Table K.—Principal Source Data for Estimating Gross Output

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Industry/1/ Current dollars Quantity index
Extrapolator or interpolator of benchmark values/2/ Detailed price indexes used to calculate quantity index
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing:
FarmsCash receipts from marketings and inventory change from USDA.Prices received by farmers from USDA.
Agricultural servicesFor veterinary services, PCE; for landscape and horticultural services and all other agricultural services, wages and salaries from BLS. For prior years, receipts from IRS tabulations of business tax returnsComposite price index of wages and salaries per employee from BLS, PCE, farm prices, and PPI's.
ForestryShipments of logging camps and contractors from Census Bureau quinquennial census and annual surveyPPI's.
FishingValue of fish landed from NOAAIPD for fish landed from NOAA.
Mining:
Metal miningPhysical quantity produced times average price: For uranium, physical quantity and average price from DOE; for all others, quantities and prices from USGSIPD for metallic minerals from DOE and USGS.
Coal miningPhysical quantity produced times average price, both from DOEIPD for coal from DOE.
Oil and gas extractionPhysical quantity produced times average price, both from DOE, except natural gas liquids (PPI)IPD for crude petroleum and natural gas from DOE, except for natural gas liquids (PPI).
Oil and gas field servicesPetroleum and natural gas well drilling and exploration; footage drilled and cost per foot from trade sourceIPD for footage drilled from trade source.
Nonmetallic minerals, except fuelsPhysical quantity produced times average price, both from USGSIPD for nonmetallic minerals from USGS.
Construction:
For the Department of DefenseExpenditures from DODFor most military construction, BEA indexes based on DOD prices; for other construction, cost indexes from trade sources and government agencies.
For State and local highwaysExpenditures from Census Bureau annual survey of government spendingFor new construction, cost indexes from government agencies; for maintenance and repair, BEA composite index of input prices.
For private electric and gas utilitiesExpenditures from Federal regulatory agencies and trade sources.Cost indexes from trade sources and government agencies.
For farms, excluding residentialExpenditures from USDACost index from trade source and price deflator for new single-family houses under construction from Census Bureau.
For other nonresidential:
New constructionValue put in place from Census Bureau construction surveyCost indexes from trade sources and government agencies and price indexes from new single-family houses under construction from Census Bureau.
Maintenance and repairValue put in place from Census Bureau construction surveyBEA composite index of input prices.
For other residential:
New constructionValue put in place from Census Bureau construction surveyPrice index for new single-family houses under construction from Census Bureau.
Maintenance and repairValue put in place from Census Bureau construction surveyBEA composite index of input prices.
ManufacturingShipments and inventory change from Census Bureau annual surveyPPI's, quality-adjusted price indexes for computers, semiconductors, and digital telephone switching equipment. BEA price indexes based on DOD prices paid for military equipment.
Transportation:
Railroad transportation:
Railroad freight transportationTotal operating revenue for class I railroads from trade sourcePPI for railroads, line-haul operating starting in 1992. For prior years, IPD for freight ton-miles from trade source.
Railroad passenger transportationTotal operating revenue for AMTRAKPPI for railroads, line-haul operating starting in 1992. For prior years, IPD for passenger-miles from trade source.
Local and interurban passenger transit:
TaxicabsPCEPCE price index for taxi fares based on CPI.
Intercity busesOperating revenues from trade sourceIPD for passenger revenue miles from trade source.
School busesWages and salaries from BLSWages and salaries per employee from BLS.
Other local transitOperating revenues of private local transit systems from trade sourceIPD based on revenues and passenger trips from trade source.
Trucking and warehousing:
Trucking, and terminal facilitiesReceipts from Census Bureau annual survey starting in 1984. For prior years, operating revenues for Class I motor carriers of property from ICCPPI for motor freight transportation and warehousing starting in 1993. For prior years, IPD for freight ton-miles from trade source.
Courier services, except by airReceipts from Census Bureau annual survey starting in 1984. For prior years, operating revenues for Class I motor carriers of property from ICCPPI for courier services, except by air starting in 1993. For prior years, IPD for freight ton-miles from trade source.
Public warehousing and storageReceipts from Census Bureau annual survey starting in 1984. For prior years, operating revenues for Class I motor carriers of property from ICCPPI for public warehousing and storage starting in 1993. For prior years, IPD for freight ton-miles from trade source.
Water transportation:
Marine cargo handlingWages and salaries from BLSPPI for marine cargo handling starting in 1993. For prior years, wages and salaries per employee from BLS.
MarinasPCE for commercial participant amusementsPCE price index for commercial participant amusements.
Other water transportationFreight and passenger revenue data from trade sourcePPI for water transportation starting in 1993. For prior years, BEA price index for freight payments to foreign ocean carriers.
Transportation by air:
Air passenger transportationTotal passenger-related revenues from DOTIPD for total passenger-related revenues and passenger-miles from DOT.
Air freight, mail and expressTotal freight, mail and express revenues from DOTIPD for total freight-, mail-, and express-related revenues and ton-miles from DOT.
Other air transportationWages and salaries from BLSWages and salaries per employee from BLS.
Pipelines, except natural gasOperating revenues from trade sourceIPD for ton-miles from trade source.
Transportation services:
Passenger transportation arrangementReceipts from Census Bureau annual surveyPPI for travel agencies starting in 1990. For prior years, wages and salaries per employee from BLS.
Freight transportation arrangementWages and salaries from BLSPPI for freight transportation arrangement starting in 1995. For prior years, wages and salaries per employee from BLS.
Other transportation servicesWages and salaries from BLSWages and salaries per employee from BLS.
Communications:
Radio and television broadcastingReceipts from Census Bureau annual survey starting in 1989. For prior years, advertising expenditures from trade source and PCE for cable televisionFor advertising, cost indexes from trade source. For cable television, PPI starting in 1993. For prior years, PCE price index for cable television based on CPI.
Telephone and telegraphReceipts from Census Bureau annual survey starting in 1989. For prior years, revenues from FCCFor cellular telephone services starting in 1987, PCE price index; for other telephone services, PPI's.

1. Source data and estimating methods apply to both the 1972 SIC and 1987 SIC definition of the industries shown in the table. Industry titles are 1987 SIC titles.

2. Benchmark values are derived from the 1977, 1982, 1987, and 1992 input-output (I-O) accounts. Gross output estimates are prepared only for industries for which the double-deflation method is used for estimating real GPO.

BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis

BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics

CPI Consumer Price Index (BLS)

DOC U.S. Department of Commerce

DOD U.S. Department of Defense

DOE U.S. Department of Energy

DOT U.S. Department of Transportation

EIA Energy Information Administration

FCC Federal Communications Commission

HCFA Health Care Financing Administration

ICC Interstate Commerce Commission

IPD Implicit price deflator

IRS Internal Revenue Service

NIPA National Income and Product Accounts

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

PCE Personal consumption expenditures (BEA)

PPI Producer Price Index (BLS)

SEC Securities and Exchange Commission

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture

USGS U.S. Geological Survey (formerly Bureau of Mines)