In General
Federal Statistics Agencies: https://nces.ed.gov/FCSM/agencies.asp
Over 100 agencies engaged in the production and dissemination of official federal statistics, expect for general statistics information listed below, search specific industry statistic agencies to find more data. For example, more airline statistics are available from Bureau of Transportation Statistics, airline and airports statistics.
US Census Bureau - U.S. Department of Commerce
"The 2017 Economic Census is a legitimate survey of the U.S. Census Bureau. The Economic Census is conducted every five years collecting data for years ending in “2” and “7”.
"Interactive reference maps for geographies published in the 2017 Economic Census are available through the TIGERweb Economic Census application. Shape files for the 2012 Economic Census are also available for comparability. All levels of geographies published in the economic census are accessible in the application, except for Regions and Offshore Areas. The TIGERweb map layers consist of legal and statistical boundaries as well as roads, railroads, and water features."
Bureau of Economic Analysis - U.S. Department of Commerce
It includes annual industry accounts (GDP by industry and annual input-output accounts), benchmark input-output Accounts; and US travel and tourism satellite accounts.
Bureau of Labor Statistics – U.S. Department of Labor
An Index to the Industry Resources from Bureau of Labor Statistics. The list of industries is arranged in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code order. It covers a number of topics including workforce Statistics, Earnings and Hours, Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses, Prices, Workplace Trends, etc.
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - leading nonprofit economic research organization.
It provides links to the major economic indicator sources; updated on daily basis
Selected Data for Industry Structure Analysis
Source: County Business Patterns (US Census Bureau);
Finding Data: From the [main] page, view the data in tables or download the data.
Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses (US Census Bureau);
Finding Data: Download the excel sheet tabulated by Enterprise Employment Size
Source: Business Dynamics Statistics (US Census Bureau);
Finding Data: from the [Data] page, click [Firm Characteristics Data Tables] or [Establishment Characteristics Data Tables].
Source: Gross-Domestic-Product-(GDP)-by-Industry Data (Bureau of Economic Analysis);
Finding Data: download the XLSX sheet from the website
Source: Input-Output Accounts Data (Bureau of Economic Analysis);
Finding Data: download from the website
Source: Economic Census (US Census Bureau);
data.census.gov, 2017 Economic Census; refine your search results by geography, year, NAICS code and more.
Source: USA Trade Online (Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau) Provides specific U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities worldwide. Includes 2- through 10- digit HS detail for both import and export commodities including: monthly data dating back to January 2002, cumulative year to date data dating back to 2002, annual data dating back to 1992, and district-level data;
Finding Data: Access the database using the ID and password for UMaine users.
Source: Foreign Trade: State Trade Data (Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau).
Finding Data: follow the links to locate the data sets.
Source: Exports from Manufacturing (US Census Bureau)
Finding Data: Download Excel sheet and browse by tables. Table 4 includes detailed data for states and industries.
Source: Economic Census: Concentration Ratios (US Census Bureau); All of these reports classify industries by the percent of output accounted for by the largest 4, 8, 20 and 50 companies. Only the manufacturing reports include the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index.
Finding Data: follow the labels in the page to find PDF or data in American Factfinder or use another similar page.
Source: Annual Competition Reports (Federal Trade Commission);
Finding Data: check the exhibit statistics tables.
Source: FTC Competition Enforcement Database; Annual Antitrust Enforcement Activities Reports (1999-2008);
Finding Data: search cases by industry and competition topics.
Selected Data for Business Conduct Analysis
Retail Trade Industries
Source: Monthly & Annual Retail Trade (US Census Bureau) - Latest Annual Retail Trade Report - Latest Detailed Operating Expenses (latest version is for February 2020)
Whole Sale Industries
Source: Annual Wholesale Trade (US Census Bureau) - Latest Monthly Wholesale Trade Report for January 2020
Service Industries
Source: Annual & Quarterly Services (US Census Bureau) - Latest Annual Services Report - Q4 2019
Manufacturing Industries
Source: Annual Survey of Manufactures (US Census Bureau);
Finding Data: from the US Census Bureau includes ASM Tables, data and APIs.
data.census.gov and search 'manufacturing' for manufacturing data from the 2017 Economic Census
Mining, Construction, Manufacturing Industries
Source: Various Economic Census Bureau Surveys (US Census Bureau).
Finding Data: from US Census Bureau, includes manufacturing and construction statistics, surveys, reports and sales numbers can all be found here.
Source: Business Research and Development and Innovation (National Science Foundation).
Finding Data: expand data tables and find the data on the list.
Selected Data for Industry Performance Analysis
Source: US Census Bureau
Manufacturing, Mining, Trade, and Selected Service Industries
Source: Quarterly Financial Report (US Census Bureau), includes sales and profits and profits after tax data for above industries
Finding Data: Option 1: from historical QFR data page, choose the format PDF or Excel; select the year and quarter and click submit; Option 2: Use TIME SERIES / TREND CHARTS , and select Report: Quarterly Financial Report; select specific industry and then select net sales, receipts, or operating revenue, click Get Data
Retail Trade Industries
Source: Monthly & Annual Retail Trade (US Census Bureau). Advance Monthly or Monthly Retail Trade Report à Retail and Food Services Sales; Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios; Latest Annual Retail Trade Report àSales; Gross Margin; and E-commerce report etc.
Whole Sale Industries
Source: Monthly Wholesale Trade (US Census Bureau). Latest Monthly Wholesale Trade Report including Sales and Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers; Purchases and Gross Margins of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers;
Service Industries
Source: Latest Quarterly Services Report (US Census Bureau) -Includes Q4 2019 information for the service industry, to read about the sector or NAICS codes included go here: https://www.census.gov/services/qss/about_the_survey.html
Manufacturing Industries
Source: Annual Survey of Manufactures (US Census Bureau);
Finding Data: from the US Census Bureau includes ASM Tables, data and APIs.
Go to data.census.gov and search 'manufacturing' for manufacturing data from the 2017 Economic Census
Mining, Construction, Manufacturing Industries
Finding Data: from US Census Bureau, includes manufacturing and construction statistics, surveys, reports and sales numbers can all be found here.
Source: IRS
Source: 2017 Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Wolter Kluwers)
Fining Data: use in library the print version (call number: Ref HF5681.R25 A45) and CD. The data is computed from the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service’s statistical sampling of the tax returns of all corporations, including revenues and selected financial ratios.
Source: IRS Tax Stats; including detailed financial statistics for industries and sectors based on different tax forms.
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Industry Classification |
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Federal Statistics Agencies |
http://fedstats.sites.usa.gov/agencies/; https://www.data.gov/ |
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US Census Bureau - U.S. Department of Commerce |
Industry Statistics Portal; and selected visualization ; Full List of Economic Topics in American Factfinder |
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Bureau of Economic Analysis - U.S. Department of Commerce: |
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Bureau of Labor Statistics – U.S. Department of Labor |
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The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) |
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Selected Data for Industry Structure Analysis |
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Number of Establishments, Employment, Annual payroll by industry, employee size and location |
County Business Patterns (US Census Bureau); Statistics of U.S. Businesses (US Census Bureau); |
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Firm/Establishment Age, Entry/Exit No./ Rate, Job Creation by firm size, state and industry |
Business Dynamics Statistics (US Census Bureau) |
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Industry |
Gross-Domestic-Product-(GDP)-by-Industry Data (Bureau of Economic Analysis) |
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Production and Use of Commodities by Industry |
Input-Output Accounts Data (Bureau of Economic Analysis) |
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Product Line and Revenue by Industry |
Economic Census of 2017 (full data set to be released in 2020) |
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Exports & Imports by NAICS Commodities |
USA Trade Online (Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau) ; Foreign Trade: State Trade Data (Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau); Exports from Manufacturing (US Census Bureau) |
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Concentration Ratios & Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) by industry |
Economic Census: Concentration Ratios (US Census Bureau) |
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Merger Transaction Statistics by industry from Pre-merger notification Program |
Annual Competition Reports (Federal Trade Commission) |
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Competition Enforcement Cases by Industry |
FTC Competition Enforcement Database; Annual Antitrust Enforcement Activities Reports (1999-2018); |
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Market Share |
Market Share Reporter from Business Insights Essentials Database; Market share reporter: trends over time (Gale, Cengage Learning; 2012) |
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Selected Data for Business Conduct Analysis |
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Business Expenditures (including advertising/promotion, Labor Cost and many more) |
Retail Trade Industries: Monthly & Annual Retail Trade (US Census Bureau) Whole Sale Industries: Monthly & Annual Wholesale Trade (US Census Bureau) Service Industries: Annual & Quarterly Services (US Census Bureau) Manufacturing Industries: Annual Survey of Manufactures (US Census Bureau); from US Economic Census. Mining, Construction, Manufacturing Industries: Economic Census 2012 (US Census Bureau). from American Factfinder Mining & Logging statistics FRED Economic Research |
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Research and Development (R&D) Expense |
Business Research and Development and Innovation: 2015 (National Science Foundation) |
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Selected Data for Industry Performance Analysis |
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Industry revenue, sales, net income, and financial ratios
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Source: US Census Bureau Manufacturing, Mining, Trade, and Selected Service Industries: Quarterly Financial Report (US Census Bureau) Retail Trade Industries: Monthly & Annual Retail Trade (US Census Bureau) Whole Sale Industries: Monthly & Annual Wholesale Trade (US Census Bureau) Service Industries: Annual & Quarterly Services (US Census Bureau) Manufacturing Industries: Annual Survey of Manufactures (US Census Bureau);the US Census Bureau 2017 Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Wolter Kluwers); IRS Tax Stats |
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