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1997 ECONOMIC CENSUS

Information

Definition: The Information sector (sector 51) of the 1997 Economic Census comprises establishments engaged in the following processes: (a) producing and distributing information and cultural products, (b) providing the means to transmit or distribute these products as well as data or communications, and (c) processing data.

The main components of this sector are the publishing industries, including software publishing, the motion picture and sound recording industries, the broadcasting and telecommunications industries, and the information services and data processing services industries.


Additional information, primarily at the national level, is available for industries in Subsector 511 Publishing Industries in Industry Series publications.

Comparability with SIC data: The Information sector (new) includes publishing establishments that were classified in SIC Division D, Manufacturing; telecommunications and broadcasting establishments that were classified in SIC Division E, Transportation, Communications, and Utilities; and various types of information-related establishments that were classified in SIC Division I, Services (e.g. software publishing, motion picture production, data processing, on-line information services, and libraries).

Geographic detail: The Economic Census publishes data for the information sector for the U.S., states, counties, places, and metropolitan areas.

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Link to Bridge tables Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) defines comparability of individual industries.
Link to Comparative Statistics Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
Link to Nonemployer Statistics Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros) Nonemployers account for 60 % of establishments and .9 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports below.


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link to PDF EC97S51S-LS Source of Receipts September 28, 2000 $25
link to PDF EC97S51S-SZ Establishment and Firm Size October 25, 2000 $30
link to PDF EC97S51S-SB Miscellaneous Subjects March 06, 2001 $35
link to PDF EC97S51S-SM Summary May 14, 2001 $30

Geographic Area Series
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Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-US United States March 08, 2000 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-AL Alabama October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-AK Alaska October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-AZ Arizona October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-AR Arkansas October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-CA California October 25, 1999 $30
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-CO Colorado October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-CT Connecticut October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-DE Delaware October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-DC District of Columbia October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-FL Florida October 25, 1999 $30
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-GA Georgia October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-HI Hawaii October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-ID Idaho October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-IL Illinois October 25, 1999 $30
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-IN Indiana October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-IA Iowa October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-KS Kansas October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-KY Kentucky October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-LA Louisiana October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-ME Maine October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-MD Maryland October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-MA Massachusetts October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-MI Michigan October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-MN Minnesota October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-MS Mississippi October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-MO Missouri October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-MT Montana October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-NE Nebraska October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-NV Nevada October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-NH New Hampshire October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-NJ New Jersey October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-NM New Mexico October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-NY New York October 25, 1999 $30
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-NC North Carolina October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-ND North Dakota October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-OH Ohio October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-OK Oklahoma October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-OR Oregon October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-PA Pennsylvania October 25, 1999 $30
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-RI Rhode Island October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-SC South Carolina October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-SD South Dakota October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-TN Tennessee October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-TX Texas October 25, 1999 $30
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-UT Utah October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-VT Vermont October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-VA Virginia October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-WA Washington October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-WV West Virginia October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-WI Wisconsin October 25, 1999 $25
Link to html tables link to PDF EC97S51-WY Wyoming October 25, 1999 $25
Package price for all geo. area reports   $535

See also the consolidated list of Economic Census reports.


Source: U.S. Census Bureau     Economic Census
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Last revised: March 13, 2006