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                Computer Services Revenues Up 13 Percent, 
                          Census Bureau Reports
                                
  The Commerce Department's Census Bureau reported today that revenues 
for the nation's computer systems design and related service industries
increased by 13 percent between 1999 and 2000, from $164 billion 
to $186 billion.

  The tabulations, available on the Internet for both employer and
nonemployer firms, showed revenues for custom computer-programming
services in 2000 increased 12 percent, to $69 billion; computer systems
design services were up 14 percent, to $88 billion; computer facilities
management services rose 8 percent, to $16 billion; and other
computer-related services were up 27 percent, to $12 billion.
  
  The overwhelming majority of 2000 revenues generated by computer systems
design and related service industries 94 percent, or $175 billion was
reported by firms with paid employees. These firms reported $154 billion
in revenues in 1999.

  The computer services industry data are part of the 2000 Service Annual 
Survey report covering professional, scientific and technical services. 
This sector includes legal services (except notaries); accounting, tax 
preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services; architectural, engineering 
and related services; management, scientific and technical consulting 
services; scientific research and development services; advertising and 
related services; and other professional, scientific and technical 
services. Other reports will cover selected financial industries, the 
health sector, the information sector, and trucking and warehousing.

  The data are subject to sampling variability and nonsampling errors.
Sources of nonsampling error include errors of response, nonreporting and
coverage. Measures of sampling variability, presented as relative standard
errors, are shown in the tables.