2007 Economic Census

Downloading Data

If you are downloading a data set with less than 65,000 rows, then you will be able to download it using American FactFinder.

If you are downloading a data set with more than 65,000 rows, then you will need to download it using File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

Using American FactFinder

To download a data set with less than 65,000 rows:

1. Select "Print / Download" from the menu.
2. Click "Download".
3. Select "As displayed on screen" or "All columns including data flag columns".
   
   
   • Note: You should almost always choose "All columns including data flag columns". When downloaded "as displayed on screen", the flags (symbols) are included in the data columns. The columns will contain alphanumeric characters and makes analysis difficult.
   • Note: When downloading "all columns including data flag columns," zeroes (0) are put in the place of where the flags (symbols) were. It does not mean that the true value for those data cells is zero.
4. Select "Comma delimited (.csv)" or "Tab delimited (.lst)".
5. Click "OK". You will be prompted by your browser to open the file or save it.

Using FTP

If you cannot filter your data set down to less than 65,000 rows, then you will need to download the entire data set via FTP.

To download via FTP:

1. Select "Print / Download" from the menu.
2. Click "Download".
3. Right click "complete set via FTP" and select "Save Link As" (may vary depending on your browser) and save the data set to your hard drive.
4. Click "reference materials via FTP" and download the reference materials. Use these to merge the column names with the downloaded data set.