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Academic Libraries Survey

Provides data on the status of collections, transactions, staff, service per typical week, and library operating expenditures in post-secondary institutions.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services (MARTS)

Provides an early indication of sales of retail and food service companies.

Annual Business Survey (ABS)

Provides annual data on select economic and demographic characteristics of employer businesses, including annual R&D estimates.

Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES)

Provides estimates on business spending for new and used structures and equipment.

Annual Parole Survey & Annual Probation Survey

Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics released by partner federal agency.

Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS)

Provides estimates on sales, e-commerce sales, end-of-year inventories, methods of inventory valuation, purchases, and operating expenses.

Annual Services Report (Service Annual Survey)

Provides estimates of revenue and other measures for most traditional service industries.

Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs

Provides estimates of number of firms, sales/receipts, annual payroll, and employment by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status.

Annual Survey of Jails

Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics released by partner federal agency.

Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)

Provides estimates on manufacturing activity, products, and location for the public and private sectors.

Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (ASPEP)

Provides state and local government data on full-time and part-time employment, part-time hours worked, full-time equivalent employment, and payroll statistics.

Annual Survey of School System Finances

Provides statistics about the finances of elementary and secondary public school systems.

Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC)

Provides a summary of taxes collected by state for 5 broad tax categories and up to 25 tax subcategories.

Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances

Provides periodic and comprehensive statistics about governments and governmental financial activities.

Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)

Provides estimates on sales, e-commerce sales, end-of-year inventories, methods of inventory valuation, purchases, and operating expenses.

Building Permits Survey (BPS)

Provides national, state, and local estimates on new or privately-owned residential construction.

Business Research and Development Survey (BRDS)

Provides estimates on global and domestic R&D expenses of U.S. based companies.

Business and Professional Classification Survey

Obtains information necessary to identify and classify businesses to update the samples for current business surveys and the Economic Census.

Census of Governments

Identifies the scope and nature of the nation's state and local government sector and measures federal, state, and local fiscal relationships.

Census of Jails

Part of a series of data collections that study the nation's local jails.

Census of Juveniles in Resident Placement (CJRP)

Provides a count of juveniles in state, county, municipal and privately run juvenile correctional facilities.

Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities

Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics released by partner federal agency.

Commodity Flow Survey (CFS)

Provides estimates on shipments originating from selected types of business establishments located in the U.S.

Common Core of Data (CCD)

Collects fiscal and non-fiscal data about all public schools, public school districts and state education agencies in the United States.

Construction Progress Reporting Survey (CPRS)

Provides monthly estimates on the total dollar value of construction work done in the U.S.

County Business Patterns (CBP)

An annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry.

Economic Census

Provides official measures of output for industries and geographic areas and serves as the cornerstone of the nation's economic statistics.

Economic Census Industry Classification Report

This report determines a NAICS code for single-unit establishments where the Census Bureau does not have a complete NAICS code.

Export Statistics

Provides detailed statistics on goods and estimates of services shipped from the U.S. to foreign countries.

Exports from Manufacturing Establishments

Provides estimates for the value of manufactured exports and related employment.

Federal Assistance Awards Data System (FAADS)

Provides current information on awards of Federal financial assistance to non-Federal organizations and individuals.

Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC)

The Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) operates on behalf of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Import Statistics

Provides detailed statistics on goods and estimates of services entering the U.S. from foreign countries.

Justice Assistance Data Survey

This direct survey of governments collects detailed justice expenditure data.

Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC)

Provides a count of juveniles in state, county, municipal and privately run juvenile correctional facilities.

Management and Organizational Practices Survey (MOPS)

Provides information on the use of decentralized decision rights, data-driven decision making, and investments in human capital.

Manufactured Housing Survey (MHS)

Produces monthly regional estimates of new manufactured home placements, average sales prices, and dealers' inventories.

Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey (M3)

Provides monthly estimates on current economic conditions and indications of future production commitments in the manufacturing sector.

Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey (M3UFO)

Obtains data to benchmark the new and unfilled orders information published in the monthly Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey (M3).

Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS)

Provides estimates on energy consumption in the manufacturing sector.

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

Provides estimates on private and public sector employer-sponsored health insurance coverage.

Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS)

Provides monthly estimates on sales at retail and food services stores and inventories held by retail stores.

Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS)

Provides monthly estimates of sales and inventories of wholesale trade industries.

Mortality in Correctional Institutions (MCI)

Provides data on individual death records for all persons incarcerated in state prison or local jail facilities.

National Juvenile Justice Directory Program

Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics released by partner federal agency.

National Prisoner Statistics (NPS)

Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics released by partner federal agency.

Nonemployer Statistics

An annual series that provides subnational economic data for businesses that have no paid employees and are subject to federal income tax.

Public Libraries Survey (PLS)

Provides statistics on the status of public libraries in the United States.

Quarterly Financial Report (QFR)

Provides quarterly aggregate statistics on the financial results and position of U.S. corporations.

Quarterly Services Survey (QSS)

Provides quarterly estimates on revenue and expenses for selected service industries.

Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue (QTAX)

Provides quarterly estimates of state and local government tax revenue at a national level, as well as detailed tax revenue data for individual states.

Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization (QPC)

Provides quarterly estimates on the rates of capacity utilization for the U.S. manufacturing and publishing sectors.

Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions (QSPP)

Provides national summary data on the revenues, expenditures, and composition of assets of the largest defined benefit public employee retirement systems.

Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS)

Provides current and continuous measures of financial, mortgage and property characteristics of multifamily rental housing properties in the United States.

Report of Organization

Obtains current organization and operating information on multi-establishment firms in order to maintain the Business Register.

State Library Agencies Survey

Provides state and federal policymakers, researchers, and other interested users with descriptive information about state library agencies.

Statistics of U.S. Businesses (SUSB)

Provides detailed annual data for U.S. business establishments by geography, industry, and enterprise size.

Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons (SBO)

Provides estimates on selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses & business owners by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status.

Survey of Construction (SOC)

Provides national and regional statistics on starts, completions, and characteristics of new, privately-owned single-family and multifamily housing units.

Survey of Sexual Victimization (SSV)

Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics released by partner federal agency.

Value of Construction Put in Place

Provides monthly estimates of the total dollar value of construction work done in the U.S.