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Business Expenses
census.data.commerce.gov | Last Updated 2015-03-25T20:57:19.000ZThe Business Expenses Supplement (BES) compiles statistics on business operating expenses during the Economic Census year. Detailed operating expenses are collected for Wholesale Distributors, Retail Trade, Accomodation and Food Services, Manufacturing, Construction, and Mining. Business expenses data are used routinely by government program officials, particularly the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis which uses the data for the Nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates and in developing the National Accounts input-output tables. Other users of business expenses data include market researchers, economic analysts, academics and business owners.
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Quarterly Financial Report
census.data.commerce.gov | Last Updated 2015-03-25T20:57:22.000ZSeries that provides national economic data for Manufacturing, Mining, Trade, and Selected Service Corporations. The QFR data are widely used by government agencies, domestic and foreign businesses, financial analysts, researchers, trade associations, and banking institutions. Uses include assessing industrial debt structure, liquidity, and profitability; estimating corporate tax liability; designing economic policies and drafting legislation; making investment evaluations; and studying economic trends.
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Annual Wholesale Trade
census.data.commerce.gov | Last Updated 2015-03-25T20:57:22.000ZProvides estimates on annual sales, end-of-year inventories, inventory valuation, purchases, operating expenses and e-commerce data for merchant wholesalers and manufacturers' sales branches and offices. Additionally, AWTS publishes estimates of sales, commissions, and operating expenses for wholesale agents and brokers.
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Annual Retail Trade Survey
census.data.commerce.gov | Last Updated 2015-03-25T20:57:21.000ZThe Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS) produces national estimates of total annual sales, e-commerce sales, end-of-year inventories, inventory-to-sales ratios, purchases, total operating expenses, inventories held outside the United States, gross margins, and end-of-year accounts receivable for retail businesses and annual sales and e-commerce sales for accommodation and food service firms located in the U.S.
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Annual Capital Expenditures Survey
census.data.commerce.gov | Last Updated 2015-03-25T20:57:22.000ZProvides national estimates of investment in new and used buildings and other structures, machinery, and equipment by U.S. nonfarm businesses with and without employees. Data are published by industry for companies with employees for NAICS 3-digit and selected 4-digit industries. Data on the amount of business expenditures for new plant and equipment and measures of the stock of existing facilities are critical to evaluate productivity growth, the ability of U.S. business to compete with foreign business, changes in industrial capacity, and measures of overall economic performance. In addition, ACES data provide industry analysts with capital expenditure data for market analysis, economic forecasting, identifying business opportunities and developing new and strategic plans. The ACES is an integral part of the Federal Government's effort to improve and supplement ongoing statistical programs. Private companies and organizations,, educators and students, and economic researchers use the survey results for analyzing and conducting impact evaluations on past and current economic performance, short-term economic forecasts, productivity, long-term economic growth, tax policy, capacity utilization, business fixed capital stocks and capital formation, domestic and international competitiveness trade policy, market research, and financial analysis.
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Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll
census.data.commerce.gov | Last Updated 2015-03-25T20:57:22.000ZProvides statistics on the number of federal, state, and local government civilian employees and their gross payrolls for the month of March for state and local governments, and December for the Federal Government.
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North American Product Classification System (NAPCS)
census.data.commerce.gov | Last Updated 2015-03-25T20:57:22.000ZThe North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) is a joint multi-phase initiative to develop a comprehensive demand-oriented product classification developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Work to date has focused on the products produced by service industries in 12 NAICS sectors 48-49 through 81. With that work provisionally complete, this web page provides an overview of and progress report on the NAPCS initiative and presents the final versions of the product lists developed so far for the service industries included in those 12 sectors. Work is underway developing NAPCS products of industries in NAICS sectors not yet covered (Sector 11: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, Sector 21: Mining, Sector 22: Utilities, Sector 23: Construction, Sector 31-33: Manufacturing, Sector 42: Wholesale Trade, and Sector 44-45: Retail Trade). Provisional lists will be announced on this site as they are decided.
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State Government Tax Collections
census.data.commerce.gov | Last Updated 2015-03-25T20:57:21.000ZThe State Government Tax Collections report provides a summary of taxes collected by state for up to 25 tax categories. These tables and data files present the details on tax collections by type of tax imposed and collected by state governments.
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Manufacturing & Trade Inventories & Sales
census.data.commerce.gov | Last Updated 2015-03-25T20:57:22.000ZTo provide broad and timely measures of combined changes in business sales and end-of-month inventories for domestic retail trade, wholesale trade and manufacturers' activities.
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DataFerrett
census.data.commerce.gov | Last Updated 2015-03-25T20:57:21.000ZThe DataFerrett tool is used to search American Community Survey Public Use Microdata, Current Population Survey (CPS), CPS supplemental surveys, Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), SIPP Topical Module surveys, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Survey of Program Dynamics, the American Housing Survey, National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife Associated Recreation, The New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey, County Business Patterns, and the Public Libraries Survey. It is an online analytically oriented, self-service tool designed to deliver a wide variety of population, health, economic, geographic and housing information about the United States to individuals, businesses, governments, and organizations. This tool provides easy access to accurate, relevant, and timely information that supports learning, facilitates decision-making, empowers individuals, and strengthens communities.