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Overview of Economic Statistical Programs
This Overview describes Census Bureau programs that provide statistics about U.S. businesses and governments. Each description includes links to data products, related programs and additional information. "Programs" are major data collection, business list and research data operations, including some funded by other agencies or sponsors. All active programs are included along with discontinued programs of continuing interest. Links are provided to electronic data elsewhere at this site.
Sectors covered by programs in Census Bureau Economy Overview.
Multi-Sector (Programs covering several sectors)
Construction (Buildings, alterations and public works)
Governments (Local, state and Federal agencies)
Foreign Trade (Exports, imports and participants)
Manufacturing (Companies, operations and shipments, products)
Mining (Minerals, gases and initial processing)
Retail (Merchandise for personal or home use)
Services (Personal, business and transport services)
Wholesale (Merchandise for business use)
Multi-Sector Programs
Census Bureau data, list and research programs covering businesses in several industries
Economy-Wide
Economic Census
Economic Census (Classification)
Economic Census of Island Areas: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Survey of Business Owners (including minority- and women-owned businesses)
Survey of Businesses (1994 only)
Characteristics of Business Owners Survey (discontinued after 1992)
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey
Investment Plans Survey (discontinued 1996; formerly the Plant and Equipment Survey)
Information and Communication Technology Survey
Report of Organization Survey (also known as Company Organization Survey)
Business R&D and Innovation Survey
Selected Sectors
Survey of Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures
Survey of Industrial Research and Development
Business Expenditures Supplement (formerly the Business Expenses Survey)
Plant and Equipment Survey (discontinued 1994, replaced by the Investment Plans Survey)
Business and Professional Classification Survey
Retail and Services Area Survey (discontinued in 1993)
Construction Programs
Census Bureau programs covering residential, commercial and public building, alterations, and repairs
Census of Construction Industries, see Economic Census
Value of Construction Put in Place
Survey of New Manufactured (Mobile) Homes
Governments Programs
Census Bureau programs covering local, state and Federal agencies and activities.
State & Local Government Organization, Finance and Employment
Directory Survey of Local Governments
Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances
State Government Tax Collections Survey
State and Local Government Public-Employee Retirement System Survey
Quarterly Public Employee-Retirement Systems Survey
Local Government School System Finance Survey (formerly Education Finance Survey)
Annual Public Employment Survey
Annual Survey of Government Finances
Federal Government Financial Systems
Federal Assistance Awards Data System
Consolidated Federal Funds Report
State & Local Government Activities
Criminal Justice (U.S. Department of Justice Programs)
Criminal Justice Expenditure and Employment Survey
State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities Census
State & Local Government Activites
National Public Education Finanacial Survey
Nonfiscal Surveys of the Common Core of Data
National Judicial Reporting Program
Annual Parole Survey & Annual Probation Survey
Deaths in Custody in State Prisons and Local Jail
Census of Juveniles in Resident Placement
Juvenile Residential Facility Census
Survey of State Research and Development Expenditures
Foreign Trade Programs
Census Bureau programs covering U.S. imports, exports, traders, brokers, and trade flows.
Manufacturing Programs
Census Bureau data and research programs covering manufacturers, production processes, shipments, and industrial products
Census of Manufactures, see Economic Census
Manufacturers' Shipments to Federal Agencies (discontinued after 1992)
Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey
Annual Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization (discontinued after 2006)
Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization
Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey
Current Industrial Reports (Industrial products)
Manufacturing Technology Surveys (discontinued after 1993)
Mining Overview
Census Bureau program covering mineral and gas extraction and processing
Census of Mineral Industries, see Economic Census
Retail Overview
Census Bureau programs covering businesses selling and products sold for individual use
Census of Retail Trade, see Economic Census
Advance Monthly Retail Sales Survey
Services Overview
Census Bureau programs covering businesses that provide personal, business and other services
Census of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, see Economic Census
Census of Service Industries, see Economic Census
Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, see Economic Census
Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (discontinued after 2002)
Service Annual Survey: Selected Transportation and Warehousing, See Service Annual Survey
Wholesale Overview
Census Bureau programs covering businesses selling and products sold for use by other businesses
Census of Wholesale Trade, see Economic Census
Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey
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