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Surveys and Programs Contributing to Supply Chain
Surveys and Programs Contributing to Supply Chain
The Census Bureau has statistics from many censuses, programs, and surveys that cover different aspects of the supply chain. When taken together, these programs form the backbone of the Census Bureau’s Supply Chain Data Infrastructure.
Foreign Trade
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DataForeign Trade Export dataThe Foreign Trade Exports data (EXP) contains transaction level data on firms operating in the U.S. that export merchandise to a foreign destination.
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DataForeign Trade Import DataThe Foreign Trade Imports data (IMP) contains transaction level data on firms operating in the U.S. that import merchandise from a foreign destination.
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Profile of Importing and Exporting Companies
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Manufacturing and International Trade Report (MITR)
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Longitudinal Firm Trade Transactions Database (LFTTD)
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Business Dynamics Statistics of U.S. Goods Traders (BDS-Goods Traders)
Manufacturing
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Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization (QPC)Provides quarterly estimates on the rates of capacity utilization for the U.S. manufacturing and publishing sectors.
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Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES)The Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES) is a re-engineered survey designed to integrate and replace seven existing annual business surveys into a streamlined single survey instrument. The AIES will provide key yearly measures of economic activity including the only comprehensive national and subnational data on business revenues, expenses, and assets on an annual basis.
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Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)To provide key intercensal measures of manufacturing activity, products, and location for public and private sector use.
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Manufacturing and International Trade Report (MITR)
Movement of Goods
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Commodity Flow Survey (CFS)CFS is a joint project of Census and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics producing data on the movement of goods in the United States.
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Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS)VIUS is conducted in partnership with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to better understand the characterstics and use of trucks on our nation's roads.
Sale of Goods
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Economic CensusThe Economic Census is the official five-year measure of American businesses providing comprehensive statistics at the national, state, and local levels. Follow the 2022 Economic Census release schedule for additional information.
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Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES)The Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES) is a re-engineered survey designed to integrate and replace seven existing annual business surveys into a streamlined single survey instrument. The AIES will provide key yearly measures of economic activity including the only comprehensive national and subnational data on business revenues, expenses, and assets on an annual basis.
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Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)AWTS is conducted every year to provide detailed industry measures of sales, inventories, operational expenses and purchases for wholesale trade activities.
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Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS)The Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS) produces industry-level estimates of sales, expenses, and other items for the retail sector in the U.S. each year.
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Service Annual Survey (SAS)Provides estimates of revenue and other measures for most traditional service industries.
Other Economic Programs
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County Business Patterns (CBP)Provides subnational economic data by industry, including the number of establishments, employment, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll.
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Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS)Tabulations of establishment openings/closings, firm startups/shutdowns, and job creation/destruction, with unique information on firm age and firm size.
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Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS)Provides insights with timely, high frequency data across all nonfarm sectors of the economy.
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Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD)The LEHD program combines federal, state and Census Bureau data on employers and employees under the Local Employment Dynamics Partnership.
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Destination Employment Statistics (LODES)LEHD makes available several data products that may be used to research and characterize workforce dynamics for specific groups.
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Economic IndicatorsThe U.S. Census Bureau Index of Economic Activity (IDEA) is an aggregation of 15 of the Census Bureau’s primary economic data series that provides a single time series constructed as a weighted average.
Labor Supply
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Current Population Survey (CPS)The CPS is a monthly survey sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD)LEHD makes available several data products that may be used to research and characterize workforce dynamics for specific groups.
Related Programs
Page Last Revised - June 11, 2024
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