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Economic Census | |||
Manufacturing Paces American Samoa’s Economy |
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The manufacturing sector of American Samoa’s economy recorded the most sales ($504 million), employed the most people (5,550) and had the largest annual payroll ($48 million) of all industries covered in the 2002 Economic Census. The report released today, 2002 Economic Census of Island Areas: American Samoa [PDF], provides results of the first-ever economic census conducted for the U.S. territory. Other highlights:
-X- Economic Census data are subject to nonsampling error, which includes errors of response, processing, nonreporting and coverage. |