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Special Libraries Association

Jennifer C. Boettcher

March 6, 2025

Latest from the Economic Census, pt 1

Remember to record & share slides

Part 2 (hands on workshop) at SLA Annual Conference

Pittsburgh, PA: June 7-10, 2025

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Table of Contents

Boettcher

Economic Census

NAICS

22 Economics Census

First Look

Island Area

Geographic

Comprehensive

22 Economics Census

Bridge

Firm Size

Miscellaneous

Product

Common Mistakes

Beginning

stop for Questions

Stop for Questions

put questions in chat

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Why is Intellectual Property important?

Understand where your data comes from before using it.

Federal information is in the public domain

  • Public Domain: No ownership
  • Open Data policies: Owned, but generous license
    • Both are FAIR
    • FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable

ALWAYS provide ATTRIBUTION through Citation

  • Citation elements:
  • Who is responsible for the data?
  • Title of the Data Program
  • File title
  • Retrieval date
  • URL

Notes: under graph or table, who created it, and elements that when into the creation.

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Economic Census Structure

  • Economic Census NOT Census of Population and Housing
    • Census, not a survey- All Business
      • Administrative records- Social Security & IRS

not non-employer businesses and few other industries

    • Every five years with years ending in 2 and 7
      • Legal Basis Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 9, 131, 224, and 225. Copies retained in respondents’ files are immune from legal process.

Access: data.census.gov for Downloads & Maps, FTP, API, microdata at FSRDC, more on how distributed

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Datasets

Geographic Area Statistics (GAS)

Comparative Statistics- using old NAICS

Product lines (NAPCS) Statistics- US & States

Miscellaneous Statistics

Selective Sectors: materials consumed, telemedicine, support activities in agriculture, Franchising Reports, Import/Export, 3d, RFID, Robots, Kiosks

Primary Type of Food Service, Business Expenses

First Look

Bridge- between new & old NAICS

Establishment and Firm Size

Concentration Ratios

Legal Form of Organization

Class of Customer

American Business Survey*

County Business Patterns*

Commodity Flow Survey*

Census of Governments*

* Separate outputs

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Core Data:

Geography Covered:

National

States

Metropolitan Areas

Counties

Economic Places (2,500 or more people or jobs)

US & States only: Agriculture, Mining, Construction, Management of Companies (for confidential reasons)

Island Areas: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and sub areas

Regional(NE,MidWest,South,West): Construction

Off Shore: Mining

Zip Code for County Business Patterns only

  • Geography
  • Industry (code and name)
  • Number of firms
  • Number of establishments
  • Value of sales, receipts, revenue, shipments, or business done
  • Annual payroll
  • Number of employees
  • Range indicating imputed percentage: sales, payroll, and employees

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Clothing Retailers in US, 2022

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Retail Trade: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022. Economic Census, ECN Core Statistics Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022, Table EC2244BASIC. Retrieved February 9, 2025, from https://data.census.gov/table/ECNBASIC2022.EC2244BASIC?q=EC2244BASIC&g=010XX00US$0400000,$3100000&n=458110.

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2022 State Map of Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers: NAICS 458110

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Retail Trade: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022. Economic Census, ECN Core Statistics Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022, Table EC2244BASIC. Retrieved February 9, 2025, from https://data.census.gov/table/ECNBASIC2022.EC2244BASIC?q=EC2244BASIC&g=010XX00US$0400000,$3100000&n=458110.

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2022 Metropolitan Map of Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers: NAICS 458110

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Retail Trade: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022. Economic Census, ECN Core Statistics Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022, Table EC2244BASIC. Retrieved February 9, 2025, from https://data.census.gov/table/ECNBASIC2022.EC2244BASIC?q=EC2244BASIC&g=010XX00US$0400000,$3100000&n=458110.

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Economic Census Geography

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North American Industry Classification System (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

55 Management of Companies and Enterprises

56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

61 Education Services

62 Health Care and Social Assistance

71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

72 Accommodation and Food Services

81 Other Services (except Public Administration)

92 Public Administration

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Automobile Industry?

Sector

Description

33

Chassis, automobile, manufacturing

42

Junk yard, auto, merchant wholesalers

44

Auto parts dealers

52

Automobile finance

53

Automobile leasing

54

Automobile industrial design services

61

Automobile driving schools

81

Automobile repair and maintenance

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North American Industry Classification System

Example

Description

Code

Level

Manufacturing

33

Sector

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing*

336

Subsector

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing*

3361

Industry Group

Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing*

33611

Industry

Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

336110

U.S. Industry

* Mexico & Canada Compatible

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2022 U.S. Auto/Parts Manufacturers

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Manufacturing: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022. Economic Census, ECN Core Statistics Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022, Table EC2231BASIC. Retrieved February 9, 2025, from https://data.census.gov/table/ECNBASIC2022.EC2231BASIC?q=EC2231BASIC&n=336:3361:336110:336120:3362:336211:336212:336213:3363:336310:336320:336330:336340:336350:336360:336370:336390.

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States With the Number of establishments of Motor vehicle body manufacturing (NAICS 33621), 2022

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Manufacturing: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022. Economic Census, ECN Core Statistics Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022, Table EC2231BASIC. Retrieved February 9, 2025, from https://data.census.gov/table/ECNBASIC2022.EC2231BASIC?q=EC2231BASIC&g=010XX00US$0400000&n=336211.

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Changing NAICS

Note Consolidation in 2022

“Using NAICS Codes Effectively to Research Industries,” Online Searcher 46, no. 5 (September/October 2022): 15-25.

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Changes in 2022

Jennifer C. Boettcher. “Changes to NAICS Revises Industry Research,” Online Searcher 46, no. 4 (July/August 2022): 16-21

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2022 NAICS: Retailers not stores or website

2022 NAICS Code

2022 NAICS Title

2017 NAICS Code

2017 NAICS Title

459210

Book Retailers and News Dealers

451211

Book Stores

459210

Book Retailers and News Dealers

Pt 451212

News Dealers and Newsstands

459210

Book Retailers and News Dealers

Pt 454110

Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses

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2022 Place Map of Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers: NAICS 458110

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Retail Trade: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022. Economic Census, ECN Core Statistics Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022, Table EC2244BASIC. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://data.census.gov/table/ECNBASIC2022.EC2244BASIC?g=040XX00US24$E600000&y=2022&n=45811.

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2022 Place Map of Retailers: NAICS 44-45

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Questions

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What is not covered in the Economic Census

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Exclusion of Government-Owned Establishments

The economic census does not generally include government-owned establishments, even when their primary activity would be classified in industries covered by the economic census. Because of these exclusions, economic census data for industries in many sectors might appear to be incomplete.

Sector

Illustrative Governmental Activities Excluded

Utilities

Public electric, gas, water and sewer utilities

Construction

Highway construction performed by government employees

Retail Trade

Post exchanges, ship stores and similar establishments operated on military posts by agencies of the federal government

Transportation and Warehousing

Publicly-operated buses and subway systems

Information

Public libraries

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

Municipal trash removal

Health Care and Social Assistance

Municipal ambulance services and County or city nursing care services

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

Public museums or zoos

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More Government Run-Businesses

Exceptions have been made to include certain governmental activities in the economic census:

  • Hospitals
  • Government-owned liquor stores
  • University press publishers
  • Federal Reserve Banks

The economic census does include the activities of private contractors that may be carrying out governmental functions on contract:

  • Highway construction contractors
  • Privately operated prisons
  • Private firms contracting to provide services to government
  • Government-owned/contractor-operated (GOCO) plants

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Economic Census Technical Documentation

  • 2022 Economic Census Methodology
    • Survey Design, Data Collection, Compilation of Data, History of Survey Program, and References
  • Economic Census Code Lists
    • Search for NAICS, Understanding NAICS, Primary Business or Activity (PBA), Search for NAPCS, Understanding NAPCS
  • Economic Census Data Dictionary
    • Disclosure, Employment Range, Receipt Range, Data Quality, Noise Infusion, Other Symbols
  • Economic Census How-To Videos
    • Video tutorials how to fill out online reporting instrument
  • Economic Census Respondent Materials
  • 2022 Economic Census Survey [questionnaire] Repository

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Before we start…

Selected new NAICS

NAICS=00 shows data for all the sectors appearing together in one table. 00 Files

Note 7 digits

4245906 - Cannabis and marijuana, recreational or medical, merchant wholesalers

4246903 - Cannabidiol (CBD oil) and other cannabis and hemp extracts and concentrates merchant wholesalers

Links to data.census.gov files

How to read data.census.gov

file names

PPYYSS where PP= program, YY= year, and SS= 2-digit NAICS sector.

For example, table EC2242BASIC is the basic statistics table for the 2022 Economic Census for sector 42 Wholesale Trade only.

For example, table EC2200BASIC is the basic statistics table for the 2022 Economic Census that shows data for all the sectors appearing together in one table.

Finding Economic Census data

County Business Patterns

Census Business Builder

American Business Survey

And others

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2022 Economic Census

Release Dates, 2024-2026

Statistical Set

Release

Revised

Island Area Statistics

December 2024

First Look Statistics

January 2024

Geographic Area Statistics

March 2025

December 2024

Comparative Statistics

June 2025

February 2025

Bridge Statistics

June 2025

February 2025

Industry (Size) Statistics

June 2025

Product (NAPCS)

September 2025

Miscellaneous Statistics

March 2025-26

December 2024-2026

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Island Areas: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Noise Infusion: The flag for ‘low noise’ (G) indicates the cell value was changed by less than 2 percent by the application of noise, and the flag for ‘moderate noise’ (H) indicates the value was changed by at least 2 percent but less than 8 percent.

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Island Areas: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Columns

Number of establishments

Sales, value of shipments, or revenue ($1,000)

Annual payroll ($1,000)

First-quarter payroll ($1,000)

Employers cost for legally required fringe benefits ($1,000)

Employers cost for voluntarily provided fringe benefits ($1,000)

Number of employees

Columns

Operating expenses ($1,000)

Total inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Total inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Range indicating imputed percentage of total sales, value of shipments, or revenue

Range indicating imputed percentage of total annual payroll

Range indicating imputed percentage of total employees

Citation for previous slide:

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: Summary Statistics for American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands: 2022. Economic Census of Island Areas, ECNIA Economic Census of Island Areas, Table IA2200BASIC01. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://data.census.gov/table/ISLANDAREAS2022.IA2200BASIC01?y=2022&d=ECNIA Economic Census of Island Areas&n=00.

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2022 U.S. Auto/Parts Manufacturers

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Manufacturing: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022. Economic Census, ECN Core Statistics Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022, Table EC2231BASIC. Retrieved February 9, 2025, from https://data.census.gov/table/ECNBASIC2022.EC2231BASIC?q=EC2231BASIC&n=336:3361:336110:336120:3362:336211:336212:336213:3363:336310:336320:336330:336340:336350:336360:336370:336390.

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Basic Data:

Geography Covered:

National

States

Metropolitan Areas

Counties

Economic Places (2,500 or more people or jobs)

US & States only: Agriculture, Mining, Construction, Management of Companies (for confidential reasons)

Island Areas: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and sub areas

Regional(NE,MidWest,South,West): Construction

Off Shore: Mining

Zip Code for County Business Patterns only

  • Geography
  • Industry (code and name)
  • Number of firms
  • Number of establishments
  • Value of sales, receipts, revenue, shipments, or business done
  • Annual payroll
  • Number of employees
  • Range indicating imputed percentage: sales, payroll, and employees

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Possible Ratios

  • Est/Firm
  • Sales/Est
  • Est/State,MA,Place
  • Payroll/Est
  • Seasonality of industry by looking at Quarter/Annual payroll

  • Sales/Payroll
  • Employee/Est
  • Sales/Employee
  • Total Employee by County map

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). All Sectors: County Business Patterns, including ZIP Code Business Patterns, by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2022. Economic Surveys, ECNSVY Business Patterns County Business Patterns, Table CB2200CBP. Retrieved February 11, 2025, from https://data.census.gov/table/CBP2022.CB2200CBP?g=040XX00US24$0500000&y=2022&n=00.

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Economic Census Geography

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GAS Mining (21), additional data

Number of firms

Number of establishments

Sales, value of shipments, or revenue ($1,000)

Annual payroll ($1,000)

First-quarter payroll ($1,000)

Number of employees

Production and/or development and exploration workers annual wages ($1,000)

Production and/or development and exploration workers for pay period including March 12

Construction, production and/or development and exploration workers annual hours (1,000)

Other employees annual wages ($1,000)

Other employees for pay period including March 12

Total fringe benefits ($1,000)

Employer's cost for health insurance ($1,000)

Employer's cost for defined benefit pension plans ($1,000)

Employer's cost for defined contribution plans ($1,000)

Employer's cost for other fringe benefits ($1,000)

Total cost of supplies and/or materials ($1,000)

Cost of materials, components, packaging and/or supplies used, minerals received, or purchased machinery installed ($1,000)

Cost of resales ($1,000)

Cost of contract work ($1,000)

Cost of purchased fuels consumed ($1,000)

Cost of purchased electricity ($1,000)

Quantity of electricity purchased for heat and power (1,000 kWh)

Quantity of generated electricity (1,000 kWh)

Quantity of electricity sold or transferred (1,000 kWh)

Value added ($1,000)

Total inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Finished goods or minerals products, crude petroleum, and natural gas liquids inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Materials and/or supplies, parts, fuels, etc. inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Total inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Finished goods or minerals products, crude petroleum, and natural gas liquids inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Materials and/or supplies, parts, fuels, etc. inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Capital expenditures (except land and mineral rights) ($1,000)

Total capital expenditures for buildings, structures, machinery, and equipment (new and used) ($1,000)

Capital expenditures for mineral exploration and development ($1,000)

Capital expenditures for mineral land and rights ($1,000)

Lease rents ($1,000)

Expensed mineral exploration, development, land, and rights ($1,000)

Current operating expenses for exploration, development, and mineral land and rights ($1,000)

Current operating expenses for royalty payments ($1,000)

Total rental payments or lease payments ($1,000)

Rental payments or lease payments for buildings and other structures ($1,000)

Rental payments or lease payments for machinery and equipment ($1,000)

Total other operating expenses ($1,000)

Temporary staff and leased employee expenses ($1,000)

Expensed computer hardware and other equipment ($1,000)

Expensed purchases of software ($1,000)

Data processing and other purchased computer services ($1,000)

Communication services ($1,000)

Repair and maintenance services of buildings and/or machinery ($1,000)

Refuse removal (including hazardous waste) services ($1,000)

Advertising and promotional services ($1,000)

Purchased professional and technical services ($1,000)

Taxes and license fees ($1,000)

All other operating expenses ($1,000)

Range indicating imputed percentage of total sales, value of shipments, or revenue

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GAS Construction (23), additional data

Number of firms

Number of establishments

Sales, value of shipments, or revenue ($1,000)

Annual payroll ($1,000)

First-quarter payroll ($1,000)

Number of employees

Construction workers annual wages($1,000)

Construction workers for pay period including March 12

Construction workers for pay period including June 12

Construction workers for pay period including September 12

Construction workers for pay period including December 12

Construction, production and/or development and exploration workers annual hours (1,000)

Other employees annual wages ($1,000)

Other employees for pay period including March 12

Other employees for pay period including June 12

Other employees for pay period including September 12

Other employees for pay period including December 12

Total fringe benefits ($1,000)

Employers cost for legally required fringe benefits ($1,000)

Employers cost for voluntarily provided fringe benefits ($1,000)

Total selected costs ($1,000)

Cost of materials, components, packaging and/or supplies used, minerals received, or purchased machinery installed ($1,000)

Cost of construction work subcontracted out to others ($1,000)

Cost of purchased land ($1,000)

Total cost of selected power, fuels, and lubricants ($1,000)

Cost of gasoline and diesel fuel ($1,000)

Cost of natural gas and manufactured gas ($1,000)

Cost of on-highway use of gasoline and diesel fuel ($1,000)

Cost of off-highway use of gasoline and diesel fuel ($1,000)

Cost of all other fuels and lubricants ($1,000)

Cost of purchased electricity ($1,000)

Value of construction work ($1,000)

Value of construction work on government owned projects ($1,000)

Value of construction work on federally owned projects ($1,000)

Value of construction work on state and locally owned projects ($1,000)

Value of construction work on privately owned projects ($1,000)

Value of other business done ($1,000)

Value of construction work subcontracted in from others ($1,000)

Net value of construction work ($1,000)

Value added ($1,000)

Materials and/or supplies, parts, fuels, etc. inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Materials and/or supplies, parts, fuels, etc. inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Gross value of depreciable assets (acquisition costs), beginning of year ($1,000)

Total capital expenditures for buildings, structures, machinery, and equipment (new and used) ($1,000)

Total retirements ($1,000)

Gross value of depreciable assets (acquisition costs), end of year ($1,000)

Total depreciation during year ($1,000)

Total rental payments or lease payments ($1,000)

Rental payments or lease payments for buildings and other structures ($1,000)

Rental payments or lease payments for machinery and equipment ($1,000)

Total other operating expenses ($1,000)

Temporary staff and leased employee expenses ($1,000)

Expensed computer hardware and other equipment ($1,000)

Expensed purchases of software ($1,000)

Data processing and other purchased computer services ($1,000)

Communication services ($1,000)

Repair and maintenance services of buildings and/or machinery ($1,000)

Refuse removal (including hazardous waste) services ($1,000)

Advertising and promotional services ($1,000)

Purchased professional and technical services ($1,000)

Taxes and license fees ($1,000)

All other operating expenses ($1,000)

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GAS Manufacturing (31-33), additional data

Number of firms

Number of establishments

Sales, value of shipments, or revenue ($1,000)

Annual payroll ($1,000)irst-quarter payroll ($1,000)

Number of employees

Production and/or development and exploration workers annual wages ($1,000)

Production workers first-quarter payroll ($1,000)

Production and/or development and exploration workers for pay period including March 12

Construction, production and/or development and exploration workers annual hours (1,000)

Other employees annual wages ($1,000)

Other employees first-quarter payroll ($1,000)

Other employees for pay period including March 12

Total fringe benefits ($1,000)

Employer's cost for health insurance ($1,000)

Employer's cost for defined benefit pension plans ($1,000)

Employer's cost for defined contribution plans ($1,000)

Employer's cost for other fringe benefits ($1,000)

Total cost of supplies and/or materials ($1,000)

Cost of materials, components, packaging and/or supplies used, minerals received, or purchased machinery installed ($1,000)

Cost of materials, components, packaging and/or supplies used, minerals received, or purchased machinery installed ($1,000)

Cost of resales ($1,000)

Cost of contract work ($1,000)

Cost of purchased fuels consumed ($1,000)

Cost of purchased electricity ($1,000)

Quantity of electricity purchased for heat and power ($1,000)

Quantity of generated electricity ($1,000)

Quantity of electricity sold or transferred ($1,000)

Value added ($1,000)

Total inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Finished goods or minerals products, crude petroleum, and natural gas liquids inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Work-in-process inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Materials and/or supplies, parts, fuels, etc. inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Total inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Finished goods or minerals products, crude petroleum, and natural gas liquids inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Work-in-process inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Materials and/or supplies, parts, fuels, etc. inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Gross value of depreciable assets (acquisition costs), beginning of year ($1,000)

Gross value of depreciable assets (acquisition costs) for buildings and other structures, beginning of year ($1,000)

Gross value of depreciable assets (acquisition costs) for machinery and equipment, beginning of year ($1,000)

Total capital expenditures for buildings, structures, machinery, and equipment (new and used) ($1,000)

Capital expenditures for buildings and other structures ($1,000)

Capital expenditures for machinery and equipment ($1,000)

Capital expenditures for automobiles, trucks, etc. for highway use ($1,000)

Capital expenditures for automobiles, trucks, etc. for highway use ($1,000)

Capital expenditures for computers and peripheral data processing equipment ($1,000)

Capital expenditures for all other machinery and equipment ($1,000)

Total retirements ($1,000)

Retirements for buildings and other structures ($1,000)

Retirements for machinery and equipment ($1,000)

Gross value of depreciable assets (acquisition costs, end of year) ($1,000)

Gross value of depreciable assets (acquisition costs) for buildings and other structures, end of year ($1,000)

Gross value of depreciable assets (acquisition costs) for machinery and equipment, end of year ($1,000)

Total depreciation during year ($1,000)

Total rental payments or lease payments ($1,000)

Rental payments or lease payments for buildings and other structures ($1,000)

Rental payments or lease payments for machinery and equipment ($1,000)

Total other operating expenses ($1,000)

Temporary staff and leased employee expenses ($1,000)

Expensed computer hardware and other equipment ($1,000)

Expensed purchases of software ($1,000)

Data processing and other purchased computer services ($1,000)

Communication services ($1,000)

Repair and maintenance services of buildings and/or machinery ($1,000)

Refuse removal (including hazardous waste) services ($1,000)

Advertising and promotional services ($1,000)

Purchased professional and technical services ($1,000)

Taxes and license fees ($1,000)

All other operating expenses ($1,000)

Range indicating imputed percentage of total sales, value of shipments, or revenue

Range indicating imputed percentage of total annual payroll

Range indicating imputed percentage of total employees

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Wholesale (42) Additional Data

Number of firms

Number of establishments

Sales, value of shipments, or revenue ($1,000)

Annual payroll ($1,000)

First-quarter payroll ($1,000)

Number of employees

Operating expenses ($1,000)

Total inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Total inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Range indicating imputed percentage of total sales, value of shipments, or revenue

Range indicating imputed percentage of total annual payroll

Range indicating imputed percentage of total employees

Additional field under Type of Operation:

Merchant wholesalers, except manufacturers' sales branches and offices

Manufacturers' sales branches and offices

Has 7 and 8 digit NAICS for more detail

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Other Geographic Statistical Area stuff

Sector Specific

Agriculture (11)- 5 digit only

Retail (44-45)- Biggest changes

Transportation & Warehousing (48)- 7 digits

Information (51)- 7 digits

Finance & Insurance (52)- 7 digits

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)- 7 digits, Tax Status, OpEx

Education Services (61)- Tax Status, OpEx

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)- 7 digits, Tax Status, OpEx

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)- Tax Status, OpEx

Other Services (except Public Administration) (81)- Tax Status, OpEx

Other

NAICS 00, not in GSA

use American Business Survey or

County Business Patterns

Table Symbols

D - Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totals

N - Not available or not comparable

S - Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability, poor response quality, or other concerns about the estimate quality. Unpublished estimates derived from this table by subtraction are subject to these same limitations and should not be attributed to the U.S. Census Bureau. For a description of publication standards and the total quantity response rate, see link to program methodology page.

X - Not applicable

A - Relative standard error of 100% or more

r - Revised

s - Relative standard error exceeds 40%

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Comparative Statistics for the U.S. (2017 NAICS Basis): 2022 and 2017

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). All Sectors: Comparative Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies (2017 NAICS Basis): 2022 and 2017. Economic Census, ECN Core Statistics All Sectors: Comparative Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies (2017 NAICS Basis): 2022 and 2017, Table EC2200COMP. Retrieved February 11, 2025, from https://data.census.gov/table/ECNCOMP2022.EC2200COMP?y=2022&n=44811:44812:44813:44814:44815:44819:N0600.00.

To calculate inflation use PPI

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Comparative Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies (2017 NAICS Basis): 2022 and 2017

Number of firms

Number of establishments

Sales, value of shipments, or revenue ($1,000)

E-shipments value ($1,000)

Annual payroll ($1,000)

First-quarter payroll ($1,000)

Number of employees

(manufacturing only)

Production and/or development and exploration workers annual wages ($1,000)

Production and/or development and exploration workers for pay period including March 12

Construction, production and/or development and exploration workers annual hours (1,000)

Total fringe benefits ($1,000)

Total cost of supplies and/or materials ($1,000)

Value added ($1,000)

Total inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Finished goods or minerals products, crude petroleum, and natural gas liquids inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Work-in-process inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Materials and/or supplies, parts, fuels, etc. inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)

Total inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Finished goods or minerals products, crude petroleum, and natural gas liquids inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Work-in-process inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Materials and/or supplies, parts, fuels, etc. inventories, end of year ($1,000)

Total rental payments or lease payments ($1,000)

Total other operating expenses ($1,000)

Range indicating imputed percentage of total sales, value of shipments, or revenue

Range indicating imputed percentage of total annual payroll

Range indicating imputed percentage of total employees

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Questions

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Industry Bridge Statistics on 2017 NAICS Basis With Distribution Among 2022 NAICS-Based Industries for the U.S.: 2022

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Selected Sectors: Industry Bridge Statistics on 2017 NAICS Basis With Distribution Among 2022 NAICS-Based Industries for the U.S.: 2022. Economic Census, ECN Core Statistics Selected Sectors: Industry Bridge Statistics on 2017 NAICS Basis With Distribution Among 2022 NAICS-Based Industries for the U.S.: 2022, Table EC2200BRIDGE2. Retrieved February 11, 2025, from https://data.census.gov/table/ECNBRIDGE22022.EC2200BRIDGE2?y=2022&n=N0600.00.

6-digit 2022 NAICS code by 8-digit 2017 NAICS bridge code

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Industry Bridge Statistics on 2022 NAICS Basis With Distribution Among 2017 NAICS-Based Industries for the U.S.: 2022

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Selected Sectors: Industry Bridge Statistics on 2022 NAICS Basis With Distribution Among 2017 NAICS-Based Industries for the U.S.: 2022. Economic Census, ECN Core Statistics Selected Sectors: Industry Bridge Statistics on 2022 NAICS Basis With Distribution Among 2017 NAICS-Based Industries for the U.S.: 2022, Table EC2200BRIDGE1. Retrieved February 11, 2025, from https://data.census.gov/table/ECNBRIDGE12022.EC2200BRIDGE1?y=2022&n=458110.

Same NAICS

Different Subsector

6-digit 2022 NAICS code by 8-digit 2017 NAICS bridge code levels

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Bridge Tables, selected Industries

Jennifer C. Boettcher. “Changes to NAICS Revises Industry Research,” Online Searcher 46, no. 4 (July/August 2022): 16-21

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Still more coming

  • Establishment and Firm Size Statistics-
    • June 2025
    • Summary statistics at the U.S level:
    • by employment size;
    • sales, value of shipments, or revenue size for establishments and firms;
    • single unit and multiunit firms;
    • concentration of largest firms; and
    • legal form of organization.
    • Does not include Sector 55
  • Miscellaneous Statistics-
    • December 2024-2026, County level
    • Franchise, Class of Customers, Touchscreens & kiosks, Method of Inventory Valuation, additive manufacturing (3D printing), use of robotics, Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) and exported/imported services.
    • Healthcare sector asked if they received revenues from telemedicine, Restaurants asked Type of Food Service
  • Product Statistics
    • September 2025
    • Statistics about products and services based on NAPCS shown in 2 tables, 2 different ways:
    • Products by Industry for the U.S.
    • Industry by Products for the U.S. and States

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

How are Industries classified

North American Product Classification System (NAPCS)

How are Products classified

Wine is a Products and Convenience Stores are the Industry

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North American PRODUCT Classification System Structure

  • Facilitating research in the areas of market share, trends and shifts in consumer demand, strategic expansion, and structural change in the economy.

Under NAPCS-Based

Broad Line - ends in 0

Detailed Line- ends in 1-9

3,518 broad lines and 3,716 detail lines

Examples of new 2022 NAPCS: Cannabis, cryptocurrency, electric vehicles, and remanufacturing have been added as product lines for 2022.

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Industry by Products

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Product by Industries (presented)

U.S. industries that prepared and served or dispensed wine and wine drinks for immediate consumption (NAPCS 7000050003), 2017

U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). EC1700NAPCSINDPRD, https://data.census.gov/table?n=N0600.00&napcs=7000050003. U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved August 12, 2023, from https://data.census.gov/, with last column self-calculated.

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LOCATIONS

Find out how much liquor stores make by selling wine

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Common Mistakes

  • NAICS might have changed from 2017
  • Totaling up the columns, how many NAICS digits?
  • Nonemployer versus all other reports
  • Not reading Notes in data.census.gov
  • Smaller geography might have changed from 2017
  • Do creating ratios: Revenue/Establishment, etc
  • Do going beyond the core geographic data points

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Common Mistakes: Inclusion?

  • Not realizing tax exempt data is separate in
    • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
    • Educational Services
    • Health Care and Social Services
    • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
    • Other Services

  • Government-owned establishments included in the following NAICS industries:
    • Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers
    • Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers
    • Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Other Smoking Supplies Retailers
    • Book Publishers
    • Monetary Authorities-Central Bank
    • Hospitals
    • Gambling Industries
    • Casino Hotels

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We can get there together

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Not sure if you can find the data?

  • Links to data.census.gov files

  • Review the survey instrument for the industry of interest.

  • Contact Census
    • General Economic Census Information & Industry-Specific Questions
    • Phone: (301)763-5154 or 1(800)242-2184
    • E-mail: ewd.outreach@census.gov

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THANKS

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/boettcher1

Bluesky:@jwombat.bsky.social CV

202 687-7495

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Special Libraries Association (SLA)

Vision:

The Special Libraries Association is the global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners.

Membership: https://sla.org/page/membership

Part 2 (hands on workshop) at SLA Annual Conference

Pittsburgh, PA: June 7-10, 2025

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Learn more from Boettcher

NAICS/NAPCS

Economic Census

Knowing NAPCS, the North American PRODUCT Classification System: Its Origin, Structure, Uses, and Limitations,"2023, (Slides)

The Shifting Ground of NAICS: Retail, Information, and Other Subsectors Have Changed,” 2022, (Slides)

“Using NAICS Codes Effectively to Research Industries,” Online Searcher 46, no. 5 (September/October 2022): 15-25.

“Changes to NAICS Revises Industry Research,” Online Searcher 46, no. 4 (July/August 2022): 16-21.

Jennifer C. Boettcher and Leonard M. Gains. Industry Research Using the Economic Census. Greenwood Press: Phoenix, AZ. 2004.

Industry Research using the Economic Census,” NCLA 2019, Webinar. (Slides)

Jennifer Boettcher, Vicki Mack, and Maria Valdisera. “American Community Survey (ACS) and the Economic Census: Gathering and Interpreting Powerful Data that is Already at Your Fingertips,” 2024, (Slides)

“Supporting Authors in Our Midst,” SLA Information Outlook. Fall 2024.

Where Do You Find the Time: Writing Leave,” (SOUCABL), March 9, 2024, (Slides)

Autonomy & Time: Microgrants and Writing Leave,” Washington Research Library Consortium Annual Meeting, Online Presentation. May 23, 2024 (Slides)

Other:

Jennifer C. Boettcher. “Which industries are using AI in the US: Free Data Sources,” Lauinger Library, Georgetown University. Workshop. November 4, 2024. In-person. (Slides) (Worksheet)

Writing

Forthcoming Presentation: NAPCS (2/21)

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Boettcher webinars to watch

2019

2019

2020

2020

2018

2017

ZombieList

Slides only

2022

July 2018, article: Government Data as Intellectual Property: Is Public Domain the Same as Open Access? Online Searcher, with Matthew Dames

2022

2022