EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, NOVEMBER 4, 1996 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB96-186 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Sidney Marcus 301-457-2826 TRAVEL AGENCY SALES REACH $61 BILLION IN 1992 The nation's travel agencies had gross sales of $61 billion in 1992 with revenues of $7 billion, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. California's travel agencies generated the nation's highest gross sales of $9 billion with revenues over $1 billion. New York ranked second with gross sales of $7 billion and revenues of $758 million and Florida was third at $4 billion and revenues of $501 million. The report entitled, "1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, Subject Series, Miscellaneous Subjects" (UC92-S-2), also has information on highway passenger, motor freight, water and air transportation industries, as well as pipelines, communications, electric, gas, and sanitary services. The figures are available for the nation, states and some metropolitan areas. The report details specific aspects of these industries--for example, in the passenger transportation group, the 3,337 taxicab establishments in the United States used the following equipment to generate revenue: 38,700 taxicabs, 1,364 vans, 333 small buses, 374 limousines, and 411 other vehicles. Of the taxicab industry, New York had the highest revenue at $172 million, followed by California with $113 million, and Nevada with $83 million. The 4,468 cable television establishments--with revenues of $27.5 billion in 1992--collected $14.6 billion from subscription fees for basic service. At $9 billion, sale of advertising time was the major source of revenue for television and radio broadcasting establishments, accounting for nearly one-third of all revenues. The report also is available on the Internet. The address for this information is: http://www.census.gov/prod/1/trans/-X-The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions.
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