EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, JANUARY 9, 1997 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB97-04 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Thomas Bell 301-457-2580 cbp@census.gov CENSUS BUREAU ADDS "ZIP" TO LOCAL BUSINESS RESEARCH 1994 economic data for over 39,000 ZIP codes are available on a new CD-ROM released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The ZIP Business Patterns disk, the first in an anticipated annual series, produces for each ZIP code data on the number and size of businesses for hundreds of industries. Data also are provided on the number of employees and payroll for each ZIP code. The disk comes with easy-to-use Windows software that enables users to view, print, or extract data by ZIP code. Orders for the disk, which sells for $90, should be directed to the bureau's Customer Services Office on 301-763-INFO(4636).-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.
