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1997 Economic Census:
Advance Comparative Statistics for the United States
1987 SIC Basis |
These data are preliminary and are subject to change; they will be superseded by data
released in later reports. Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not
been adjusted for inflation.
For introductory text, see the
PDF version of this report.
For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on that element in the table.
1987 SIC code |
Description |
Establishments |
Sales, receipts, or shipments |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
| 1997 |
1992 |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 |
1992 |
|
|
Mineral industries
|
26,100
| 30,787
| 158,482,418
| 162,095,421
| 22,144,856
| 24,198,608
| 550,137
| 638,167
|
| 10
|
Metal mining
|
765
| 1,023
| 11,566,446
| 9,864,437
| 2,195,844
| 2,110,884
| 50,198
| 52,936
|
| 12
|
Coal mining
|
1,880
| 3,069
| 23,318,061
| 27,134,131
| 4,318,395
| 5,461,377
| 95,589
| 134,482
|
| 13
|
Oil & gas extraction
|
16,686
| 20,891
| 106,811,093
| 111,522,731
| 12,037,227
| 13,396,730
| 304,736
| 344,876
|
| 14
|
Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
|
5,537
| 5,804
| 16,786,818
| 13,574,122
| 3,593,390
| 3,229,617
| 99,614
| 105,873
|
1987 SIC code |
Description |
Establishments |
Sales, receipts, or shipments |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
| 1997 |
1992 |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 |
1992 |
|
|
Construction Industries
|
631,595
| 572,851
| 832,489,119
| 539,084,657
| 170,283,237
| 117,729,651
| 5,616,775
| 4,668,280
|
| 15
|
Building construction - general contactors & operative builders
|
182,315
| 168,407
| 362,380,687
| 220,231,215
| 39,153,658
| 27,077,574
| 1,266,236
| 1,096,859
|
| 16
|
Heavy construction other than buildings construction - contractor
|
38,983
| 37,180
| 128,361,752
| 98,528,182
| 29,258,232
| 23,728,285
| 858,219
| 799,422
|
| 17
|
Construction - special trade contractors
|
410,297
| 367,263
| 341,746,680
| 220,325,260
| 101,871,347
| 66,923,793
| 3,492,320
| 2,771,999
|
1987 SIC code |
Description |
Establishments |
Sales, receipts, or shipments |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
| 1997 |
1992 |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 |
1992 |
|
|
Manufactures
|
377,673
| 370,912
| 3,964,788,992
| 3,004,722,841
| 596,170,493
| 494,108,853
| 17,633,977
| 16,948,942
|
| 20
|
Food and kindred products
|
20,913
| 20,798
| 480,299,707
| 406,962,767
| 43,087,362
| 36,771,769
| 1,567,155
| 1,502,749
|
| 21
|
Tobacco products
|
141
| 114
| 36,328,974
| 35,197,809
| 1,612,171
| 1,524,383
| 34,464
| 38,038
|
| 22
|
Textile mill products
|
6,134
| 5,886
| 82,763,179
| 70,752,971
| 13,635,680
| 12,397,639
| 557,775
| 616,397
|
| 23
|
Apparel and other textile products
|
23,345
| 23,093
| 81,023,419
| 71,657,925
| 15,465,805
| 15,325,090
| 840,498
| 985,250
|
| 24
|
Lumber and wood products
|
36,712
| 35,807
| 111,444,879
| 81,564,818
| 18,672,983
| 13,881,820
| 756,934
| 655,799
|
| 25
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
12,059
| 11,658
| 62,388,884
| 43,825,926
| 13,329,841
| 10,226,998
| 522,893
| 471,088
|
| 26
|
Paper and allied products
|
6,509
| 6,416
| 159,954,824
| 133,200,703
| 23,762,258
| 20,491,873
| 623,799
| 626,348
|
| 27
|
Printing and publishing
|
62,073
| 65,392
| 206,396,046
| 166,153,125
| 49,105,412
| 41,136,093
| 1,519,824
| 1,492,051
|
| 28
|
Chemicals and allied products
|
12,401
| 12,004
| 404,400,164
| 305,420,096
| 38,369,640
| 32,501,859
| 843,469
| 848,637
|
| 29
|
Petroleum and coal products
|
2,136
| 2,124
| 173,414,651
| 150,226,893
| 5,445,259
| 4,966,781
| 106,863
| 114,376
|
| 30
|
Rubber & miscellaneous plastics products
|
16,648
| 15,842
| 159,079,133
| 113,592,768
| 29,994,765
| 23,156,040
| 1,031,202
| 906,669
|
| 31
|
Leather and leather products
|
1,846
| 2,040
| 9,940,805
| 9,693,763
| 1,757,557
| 1,805,959
| 84,002
| 101,136
|
| 32
|
Stone, clay, and glass products
|
16,413
| 16,254
| 88,312,387
| 62,520,611
| 16,525,003
| 13,113,124
| 509,730
| 468,824
|
| 33
|
Primary metal industries
|
6,559
| 6,501
| 192,924,973
| 138,286,991
| 26,892,337
| 22,202,433
| 692,943
| 662,062
|
| 34
|
Fabricated metal products
|
38,194
| 36,429
| 233,701,166
| 166,532,038
| 51,131,087
| 38,961,824
| 1,555,670
| 1,362,343
|
| 35
|
Industrial machinery and equipment
|
56,315
| 53,956
| 407,720,628
| 258,661,356
| 74,995,215
| 57,230,912
| 2,001,684
| 1,738,905
|
| 36
|
Electronic and other electric equipment
|
17,129
| 16,922
| 345,490,897
| 216,764,287
| 57,861,238
| 44,196,505
| 1,573,893
| 1,438,798
|
| 37
|
Transportation equipment
|
12,323
| 11,287
| 520,505,442
| 399,269,283
| 68,481,473
| 62,733,741
| 1,587,091
| 1,646,901
|
| 38
|
Instruments and related products
|
11,811
| 11,354
| 157,938,963
| 134,940,392
| 35,569,177
| 33,066,965
| 832,432
| 907,106
|
| 39
|
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
|
18,012
| 17,035
| 50,759,871
| 39,498,319
| 10,476,230
| 8,417,045
| 391,656
| 365,465
|
1987 SIC code |
Description |
Establishments |
Sales, receipts, or shipments |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
| 1997 |
1992 |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 |
1992 |
|
|
Transportation, Communications, & Utilities %% **
|
293,882
| 252,953
| 1,146,184,316
| 791,205,303
| 204,651,347
| 152,543,113
| 5,822,675
| 4,934,184
|
| 40
|
Railroad transportation **
|
N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| 41
|
Passenger transportation
|
19,616
| 17,805
| 18,807,577
| 12,649,307
| 7,727,594
| 5,191,117
| 455,182
| 354,913
|
| 42
|
Motor freight transportation & warehousing
|
133,360
| 110,908
| 197,573,910
| 143,794,366
| 55,762,560
| 39,895,651
| 1,963,511
| 1,580,095
|
| 44
|
Water transportation
|
9,245
| 8,147
| 36,303,502
| 29,207,214
| 6,345,392
| 5,170,196
| 180,282
| 171,314
|
| 45
|
Transportation by air %%
|
11,364
| 9,363
| 48,622,860
| 32,973,114
| 10,408,630
| 7,401,631
| 360,004
| 272,633
|
| 46
|
Pipelines except natural gas
|
984
| 844
| 8,258,204
| 7,063,056
| 867,991
| 821,085
| 14,901
| 16,779
|
| 47
|
Transportation services
|
52,117
| 46,593
| 41,610,605
| 23,889,855
| 12,700,817
| 7,850,337
| 433,849
| 329,202
|
| 48
|
Communications
|
24,844
| 39,244
| 370,291,340
| 230,667,167
| 68,687,777
| 47,057,941
| 1,570,180
| 1,294,236
|
| 49
|
Electric, gas, & sanitary services
|
22,306
| 20,049
| 424,716,318
| 310,961,224
| 42,150,586
| 39,155,155
| 844,766
| 915,012
|
1987 SIC code |
Description |
Establishments |
Sales, receipts, or shipments |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
| 1997 |
1992 |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 |
1992 |
|
|
Wholesale Trade
|
518,215
| 495,457
| 4,212,312,128
| 3,238,520,447
| 234,444,895
| 173,272,138
| 6,506,992
| 5,791,264
|
| 50
|
Durable goods - total
|
335,300
| 313,464
| 2,293,821,320
| 1,593,873,892
| 147,502,415
| 105,155,015
| 3,879,523
| 3,349,064
|
| 51
|
Nondurable goods - total
|
182,915
| 181,993
| 1,918,490,808
| 1,644,646,555
| 86,942,480
| 68,117,123
| 2,627,469
| 2,442,200
|
|
|
Wholesale Trade - merchant wholesalers
|
440,211
| 414,836
| 2,498,394,949
| 1,847,273,611
| 177,876,529
| 127,986,837
| 5,295,426
| 4,587,877
|
| 50
|
Durable goods - merchant wholesalers
|
285,686
| 264,611
| 1,322,481,797
| 902,788,564
| 113,999,113
| 78,264,277
| 3,235,527
| 2,713,990
|
| 51
|
Nondurable goods - merchant wholesalers
|
154,525
| 150,225
| 1,175,913,152
| 944,485,047
| 63,877,416
| 49,722,560
| 2,059,899
| 1,873,887
|
1987 SIC code |
Description |
Establishments |
Sales, receipts, or shipments |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
| 1997 |
1992 |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 |
1992 |
|
|
Retail Trade
|
1,566,049
| 1,526,215
| 2,562,093,519
| 1,894,880,209
| 293,577,652
| 222,867,879
| 21,349,109
| 18,407,453
|
| 52
|
Building materials and garden supplies
|
69,028
| 69,483
| 153,830,732
| 98,832,146
| 17,529,047
| 11,789,798
| 854,538
| 665,747
|
| 53
|
General merchandise stores
|
35,444
| 34,606
| 328,635,945
| 245,329,695
| 30,636,768
| 24,502,700
| 2,494,896
| 2,078,530
|
| 54
|
Food stores
|
174,284
| 180,568
| 419,840,460
| 369,198,584
| 43,353,533
| 37,227,785
| 3,147,001
| 2,969,317
|
| 55
|
Automotive dealers & gasoline service stations
|
200,807
| 201,707
| 785,314,394
| 529,853,241
| 55,659,200
| 39,376,284
| 2,290,788
| 1,942,613
|
| 56
|
Apparel and accessory stores
|
126,099
| 145,490
| 118,604,289
| 101,714,474
| 13,728,572
| 12,038,524
| 1,121,518
| 1,144,587
|
| 57
|
Home furniture, furnishings, & equipment stores
|
115,207
| 110,073
| 137,995,685
| 93,206,043
| 16,429,289
| 11,868,650
| 868,345
| 702,164
|
| 58
|
Eating and drinking places
|
S
| 433,608
| S
| 195,316,992
| S
| 52,569,715
| S
| 6,547,908
|
| 59
|
Misellaneous retail
|
S
| 350,680
| S
| 261,429,034
| S
| 33,494,423
| S
| 2,356,587
|
1987 SIC code |
Description |
Establishments |
Sales, receipts, or shipments |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
| 1997 |
1992 |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 |
1992 |
|
|
Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries
|
S
| 585,580
| S
| 1,831,526,517
| S
| 211,568,784
| S
| 6,509,591
|
| 60
|
Depository institutions
|
109,700
| 104,505
| 698,685,494
| 532,056,958
| 76,944,027
| 57,339,387
| 2,130,054
| 2,100,089
|
| 61
|
Nondepository institutions
|
52,116
| 39,439
| 212,442,260
| 135,386,946
| 24,276,234
| 15,481,372
| 588,858
| 445,590
|
| 62
|
Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, & services
|
48,070
| 31,177
| 249,785,961
| 108,861,913
| 67,147,859
| 33,833,505
| 642,889
| 406,444
|
| 63
|
Insurance carriers
|
40.728
| 38,977
| 988,348,173
| 796,024,945
| 65,685,329
| 50,518,681
| 1,586,576
| 1,516,643
|
| 64
|
Insurance agents, brokers, and services
|
131,330
| 121,662
| 74,329,366
| 51,705,051
| 25,792,339
| 18,921,131
| 720,360
| 635,536
|
| 65
|
Real estate
|
254,023
| 229,493
| 190,508,226
| 141,673,252
| 35,288,169
| 26,245,094
| 1,393,630
| 1,231,471
|
| 67
|
Holding & other investment offices, except trusts
|
S
| 20,327
| S
| 65,817,452
| S
| 9,229,614
| S
| 173,818
|
1987 SIC code |
Description |
Establishments |
Sales, receipts, or shipments |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
| 1997 |
1992 |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 |
1992 |
|
|
Service Industries
|
2,306,942
| 2,034,346
| 2,453,309,380
| 1,648,868,652
| 921,942,255
| 639,369,976
| 34,223,932
| 27,399,296
|
| 70
|
Hotels, rooming houses, camps, and other lodging places
|
S
| 51,817
| S
| 70,011,326
| S
| 19,837,363
| S
| 1,506,692
|
| 72
|
Personal services
|
204,636
| 197,101
| 53,324,578
| 43,279,847
| 17,949,585
| 14,378,515
| 1,311,417
| 1,217,634
|
| 73
|
Business services
|
398,192
| 306,551
| 550,460,705
| 274,892,184
| 215,489,949
| 109,299,267
| 8,749,897
| 5,542,417
|
| 75
|
Automotive repair, services, and parking
|
192,252
| 171,970
| 100,972,632
| 70,032,569
| 22,919,616
| 15,549,993
| 1,109,619
| 863,856
|
| 76
|
Miscellaneous repair services
|
67,053
| 71,576
| 38,466,393
| 30,731,827
| 11,596,526
| 9,694,859
| 426,837
| 428,103
|
| 78
|
Motion pictures
|
45,961
| 41,857
| 63,696,698
| 43,953,713
| 13,738,407
| 9,816,111
| 568,891
| 478,084
|
| 79
|
Amusement and recreation services
|
97,485
| 83,871
| 95,000,572
| 57,762,120
| 29,507,645
| 18,926,117
| 1,529,475
| 1,119,609
|
| 80
|
Health services
|
498,881
| 465,356
| 814,754,288
| 623,480,434
| 346,745,728
| 274,593,038
| 11,369,716
| 10,017,150
|
| 81
|
Legal services
|
168,206
| 153,462
| 123,712,022
| 102,275,027
| 48,164,828
| 39,957,635
| 977,850
| 944,958
|
| 82
|
Educational services
|
27,244
| 21,018
| 16,988,073
| 10,215,561
| 5,544,934
| 3,438,404
| 256,426
| 196,296
|
| 83
|
Social services
|
162,365
| 140,849
| 94,292,537
| 67,021,101
| 34,449,292
| 24,797,472
| 2,273,148
| 1,912,337
|
| 84
|
Museums, art galleries, & botanical & zoological gardens
|
5,425
| 3,553
| 6,422,931
| 3,390,240
| 1,784,311
| 1,233,385
| 88,514
| 69,613
|
| 86
|
Membership organizations;
|
66,458
| 72,386
| 46,502,411
| 36,255,912
| 12,619,225
| 10,188,331
| 597,211
| 602,527
|
| 87
|
Eng, acctg, research, mgt, & rel serv (exc noncomm research org)
|
297,402
| 238,392
| 330,517,234
| 207,600,554
| 129,348,154
| 84,564,182
| 3,139,215
| 2,418,884
|
| 89
|
Services, n.e.c.
|
S
| 14,587
| S
| 7,966,237
| S
| 3,095,304
| S
| 81,136
|
1987 SIC code |
Description |
Establishments |
Sales, receipts, or shipments |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
| 1997 |
1992 |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 ($1,000) |
1992 ($1,000) |
1997 |
1992 |
|
|
Auxiliaries
|
S
| 47,250
| S
| N
| S
| 137,084,011
| S
| 3,229,693
|
N Not available
S Data do not meet publication standards
%% 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
Source: 1997 Economic Census, Advance Report
Last modified: 3/16/1999