Economic Census of Island Areas, 5 United States territories, 2017 (ICPSR 37681)
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United States. Bureau of the Census
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The 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas uses direct data collection supplemented by data from federal administrative records to compile statistics on approximately 51,000 business establishments in industries defined by the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) operating in Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. The Economic Census provides the only source of comprehensive, comparable data for the Island Areas at a geographic level similar to U.S. counties. It produces basic statistics by industry for number of establishments, sales/value of shipments/revenue, payroll, and employment. It also yields a variety of industry-specific statistics, including sales/value of shipments/revenue by product line as defined by the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS), depreciable assets, selected purchased services, inventories, capital expenditures, size of establishments, and other industry-specific measures.
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2017 Economic Census of Island Areas questionnaires can be found at: https://bhs.econ.census.gov/ombpdfs/. The reference period is the year 2017.
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The frame for the Economic Census of Island Areas comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's Business Register. The Business Register contains information on the physical location of establishments, as well as payroll, employment, receipts (value of shipments), and industry classification data obtained from prior censuses and surveys or obtained from the administrative records of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) under special arrangements which safeguard the confidentiality of both tax and census records. Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on industry classifications is also used to supplement the classification information from the IRS and SSA. To be included in the frame, an establishment must satisfy the following conditions: It must be classified into an in-scope NAICS industry It must be an active establishment of a multi-unit firm, or it must be a single establishment firm with at least one quarter of 2017 administrative payroll It must be located in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa