IA0700A01
All Island Area Sectors: Geographic Area Series: Comparative Statistics by Kind of Business for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands: 2007 and 2002

Note: Includes only establishments or firms with payroll.
Only American Samoa includes establishments without annual payroll.
Data based on the 2007 Economic Census of Island Areas. Figures may
not add due to rounding. 
For comparability purposes, the 2007 Economic Census of the U.S.
Virgin Islands includes, for the first time since 1992, the
Petroleum Refineries (NAICS 32411). For information on
confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling, and
definitions, see 
Methodology.



Note: Data for 2007 are based on the 
2007 NAICS Manual, whereas data for 2002 were based on the 
2002 NAICS Manual.



G	Low noise infusion

D	Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totals

a	0 to 19 employees

b	20 to 99 employees

e	250 to 499 employees

H	Medium noise infusion

c	100 to 249 employees

Universe Description
The universe includes all establishments with payroll at any
time during 2007 and 2002, and classified in NAICS sectors 21 - 81,
with exceptions for:

  American Samoa (Includes establishments without annual
  payroll.)
  Puerto Rico (Excludes NAICS sectors 23 and 31 - 33.)

Data for 2007 are based on the 
2007 NAICS Manual, whereas data for 2002 were based on the 
2002 NAICS Manual.
Data Items
This file contains data on:

  Number of establishments
  Sales, receipts, revenue, or shipments
  Annual payroll
  Number of paid employees

Geographic Coverage
The data are shown at the state-equivalent level for:

  American Samoa
  Guam
  Northern Mariana Islands
  Puerto Rico
  U.S. Virgin Islands

Industry Detail
For American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands, the data for 2007 and 2002 are shown for:

  Total of all sectors (00) level
  Selected 2-digit NAICS code level

For Puerto Rico, the data for 2007 and 2002 are shown for:

  Wholesale (total), retail, and selected kinds of business for
  selected 2-digit through 3-digit NAICS code levels
  Type of operation (merchant wholesalers kinds of business and
  other operating types) for wholesale trade (NAICS 42)

Other Variables Identifying Records
For Puerto Rico, the data for wholesale kinds of business are
shown for type of operation.
Release Schedule
The data in this file are scheduled for release on a flow basis
beginning March 2009 through September 2010.
Related Data Files
None.
Data Limitations
Refer to 
Survey Methodology for additional information.
File Sequence
Data are presented in ascending NAICS code by year sequence. For
Puerto Rico only, data for wholesale kinds of business are
presented by type-of-operation sequence.
Estimated File Size
Approx. 80K




