• Economic Outputs
• Input-Output Models
• Business Conditions and Activity
• Characteristics of Business
• International Investment and Trade

Economic Outputs

Gross Domestic Product by State, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Estimates of annual Gross Domestic Product by State and its components, by 2-digit industries, 1977 to latest year. Annual press release provides data analysis, as do articles from Survey of Current Business.

Gross Domestic Product by Metropolitan Area, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Current and real estimates of annual Gross Domestic Product and its components for 363 metropolitan areas, by 2-digit industries, 2001 to latest year. Annual press release provides data analysis, as do articles from Survey of Current Business.

Economic Census, Bureau of the Census
Censuses of U.S. business establishments and firms, by industry group, for years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided for all industries include measure of output (sales, receipts, revenue, value of shipments, or value of construction work done); employment, establishments, and payroll; and other data particular to sector (e.g., investment in plant and equipment). Data available by states, metro areas, counties, cities and places, and zip codes. By establishment, see 2002 Economic Census Geographic Area Series and 1997 Economic Census Geographic Area Series; by firm, see 2002 Survey of Business Owners (company summary). 

Input-Output Models [ back to top ]

Regional Input-Output Modeling System (RIMS II), Bureau of Economic Analysis 
Output, earnings, and employment multipliers by industry (471 detailed industries, 38 industry aggregations), for states and any region composed of one or more counties.

IMPLAN Regional Input-Output Modeling, Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. 
State and county employment, income, and output data and multipliers.

Regional Economic Models, Inc (REMI) 
Regional economic forecasting models that indicate the economic and demographic impact that public policy initiatives or external events may have on a local economy.

• Dynamic Data — For states, year-to-year change in establishments and employment due to births, deaths, expansions, and contractions, 1995-latest year.
• Additional dynamic tables from the Small Business Administration.

Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Bureau of the Census and Small Business Administration 
Annual and longitudinal analysis of corporate and establishment employment data by size, by detailed industry, 1989-latest year. For states and metro areas, free data include:

• Query-based Tables — Data on firms, establishments, employment, and payroll by size and industry, 1998 and 1999.
• Set Tabulations — Firms, establishments, employment, payroll, 1992 and 1997-latest year; change in establishments and employment due to births, deaths, expansions, and contractions, year-to-year, 1995-forward.
• Additional tables from the Small Business Administration.

Fee-based analysis available, including by smaller geographic units, by legal form of organization (corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and non-profit organizations), and for additional years.

Research Data, Center for Economic Studies, Bureau of the Census
Access to a number of Census Bureau longitudinal data bases describing corporate characteristics and behavior.  Surveys include the Census of Manufactures, the Annual Survey of Manufactures, Enterprise Statistics, Quarterly Financial Reports, and Survey of Manufacturing Technology.  Access in Washington and several regional data centers available to qualified researchers; analysis also available on fee-for-service basis.

County Business Patterns, Bureau of the Census
Data on number of establishments, by employment size, by detailed industry, for states, counties, metro areas, and zip codes. 1993-latest year for full reports, 1988-92 for data to 2-digit level. Available on-line in three formats. Industries covered do not include agriculture, railroad transportation, and government. 

Economic Census Geographic Area Series, Bureau of the Census
Data on number of establishments, by employment size, by NAICS code (up to six digits), 2002. Data available by states and metro areas.

1992 Enterprise Statistics, Bureau of the Census 
Data for companies and for auxiliary establishments of companies (e.g., headquarters offices, research and development facilities, and data processing centers), by industry, for states. Consolidated company data include sales, employment, payroll, form of organization and enterprise industry classification. Supplementary data for large companies include inventories, assets, fringe benefits, capital and research and development (R&D) expenditures, and depreciation. Data for auxiliaries include sales, employment and payroll, billings, inventories, capital and R&D expenditures, and selected purchased services. Auxiliary establishment data available only on CD-ROM.

Small Business Economic Statistics and Research, Small Business Administration
Variety of data on small business activity. Includes:

• State Small Business Profiles — Number and selected characteristics of small businesses, by state, 1995-latest year.
• Small Business Economic Indicators — Small business activity (new firms, employment, income and failures) by state, 1995-latest year.
• Firm Size Data — Firms, establishments, receipts, employment, and payroll, by size of firm, by state, 1996-latest year.
• Women and Minority Self-Employed and Business Owners -- Data on self-employment and business ownership by women and minorities, by state.

Survey of Business Owners, Bureau of the Census 
The Survey of Business Owners is a consolidation of the earlier Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises. Number of firms, gross receipts, number of paid employees, and annual payroll, by gender and race of owner, by industry, for states, metro areas, counties, and cities. Covers individual proprietorships, partnerships, and subchapter S corporations. Data for women-owned "C" corporations provided as well. Minorities covered include black, Hispanic, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native. Part of Economic Census; 2002 data available, and 1997 and 1992 data from the Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises.

Key Facts, Center for Women's Business Research

Minority Business Activity, Milken Institute and Minority Business Development Agency
Distribution of minority businesses by state and by race/ethnicity, based on Dun & Bradstreet Minority Business Data file, published September 2000. (.pdf file, see table p. 10)

Nonemployer Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Data on establishments with no paid employees, typically self-employed individuals and partnerships, by industry, for states, metro areas, and counties.

Self-Employment, Social Security Administration
Employment and earnings data for workers covered under Social Security, for self-employed and wage and salary workers, for states (by gender, race, and age) and counties (by gender and race).

International Investment and Trade [ back to top ]

Foreign Direct Investment, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Data on operations of foreign-owned U.S. establishments (with additional detail for manufacturing establishments), by state, industry, and country of owner, 1977-latest year. 

Foreign Trade Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Access to Census Bureau trade data series. Includes:

• FT900 Supplement — Exports, by state of exporter (EL series, Exhibit 2) and by state of origin of movement (OM series, Exhibit 2a). Monthly data series.
• Export and Import Reports  — Listing of trade data products available. Includes imports by port of entry.

Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration
Access to export data for states and metro areas, as well as other trade statistics.

• State Export Data — By industry and destination country, 1993-latest year. Based on EL series.
• Metropolitan Area Exports — By industry or destination country, 1993-latest year, for over 250 metro areas. Based on EL series.

Tariff and Trade DataWeb, U.S. International Trade Commission
Query-based data base providing access to Import and export data, by commodity and industry, by customs district.

State Trade Information, Office of the United States Trade Representative
Overview of export-related economic activity by state, latest year available.

World Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER), Holyoke Community College 
Export and import statistics, including a quarterly state export data series that improves unadjusted trade data from the Bureau of the Census by filling in missing industry and state information using an imputation algorithm. Provides monthly exports and imports by detailed Harmonized System commodity code. The Accelerated eXport Enhancement System (AXES) allows online access to trade data and data trends.

Manufacturing Export Growth, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Comparison of manufacturing export growth, by state, 1988-98.

NAFTA and Jobs, Economic Policy Institute
Estimates of job losses due to the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, 1994-2000, by state. (October 2001) 

International Transportation Statistics, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Access to a variety of international trade data, including:

• Transborder Surface Freight Data — Exports to Canada and Mexico by zip code, state, and National Transportation Analysis Region (multi-county areas). Monthly data, beginning 1993. Imports from Canada and Mexico by state of destination, custom district, and port of entry.