Table of Contents

• What is the Economic Census?
• Guide to the 2007 Economic Census
• 2007 Economic Census Data on American FactFinder
• Guide to the 2002 Economic Census
• Published Data from the 2002 Economic Census
• 2002 Economic Census data in American FactFinder

2002 Economic Census in American FactFinder

Economic Census data from 2002 and 1997 are available in American FactFinder. Data from 2002 include the Survey of Business Owners, Business Expenses Survey, Nonemployer Statistics, and Island Areas. The advantage with AFF is that you can search directly for the data you want, can display data for all available sectors at once, and can download the results for further manipulation. AFF also provides access to all of the data published on DVD-ROM.

For more information about the 2002 American Census in American FactFinder, see AFF’s Building a Query, Quick Reports, Creating a Map, and Limitations of AFF.

• 2002 Economic Census Data Revision Notices
• Quick Reports - data by industry or geography
• Thematic Maps - display statistical data on a map
• Economy-Wide Key Statistics - includes the key statistics listed above. Will cover the U.S., states, counties, places, and metropolitan areas across all industries.
• Core Business Statistics include the following:
  • Comparative Statistics - 2002 and 1997
  • Bridge Between 2002 and 1997 NAICS
• Search for Data Sets - by geography, industry/product, or data item
• Economic Census data sets by sector:
  • 00: Datasets Containing Multiple Sectors
  • 21: Mining
  • 22: Utilities
  • 23: Construction
  • 31: Manufacturing
  • 42: Wholesale Trade
  • 44: Retail Trade
  • 48: 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: Administration and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
  • 61: Educational Services
  • 62: Health Care and Social Assistance
  • 71: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
  • 72: Accommodation and Food Services
  • 81: Other Services (Except Public Administration)
• Economic Census data sets by related survey:
  • 2002 Business Expenses Survey
  • 2002 Commodity Flow Survey
  • 2002 Economic Census
  • 2002 Economic Census of Island Areas
  • 2002 Survey of Business Owners
  • 2002 Nonemployer Statistics
• Related Annual Economic Surveys:
  • Annual Survey of Manufactures
  • Business Patterns
  • Nonemployer Statistics
• Download data via FTP - for the expert user
• Reference Maps -View the boundaries of Economic Census geographies.