he private non-good producing industries account for approximately 70% of total economic activity in the United States. These non-good producing industries include retail trade, wholesale trade, and the service industries. The U.S. Bureau of the Census currently measures the total output of most of these industries in its retail, wholesale, and services surveys.

The services industries account for 55% of economic activity in the U.S. Most of these industries are surveyed in the Quarterly Services Survey and in the Service Annual Survey.

SPECIAL NOTICE:
Additional detailed expenses were added to the 2007 Service Annual Survey. Therefore, the 2007 expenses may not be comparable to previously published estimates. Detailed expense tables will be released throughout March 2009.

Press Releases

January 8, 2009

U.S. Commercial Trucks Cover 94 Billion Miles in 2007; Transportation and Warehousing Revenues Grow

January 15, 2009

Medicaid Tops Funding for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities, based on 2007 Service Annual Survey: Health Care and Social Assistance

January 29, 2009

Movie, Video Revenue Climb 7 Percent To $70 Billion In 2007