Economic Censuses
See also: Census Publications
This page lists Economic Census publications owned by the SDSU library. All titles are located in Government Publications & Maps (3rd floor, Love Library), except where noted.
The Economic Census is a collection of statistics on various parts of the United States economy. It began in 1810 with a few questions about manufactured products and expanded over the years to become a series of separate reports covering industries, sectors, and other subjects. These recent reports include data on the number of establishments (or companies), number of employees, payroll, and the measure of output (sales, receipts, revenue, value of shipments, or value of construction work done). The Economic Censuses is now taken every five years, in years ending in 2 and 7. For more detailed overview of the history of the Economic Census, please see History of the 1997 Economic Census, Appendix B.
Year:
1810-1900
1900's
1910's
1920's
1930's
1940's
1954
1958
1963
1967
1972
1977
1982
1987
1992
1997
Other useful guides
1810-1900
1810: Part of 1810 Decennial Census: Statement of the arts and manufactures (C 3.223:1810 v. 2)
1820: Part of 1820 Decennial Census: Digest of accounts of manufacturing (C 3.223:1820 v.2 folio)
1840: Part of 1840 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1840 folio)
1850: Part of 1850 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1850)
1860: Part of 1860 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1860)
1870: Part of 1870 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1870)
1880: Part of 1880 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1880)
1890: Part of 1890 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1890)
1900's
1900: Part of 1900 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1900)
1905: Manufactures, 1905 (C 3.5:M31/v.l-4)
1910's
1910: Part of 1910 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1910)
Top of Page1920's
1920: Part of 1920 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1920)
1921: Biennial census of manufactures [not owned]
1923: Biennial census of manufactures (C 3.24/l: 923)
1925: Biennial census of manufactures (C 3.24/l: 925)
1927: Biennial census of manufactures (C 3.24/l: 927)
1930's
1930: Census of Business (C 3.202:930)
1930: Census of the Construction Industry (C 3.245/4:930)
1930: Census of Mines and Quarries (C 3.216/5:929)
1930: Census of Manufactures (C 3.24/l: 929 v.2)
1931: Biennial census of manufactures (C 3.24/l: 931)
1933: Biennial census of manufactures (C 3.24/l: 933)
1933: Census of American Business [not owned]
1935: Biennial census of manufactures [not owned]
1935: Census of Business (C 3.120/1: [incomplete])
1937: Biennial census of manufactures (C 3.24/l: 937)
1940's
1940: Census of Manufactures (C 3.24:939)
1940: Census of Mineral Industries (C 3.216/5:939)
1940: Census of Business (C 3.202:939)
1947: Census of Manufactures (C 3.24: 947)
1948: Census of Business [not owned]
1954
Census of Business (C 3.202:954)
Census of Manufactures (C 3.24: 954)
Census of Mineral Industries (C 3.216/5:954)
1958
Census of Mineral Industries (C 3.216/ )
Census of Manufactures (C 3.24: 958)
Census of Business (C 3.202:958)
1963
GUIDES:
1963 Economic Censuses Procedural History(C 3.2: EC 7/3)
REPORTS:
Census of Business (C 3.202:963)
Census of Manufactures (C 3.24: 963)
Census of Mineral Industries (C 3.216/5:963)
Census of Transportation (C 3.233/3:963)
1967
Census of Business (C 3.202:967)
Census of Construction Industries (C 3.245/4:1967)
Census of Manufactures (C 3.24: 967)
Census of Mineral Industries (C 3.216/ )
Census of Transportation (C 3.233/3:967)
1972
Census of Construction Industries (C 3.245/4:1972)
Census of Manufactures (C 3.24: 972)
Census of Mineral Industries (C 3.216/5:972)
Census of Retail Trade (C 3.255/ )
Census of Selected Service Industries (C 3.257/ )
Census of Transportation (C 3.233/3:972)
Census of Wholesale Trade (C 3.256/ )
1977
GUIDES:
History of the 1977 Economic Censuses (C 3.2: EC 7/4)
Mini-Guide to the 1977 Economic Censuses (C 3.6/2: EC 7/979)
REPORTS:
Census of Construction Industries (C 3.245/4:1977)
Census of Manufactures. (C 3.24: 977 Gov Pubs/US and Gov Pubs Micro/US)
Census of Mineral Industries (C 3.216/5:977)
Census of Retail Trade (C 3.255/ )
Census of Service Industries (C 3.257/ )
Census of Transportation (C 3.233/3:977 and C 2.233/5: Gov Pubs/US and Gov Pubs Micro/US)
Census of Wholesale Trade (C 3.256/ )
1982
GUIDES:
Guide to the 1982 Economic Censuses (C 3.6/2: EC 7/2)
REPORTS:
Census of Construction Industries (C 3.245/)
Census of Manufactures. (C 3.24/3:)
Census of Mineral Industries (C 3.216/ )
Census of Retail Trade. (C 3.255/)
Census of Service Industries. (C 3.257/ )
Census of Transportation (C 3.233/5:982)
Census of Wholesale Trade. (C 3.256/ )
1987
GUIDES:
History of the 1987 Economic Censuses (C 3.253/3:987).
CD-ROM:
Note: the CD's are not currently installed. Please ask at the Reference Desk for information about checking them out or additional assistance.
Volume 1. Report Series C 2.277:EC 7/987/CD v.1
Volume 2. ZIP Code Statistics C 2.277:EC 7/987/CD v.2
PRINT:
Census of Construction Industries (C 3.245/ )
Census of Manufactures. (C 3.24/4:)
Census of Mineral Industries (C 3.216/ )
Census of Retail Trade. (C 3.255/)
Census of Service Industries. (C 3.257/ )
Census of Transportation Industries (C 3.233/5:987)
Census of Wholesale Trade. (C 3.256/ )
1992
GUIDES:
History of the 1992 Economic Census (C 3.253/3:992).
INTERNET:
Many reports are available online at 1992 Economic Census Results from the U.S. Census Bureau.
CD-ROM:
Volume 1. Report Series (C 2.277:CD-EC 92-1J)
Volume 2. ZIP Code Statistics (C 2.277:CD-EC 92-2B)
Volume 4. Nonemployer Statistics (C 2.277:CD-EC 92-4)
PRINT:
Census of Construction Industries (C 3.245/ Ref/US)
Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries (C 3.291: Ref/US)
Census of Manufactures. (C 3.24/12: Ref/US)
Census of Mineral Industries (C 3.216/ Ref/US)
Census of Retail Trade. (C 3.255/ Ref/US)
Census of Service Industries.(C 3.257/ Ref/US)
Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities (C 3.233/5:992 Ref/US)
Census of Wholesale Trade. (C 3.256/ Ref/US)
1997
GUIDES:
Guide to the 1997 Economic Census
History of the 1997 Economic Census (C 3.253/3:997 Ref/US)
INTERNET:
Many (but not all) reports are available online at 1997 Economic Census from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Note: data sets in CD-ROM volumes 2 and 3 are not available through American FactFinder.
CD-ROM:
Note: the CD's are not currently installed. Please ask at the Reference Desk for information about checking them out or additional assistance.
Volume 1. NAICS Report Series (C 2.277:C 1-E-97-NA 1 F-17-US 1)(3 disc set)
Volume 2. Special Series (C 2.277:C 1-E-97-NA 2 D-17-US 1/2 D)
Volume 3. ZIP Code Statistics (C 2.277:C 1-E-97-NA 3 Z-17-US 1) (3 disc set)
PRINT:
Most print reports are not yet available.
Other useful guides
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Census Bureau.
Includes detailed explanation of NAICS codes, a search engine, and table showing correspondence of SIC and NAICS.
Standard Industrial Classification Search OSHA
A searchable version of the 1987 SIC manual.
