Surveys and Programs Contributing to Business Counts
Annual economic surveys cover selected sectors of the U.S. economy and feature industry and geographic statistics that supplement those published in the economic census. Data are available at the national level, and in some cases, for states, metro areas and counties. These surveys provide interim information that is critical for understanding changes in the nation's economic structure and performance.
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Annual Business Survey (ABS)Provides annual data on select economic and demographic characteristics of employer businesses, including annual R&D estimates.
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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 Enterprise Research and Development Survey (BERD)Provides detailed statistics on global and domestic R&D expenses of U.S. based companies and statistics on R&D workforce, IP and technology transfer activities.
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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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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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Nonemployer StatisticsNonemployer Statistics (NES) is a data product released annually that provides subnational economic data for U.S. businesses with no paid employees by industry.
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