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The Census Bureau and other government agencies collect data to measure economic activity. See some of the government websites listed below:

  • Economic Census 

    Published every 5 yrs; helpful for value chain analysis, materials used in manufacturing, key ratios, etc. Reports on Merchandise & Commodity Line Sales tell where goods are sold and Concentration Ratios indicate how fragmented the industry is.

  • County/Zip Code Business Patterns

    Provides number of companies by employee size by NAICS code for county, or zip code or metropolitan areas. County data includes total wages. County sales can be estimated using the sales/wages ratio from the Economic Census.

  • Service Annual Survey

    Estimated annual revenues for various services. .