Office of the Under Secretary
For immediate release Barbara Warner (Commerce Department) March 15, 1999 202-482-2530 Dwight Johnson (Census Bureau) 301-457-3030 **MEDIA ADVISORY** News Conference to Release First Data on the Modern Economy Washington--Commerce Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Robert J. Shapiro, Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt, Bureau of Economic Analysis Director Steven Landefeld and Census Bureau Associate Director for Economic Programs Frederick T. Knickerbocker will release a report providing first-time data on the modern economy at a news conference Tuesday. The report, the first in a two-year series from the 1997 Economic Census, will give a snapshot of the economy as it enters the new millennium. The report's findings will provide, for the first time, measurements of key sectors of the nation's economy, including information, high-tech and support services, among others. These new measurements are made possible by the initial use of a new business classification mechanism the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Here are the details of the event: WHO: Commerce Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Robert J. Shapiro, Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt, Bureau of Economic Analysis Director Steven Landefeld and Census Bureau Associate Director for Economic Programs Frederick T. Knickerbocker. WHAT: Press conference releasing first-time data on the modern economy from the 1997 Economic Census. WHEN: 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 16 WHERE: JW Marriott Hotel, Capitol Ballroom, Salon G, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W., Washington, D.C. The news conference will be carried live on the Internet. To view the event, go to http://www.census.gov and look for the event link in the top right-hand corner. Or go to http://www.ConnectLive.com/events/census. A video news release will be available at these coordinates: March 16 3-3:30 p.m. EST, Galaxy 6, Transponder 12 March 17 10-10:30 a.m. EST, Telstar 4, Transponder 20; 1-1:30 p.m. EST Galaxy 6, Transponder 9-X-
