To provide key measures of comprehensive company-wide data, including company support organization and selected financial activities. The United States Code, Title 13, authorizes this program and provides for mandatory responses.

The Enterprise Statistics Program covers all or part of the following NAICS sectors:

• 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
• 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 Food Services
• 81        Other Services (except Public Administration)

Selected activities of governments are also in-scope, such as hospitals, liquor stores, and university press publishers.

Excluded Industries: The following industries are not covered in the Enterprise Statistics Program:

• 11        Agriculture
• 482      Rail Transportation
• 491      Postal Service
• 521      Monetary Authorities - Central Banks ⁽¹⁾
• 525      Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
• 55        Management of Companies and Enterprises
• 6111    Elementary and Secondary Schools
• 6112    Junior Colleges
• 6113    Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
• 8131    Religious Organizations
• 81393  Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations
• 81394  Political Organizations
• 81399  Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations)
• 814      Private Households
• 92        Public Administration

Notes: ⁽¹⁾ This is the only industry included in the 2012 Economic Census that is not included in the 2012 ESP.

Enterprise data products provide statistics on foreign ownership or control, foreign affiliation, research and development expenses, operating revenues, royalties and license fees for the use of intellectual property, and manufacturing activity.

Enterprise Statistics data were collected as part of the Report of Organization Survey (COS). The program has been suspended.

During the economic census years (years ending in 2 and 7) the Enterprise Statistics Program sample is a representative sample of all employer enterprises with operations in the U.S. and the District of Columbia. It consists of two components: (1) All multi-establishment enterprises, and (2) a sample of single-establishment enterprises. Refer to the methodology section of each publication for more information.

Refer to the Data section for data products.

The Enterprise Statistics Program provides enterprise-level data for statistical use in various economic programs. The Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Federal Reserve Board assess economic performance for enterprises. Researchers use the data to study trends in enterprises over time.

Enterprise Statistics data provide the only source of economy-wide company-level statistics and data to relate the activities of enterprises.

To contact the survey staff, please:

• Send email to ewd.outreach@census.gov,
• Call 800-242-2184 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays or
• Write to:
  U.S. Census Bureau
  Economy-Wide Statistics Division
  Data User Outreach and Education
  4600 Silver Hill Road Stop 6400
  Washington, DC 20233
  

Please do not send information about yourself or your company using unencrypted email.

The U.S. Census Bureau cannot ensure the confidentiality of such transmissions, and we are unable to respond to company-specific questions via email.

We cannot provide lists of companies.

Title 13 of the U.S. Code forbids the release of confidential information.