SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments		Revenue ($1,000)		Paid employees		Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg
4812	Radiotelephone		6,497	112.1	38,271,339	211.9	147,845	142.1	5,950,128	184.5
4899	Communication services, not elsewhere classified		1,885	87.0	7,056,820	199.3	24,540	152.0	1,046,714	158.8
4729	Arrangement of passenger transportation, not elsewhere classified		992	-9.6	4,199,909	140.9	21,004	57.7	843,194	113.2
4225	General warehousing and storage		10,912	61.6	7,846,325	100.2	81,450	65.9	1,918,952	95.2
4731	Freight shipping services		15,994	27.4	16,392,866	79.0	143,126	33.8	5,067,614	56.8
4119	Other local passenger transportation		8,995	26.0	8,147,039	77.0	179,736	55.4	3,183,251	78.2
4841	Cable and other pay television broadcasting		4,679	4.7	45,389,578	65.0	174,351	35.2	6,151,186	72.8
4785	Fixed facilities, inspection, and weighing services		382	45.2	347,066	57.0	3,728	32.7	121,277	86.7
4832	Radio broadcasting		6,894	-0.9	10,648,134	55.1	126,673	12.7	3,604,481	41.5
4513	Air courier services		3,141	19.0	17,003,731	54.4	145,796	47.2	4,595,514	56.6
4493	Marinas		4,217	26.0	2,541,481	53.9	22,765	27.1	516,589	49.3
4212	Local trucking without storage		61,063	22.4	51,384,852	53.1	473,694	33.5	12,642,812	57.2
4581	Airport terminal services		4,340	33.5	9,350,148	51.6	121,210	51.6	2,881,298	60.4
4725	Tour operators		3,501	16.4	2,782,285	49.2	38,574	26.4	1,034,433	49.9
4142	Charter bus service, interstate/interurban		1,049	19.5	1,308,246	46.4	22,789	34.8	404,454	50.3
4489	Water transportation of passengers, not elsewhere classified		808	-4.2	1,032,136	45.4	12,704	40.9	267,809	47.3
4499	Other water transportation services		1,270	13.6	1,398,067	44.0	8,857	-5.6	327,006	24.1
4724	Travel agencies		29,332	5.9	9,977,110	43.3	183,178	22.8	4,463,903	57.4
4833	Television broadcasting		1,895	19.0	29,777,076	39.4	123,042	12.5	6,264,436	41.5
4482	Ferry transportation		137	16.1	214,485	38.7	1,896	5.9	70,754	39.2
4813	Other telephone		22,286	2.9	217,859,458	36.8	852,109	-1.7	40,949,531	21.1
4941	Water supply		3,721	7.8	4,347,227	36.3	26,597	12.3	800,537	29.1
4412	Deep sea freight transportation		487	45.8	11,570,718	36.3	18,542	39.1	841,598	33.7
4213	Trucking, except local		47,315	15.9	105,764,108	35.0	915,091	20.7	28,992,807	38.2
4512	Scheduled air transportation %%		1,798	7.0	16,284,929	31.8	65,988	-6.4	1,920,912	-2.1
4222	Refrigerated products warehousing		872	-6.1	2,268,823	30.0	22,109	16.6	609,335	31.3
4121	Taxi service		3,184	-4.6	1,280,597	29.0	27,850	5.7	392,759	28.4
4449	Inland waterways freight transportation		222	13.8	2,821,121	28.4	10,628	15.8	396,093	35.0
4151	School bus service		4,326	1.5	4,233,836	27.7	147,441	13.3	1,810,695	31.2
4131	Interurban and rural bus transportation		407	-32.9	1,147,432	26.0	19,900	30.1	549,727	77.6
4613	Pipeline transportation of refined petroleum products		448	25.1	2,516,124	25.2	5,156	-7.6	290,125	15.2
4141	Charter bus service, local		482	12.4	459,953	22.6	8,694	12.9	143,572	15.2
4481	Deep sea passenger transportation, except by ferry		144	100.0	3,997,740	22.3	13,189	5.5	400,146	45.5
4173	Bus terminal and service facilities		26	36.8	15,253	22.1	220	12.2	5,190	15.4
4961	Steam and air-conditioning supply		83	20.3	573,063	19.4	1,767	7.3	80,995	16.0
4226	Other special warehousing and storage		1,221	-15.9	2,395,233	19.2	19,594	-4.9	575,325	4.5
4215	Courier services, except by air		7,746	29.8	22,808,702	18.0	385,043	25.4	9,476,116	28.1
4911	Electric services		6,212	15.6	169,783,807	16.6	359,235	-15.5	19,103,847	1.5
495	Sanitary services		6,056	19.6	17,165,878	13.3	103,025	11.4	3,559,546	25.4
4491	Marine cargo handling and operation of port and waterfront terminals		791	-9.2	5,345,368	5.5	55,265	-6.1	2,179,045	18.3
4221	Farm product warehousing and storage facilities		486	-16.8	673,198	2.5	5,280	-18.7	118,542	-8.5
4214	Local trucking with storage		3,744	-17.0	4,221,111	0.7	57,749	-10.4	1,401,608	4.1
4971	Irrigation systems		331	7.8	106,608	0.4	1,336	-25.2	24,871	-35.0
4612	Pipeline transportation of crude oil		382	-5.7	4,364,552	-1.0	7,960	-23.1	479,510	-9.7
4492	Towing and tugboat services		814	-13.5	2,623,493	-2.2	20,553	-16.6	682,842	-0.9
4432	Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway freight transportation		32	23.1	519,863	-7.0	1,614	28.6	109,804	35.0
4424	Coastal and intercoastal freight transportation		292	3.9	3,114,639	-9.9	12,547	-6.8	538,088	3.8
4619	All other pipeline transportation		31	-61.7	329,483	-48.8	375	-55.7	19,991	-47.4
4231	Trucking terminal facilities		14	-33.3	12,989	-52.7	120	-59.3	3,955	-52.7
4822	Telegraph communications		183	-62.6	177,571	-82.0	1,483	-73.2	51,262	-76.5
4111	Local and suburban transit		1,152	1.5	D	N	(25k-49999)	N	D	N
4522	Nonscheduled air transportation		2,176	N	4,748,024	N	29,417	N	1,006,804	N
4741	Railroad car rental		124	-0.8	D	N	(1000-2499)	N	D	N
4783	Packing and crating		795	-4.8	D	N	(5000-9999)	N	D	N
4789	Transportation services, not elsewhere classified		1,289	25.9	D	N	(25k-49999)	N	D	N
492	Gas production and distribution		3,931	-0.9	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
493	Combination utility services		1,989	9.6	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N

N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics

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