service industries Taxable 10,316 14.8 5,340,913 48.5 87,636 28.8 2,001,440 46.4
Exempt 1,883 12.2 2,998,185 45.0 53,225 18.4 1,235,681 29.3
Auxiliaries 182 26.4 22,356 N 8,532 21.7 285,975 32.1
N Comparable data not available
%% Data do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
** Railroad transportation and U.S. Postal Service industries are out of scope for the 1997 Economic Census

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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics   Questions?
Last revised: March 01, 2004