1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for Montana
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 300 357 -16.0 1,299,511 1,324,939 -1.9 5,348 5,216 2.5 216,738 177,313 22.2
Construction industries 3,392 2,561 32.4 2,236,830 1,456,156 53.6 17,987 13,369 34.5 D 294,240 N
Manufacturing 1,485 1,364 8.9 5,222,699 4,135,315 26.3 22,526 21,435 5.1 626,561 537,915 16.5
Transportation, communications, and utilities %% ** 1,669 1,532 8.9 2,770,535 2,349,448 17.9 16,902 17,128 -1.3 486,865 436,276 11.6
Wholesale trade 1,939 1,853 4.6 8,249,519 5,884,442 40.2 17,417 16,401 6.2 439,090 343,022 28.0
Retail trade 7,387 6,808 8.5 8,014,759 6,246,712 28.3 75,840 64,398 17.8 919,324 697,353 31.8
Financial, insurance, and real estate industries 2,574 2,158 19.3 D 2,255,443 N (10k-24999) 13,630 N D 302,416 N
Service industries Taxable 8,324 6,879 21.0 3,283,738 2,196,765 49.5 59,464 44,019 35.1 1,131,361 721,945 56.7
Exempt 1,461 1,350 8.2 1,646,546 1,243,374 32.4 33,381 29,328 13.8 673,688 523,859 28.6
Auxiliaries 120 108 11.1 17,214 N N 1,986 1,802 10.2 74,218 64,654 14.8
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