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2002 and earlier Economic Censuses

The economic census is conducted every 5 years. The button at the right provides links to all tables for this industry from the 2002 Economic Census in the American FactFinder (AFF) system. For earlier statistics, see the discussion in historical data from the economic census.

Historical comparability

  NAICS 48821, Support activities for rail transportation, is comparable between 2007 and 2002.

  2002 NAICS 48821, Support activities for rail transportation, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997
Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.

1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
48821	Support activities for rail transportation	2002	853	1,821,557	693,288	20,328
		1997	816	2,066,746	514,558	18,865
		% change	4.5	-11.9	34.7	7.8
(1) Data for NAICS 481111 do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Information, U.S. Department of Transportation.