Census Bureau Data

for Manufacturing

U.S. Department of Commerce

Economics and Statistics Administration

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Census Bureau Data

for Manufacturing

U.S. Department of Commerce

Ronald H. Brown, Secretary

David J. Barram, Deputy Secretary

Economics and Statistics Administration

Everett M. Ehrlich, Under Secretary

for Economic Affairs

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Martha Farnsworth Riche, Director

Issued August 1995
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Martha Farnsworth Riche, Director

Philip L. Sparks, Assistant Director

 for Communications

DATA USER SERVICES DIVISION

Richard L. Bitzer, Acting Chief

Economics and Statistics 

 Administration

Everett M. Ehrlich, Under Secretary 

for Economic Affairs

Acknowledgments

This booklet was prepared within the Data User Services Division by Barbara Hatchl,

under the direction of Gary M. Young, Chief, User Publications Section. Deborah

Barrett, Chief, Data Access and Use Branch provided overall guidance.

The staff of the Administrative and Publications Services Division, Walter G. Odom,

Chief, provided publication planning, editorial review, design, composition, and 

printing planning and procurement. Meshel L. Butler provided cover design and

graphic services. Penny Heiston provided publication coordination and editing.
Contents

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What Is the Census of Manufactures? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

What Is the Annual Survey of Manufactures? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

What Are the Current Industrial Reports? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Other Manufacturing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

There’s More! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Where Do I Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Ways and Means of Using Manufacturing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Summing it Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Manufacturing Measures

Census Bureau Data for Manufacturing

Getting Started

This booklet is designed to make users of

manufacturing and related data aware of the

resources available from the Census Bureau and

how to use them. Whether you’re interested in

analyzing your sales performance, locating sites

for plants and warehouses, or measuring your

market potential, you can find answers to many

of your questions with data from the printed

reports and CD-ROM’s we describe in this

booklet. We also furnish information to assist

you in locating additional resources.

The economic census is the primary source of

detailed facts about the Nation’s economy. It is

collected every 5 years for years ending in “2”

and “7.” The 1992 Economic Census measured

activity during calendar year 1992 and covered

98 percent of the U.S. economy. There are eight

primary components of the economic census:

Retail Trade

Wholesale Trade

Service Industries

Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries

Transportation, Communications, and Utilities

Manufactures

Mineral Industries

Construction Industries

A variety of data are collected and tabulated,

though the subjects covered vary by industry.

Several key statistics are tabulated for all

industries:

Number of establishments

Number of employees

Payroll

Measures of output; value of shipments 

and value added

This booklet focuses on the census of manufactures, the annual survey of manufactures, and

the Current Industrial Reports. Brief attention is

also given to several other economic programs

along with sources of foreign trade and demographic data.
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How Are Data Collected?

Questions on manufacturing were first asked in

the 1810 Decennial Census. Since 1967, we

have conducted a manufactures census every 

5 years, collecting statistics on such subjects as:

Number of establishments

Employment

Payroll

Hours worked

Value of shipments 

New capital expenditures

Machinery 

Buildings

Value added by manufactures

Cost of materials 

Inventories

In addition, data on manufacturing are collected

more frequently in surveys like the annual survey

of manufactures (ASM) and commodity surveys

used to prepare Current Industrial Reports

(CIR’s). While the data are more timely, the level

of detail is not as great as that in the census.

The ASM provides information for the years

between the censuses. This survey has been

taken since 1949. Since it collects data from a

sample of manufacturers, rather than all manufacturers as the census does, data are generally

provided only for the United States and States.

The CIR series provides monthly, quarterly, and

annual data on production, shipments, and/or

inventories of selected products or on special

subjects. More information about reports in the

series is found beginning on page 6.

How Are the Data Organized?

Statistics from the census and surveys are collected and published primarily in terms of the

establishments in an area. (An establishment is 

a single physical location at which a manufacturing activity takes place.) In general, manufacturing industries are classified in the standard

industrial classification (SIC) coding system by

the principal type of products produced. The SIC

system has 20 major groups for manufacturing:

20 Food and kindred products

21 Tobacco products

22 Textile mill products

23 Apparel and other finished products 

made from fabrics and similar materials

24 Lumber and wood products, 

except furniture

25 Furniture and fixtures

26 Paper and allied products

27 Printing, publishing, and allied industries

28 Chemicals and allied products

29 Petroleum refining and related industries

30 Rubber and misc. plastics products

31 Leather and leather products

32 Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products

33 Primary metal industries

34 Fabricated metal products, except 

machinery and transportation equipment

35 Industrial and commercial machinery 

and computer equipment

36 Electronic and other electrical equipment 

and components, except computer

equipment

37 Transportation equipment

38 Measuring, analyzing, and controlling 

instruments; photographic, medical, and 

optical goods; watches and clocks

39 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
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Some of the Bureau’s surveys distinguish between

the manufacture of durable goods (SIC’s 24, 25,

and 32-39) and nondurable goods (SIC’s 20-23

and 26-31). The major SIC groups are subdivided

into three-digit industry groups, which in turn are

subdivided into four-digit industries. Manufactured products are classified into 1,500 product

classes (five-digit codes) and 11,000 product

codes (seven digit) in a manner consistent with

the four-digit SIC for the industry from which the

products originate. For example:

Major group 38 Measuring, 

analyzing, 

and controlling 

instruments, etc.

Industry group 386 Photographic 

equipment and

supplies

Industry 3861 Photographic 

equipment and

supplies

Product class 38611 Still picture 

equipment

Product 38611 11 Hand-type 

cameras

What Geographic 

Areas Are Covered?

The most detailed data from the census and the

various surveys of manufacturing are available

only at the national level. Only the census and

ASM provide significant data for States. More

limited data for metropolitan areas (MA’s),

counties, places, and ZIP Codes are available

only from the census.

How Are Manufactures 

Data Used?

To suggest the wide variety of ways that data can

be used, here are a few examples by type of

user. (Several detailed illustrations of data use

are presented beginning on page 13.)

Individual manufacturers

Forecast sales

Analyze sales performance

Determine market share

Locate plants and warehouses

Study fuel consumption within their industries

Evaluate changes in industries

Learn about industries that use their products

State and local governments; 

 Chambers of Commerce

Study economic structure in their areas over time

Compare their areas with others

Develop plans to encourage economic growth

Federal Government

Calculate the gross domestic product

Produce the monthly index of industrial 

production

Measure productivity and price changes

Monitor the effect of trade on domestic 

industries

What Is the 

Census of

Manufacturers?

The census of manufactures is one component

of the economic census. For the 1992 census,

questionnaires were sent in early 1993 to about

250,000 establishments. Each received 1 of 

291 industry-tailored questionnaires. Data for an

additional 150,000 smaller, single-establishment

firms with payroll were obtained from Federal

administrative records.

The 1992 Census of Manufactures covers all

establishments with one or more paid employees

primarily engaged in manufacturing. Manufacturing production is usually carried on for the wholesale market, for transfers to other plants of the

same company, or to the order of industrial users

rather than for direct sale to the household

consumer. However, in a few instances, some

manufacturers sell chiefly at retail to household

consumers through the mail.

Some activities of a service nature (enameling,

engraving, etc.) are included in manufacturing

when they are performed primarily for trade.

They are considered nonmanufacturing activities

when performed primarily to the order of the

household consumer.

Reports From the 

Census of Manufactures

Data from the 1992 Census of Manufactures

were released beginning in 1994 and will

continue into 1996. Data are available in printed

reports and on CD-ROM. Figure 1 summarizes

the data items published in the final reports. The

Industry Series provides mainly national data for

459 different industries. (Detailed final Industries

Series reports supersede preliminary reports

issued in 1994.) The Geographic Area Series
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provides industry data for each State and its

metropolitan areas, counties and places, and 

for the District of Columbia. The Subject Series

consists of three detailed reports at the national

level. Analytical Reports include data from the

census of manufactures and related sources on

exports and establishments that export. See

figure 2.

The Location of Manufacturing Plants, available

only on CD-ROM, provides the number of manufacturing establishments by employment size in

every industry by two-, three-, and four-digit SIC,

State, county, place with 2,500 inhabitants or

more, and ZIP Code areas.

For more information about reports and CD-ROM’s,

their prices, and ordering instructions, contact

Customer Services (page 2) and obtain the

economic census guides noted in the box below.

Figure 1.

Major Data Items by Geographic 

Level Published in Final Reports 

of the Census of Manufactures

Number of Establishments and Firms

Establishments with payroll A, Z

Establishment by legal form of organization N

Firms S

Employment

All employees A

Production (construction) workers/hours A

Employment size of establishment A, Z

Employment related to exports

Payroll

All employees, entire year A

Production (construction) workers N

Supplemental labor costs, legal/voluntary S

Sales, Receipts, or Value of Shipments/

Construction Work Done

Establishments with payroll A

By specific product, line, or type of construction N

Value of exports S

Operating Expenses

Cost of materials, etc. N

Specific materials consumed (quantity/cost) S

Cost of fuels S

Cost of electricity S

Energy consumed (quantity/cost) S

Contract work S

Products bought or sold (resales) N

Advertising S

Rental payments N

Communication services N

Purchased repairs N

Legal services N

Accounting and bookkeeping services N

Software and other computer services N

Refuse removal services N

Other

Value added A

Capital expenditures, total S

New A

Assets S

Inventories S

Industry specialization and coverage N

ZIP Code data available only on CD-ROM. Place data available only on CD-ROM.

A: National, States, MA’s, 

counties, and places.

M: MA’s, States, and National.

C: Counties, States, and National.

S: States and National.

N: National only.

Z: ZIP Codes.
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Figure 2.

1992 Census of Manufactures Reports

Industry Series (MC92-I-20A to 39D) 

(Available in 1995 in print and on CD-ROM)

This series supersedes the Preliminary Industry

Series. Each report provides data for the Nation,

with limited data for States, for 1 of 83 groups of

related industries. Data include number of establishments, number of firms, payroll, value of shipments, cost of materials, new capital expenditures,

inventories, hours worked, and value added by

manufacture.

For each industry, data on employment, payroll,

value of shipments, capital expenditures, and 

value added by manufacture are also shown 

by employment-size class of establishment and 

degree of primary product specialization.

Some of the most widely used statistics are

those on shipments of specific products and consumption of various materials. Product data include shipments by all producers, not just those

classified in the primary industry for all 5-digit 

product classes and for the 6,200 7-digit product

codes not shown in Current Industrial Reports.

Each individual Industry Series report covers one

or more three-digit industry groups.

Geographic Area Series (MC92-A-1 to 51)

(Available summer-fall 1995 in print and 

on CD-ROM)

A report for each State and the District of Columbia

provides data by industry on the number of establishments, payroll, employment, value of shipments, expenditures for new capital equipment,

hours worked, and value added by manufacture,

with comparative statistics for 1987.

Similar totals are shown by industry for MA’s,

counties, and incorporated places but without the

comparative statistics for 1987.

Analytical Report Series (AR92-1 and 2) 

(Call Customer Services for availability. In print and

on CD-ROM.)

These reports include information from the census

of manufactures and related sources.

Exports From Manufacturing Establishments

(AR92-1). Provides data on the value of direct and

indirect export shipments and estimates of the employment required to manufacture these products,

reported by two- and three-digit SIC codes for the

Nation and for States.

For years other than census years, this report is

published based on data from the Annual Survey

of Manufactures.

Selected Characteristics of Manufacturing 

Establishments That Export (AR92-2). Provides

the number of establishments that export by “export intensity” (percent of goods produced that 

are exported) by two- or three-digit SIC for States

and separately by employment-size class.

Subject Series (MC92-S-1 to 3) (Released fall ’95 through early ’96 in print and 

on CD-ROM))

General Summary (MC92-S-1). Consolidates into

one volume many of the key statistics previously

published in the industry and geographic area 

series. Most data are at the national level, with 

limited data for States and MSA’s.

Concentration Ratios in Manufacturing

(MC92-S-2). Provides measures of the share of

individual activity accounted for by largest companies. Concentration measures are shown for each

four-digit industry, with time-series data.

Manufacturers’ Shipments to Federal Government (MC92-S-3). Provides estimates from a 

special survey on the value of goods shipped to

the Department of Defense, the Department of 

Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, and all other Federal agencies, 

for 69 4-digit industries that tend to have large 

Federal contracts.
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Economic Census 

Guides of Interest

Industry Library (POF 811). Order form 

providing report and CD-ROM information

for construction industries, mineral industries, and manufactures. Free from 

Customer Services.

Business Library (POF 809). Order form

providing report and CD-ROM information

for retail trade; wholesale trade; service 

industries; transportation, communications,

and utilities; and finance, insurance, and real

estate industries. Free from Customer Services.

Introduction to the 1992 Economic Census. 

Free from Customer Services.

Related Census Programs:

Enterprise Statistics Series

This program counts companies rather than

establishments as in the rest of the economic

census. Establishments under common control

are grouped to show economic characteristics 

of the controlling firms at the national level. Data

also are included on auxiliary establishments

providing services to other parts of the same

company. The enterprise statistics report is

issued every 5 years in conjunction with the

economic census reports:

Company Summary details employment and

sales size, legal form of organization, and

company/establishment cross-tabulations. 

You can use the employment- and sales-size

information to define data on “small business.”

The number and primary industry of owned or

operated establishments, number of employees,

annual payroll, and sales/receipts are shown by

enterprise industrial classification (EIC). Additional detail is included on firms with 500 or 

more employees.

What Is the Annual 

Survey of Manufactures?

The annual survey of manufactures collects

statistics for the years between the census 

from a sample of the 400,000 establishments

covered in the census. During census years, 

the establishments in the ASM sample receive 

a form that asks for extra detail on subjects such

as type of new expenditures, selected purchased

services, and foreign content of material consumed. ASM-like data for census years are

published in census reports only; there are 

no separate ASM reports for census years, 

such as 1992.

Reports From the Annual 

Survey of Manufactures

Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries

provides national data on employment, workerhours, payroll, supplemental benefits, value

added by manufacture, new and used capital

expenditures for plant and equipment, cost of

materials, cost of fuels and electric energy,

beginning- and end-of-year inventories, and

value of shipments, with comparable figures 

for the previous year.

Value of Product Shipments contains estimates of the value of product shipments for

approximately 1,500 product classes of

manufactured products at the five-digit level. 

It also shows shipments of selected product

classes primary to more than one industry.

Geographic Area Statistics provides State 

data on employment, payroll, plant-hours, 

value added by manufacture, value of industry

shipments, new capital expenditures, and

end-of-year inventories. Data are classified by

two-digit major groups and three-digit industry

groups for each State, with comparable data for

the previous year.

What Are the Current 

Industrial Reports?

Current Industrial Reports data come from nearly

70 separate surveys of producers of particular

product groups that cover about 4,400 of the

11,000 seven-digit SIC product categories. 

The various CIR surveys are conducted monthly,

quarterly, or annually. The CIR’s deal mainly with

the quantity and value of shipments of particular

products and occasionally with data on production and inventories; unfilled orders, receipts, and

consumption; and comparative data on 

domestic production, exports, and imports of the

products they cover. See figure 3 for a list 

of CIR’s.

There are several ways to obtain CIR’s electronically: CIR’s can be accessed through the

Census-BEA Electronic Bulletin Board (to

access, 301-457-2310) and through Internet
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Figure 3.

Current Industrial Reports

(The Current Industrial Reports (CIR’s) listed below may be accessed electronically. See discussion beginning 

on page 6. MA reports are issued annually, MQ reports issued quarterly, and M reports issued monthly.)

Apparel

Apparel MQ23A

Gloves and Mittens MA23D

Sheets, Pillowcases, and Towels MQ23X

Chemical

Tiitanium Dioxide M28AT

Inorganic Chemicals MQ28A

Inorganic Fertilizers MQ28B

Industrial Gases MQ28C

Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer MQ28F

Pharmaceutical Preparations, 

exc. Biologicals MA28G

Electric Machinery

Switchgear and Industrial Controls MA36A

Electric Lamps MQ36B

Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts MQ36C

Electric Lamps M36D

Electric Housewares and Fans MA36E

Major Household Appliances MA36F

Motors and Generators MA36H

Wiring Devices and Supplies MA36K

Electric Lighting Fixtures MA36L

Consumer Electronics MA36M

Communication Equipment MA36P

Semiconductors, Printed Circuit Boards MA36Q

Food

Flour Milling Products M20A

Confectionery MA20D

Fats & Oils: Oilseed Crushings M20J

Fats & Oils: Production, 

Consumption, & Stocks M20K

Leather

Footwear MA31A

Footwear MQ31A

Lumber

Lumber Production and Mill Stocks MA24T

Machinery

Farm Machinery MA35A

Construction Machinery MA35D

Mining Machinery & Equipment MA35F

Selected Pollution Control Equipment MA35J

Internal Combustion Engines MA35L

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration MA35M

Machinery—Con.

Fluid Power Products MA35N

Pumps & Compressors MA35P

Anti-friction Bearings MA35Q

Computers & Office & 

Accounting Machines MA35R

Vending Machines (coin operated) MA35U

Metalworking Machinery MQ35W

Metal-fabricated

Plumbing Fixtures MQ34E

Steel Shipping Drums & Pails MQ34K

Metal-primary

Iron & Steel Castings MA33A

Steel Mill Products MA33B

Aluminum Ingot & Mill Products M33D

Nonferrous Castings MA33E

Inventories of Steel Producing Mills M33J

Insulated Wire & Cable MA33L

Stone/Clay/Glass

Flat Glass MQ32A

Refractories MA32C

Clay Construction Products MQ32D

Consumer, Scientific, Technical, and

Industrial Glassware MA32E

Glass Containers M32G

Textile Mills

Consumption on the Woolen & 

Worsted Systems MQ22D

Yarn Production MA22F

Knit Fabric Production MA22K

Consumption on the Cotton 

System & Stocks M22P

Carpet and Rugs MA22Q

Broadwoven Fabrics (Gray) MQ22T

Transportation Equipment

Aerospace Industry MA37D

Civil Aircraft and Engines M37G

Truck Trailers M37L

Selected Instruments

Selected Instruments and 

Related Products MA38B

Electromedical & Irradiation Equipment MA38R
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(gopher.census.gov or www.census.gov/). For

more information about electronic access via

Internet, call 301-457-1242. Highlights are

available on CENDATA, the Bureau’s online

service (for information, 301-457-1242), and by

fax through FastFax (charge: $2.50 per minute

while ordering; call 1-900-555-2FAX). Although

most CIR’s are no longer printed separately, you

can make special arrangements to obtain paper

copies by calling 301-457-4651. In addition, CIR

data are printed in an annual compendium called

Manufacturing Profiles.

Several CIR’s are considered “general purpose”

reports, not restricted to one particular industry

group; they are still printed. Three of them are

noted here. For more information, contact

Customer Services.

Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and

Orders (M3-1) contains monthly data on the

value of manufacturers’ shipments, new and

unfilled orders and inventories, and inventories

for major industry groups at the U.S. level.

Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures

(MA-200) contains annual data on total operating

costs, capital expenditures, and cost recovered

by manufacture for air, water, and solid-waste

pollution abatement in the United States during

the year. Data for establishments with 20 or

more employees are shown by 4-digit SIC for 

the United States and by 2-digit SIC for States.

Issued about 14 months after the end of the

reference year.

Manufacturing Technology: Prevalence and

Plans for Use: 1993 (SMT (93)-3) provides 

data on establishments planning to use or not

planning to use any of 17 advanced technologies by employment size, age of plant, and

manufacturing process. It covers establishments in SIC Major Groups 34-38.

Other Manufacturing Data

Two other programs also provide manufacturing

data:

Plant and Equipment Expenditures Survey

provides quarterly and annual statistics on

nonagricultural firms’ actual and planned

expenditures at the national level, by industry, for

new structures and equipment. Data are issued

via press releases only.

County Business Patterns (CBP) reports, issued

annually by State, provide estimates of the number of employees in each year’s mid-March pay

period, together with the number and employment size of establishments and payroll by two-,

three-, and four-digit SIC levels for the United

States, States, and counties.

There’s More!

Users of manufacturing and related data may

also benefit from a variety of other censuses 

and surveys. You may need to know the demographics of the consumer marketplace or the role

of retailers and wholesalers as distributors. What

about importing and exporting? Brief outlines of

these programs are provided below.

Demographic Data

The census of population and housing, taken

every 10 years, is a valuable resource for business people, economists, sociologists, government officials, researchers, and anyone who

simply wants information about their community,

State, or Nation. The most recent census, taken

in 1990, collected information about nearly 250

million people and 102 million housing units.

The 1990 Census of Population and Housing

provides details on American living that can be

used in a variety of ways. Demographic information ranges from basic data on age, race, sex,

marital status, and household size to more specialized social characteristics such as education, ancestry, migration, disability, fertility, and

veteran status.

Economic characteristics include income, occupation, place-of-work, journey to work, and other

topics. Housing characteristics include owners

and renters, plumbing and kitchen facilities,

heating fuel, year structure built, utilities costs,

vehicles available, and other topics. (See figure

4 for a list of reports of interest to manufacturers.

More 1990 census data are offered on computer

tape and CD-ROM’s.)

Geographic Coverage. Data from the 

1990 census are available in a variety of forms, 

depending on the geographic area of interest. 

The decennial census provides a wider range 

of geographic coverage than any other source—

from the Nation down to a block, as shown in

figure 5.

The Census Bureau has prepared several types

of maps for use with census data, including

county block maps, census tract/block numbering area (BNA) maps, county subdivision outline maps, and urbanized area boundary maps.

Contact Customer Services (see page 2) for

information about them and on how to order.
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Figure 4.

Key Reports From the 1990 Census of 

Population and Housing

Summary Population and Housing Characteristics (1990 CPH-1). One per State and a

U.S. summary. Provides total population and

housing unit counts as well as summary statistics on age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, household relationship, units in structure, value and

rent, number of rooms, tenure, and vacancy

characteristics for local governments such as

counties, incorporated places, and American

Indian and Alaska Native areas.

Population and Housing Characteristics for

Census Tracts and Block Numbering Areas

(1990 CPH-3). One for each metropolitan 

area (MA) and one for each State covering the

remainder of the State and for the nonmetropolitan balance of Puerto Rico. Furnishes data on

most census subjects for census tracts and

BNA’s and certain larger areas.

Summary Social, Economic, and Housing

Characteristics (1990 CPH-5). One per State

and a U.S. summary. Presents sample

data (such as income, education, occupation,

and heating fuel) for the same areas shown in

the 1990 CPH-1 reports.

General Population Characteristics 

(1990 CP-1). One per State and a U.S. summary. Provides detailed statistics on age, sex,

race, Hispanic origin, marital status, and household relationship characteristics for States, counties, places of 1,000 or more inhabitants, MCD’s

of 1,000 or more inhabitants in selected States,

and State parts of American Indian and Alaska

Native areas.

Social and Economic Characteristics 

(1990 CP-2). One per State and a U.S. summary. Supplies data focusing on the population

subjects collected on a sample basis for States,

counties, places of 2,500 or more inhabitants in

selected States, and State parts of American

Indian and Alaska Native areas.

Figure 5.

Geographic Areas Reported in Various Reports

1992 County

1990 Economic Business

Census Censuses Patterns

United States xxx

Census regions x

Census divisions x

States x x x

Metropolitan areas (MA’s) x x

Urbanized areas (UA’s) x

Congressional districts x x

American Indian and Alaska Native areas x

Counties x x x

County subdivisions x

Places x x

Census tracts/block numbering areas (BNA’s) x

Block groups x

Blocks x
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Other Sources of Demographic Data. The

Current Population Reports (CPR) series

contains several series of reports that provide

current demographic data for the United States.

Those most likely to be of interest are listed

below. Contact Customer Services for

information on how to order. CPR data also are

often available at the Census Bureau’s Internet

site (www.census.gov/).

Population Characteristics (P-20). This series

of annual CPR’s provides data on geographic

residence and mobility, fertility, school enrollment, educational attainment, marital status,

household and families, persons of Spanish

origin, and other topics.

Population Estimates and Projections (P-25). 

These CPR’s provide monthly estimates of the

U.S. population; annual estimates by age, race,

and sex; estimates of births, deaths, and net

migration for the Nation and the States; and

projections on an irregular basis by age, sex, and

race for the Nation and States.

Consumer Income (P-60). This CPR series

provides data, generally annually, on families,

individuals, and households at various income

levels, noncash benefits, and the relationship of

income to age, sex, race, family size, education,

occupation, and work experience.

Household Economic Studies (P-70). These

quarterly and annual reports for the United States

and its regions provide data on income,

labor-force activity, wealth, participation in

government programs, disability, child care, 

and pensions.

What Is the 

Census of

Wholesale Trade?

The census of wholesale trade, also part of the

economic census, defines wholesale trade as 

the sale of merchandise to retailers and repair

shops; industrial, commercial, institutional, or

professional business users; farmers for farm

use; construction contractors; governments; 

or to other wholesalers. It also includes agents

or brokers who buy merchandise for or sell 

merchandise to such clients or customers. 

All wholesale establishments are grouped for

tabulation purposes into one of three major 

types of operation: merchant wholesalers, 

manufacturers’ sales branches and sales 

offices, and merchandise agents and brokers.

What Does It Cover?

The census of wholesale trade covers—

Kind of business

Sales, by commodity category

Payroll, employment 

Operating expenses

Inventories

Legal form of organization

Type of operation

Other specialized data (e.g., storage 

 capacity of petroleum bulk stations and 

 terminals, sales by class of customer, etc.)

Census of Wholesale Trade Reports. Reports

are available in print and on CD-ROM.

Geographic Area Series (WC92-A). Individual 

reports for each State and a U.S. summary.

Subject Series Reports 

Establishment and Firm Size (WC92-S-1)

Measures of Value Produced, Capital 

Expenditures, Depreciable Assets, and 

Operating Expenses (WC92-S-2)

Commodity Line Sales (WC92-S-3)

Miscellaneous Subjects (WC92-S-4) 

Specialized statistics for selected industries

Related Survey Data. Survey data are

published in two reports. Monthly Wholesale

Trade: Sales and Inventories provides data for

selected three-digit SIC kinds of business for

merchant wholesalers on sales, inventories, and

stock (inventory)-sales ratios, with percentage

changes, estimated dollar volume, seasonal

adjustment factors, and estimates of the

sampling errors and variability of the data, for 

the United States. Annual Wholesale Trade

provides estimates of annual sales, year-end

inventories, and sales-inventory ratios, method of

inventory valuation, and purchases, by selected

three-digit SIC kind-of-business categories for

merchant wholesalers for the United States.

Retail Trade and 

Service Industries

The census of retail trade and the census of

service industries are also components of the

economic census. A good introduction to these

censuses and related surveys can be found in

Taking Care of Business: A Guide to Census

Bureau Data for Small Businesses, a free

booklet available from Customer Services. See

page 2 for ordering information.
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Foreign Trade

Data on foreign trade help industries in appraising the general trade situation and outlook, in

share-of-the-market and market penetration studies, in product and market development, and in

measuring the impact of competition. Whether

foreign trade is a daily concern in your business

dealings or an area of occasional interest, you

will find the variety of statistics on imports and

exports valuable.

Export statistics record the physical movement of

merchandise from the United States to foreign

countries, whether a commercial transaction is

involved or not. Information on U.S. exports to

all countries, except Canada, is compiled from

copies of Shipper’s Export Declarations (SED’s)

and SED data from qualified exporters, forwarders,

or carriers. The statistics include commodities

for foreign aid, military sales, and agricultural

assistance; intracompany shipments; foreign

purchases; U.S. vessels sold abroad; and

exports of electricity. Dollar values reported

usually refer to the f.a.s. (free-alongside-ship)

values at the U.S. port of export. Data by commodity classification cover net quantity, destination (country and world area), U.S. customs

district of export, method of transportation, and

month of export.

Import statistics reflect the physical movement of

both government and other merchandise into

U.S. customs territory whether or not a commercial transaction is involved. Information on U.S.

imports of merchandise is compiled primarily

from automated data submitted through the U.S.

Customs’ Automated Commercial System. Data

by commodity classification cover net quantity,

dutiable status and rate, country and area of

origin, customs district of entry, method of 

transportation, and month of import. Value is

reported by c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight)

and dutiable (customs) value.

Foreign trade data are available in brief printed

reports, on CD-ROM, on computer tape, and 

in computer-generated printouts. The Foreign

Trade Division at the Census Bureau also 

produces “custom tabulations” on a costreimbursable basis. Some examples of reports

and CD-ROM’s are given below. For more 

information, contact Foreign Trade Division

(301-457-3041).

U.S. Merchandise Trade (FT 900). A monthly

report containing information on domestic and

foreign exports and general imports of merchandise by selected country and selected commodity groupings with merchandise trade balance 

by month and cumulative January to date.

U.S. Exports of Merchandise on CD-ROM. 

Provides U.S. exports of domestic and foreign

merchandise by 10,000 Harmonized Schedule B

Commodity Codes. It contains quantity, value,

and shipping weight by country of destination,

customs district or exportation, and method of

transportation. Data are provided for current

month and year-to-date.

U.S. Imports of Merchandise on CD-ROM. 

Provides net quantity, value data (all methods of

transportation combined), value and shipping

weight data for vessel and air shipments in terms

of 18,000 commodities by country of origin, by

customs district of entry, by customs district of

unlading, and by rate provision. Data are

provided for current month and year-to-date.

Using Your

Computer

Most data are available on CD-ROM. Data from

the 1992 Economic Census are released in a

series of cumulative discs, rather than separate

discs for individual censuses. Data files are in

dBase III+ format compatible with PC, Macintosh,

and UNIX systems. “GO92” software, included

on the disc, lets you display data in more than

one way and extract selected data. EXTRACT

and Profiles software provide even more ways to

look at the data. All you need is a computer with

a CD-ROM reader. For ordering information, ask

Customer Services to send you the 1992

Economic Census order forms.

A free booklet, Census, CD-ROM, and You!

gives an overview of the data available on CD-ROM

and equipment and software requirements. 

Census CD-ROM Products gives more detailed

information about census and survey data available on CD-ROM, and it’s free from Customer

Services. See ordering information on page 2.
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Monthly Product Announcement. Provides up-to-date information on products 

released by the Census Bureau. Free subscription from Customer Services.

Census and You. The Census Bureau’s monthly newsletter. $21 per year. Call 

the Government Printing Office (202-512-1800) to subscribe if using VISA or 

MasterCard. Use code “DUN” to order.

Taking Care of Business—A Guide to Census Bureau Data for Small Businesses. 

Free from Customer Services.

Telephone Contact List for Data Users. A list of contacts at the Census Bureau, by 

area of specialty, with phone numbers. Free from Customer Services.

Census CD-ROM Products. Lists the data from the Census Bureau available on 

CD-ROM, with descriptions and prices. Free from Customer Services.

Have You Met the Census Bureau on the ‘Net Yet? A free introduction to data 

available from the Census Bureau on Internet.

Where Do I Start?

Before you begin using census data, take some

time to think about what it is you need to know.

To help you get started, consider the following:

Make a list of the data questions you would like 

answered.

Divide the list into two parts—manufacturing or 

other economic data and demographic data.

Determine the size of the geographic area you are

are interested in—State, county, etc. Remember

that you can find demographic information for 

much smaller areas than manufacturing data.

Use the resources available from your State data

center, business and industry data center, 

and Customer Services at the Census Bureau 

to help you determine which reports will best 

suit your needs (see pages 19-23).

Use your library. Larger libraries and those 

associated with colleges and universities 

often carry census data.
Major Group 20—Food and Kindred Products—Con.

P - Production (quantity). PV - Production (value).

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Ways and Means of 

Using Manufacturing Data

The questions asked below illustrate a variety 

of ways manufacturing data may be used.

Answers draw on data from selected printed

reports—not necessarily the only sources of

information but illustrative of the types of data

available.

NOTE: Some illustrations of data are from the 1987

Census of Manufactures, since some of the final

reports for the 1992 census were not available as this

booklet was being prepared. The 1987 and 1992

reports generally are similar in format and content.

WHAT IF.....

You live in Dallas and want to find out how many

companies specialize in producing frozen

Mexican foods in your State?

A good starting point is to refer to the Numerical

List of Manufactured and Mineral Products

(MC92-R-1) to find out the standard industrial

classification (SIC) code for frozen Mexican

foods. Knowing the correct code will make

locating relevant data in various products easier.

Although frozen Mexican foods have several

product codes, beginning with 2038237 0, it

should be noted that detailed product information

is available only at the national level. In most of

the reports, you would refer to SIC 2038, Frozen

Specialties. (See the excerpt from the report,

below.
Table 6a. Product and Product Classes—Quantity and Value of Shipments by All Producers:

1992 and 1987—Con.

Table 6b. Product Classes—Value of Shipments by All Producers for Specified States: 1992

and 1987—Con.

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Statistics about the industry can be found in the

1992 Census of Manufactures Industry Series.

Here you can find national data (and some State

totals) on such topics as employment, payroll,

and quantity and value of production. Most data

are for four-digit SIC’s, with some items provided

for the five-digit product classes and seven-digit

products. See tables 6a and 6b below from the

1992 Industry Series.
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To find out about the industry in the State, look at

the Census of Manufactures Geographic Area

Series report for Texas. Table 5 tells you that in

1987, Texas had 17 establishments in SIC 2038,

11 of which had 20 employees or more.

Table 5. Statistics by Selected Industry Group and Industry for the State: 1987 and 1982

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

EE-1,000 to 2,499 employees.

Notice that table 2 below, from the Annual

Survey of Manufactures (ASM), Geographic

Area Statistics, has more recent data for the

State but only for three-digit SIC codes. (State

data from the 1993 and 1994 ASM are expected

to be published in early 1996). Depending on

your industry, this level may be detailed enough

for your needs.

Table 2. Statistics for the United States and States by Industry Group: 1991 and 1990—Con.

Another source of industry data that provides

more industry detail than the Geographic Area

Series is the Location of Manufacturing

Plants on CD-ROM. This file shows a line of

data for every four-digit industry in every area

regardless of size, and data are available for

States, counties, places, and ZIP Codes. This 

is a valuable resource for companies that market

products or services to manufacturers, or are

trying to locate prospective customers.
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WHAT IF.....

You manage a paper mill in Pennsylvania, and to

better understand the level of export activity

among your competitors, you want to find out

how many establishments in your State export

paper products?

Look at one of the Census of Manufactures

Analytical Reports, Selected Characteristics 

of Manufacturing Establishments That

Export. In table 2c, figures are shown for both

all establishments and those that export.

Table 2c. Manufacturing Industries—Shipments and Employment Related to Manufactured

Exports by Employment Size of Establishment for States and Major Groups: 

1987—Con.

WHAT IF.....

You wanted to locate a commercial printing plant

in Camden County, NJ? Some of the questions

you might ask are: Are there any other plants of

this type in the county? How many employees

do they have? What about operating expenses?

All of this information can be found in table 7 of

the census of manufactures Geographic Area

Series for New Jersey, shown below.

Table 7. Statistics by Selected Industry Group and Industry for Selected Counties: 

1987—Con.
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You might also want to know about the labor

force population in the area. Data for workers 

16 years old and over by sex and employment

status can be found in table 5, below, in the

Summary Social, Economic, and Housing

Characteristics (1990 CPH-5-32) report for 

New Jersey from the 1990 census.

Table 5. Employment Status and Journey to Work Characteristics: 1990—Con.

Knowing the economics of the area might be a

factor in determining the plant’s success. Table 9

in the same report, 1990 CPH-5-32, shows per

capita income by State, county, county

subdivision, and place, for example.

Table 9. Income and Poverty Status in 1989: 1990—Con.
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Summing It Up

The questions asked illustrate a variety of ways

census data can be used. We hope that these

questions will encourage you to look at Census

Bureau data to find answers to your own

questions.

Our Customer Services staff (301-457-4100) can

help you identify the report or product you need

and provide ordering information. They can also

put you in touch with specialists at the Census

Bureau who are directly involved with the data.

Finally, don’t forget to use the services of the

Census Bureau’s regional offices, State data

centers, and business and industry data centers

listed on the following pages. Help is just a

phone call away!

Manufacturing

General Inquiries 301-457-4769

Concentration Ratios 457-4769

Exports From Manufacturing 

Establishments 457-4761

Fuels & Electric Energy Consumed, 

& Production Index 457-4680

Industries

Electrical and Transportation 

 Equipment, Instruments, and Misc. 457-4817

Food, Textiles, and Apparel 457-4651

Metals and Industrial Machinery 457-4755

Wood, Furniture, Paper, Printing, 

 Chemicals, Petroleum Products, 

 Rubber and Plastics 457-4810

Monthly Shipments, Inventories, 

and Orders 457-4832

Technology, Innovation, Research 

and Development, Capacity, 

Utilization, and Pollution Abatement 457-4701

Other Useful Contacts

Foreign Trade 457-3041

Wholesale Trade 457-2694

Retail Trade 457-2687

Population 457-2422

County Business Patterns 457-2580

Enterprise Statistics 457-7234
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Census Regional Offices

Information specialists in the Census Bureau’s 

12 regional offices answer thousands of questions each year. If you have questions about the

Census Bureau’s products and services, contact

the regional office that serves your State.

Atlanta (AL, FL, GA)

101 Marietta Street, NW

Suite 3200

Atlanta, GA 30303-2700

404-730-3833

Boston (CT, ME, MA, NH, *NY, RI, VT)

2 Copley Place, Suite 301

P.O. Box 9108

Boston, MA 02117-9108

617-424-0510

Charlotte (DC, KY, NC, SC, TN, VA)

901 Center Park Drive

Suite 106

Charlotte, NC 28217-2935

704-344-6144

Chicago (IL, IN, WI)

175 West Jackson Blvd.

Room 557

Chicago, IL 60604-2689

708-562-1723

Dallas (LA, MS, TX)

6303 Harry Hines Blvd.

Suite 210

Dallas, TX 75235-5269

214-767-7105

Denver (AZ, CO, NE, NM, ND, SD, UT, WY)

6900 West Jefferson Avenue

P.O. Box 272020

Denver, CO 80227-9020

303-969-7750

Detroit (MI, OH, WV)

1395 Brewery Park Blvd.

P.O. Box 33405

Detroit, MI 48232-5405

313-259-1875

Kansas City (AR, IA, KS, MN, MO, OK)

Gateway Tower II, Suite 600

400 State Avenue

Kansas City, KS 66101-2410

913-551-6711

Los Angeles (CA)

15350 Sherman Way

Suite 300

Van Nuys, CA 91406-4224

818-904-6339

New York (*NY, NY City, Puerto Rico)

Jacob K. Javits Federal Bldg.

Room 37-130

26 Federal Plaza

New York, NY 10278-0044

212-264-4730

Philadelphia (DE, MD, NJ, PA)

105 South 7th Street

First Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19106-3395

215-597-8313

Seattle (AK, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA)

101 Stewart Street

Suite 500

Seattle, WA 98101-1098

206-728-5314

* This State is split between two regions.
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State Data Centers (SDC’s)

There are over 1,400 SDC’s located in every

State (except Alaska), the District of Columbia,

Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

While not affiliated with the Census Bureau,

these organizations receive Census Bureau data

for their States and make that data available to

the public.

Most SDC’s involve a major State executive or

planning agency, a university, or the State library.

The organization of the SDC’s varies from State

to State, but most SDC’s provide special services

not offered by the Census Bureau, such as:

Downloading extracts from computer 

tape files onto diskettes

Producing State profiles using 

Census Bureau data

Online data from other sources

Marketing research

Guides to local data sources

Maps displaying data

Reference libraries

For information about the services of your SDC

and its affiliates, contact the lead agency in your

State, listed below.

Alabama

Center for Business and Economic Research

University of Alabama

Box 870221

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0221

205-348-6191

Arizona

Arizona Department of Security

DES 045Z

1789 West Jefferson St.

Phoenix, AZ 85007

602-542-5984

Arkansas

University of Arkansas - Little Rock

2801 South University

Little Rock, AR 72204

501-569-8530

California

State Census Data Center

Department of Finance

915 L Street

Sacramento, CA 95814

916-322-4651

Colorado

Colorado Department of Local Affairs

1313 Sherman Street, Room 521

Denver, CO 80203

303-866-2156

Connecticut

Connecticut Office of Policy and Management

80 Washington Street

Hartford, CT 06106-4459

203-566-8285

Delaware

Delaware Development Office

99 Kings Highway

P.O. Box 1401

Dover, DE 19903

302-739-4271

District of Columbia

Mayor’s Office of Planning

Room 570 Presidential Bldg.

415 12th St. NW

Washington, DC 20004

202-727-6533

Florida

Executive Office of the Governor

REA/OPB

The Capital, Room 1604

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001

904-487-2814

Georgia

Georgia Office of Planning and Budget

254 Washington St. SW, Room 640

Atlanta, GA 30334

404-656-0911

Guam

Guam Department of Commerce

590 South Marine Dr., Suite 601

Tamuning, Guam 96911

671-646-5841

Hawaii

Hawaii State Data Center

220 S. King St., Suite 400

Honolulu, HI 96813

808-586-2493

Idaho

Idaho Department of Commerce

700 W. State St.

Boise, ID 83720

208-334-2470

Illinois

Illinois Bureau of the Budget

William Stratton Bldg., Room 605

Springfield, IL 62706

217-782-1381

Iowa

State Library of Iowa

East 12th and Grand

Des Moines, IA 50319

515-282-4350
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Kansas

State Library

Room 343-N

State Capitol Bldg.

Topeka, KS 66612

913-296-3296

Kentucky

Center for Urban & Economic Research

College of Business & Public Administration

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY 40292

502-852-7990

Louisiana

Office of Planning and Budget

Division of Administration

1051 N. 3rd St.

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

504-342-7410

Maine

Maine Department of Labor

20 Union St.

Augusta, ME 04330

207-287-2271

Maryland

Maryland Department of State Planning

301 W. Preston St.

Baltimore, MD 21201

410-225-4450

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute for Social and 

Economic Research

128 Thompson Hall

University of Massachusetts

Amherst, MA 01003

413-545-3460

Michigan

Department of Management and Budget

Demographic Research and Statistics

P.O. Box 30026

Lansing, MI 48909

517-373-7910

Minnesota

State Demographer’s Office

Minnesota Planning

300 Centennial Office Bldg.

658 Cedar Street

St. Paul, MN 55155

612-296-2557

Mississippi

Center for Population Studies

University of Mississippi

Bondurant Bldg., Room 3W

University, MS 38677

601-232-7288

Missouri

Missouri State Library

600 W. Main Street

P.O. Box 387

Jefferson City, MO 65102

314-751-1823

Montana

Montana Department of Commerce

1424 9th Ave.

P.O. Box 200501

Helena, MT 59620-0501

406-444-2896

Nebraska

Center for Public Affairs Research

Nebraska State Data Center

Peter Kiewit Conference Center, Room 232

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, NE 68182

402-595-2311

Nevada

Nevada State Library

Capitol Complex

100 Stewart St.

Carson City, NV 89710

702-687-8327

New Hampshire

Office of State Planning

2 1/2 Beacon St.

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-2155

New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Labor

CN 388

Trenton, NJ 08625-6833

609-984-6833

New Mexico

Economic Development Department

1100 St. Francis Drive

Santa Fe, NM 87503

505-827-0182

New York

New York Department of Economic Development

1 Commerce Plaza, Room 905

99 Washington Avenue

Albany, NY 12245

518-474-1141

North Carolina

North Carolina Office of State Planning

116 West Jones Street

Raleigh, NC 27603-8003

919-733-3270

North Dakota

Department of Agricultural Economics

North Dakota State University

Morrill Hall, Room 217

P.O. Box 5636

Fargo, ND 58105

701-231-8621
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Ohio

Ohio Department of Development

P.O. Box 1001

77 High Street, 27th Floor

Columbus, OH 43266-0101

614-466-2115

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Department of Commerce

6601 Broadway Extension

P.O. Box 26980

Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0980

405-841-5199

Oregon

Center for Population Research and Census

School of Urban and Public Affairs

Portland State University

P.O. Box 751

Portland, OR 97207-0751

800-547-8887

Pennsylvania

Institute of State and Regional Affairs

Pennsylvania State Data Center

Penn State—Harrisburg

777 West Harrisburg Pike

Middletown, PA 17057-4898

717-948-6336

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Planning Board

P.O. Box 41119

San Juan, PR 00940-9985

809-728-4430

Rhode Island

Office of Municipal Affairs

One Capitol Hill

Providence, RI 02908-5873

401-277-6493

South Carolina

South Carolina Budget and Control Board

Rembert Dennis Bldg., Room 425

Columbia, SC 29201

803-734-3780

South Dakota

Business Research Bureau

University of South Dakota

414 E. Clark

Vermillion, SD 57069

605-677-5287

Tennessee

State Planning Office

500 Charlotte Ave., Suite 307

Nashville, TN 37243-0001

615-741-1676

Texas

Texas Department of Commerce

P.O. Box 12728

Capitol Station

Austin, TX 78711

512-320-9667

Utah

Office of Planning and Budget

State Capitol, Room 116

Salt Lake City, UT 84114

801-538-1550

Vermont

Vermont Department of Libraries

109 State Street

Montpelier, VT 05609-0601

802-828-3261

Virgin Islands

University of the Virgin Islands

Eastern Caribbean Center

No. 2 John Brewer’s Bay

Charlotte Amalie,

St. Thomas, VI 00802

809-693-1027

Virginia

Virginia Employment Commission

700 East Main Street

Richmond, VA 23219

804-786-8308

Washington

Office of Financial Management

450 Insurance Bldg.

Box 43113

Olympia, WA 98504-3113

206-586-2504

West Virginia

West Virginia Development Office

Research and Strategic Planning Division

Capitol Complex

Bldg. 6, Room 552

Charleston, WV 25305

304-558-4010

Wisconsin

Demographic Services Center

101 E. Wilson St., 6th Floor

P.O. Box 7868

Madison, WI 53707-7868

608-266-1927

Wyoming

Department of Administration and Information

Economic Analysis Division

Emerson Building 327E

Cheyenne, WY 82002-0060

307-777-7504
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Business and Industry 

Data Centers (BIDC’s)

An outgrowth of the State data center program,

BIDC’s can provide an enormous amount of

statistical information for the small business

owner, or potential owner. These organizations

can answer many questions new or existing

businesses have about products, services, or

location. Using economic data from the Census

Bureau and other sources, BIDC’s can provide

statistical information to help reduce the risks.

Currently, 23 States have joined the program

since it began in 1987.

Arizona

(same as State Data Center)

Connecticut

(same as State Data Center)

Delaware

(same as State Data Center)

Florida

Florida Department of Commerce

107 West Gaines Street

315 Collins Building

Tallahassee, FL 32399-2000

904-487-2971

Indiana

Indiana Business Research Center

801 W. Michigan, B.S. 4015

Indianapolis, IN 46202-5151

317-274-2205

Kentucky

(same as State Data Center)

Maryland

(same as State Data Center)

Massachusetts

(same as State Data Center)

Minnesota

Minnesota State Demographer’s Office

Minnesota Planning

300 Centennial Office Building

658 Cedar Street

St. Paul, MN 55155

612-297-3255

Mississippi

Division of Research and Information Systems

Department of Economic and Community 

Development

1200 Walter Silas Bldg.

Jackson, MS 39205

601-359-2674

Missouri

Missouri Small Business Development Centers

300 University Place

Columbia, MO 65211

314-882-0344

Montana

(same as State Data Center)

New Jersey

(same as State Data Center)

New Mexico

Bureau of Business and Economic Research

University of New Mexico

1920 Lomas NE

Albuquerque, NM 87131

505-277-2216

New York

(same as State Data Center)

North Carolina

(same as State Data Center)

Ohio

(same as State Data Center)

Oklahoma

(same as State Data Center)

Pennsylvania

(same as State Data Center)

Utah

(same as State Data Center)

Washington

(same as State Data Center)

West Virginia

Center for Economic Research

West Virginia University

323 Business and Economics Bldg.

Morgantown, WV 26506-6025

304-293-7832

Wisconsin

Applied Population Laboratory

Department of Rural Sociology

University of Wisconsin

1450 Linden Drive, Room 316

Madison, WI 53706

608-265-3044