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Nationwide Shipment of Goods Reaches $13.8 Trillion
The total value of U.S. shipments reached $13.8 trillion in 2012, an increase of $2.2 trillion since the previous Commodity Flow Survey was conducted in 2007.
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2012 Business Dynamics Statistics
The BDS provide annual statistics on establishments, firms, and job creation and job destruction from 1976 to 2012 by firm age and size.
Random Samplings Blog
Census Bureau Provides Informed Picture of the State of the U.S. Auto Manufacturing Industry
Since its birth more than 100 years ago, the U.S. automobile manufacturing industry has experienced significant growth to not only become one of the largest U.S. manufacturing industries but also one of the biggest industries in the U.S. economy. The changes this industry has faced have included periods of decline as well as growth, such as the most recent recession and subsequent recovery. Throughout these years, the U.S. Census Bureau has provided consistent, comparable, and reliable statistics that are critical to understanding this industry.
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U.S. Virgin Islands Generated $6.8 Billion in Sales in 2012
The 2,414 business establishments in the U.S. Virgin Islands generated $6.8 billion in sales and employed 32,465 people in 2012, the Census Bureau says.
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"New Trends in Farming Live on C-SPAN's ""America by the Numbers"""
In 2012, more than 57,000 U.S. farms produced renewable energy, and 22 percent of farmers had run a farm for less than 10 years.
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2012 E-Stats
This report summarizes 2012 e-commerce statistics from the Service Annual Survey, Annual Wholesale Trade Survey and Annual Retail Trade Survey.
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Measuring America: Our Changing Economy
This infographic presents selected findings from the 2012 Economic Census Advance Report.
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?How America?s Industries are Impacting the U.S. Economy? on C-SPAN
On May 16 at 9:15 a.m. EDT, Erich Strassner discusses BEA’s first-ever quarterly statistics on how much economic activity is generated by different industries.
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American Samoa's Economy Generated $1.2 Billion in 2012
The 377 business establishments in American Samoa generated $1.2 billion in sales in 2012, employed 7,070 people and paid $114 million in annual payroll.
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Economic Census Shows Guam's Economy Grows 24 Percent Over Five Years
Guam's economy generated $7.7 billion in revenue in 2012, up 23.9 percent from $6.2 billion in 2007.
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Northern Mariana Islands' Economy Generated $1.3 Billion in Sales
The 1,339 business establishments in the Northern Mariana Islands generated $1.3 billion in sales, employed 14,215 people and paid $208.4 million in payroll.
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"U.S. Economy Added Nearly 245,000 Nonemployer Businesses in 2012 "
The number of businesses without paid employees in the U.S. reached 22.7 million in 2012, up 1.1 percent from 2011.
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"Mining, Quarrying, Oil and Gas Extraction Booming"
The first comprehensive look at the U.S. economy since the 2007 recession shows boom in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector.
Press Kit
2012 Economic Census Briefing
A comprehensive look at the 2012 U.S. economy.
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2012 Annual Capital Expenditures
These data estimate business spending in 2012 for new and used structures and equipment.
Press Release
Census Bureau Updates API with Economic Indicators
The U.S. Census Bureau updated its application programming interface today with monthly and quarterly economic indicators.
Random Samplings Blog
OnTheMap Upgrades — New Business Firm-Level Data & Reports
The Census Bureau has updated the popular OnTheMap tool. Now you can find firm-level statistics, such as firm age and firm size.
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