Guide to the
2007 Economic Census
Table 5. Major Data Items Published in the 2007 Economic Census
Legend: A--All areas (see table 4) except ZIP Codes; C--Counties,
MA's, states, and national; M--MA's, states, and national; S--States and national;
N--National only; Z--ZIP Codes and States; e--National data only in Business
Expenses Survey1/
Manufac- turing |
Mining |
Construc- tion |
Retail Trade |
Wholesale Trade |
Management of companies |
All other sectors |
|
Number of establishments and firms |
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Establishments with payroll |
A |
S |
S |
A,Z |
A |
A |
A,Z |
Establishments without payroll (nonemployers) |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
Single-unit and multiunit establishments |
|
|
|
N |
N |
N |
N |
Establishments by legal form of organization |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Firms |
N |
N |
|
N |
N |
N |
N |
Franchising (selected industries only) |
N |
|
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Employment |
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All employees |
A |
S |
S |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Production (construction) workers/hours |
A |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
Employment size of establishment |
A |
S |
S |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Labor costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payroll, entire year |
A |
S |
S |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Payroll, first quarter |
|
|
|
A |
A |
A |
A |
Worker wages |
A |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
Supplemental costs, including pensions and health insurance |
S |
S |
S |
e |
e |
e |
e |
Cost of contract labor |
|
|
|
e |
e |
e |
e |
Sales, receipts, or value of shipments/construction work done |
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Establishments with payroll |
A |
S |
S |
A |
A |
A |
A |
By specific product, line, or type of construction |
S |
S |
S |
M |
M |
|
S |
Sales/receipts size of establishments |
|
|
S |
N,Z |
N |
|
N,Z2 |
Class of customer |
|
|
|
N |
N |
|
N |
Type of structure |
|
|
N |
|
|
|
|
E-commerce sales |
N | ||||||
Expenses |
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Total |
|
|
|
e |
N |
|
N |
|
A |
S |
S |
e |
e |
|
e |
Cost of fuels |
S |
S |
S |
e |
e |
e |
e |
Energy consumed |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of electricity |
S |
S |
S |
e |
e |
e |
e |
Cost of other utilities |
|
|
|
e |
e |
e |
e |
Products bought for resale |
S |
S |
|
e |
e |
|
|
Taxes and license fees |
|
|
|
e |
e |
e |
e |
Cost of office supplies |
|
|
|
e |
e |
|
e |
Depreciation charges |
S |
S |
|
e |
e |
e |
e |
Commission expense |
|
|
|
|
e |
|
|
Purchased services: |
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..Advertising |
N |
|
|
e |
e |
e |
e |
..Rental payments |
S |
S |
S |
e |
e |
e |
e |
..Legal services |
N |
|
|
e |
e |
e |
e |
..Accounting services |
N |
|
|
e |
e |
e |
e |
..Data processing services |
N |
|
|
e |
e |
e |
e |
..Refuse removal |
N |
|
|
|
|
|
|
..Communications services |
N |
S |
S |
e |
e |
e |
e |
..Purchased repairs |
N |
|
S |
e |
e |
e |
e |
..Cost of contract work |
S |
S |
|
|
e |
|
|
Assets, capital expenditures, inventories |
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Capital expenditures, total |
S |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
Depreciable assets, gross value |
S |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
Value of inventories |
S |
S |
S |
e |
A |
|
|
1 The Business Expenses Survey is a once-in-5-years
supplement to the Annual Retail Trade Survey, the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey,
and the Service Annual Survey.
2 Selected sectors only..
SPECIAL CENSUS PROGRAMS
Survey of Business Owners
The number of firms and their sales, employment, and payroll are tabulated--by
NAICS subsector, geographic area, size, and legal form of organization--for
- All companies (businesses)
and for businesses owned by
- Blacks
- Hispanics
- American Indians and Alaska Natives
- Asians
- Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
- Women
Data for firms owned by the groups listed above are presented along with data
for businesses owned by nonminority males, at the national and state levels,
on selected
- Ownership characteristics (e.g., age, education, hours worked, disability)
- Business characteristics (e.g., home-based, family-owned, franchising, year
started, financing)
Business Expenses
The Business Expenses Survey is a once-in-5-years supplement to the Annual Retail
Trade Survey, the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey, and the Service Annual Survey.
Data on operating expenses of most industries are presented, including supplemental
labor costs, energy costs, taxes and a variety of purchased services including
advertising, legal and accounting services, and repairs. Corresponding data
for manufacturing, mining, and construction are published in 2007 Economic Census
Industry Series reports.
Transportation Survey
The Commodity Flow Survey reports on the
origin and destination of commodities shipped from selected industries.
Island Areas
These special censuses provide data for employer businesses in
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Guam
- American Samoa
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands