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Content (Data Items)

Several key statistics are tabulated for all industries covered in the 2007 Economic Census:

  • Number of establishments (or companies)
  • Number of employees
  • Payroll
  • Measure of output (sales, receipts, revenue, value of shipments or value of construction work done).

Other items vary by sector, as illustrated in the tables below.


Find data sets by data item:   2002 Economic Census

Major Data Items Published in the 2007 Economic Census (not all-inclusive)

Number of establishments and firms
Legend: A--All areas except ZIP Codes; C--Counties, Metros, States and National; M--Metros, States and National; S--States and National; N--National only; Z--ZIP Codes and States

Manufacturing

Mining

Construction

Retail Trade

Wholesale Trade

Management of companies

All other sectors

Establishments with payroll

A,Z

S

S

A,Z

A

A

A,Z

Establishments without payroll (nonemployers)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Single-unit and multiunit establishments

 

 

 

N

N

N

N

Establishments by legal form of organization

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Firms

N

N


N

N

N

N

Franchising (selected industries only)

N


N

N

N

N

N



Employment
Legend: A--All areas except ZIP Codes; S--States and National; N--National only

Manufacturing

Mining

Construction

Retail Trade

Wholesale Trade

Management of companies

All other sectors

All employees

A

S

S

A

A

A

A

Production (construction) workers/hours

A

S

S





Employment size of establishment

A

S

S

N

N

N

N



Labor costs
Legend: A--All areas except ZIP Codes; S--States and National; N--National only

Manufacturing

Mining

Construction

Retail Trade

Wholesale Trade

Management of companies

All other sectors

Payroll, entire year

A

S

S

A

A

A

A

Payroll, first quarter




A

A

A

A

Worker wages

A

S

S





Supplemental costs, including pensions and health insurance

S

S

S

N

N

 

 

Cost of contract labor




N

N

 

 



Sales, receipts or value of shipments/construction work done
Legend: A--All areas except ZIP Codes; M--Metros, States, and National; S--States and National; N--National only; Z--ZIP Codes and States

Manufacturing

Mining

Construction

Retail Trade

Wholesale Trade

Management of companies

All other sectors

Establishments with payroll

A

S

S

A

A

A

A

By specific product, line, or type of construction

S

S

S

M

M


S

Sales/receipts size of establishments



S

N,Z

N


N,Z (selected
sectors only)

Class of customer




N

N


N

Type of structure



N





E-commerce sales

N

           


Expenses
Legend: A--All areas except ZIP Codes; S--States and National; N--National only

Manufacturing

Mining

Construction

Retail Trade

Wholesale Trade

Management of companies

All other sectors

Total




N

N


N


Cost of materials, parts, etc.

A

S

S

N

N

 

 

Cost of fuels

S

S

S

N

N

 

 

Energy consumed

S

S






Cost of electricity

S

S

S

N

N

 

 

Cost of other utilities




N

N

 

 

Products bought for resale

S

S


 

 



Taxes and license fees




N

N

 

 

Cost of office supplies




 

 


 

Depreciation charges

S

S


N

N

 

 

Commission expense




N

N



Purchased services:

..Advertising

N



N

N

 

 

..Rental payments

S

S

S

N

N

 

 

..Legal services

N



 

 

 

 

..Accounting services

N



 

 

 

 

..Data processing services

N



N

N

 

 

..Refuse removal

N







..Communications services

N

S

S

N

N

 

 

..Purchased repairs

N


S

N

N

 

 

..Cost of contract work

S

S


N

N





Assets, capital expenditures and inventories
Legend: A--All areas except ZIP Codes; S--States and National

Manufacturing

Mining

Construction

Retail Trade

Wholesale Trade

Management of companies

All other sectors

Capital expenditures, total

S

S

S





Depreciable assets, gross value

S

S

S





Value of inventories

S

S

S

 

A



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