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Business and Economy
The Census Bureau produces economic data across the entire economy on a monthly, quarterly, yearly, and five-year basis.
- Business and Owner Characteristics
- Business Counts
- Business and Workforce Dynamics
- Expenses and Expenditures
- Inventories
- Sales, Receipts, Shipments, or Production
- Small Business
- Economic Census
- Search or Browse for NAICS codes
- Search or Browse for NAPCS codes
- Measuring Technology and the Economy (Tech Stats)
- Manufacturing Week
- Economic Indicators
News
Census Bureau Releases Technical Note on Select Topics in International Censuses
This technical note provides information on administrative data sources and their use in supplementing a traditional population and housing census.
Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release
The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States.
2020 County Business Patterns Now Available
The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2020 County Business Patterns (CBP). This annual series of statistics provides subnational economic data by industry.
America Counts
Small Business Week 2022: How Small Businesses Impact Our Economy
The 59th Annual Small Business Week theme is “Building a Better America Through Entrepreneurship.”
E-Commerce Sales Surged During the Pandemic
Annual growth in e-commerce retail sales accelerated during the pandemic as more consumers shopped online.
Exploring Economic Data by Topic
The Exploring Census Data webinar series focuses on data research by business topic.
Tables
CBP Tables 2020
View and download the 2020 CBP Tables on data.census.gov.
2022 Capital Spending Report Tables
Data in this report are from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2011 to 2020 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES).
2020 CBP First Look
Visualizations
Business Formation Statistics (BFS)
View multiple interactive Business Formation Statistics (BFS) visualizations.
Business Formation Statistics by State
View high-propensity business applications and their quarter-to-quarter changes from 2018 Q4 to 2019 Q1.
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey
View new privately owned housing unit authorizations.
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