Industry
Statistics Links
Accurate, timely information about specific industries is found in widely
scattered electronic and print resources. The sources listed below each
contain information about many industries. More information about a specific
industry may be available in the periodical literature. Professional
and trade associations may also have data about business activity in
their area of interest.
Current Industrial
Reports
The U.S. Census Bureau reports annual summaries of production, inventories,
and orders for 4,400 products, which represent 30 percent of all U.S. manufacturing.
Census
of Agriculture
The Census of Agriculture provides periodic and comprehensive statistics about
agricultural operations, production, operators and land use. Coverage includes
crop acreage and quantities harvested, inventories of livestock and poultry,
value of products sold, land use and ownership, irrigation activities, amount
of commodity credit loans, number of hired laborers,federal program payments,
and operator characteristics.
Construction Industry
The Census Bureau tracks the number of housing units authorized by permits,
started, sold or completed. The Bureau measures the dollar value of all new
construction put in place each month. The Census of Construction Industries,
taken every five years, provides the most comprehensive overview of the construction
industry available.
Manufacturing and Mining Statistics
Data reported here includes: Industrial Products (CIR's); Annual Survey of
Manufactures; Census of Manufactures; Manufacturers' Shipments to Federal
Agencies; Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization; Manufacturing Technology
Surveys; Longitudinal Research Database; and the Census of Mineral Industries
Retail and Wholesale
Trade
For information about retail activity, consult the Advance Monthly Retail Sales
Survey, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, or the Census
of Retail Trade, all listed here. Wholesale information includes the Monthly
Wholesale Trade Survey, Annual Trade Survey, Census of Wholesale Trade, and
the Manufacturing and Trade Inventory and Sales (MTIS).
Service Industries
and Transportation
Service industry statistics include data from an annual service survey, and
the five-year Census of Service and Census of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate.
The detailed transportation information available here includes the Census
of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities; Truck Inventory and Use Survey;
Commodity Flow Survey; Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey;
and the Annual Survey of Communication Services
Standard Industrial
Classification Manual Online
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration establishes a numberic
code for industries in the U.S. The codes are classified to group related industries
together. Many business reference tools use these SIC numbers to identify and
track activity among industries.
Export
and Trade Information
STAT-USA access to the National Trade Data Bank, with databases on international
markets.
Encyclopedia
of Associations
Professional and trade associations often collect and disseminate information
about particular industries. The Encyclopedia of Associations lists professional
and trade associations in the U.S.
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