IA0700A02
All Island Area Sectors: Geographic Area Series: General Statistics by Kind of Business for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands: 2007

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.



G	Low noise infusion

N	Not available or not comparable

^	Noise infusion range not applicable

X	Not applicable

H	Medium noise infusion

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

a	0 to 19 employees

S	Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards

b	20 to 99 employees

e	250 to 499 employees

f	500 to 999 employees

c	100 to 249 employees

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

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

Data Items
This file contains data on:

  Number of establishments
  Sales, receipts, revenue, or shipments
  Annual payroll
  First-quarter payroll
  Number of paid employees
  Number of unpaid family workers (American Samoa only)
  Operating expenses
  Total inventories, beginning-of-year
  Total inventories, end-of-year

Geographic Coverage
The data are shown at the following geographic levels for:

  American Samoa
  State-equivalent (ST - American Samoa)
  County-equivalent (COUNTY - District)
  Place-equivalent (PLACE - County)


  Guam
  State-equivalent (ST - Guam)
  County-equivalent (COUNTY - Election District)


  Northern Mariana Islands
  State-equivalent (ST - Northern Mariana Islands)
  County-equivalent (COUNTY - Municipality)


  Puerto Rico
  State-equivalent (ST - Puerto Rico)
  Commercial region (COMMREG)
  County-equivalent (COUNTY - Municipio)


  U.S. Virgin Islands
  State-equivalent (ST - U.S. Virgin Islands)
  County-equivalent (COUNTY - Island)
  Place-equivalent (PLACE - Town)

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

  Total of all sectors (00) level
  Selected 2-digit through 5-digit NAICS code levels

For Puerto Rico, the data are shown at the following geographic
and industry levels for:

  State-equivalent (Puerto Rico) and Commercial Regions
  Wholesale trade
  Total of selected 2-digit through 5-digit NAICS code
  levels
  Merchant wholesalers kinds of business for 2-digit NAICS code
  level
  Other operating types for 2-digit NAICS code level


  Retail trade
  Selected 2-digit through 5-digit NAICS code levels


  Selected kinds of business
  Selected 2-digit through 5-digit NAICS code levels


  County-equivalent (Municipios)
  Wholesale trade
  Total of selected 2-digit NAICS code level
  Merchant wholesalers kinds of business for 2-digit NAICS code
  level
  Other operating types for 2-digit NAICS code level


  Retail trade
  Selected 2-digit through 4-digit NAICS code levels


  Selected kinds of business
  Selected 2-digit through 4-digit NAICS code levels

Other Variables Identifying Records
For Puerto Rico, the data for wholesale trade (NAICS 42) are
shown by 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 geography for:

  American Samoa (ST x COUNTY) by NAICS code and annual payroll
  status sequence
  Guam (ST x COUNTY) by NAICS code sequence
  Northern Mariana Islands (ST x COUNTY) by NAICS code
  sequence
  Puerto Rico (ST x COMMREG X COUNTY) by NAICS code and (for
  wholesale kinds of business only) type of operation sequence
  U.S. Virgin Islands (ST x COUNTY x PLACE) by NAICS code
  sequence

Estimated File Size
Approx. 935K




