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1997 ECONOMIC CENSUS - UTILITIES
PURPOSE
To provide periodic and comprehensive data about utility establishments and their activities. The United States Code, Title 13, authorizes this census and provides for mandatory responses.
COVERAGE
All domestic establishments that engage in the provision of the following utility services: electric power, natural gas, steam supply, water supply, and sewage removal. These are businesses classified in NAICS sector 22. Excluded from this sector are establishments primarily engaged in waste management services classified in NAICS 562, Waste Management and Remediation Services. In 1997, over 15 thousand employer establishments accounted for revenues of over $411 billion in NAICS sector 22.
CONTENT
Basic data obtained for all reporting units include kind of business, geographic location, revenue, annual and first quarter payroll, the number of employees for the pay period including March 12, revenue by source, and other industry-specific measures.
FREQUENCY
This expanded census began for 1992, and will continue every 5 years for years ending in "2" and "7." Data collection begins at the end of December of the census year and responses are due about 8 weeks later. Data are requested for activities taking place during the census calendar year.
METHODS
A mail-out/mail-back data collection for all establishments of multiunit companies and single-establishment employers.
PRODUCTS
Geographic Area Series reports consist of 52 PDF (portable document format) reports, one for the U.S., each state, and the District of Columbia. Reports tabulate data for establishments with payroll by kind of business for the U.S., states, and metropolitan areas.
Subject Series reports will consist of 4 reports: Establishment and Firm Size, Sources of Revenue, Miscellaneous Subjects, and a Summary Report.
USES
The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the data to benchmark national income and product accounts and input-output tables. The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the data for statistical research and benchmarking employment by industry.
SPECIAL FEATURES
The only source of detailed industry and geographic data on revenue, revenue by source, and key industry-specific measures.
Core Business Statistics Series: SIC-Based Comparative Statistics | Bridge Between NAICS and SIC
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