2007 Economic Census

Understanding Data Sets

Most economic census data are released over time in series of related data sets. In most cases, as more data are processed and released, the level of detail increases.

Data series include:

• Core Business Statistics Series - data sets that cover multiple industries:
  • Advance Report - the first data released from the economic census. It shows preliminary data for 2- and 3-digit NAICS at the U.S. level. These data will be superseded by subsequent reports after additional review and analysis.
  • Bridge Between 2007 NAICS and 2002 NAICS Reports - shows the relationships between 2007 NAICS and 2002 NAICS categories in detail and where they have changed.
  • Comparative Statistics Report - shows U.S. and State totals classified by 2002 NAICS for both 2002 and 2007. Due to classification changes, these comparisons are not possible elsewhere for construction and wholesale trade industries.
  • Franchising Report - the first Census Bureau data available on franchising across multiple industries.
• Industry Series - data for individual industries and their products at the U.S. level only.
  • Note: The Industry Series is preliminary and is eventually replaced by the Geographic Area Series and later data sets.
• Geographic Area Series - data for individual industries at the U.S., state, county, place and metropolitan area levels. Coverage by geographic levels varies by economic census sector.
• Subject and Summary Series - summary data on special topics and industry-related data including Product Lines, Concentration Ratios, and Establishment and Firm Size at the U.S. level and in some data sets, at the state level.
• ZIP Code Statistics Series - counts of establishments by sales-size range by industry for 5-digit ZIP Codes (published for the Retail Trade and selected Services sectors).

Economy-Wide Key Statistics

Economy-Wide Key Statistics (EWKS) is a data set that is continually built as other data sets are released from March 2009 to October 2010.

• EWKS presents four key statistics for every available industry and geographic area published to date. The four key statistics are:
  • Number of establishments,
  • Value of sales, shipments, receipts, revenue or business done,
  • Annual payroll and
  • Number of employees.
• The 2007 EWKS will also include establishments and sales for nonemployers starting in late 2009.
• 2007 Economy-Wide Key Statistics file
• 2002 Economy-Wide Key Statistics file

Other Economic Programs

Special economic programs and surveys are also published in American FactFinder during the economic census.

Five-year programs:

• Commodity Flow Survey - data on the movement of goods in the United States. Some exports data are also available.
• Economic Census of Island Areas - provides a detailed portrait of the economic structure and activity of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands every five years.
• Survey of Business Owners - data on U.S. business owners by gender, Hispanic or Latino origin and race. It also includes additional demographic and economic business characteristics for home-based, family-owned and franchised businesses; sources of finance; types of customers; and year established.

Annual economic surveys:

• Annual Survey of Manufactures - sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employee.
• County Business Patterns - annually produced data sets that provide detailed geographic, industry and other data for U.S. business establishments with paid employees.
• Nonemployer Statistics - data for U.S. businesses with no paid employment or paid employees.

More Data

There are many more economic surveys conducted by the Census Bureau that are not in American FactFinder.

Find them all at the Business and Industry Web site.