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2002 Economic Census
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1997 - 1992
Other:
1998-2001

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The Economic Census profiles the U.S. economy every 5 years. Data for 1997 are available. Data for 2002 will be collected in 2003 and published in 2004 and 2005.

The Census Bureau also publishes a variety of data on an annual, quarterly, or monthly basis. Except as noted below, these "current" programs are limited to national data.

Click on year to go to latest data.
Programs with national and subnational data
	U.S.	States	Metro areas	Coun- ties	Places	ZIP codes
Economic Census	2002	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997
Minority- and Women-Owned Business	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997
Statistics of U.S. Businesses  (by size)	2001	2002	2001
County Business Patterns	2002	2002	2002	2002		2002
Nonemployer Statistics	2002	2002	2002	2002
Annual Survey of Manufactures	2003	2001
Building Permits	2004	2004	2004	2004	2004
Governments	2002	2002		2002	2002
Foreign Trade: State Exports	2004	2004

Other national data
Multi-sector data: Annual Capital Expenditures Survey 2002 Quarterly Financial Report 2003 E-Commerce Statistics 2001 Business Expenses Survey 2002		Sector-specific data: Construction, Mining, Manufacturing Retail, Wholesale Trade Transportation selected service sectors
Data more frequent than annual
Monthly: Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Current Industrial Reports (selected) Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services Monthly Retail Sales and Inventories Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales (MTIS) Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits		Quarterly: Quarterly Financial Report Quarterly Services Survey Retail E-Commerce Sales Current Industrial Reports (selected)   All other data sets linked above are annual, except for the Economic Census

See also the discussion of assembling time series data before and after 1997.

Start here 2002 Economic Census What's New for '02 Sample '02 forms Information kit Latest Results Census: 2002 - 1997 - 1992 Other: 1998-2001 '97 Information History (pdf) GIQ Symposium Sample '97 Forms Slide Shows Writer's Toolkit Questions? FAQs Ask Dr. Census Related sites NAICS Business Expenses Outlying Areas Commodity Flow Vehicle Survey Minority/Women- Owned Business
	1997 Economic Census The Economic Census profiles the US economy every 5 years, from the national to the local level. 2002 Economic Census reports and schedules are at a separate site.
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	Data for all sectors (drill-down ) Statistics about businesses with paid employees: 1997 data by NAICS - U.S., states, counties, and metro areas   - ZIP Code Statistics - U.S., states, ZIP Codes 1997 and 1992 by SIC  - U.S. and states Bridge Between NAICS and SIC - national only Statistics including businesses without paid employees: Nonemployer Statistics (by NAICS) - U.S., states, counties, and metro areas Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses (by SIC) - U.S., states, counties, places and metro areas Industry Statistics Sampler (includes state ranking and samples of or links to all census and survey sources for an industry) Sector-specific reports (drill-down and PDFs) Consolidated list of pdfs 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale Trade 44-45 Retail Trade 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance and Insurance 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 55 Management of Companies and Enterprises 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 61 Educational Services 62 Health Care and Social Assistance 71 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 72 Accommodation and Foodservices 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)   Auxiliaries not in sector 55 Industry Series Mining Construction Manufacturing Subject Series Mdse Line Sales/Source of Receipts - Establishment and Firm Size - Miscellaneous Subjects - Summary reports Reports by State    Select a state Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas United States Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Introduction to AFF for Economic Census users Geography Quick Reports Industry Quick Reports Data Sets (formerly Build a Query)
	1997 Economic Census CD-ROMs: CD-ROM 1F (a 3-disc set) includes complete geographic area, lines, size, and other subject series data for all sectors. CD-ROM 2D includes data sets not available in FactFinder: Comparative Statistics, the Bridge Between NAICS and SIC, data for Outlying Areas, and Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses. CD-ROM 3 presents ZIP Code Statistics, also not available in FactFinder. You may subscribe on-line.
	Conferences None scheduled at this time, but updated slide shows are available.
	More Information  Guide to the Economic Census: 1997 - 2002 How people use Economic Census data New Features of the 2002 Economic Census Government Information Quarterly: Symposium on the 1997 Economic Census Quotes: Greenspan (and others) on the Economic Census

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census
Last revised: March 13, 2006

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