The Economic Census profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level. The 2002 Economic Census covers nearly all of the U.S. economy in its basic collection of establishment statistics. There also are several related programs ...
Manufacturing is one part of the Economic Census. Data is collected every five years, for years ending in 2 and 7. In addition to the quinquennial census, the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) and Current Industrial Reports (CIR) are produced to suppor ...