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Information & Communication Technology Survey (ICTS)

Supplemental to the current Annual Capital Expenditure Survey, the Information and Communication Technology Survey (ICTS) collects data on non-capitalized and capitalized business spending for information and communication technology (ICT) equipment.

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National level reports on ICT spending by all U.S. nonfarm businesses with employees. Publications organized by year published.
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Graphs and charts on ICT spending by all U.S. nonfarm businesses with employees. Visualizations organized by year published..
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Stats displayed in columns and rows with title, ID, notes, sources and release date. Many tables are in downloadable XLS, CVS and PDF file formats.

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ABS Release Provides Data on Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses

May 19, 2020

According to the 2018 Annual Business Survey (ABS), 5.6% (322,076) of all U.S. businesses were Hispanic-owned and 6.1% (351,237) were owned by veterans.
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March 31, 2020

Today the U.S. Census Bureau retired American FactFinder (AFF), the primary dissemination tool on census.gov for the past 20 years.

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ICTS Publications

National level reports on ICT spending by all U.S. nonfarm businesses with employees. Publications organized by year published.
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Graphs and charts on ICT spending by all U.S. nonfarm businesses with employees. Visualizations organized by year published..

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2010 Information and Communication Technology Survey Tables

March 29, 2012

These tables show in 2010, U.S. nonfarm businesses with employees spent a total of $263.1 billion on noncapitalized and capitalized ICT equipment.
2009 Information and Communication Technology Survey Tables

March 16, 2011

These tables show in 2009, U.S. nonfarm businesses with employees spent a total of $253.8 billion on noncapitalized and capitalized ICT equipment.
2006 Information and Communication Technology Survey Tables

March 06, 2008

These tables show in 2006, U.S. nonfarm businesses with employees spent a total of $250.7 billion on noncapitalized and capitalized ICT equipment.

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