This Overview describes Census Bureau programs that provide statistics about U.S. businesses and governments. Each description includes links to data products, related programs and additional information. "Programs" are major data collection, business list and research data operations, including some funded by other agencies or sponsors. All active programs are included along with discontinued programs of continuing interest. Links are provided to electronic data elsewhere at this site. Program descriptions that have recently been revised are marked with an asterisk (*).
Sectors covered by programs in Census Bureau Economy Overview.
Multi-Sector
(Programs covering several sectors)
Construction (Buildings,
alterations and public works)
Governments
(Local, state and Federal agencies)
Foreign Trade
(Exports, imports and participants)
Manufacturing
(Companies, operations and shipments, products)
Mining (Minerals,
gases and initial processing)
Retail (Merchandise
for personal or home use)
Services
(Personal, business and transport services)
Wholesale
(Merchandise for business use)
Census Bureau data, list and research programs covering businesses in several industries
Economic Census
Economic Census of Island Areas: American
Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana
Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin
Islands
Survey of Business Owners
(including minority- and women-owned businesses)
Survey of Businesses
(1994 only)
Characteristics of Business
Owners Survey (discontinued after 1992)
Statistics
of U.S. Businesses
Enterprise Statistics
(discontinued after 1992)
County Business Patterns
Medical Expenditure
Panel Survey
Nonemployer Statistics
Annual Capital Expenditures
Survey
Investment Plans Survey
(discontinued 1996; formerly the Plant and Equipment Survey)
National Employer Survey
Information and Communication
Technology Survey
Business Register
Company Organization
Survey
Survey of Pollution
Abatement Costs and Expenditures
Survey of Industrial
Research and Development
Quarterly Financial
Report
Business Expenditures
Survey (formerly the Assets and Expenditure Survey)
Plant and Equipment
Survey (discontinued 1994, replaced by the Investment Plans Survey)
Business and Professional
Classification Survey
Retail and Services
Area Survey
Census Bureau programs covering residential, commercial and public building, alterations, and repairs
Census of Construction Industries, see
Economic Census
Building Permits Survey
Value of Construction
Put in Place *
Survey of Construction
Survey of New Manufactured
(Mobile) Homes
Census Bureau programs covering local, state and Federal agencies and activities.
State & Local Government Organization, Finance and Employment
Census of
Governments
Directory
Survey of Local Governments
Annual Survey
of State and Local Government Finances
State Government
Tax Collections Survey
Quarterly
Tax Survey
State and
Local Government Public-Employee Retirement System Survey
Quarterly
Public Employee-Retirement Systems Survey
Local Government
School System Finance Survey (formerly Education Finance Survey)
Annual Public
Employment Survey
Federal Government Financial Systems
Federal Assistance
Awards Data System
Consolidated
Federal Funds Report
Federal Audit
Clearinghouse
State & Local Government Activities
Criminal Justice (U.S. Department of Justice Programs)
Annual Survey
of Jails
Criminal
Justice Expenditure and Employment Survey
Jail Census
State and
Federal Adult Correctional Facilities Census
State & Local Government Activites
National
Public Education Finanacial Survey
Academic
Libraries Survey
Public Libraries
Survey
Nonfiscal
Surveys of the Common Core of Data
State Library
Agencies Survey
Census Bureau programs covering U.S. imports, exports, traders, brokers, and trade flows.
Import Statistics
Export Statistics
Exporter Database
Census Bureau data and research programs covering manufacturers, production processes, shipments, and industrial products
Census of Manufactures, see Economic
Census
Manufacturers' Shipments
to Federal Agencies (discontinued after 1992) *
Annual Survey of Manufactures
Manufacturing Energy
Consumption Survey
Survey of Plant Capacity
Utilization
Manufacturers' Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey
Current Industrial
Reports (Industrial products)
Manufacturing Technology
Surveys (discontinued after 1993) *
Census Bureau program covering mineral and gas extraction and processing
Census of Mineral Industries, see Economic Census
Census Bureau programs covering businesses selling and products sold for individual use
Census of Retail Trade, see Economic Census
Annual Retail Trade
Survey
Advance Monthly Retail
Sales Survey
Monthly Retail Trade
Survey
Census Bureau programs covering businesses that provide personal, business and other services
Census of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate,
see Economic Census
Census of Service Industries, see Economic
Census
Census of Transportation, Communications,
and Utilities, see Economic Census
Vehicle Inventory and
Use Survey (discontinued after 2002) *
Commodity Flow Survey
*
Service Annual Survey
Quarterly Service Survey
Service Annual Survey: Selected Transportation
and Warehousing, See Service Annual Survey
Census Bureau programs covering businesses selling and products sold for use by other businesses
Census of Wholesale Trade, see Economic
Census
Annual Wholesale Trade
Survey (collected as Annual Trade Survey)
Monthly Wholesale Trade
Survey
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Overview)
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Last revised: September 02 2008