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The Economic Census and You

The Economic Census and You. What Users Need to Know. Economic Census Overview and uses How the data are classified (NAICS) How the data are published (1997 / 2002) Working with the data Local data from current programs. Economic data collected from businesses Demographic

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The Economic Census and You

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  1. TheEconomic Census and You

  2. What Users Need to Know • Economic Census • Overview and uses • How the data are classified (NAICS) • How the data are published (1997 / 2002) • Working with the data • Local data from current programs

  3. Economic data collected from businesses Demographic data collected from households Census Terminology

  4. Principal Economic Indicators • Advance Monthly Retail Sales • Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales • Monthly Wholesale Trade • Manufactures’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders • Quarterly Services Survey [NEW] • Housing Starts • Value of New Construction Put in Place • Housing Completions • New Homes Sold and for Sale • US International Trade in Goods and Services • Quarterly Financial Report (two releases) • Housing Vacancies

  5. Surveys vs Census • Economic Surveys • Annual, quarterly, monthly • Limited detail • Mostly national • Economic Census • Every 5 years(years ending in 2 & 7) • Industry/product detail • Detailed Geography

  6. “The Economic Census is indispensable to understanding America’s economy…” --Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

  7. Public Sector Uses • Benchmarking • Tracking economic change • Attracting new businesses • Assisting business development

  8. “Sound and timely economic data are the fuel that powers business decision making…” --Thomas J. Donohue, President, United States Chamber of Commerce

  9. Private Sector Uses Study your industry Market share Product trends Strategic planning What’s my share? How does my firm compare?

  10. Private Sector Uses Study your industry Market share Product trends Strategic planning Study business markets Site locations Sales territories Forecasting sales Where are my customers? suppliers? competitors?

  11. Private Sector Uses Study your industry Market share Product trends Strategic planning Study business markets Site locations Sales territories Forecasting sales Evaluate investments Estimate market size Data for loan applications

  12. Economic Census Coverage Sector contribution to GDP

  13. Increasing Census Coverage

  14. Direct collection 97% of output Administrative records 3 out of 4 businesses Economic Census Data Collection

  15. Industry Classifi- cation

  16. Economic Census Table • Data classified by industry

  17. Standard Industrial Classification System • Developed in 1930's • Updated every 10-15 years • Dominated by manufacturing SIC

  18. NAICS North American Industry Classification System

  19. NAICS • North • American • Industry • Classification • System

  20. New Numbering System Example Level Code Description 51 Information Sector 515 Broadcasting (except Internet) Subsector 5151 Radio and Television Broadcasting Industry Group 51511 Radio Broadcasting Industry 515112 Radio Stations U.S. Industry

  21. NAICS Sectors 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting 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 • Management of Companies and Enterprises • 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and • Remediation Services • 61 Educational Services • 62 Health Care and Social Assistance • Arts, Entertainment and • Recreation • Accommodation and • Food Services • Other Services (except • Public Administration) • 92 Public Administration

  22. New Sectors SIC Division NAICS Sector Transportation, Utilities Communications, Transportation and Warehousing and Utilities Finance, Finance and Insurance Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Real Estate Retail Trade Retail Trade Accommodations and Food Services Service Professional, Scientific, and Technical Svc Industries Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Svcs Educational Services Health Care and Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Information

  23. New Sectors SIC Division NAICS Sector Transportation, Utilities Communications, Transportation and Warehousing and Utilities Finance, Finance and Insurance Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Real Estate Retail Trade Retail Trade Accommodations and Food Services Service Professional, Scientific, and Technical Svc Industries Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Svcs Educational Services Health Care and Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Information

  24. Accommodation and Food Services Created from Service Industries Hotels and other lodging Retail Trade Eating and drinking places

  25. Retail vs Wholesale Retail Trade In SIC Sells to consumers In NAICS Location attracts public Advertise to public Display merchandise Wholesale Trade Sells to business Office or warehouse Advertise to trade Display little or no merchandise

  26. Two Views of 1997 Retail Trade

  27. Two Views of 1997 Retail Trade

  28. Establishment A store, warehouse, factory, etc. at a single physical location

  29. Company One or more establishments under common ownership or control

  30. NAICS Manual In print and at www.census.gov • Definition for each industry • Alphabetic index • Correspondence tables • 1997 Edition • NAICS97 to SIC • SIC to NAICS97 • 2002 Edition • NAICS02 to NAICS97 • NAICS97 to NAICS02

  31. Brie between NAICS and SIC

  32. Assembling Time Series SIC 1987 1992 (1997) NAICS 1997 2002 2007

  33. Changes for NAICS 2002

  34. Economic Census Products

  35. www.census.gov

  36. Industry Series • Goods-producing Construction, Mining, Manufacturing • Separate reports for each • 6-digit industry • Incl. products and materials • National, limited state data Service-producing Sectors 22, 42 to 81 • New for 2002 • Reports for groups • of industries • Includes products • National data only

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