1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for North Dakota
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.
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tail		 1987 SIC Description Establishments Sales, receipts, or shipments
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg
Mining 229 266 -13.9 D 1,184,799 N (2500-4999) 3,974 N D 154,111 N
Construction industries 2,008 1,677 19.7 1,822,852 1,165,968 56.3 15,693 11,799 33.0 D 251,581 N
Manufacturing 742 658 12.8 5,196,919 3,497,313 48.6 23,218 18,315 26.8 627,982 435,897 44.1
Transportation, communications, and utilities %% ** 1,431 1,284 11.4 2,700,295 2,126,451 27.0 16,236 13,649 19.0 467,406 350,768 33.3
Wholesale trade 1,963 2,086 -5.9 9,490,288 7,599,616 24.9 20,321 18,452 10.1 539,816 406,386 32.8
Retail trade 4,810 4,790 0.4 6,382,015 4,696,871 35.9 59,130 51,754 14.3 682,581 514,354 32.7
Financial, insurance, and real estate industries 1,991 1,843 8.0 N 2,514,313 N 14,314 12,280 16.6 371,627 280,752 32.4
Service industries Taxable 4,560 4,221 8.0 2,543,573 1,575,711 61.4 46,358 32,575 42.3 943,973 615,827 53.3
Exempt 1,175 1,110 5.9 1,658,229 1,312,270 26.4 37,802 36,727 2.9 715,278 584,752 22.3
Auxiliaries 91 90 1.1 D N N 1,915 2,152 -11.0 71,338 55,706 28.1
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