1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for Kentucky
1987 SIC Basis
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, and definitions of symbols.
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tail		 1987 SIC Description Establishments Sales, receipts, or shipments
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg
Mining 692 N N 5,324,748 6,080,929 -12.4 22,404 N N 832,523 N N
Construction industries 8,727 7,337 18.9 9,740,926 6,510,791 49.6 76,131 63,778 19.4 1,979,407 1,363,834 45.1
Manufacturing 4,455 4,182 6.5 88,437,375 59,759,405 48.0 296,956 265,826 11.7 9,416,025 7,050,729 33.5
Transportation, communications, and utilities %% ** 4,439 4,026 10.3 17,813,725 10,849,383 64.2 79,676 68,977 15.5 2,518,260 1,967,885 28.0
Wholesale trade 6,215 5,931 4.8 39,671,609 31,574,538 25.6 80,672 70,250 14.8 2,342,131 1,701,150 37.7
Retail trade 22,349 22,091 1.2 34,364,705 25,267,776 36.0 315,734 261,189 20.9 3,843,736 2,803,015 37.1
Financial, insurance, and real estate industries 7,911 6,669 18.6 N 15,463,798 N 71,664 62,479 14.7 2,133,023 1,557,652 36.9
Service industries Taxable 23,987 20,973 14.4 16,666,966 10,378,379 60.6 279,646 210,785 32.7 5,898,883 3,863,939 52.7
Exempt 2,849 2,636 8.1 6,857,928 4,752,649 44.3 110,111 99,062 11.2 2,571,407 1,921,602 33.8
Auxiliaries 825 704 17.2 1,189,222 N N 37,474 31,912 17.4 1,662,196 1,134,220 46.5
N Comparable data not available
%% Data do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
** Railroad transportation and U.S. Postal Service industries are out of scope for the 1997 Economic Census

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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics   Questions?
Last revised: March 01, 2004