1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for Colorado
1987 SIC Basis
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, and definitions of symbols.
For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
For detail below the sector totals, click on a down arrow. "% chg" columns show percent change between 1992 and 1997. An alternate display has 1992 columns.

SIC
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tail		 1987 SIC Description Establishments Sales, receipts, or shipments
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg 1997 % chg
Mining 908 N 3,585,768 4.8 12,311 N 524,541 N
Construction industries 14,152 45.8 19,138,626 78.6 122,733 46.5 3,728,242 82.2
Manufacturing 5,681 9.9 41,931,225 43.4 186,156 7.0 6,634,727 20.6
Transportation, communications, and utilities %% ** 4,861 25.3 20,024,860 90.2 107,532 44.6 4,102,332 71.9
Wholesale trade 8,532 12.9 63,481,099 35.4 101,918 21.3 3,658,671 47.6
Retail trade 26,130 14.0 42,188,444 47.9 366,950 29.5 5,183,681 48.6
Financial, insurance, and real estate industries 13,640 29.8 N N 119,331 20.6 4,392,917 54.6
Service industries Taxable 40,871 24.3 34,286,545 82.3 457,757 43.5 12,523,870 74.4
Exempt 3,806 14.3 7,902,505 25.4 112,788 8.1 2,935,920 22.3
Auxiliaries 922 5.9 288,302 N 43,878 13.9 1,923,045 34.0
N Comparable data not available
%% Data do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
** Railroad transportation and U.S. Postal Service industries are out of scope for the 1997 Economic Census

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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics   Questions?
Last revised: March 01, 2004