Guide to the 2002 Economic Census: Census Content

GUIDE TO THE 2002 ECONOMIC CENSUS

CENSUS CONTENT

Several key statistics are tabulated for all industries covered in the Economic Census:

Number of establishments (or companies)
Number of employees
Payroll
Measure of output (sales, receipts, revenue, value of shipments, or value of construction work done).

Other items vary by sector, as illustrated in Table 5.

Table 5. Major Data Items Published in the 2002 Economic Census
Legend: A--All areas (see table 4) except ZIP Codes; Z--ZIP Codes and States; M--MA's, states, and National; S--States and National; N--National only; e--National data only in Business Expenses 1/

Manu facturing Mining Construction Retail Trade Wholesale Trade Management of companies All other sectors

Number of establishments and firms

Establishments with payroll
A,Z

S

S

A,Z

A

A

A,Z

Establishments without payroll (nonemployers)

S

S

S

Single-unit and multiunit establishments
N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Establishments by legal form of organization
N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Firms
N

N

N

N

N

N

Employment

All employees
A

S

S

A

A

A

A

Production (construction) workers/hours
A

S

S

Employment size of establishment
A,Z

N

S

N

N

N

N

Labor costs

Payroll, entire year
A

S

S

A

A

A

A

Payroll, first quarter

A

A

A

A

Worker wages
A

S

S

Supplemental costs
S

S

S

e

e

e

e

Cost of contract labor

e

e

e

e

Sales, receipts, or value of shipments/construction work done

Establishments with payroll
A

S

S

A

A

A

A

By specific product, line, or type of construction
S

S

S

M

M ²

S ^/3

Sales/receipts size of establishments

S

N,Z

N

N,Z³

Class of customer

N

N

N

Type of structure

N

E-commerce sales
S

S

S

S

S

S

Expenses

Total

e

N

N

Cost of materials, parts, etc.
A

S

S

e

e

e

Cost of fuels
S

S

S

e

e

e

e

Energy consumed
S

S

Cost of electricity
S

S

S

e

e

e

e

Cost of other utilities

e

e

e

e

Products bought for resale
S

S

e

e

Taxes and license fees

e

e

e

e

Cost of office supplies

e

e

e

Depreciation charges
S

S

e

e

e

e

Commission expense

e

Purchased services:

..Advertising
N

e

e

e

e

..Rental payments
S

S

S

e

e

e

e

..Legal services
N

e

e

e

e

..Accounting services
N

e

e

e

e

..Data processing services
N

e

e

e

e

..Refuse removal
N

..Communications services
N

S

S

e

e

e

e

..Purchased repairs
N

S

e

e

e

e

..Cost of contract work
S

S

e

Assets, capital expenditures, inventories

Capital expenditures, total
S

S

S

Depreciable assets, gross value
S

S

S

Value of inventories
S

S

S

e

A

	Manu facturing	Mining	Construction	Retail Trade	Wholesale Trade	Management of companies	All other sectors
Number of establishments and firms
Establishments with payroll	A,Z	S	S	A,Z	A	A	A,Z
Establishments without payroll (nonemployers)			S	S			S
Single-unit and multiunit establishments	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Establishments by legal form of organization	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Firms	N	N		N	N	N	N
Employment
All employees	A	S	S	A	A	A	A
Production (construction) workers/hours	A	S	S
Employment size of establishment	A,Z	N	S	N	N	N	N
Labor costs
Payroll, entire year	A	S	S	A	A	A	A
Payroll, first quarter				A	A	A	A
Worker wages	A	S	S
Supplemental costs	S	S	S	e	e	e	e
Cost of contract labor				e	e	e	e
Sales, receipts, or value of shipments/construction work done
Establishments with payroll	A	S	S	A	A	A	A
By specific product, line, or type of construction	S	S	S	M	M ²		S ^/3
Sales/receipts size of establishments			S	N,Z	N		N,Z³
Class of customer				N	N		N
Type of structure			N
E-commerce sales	S	S	S	S	S		S
Expenses
Total				e	N		N
Cost of materials, parts, etc.	A	S	S	e	e	e
Cost of fuels	S	S	S	e	e	e	e
Energy consumed	S	S
Cost of electricity	S	S	S	e	e	e	e
Cost of other utilities				e	e	e	e
Products bought for resale	S	S		e	e
Taxes and license fees				e	e	e	e
Cost of office supplies				e	e		e
Depreciation charges	S	S		e	e	e	e
Commission expense					e
Purchased services:
..Advertising	N			e	e	e	e
..Rental payments	S	S	S	e	e	e	e
..Legal services	N			e	e	e	e
..Accounting services	N			e	e	e	e
..Data processing services	N			e	e	e	e
..Refuse removal	N
..Communications services	N	S	S	e	e	e	e
..Purchased repairs	N		S	e	e	e	e
..Cost of contract work	S	S			e
Assets, capital expenditures, inventories
Capital expenditures, total	S	S	S
Depreciable assets, gross value	S	S	S
Value of inventories	S	S	S	e	A

¹ The Business Expenses report covers operating establishments classified in manufacturing, mining, and construction by 2002 NAICS; and all establishments in most other sectors, as defined by 1997 NAICS.
² 15 selected states and 15 selected metro areas only.