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Economic Census:
Concentration Ratios


The following data are from the Economic Census.  All of these reports classify industries by the percent of output accounted for by the largest 4, 8, 20 and 50 companies.  Only the manufacturing report includes the Herfindahl-Herschmann Index.  Data for 2002 and 1997 are organized and classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).  Data for 1992 and prior years are organized and classified by the Standard Industry Classification (SIC) system.

2002 Economic Census

Preliminary concentration data are included as Table 4 in the Industry Series reports for all sectors except manufacturing, mining, and construction. These data will be finalized in Establishment and Firm Size reports in late 2005. The Concentration Ratios report for manufacturing will be published in early 2006.

1997 Economic Census

With the exception of data for manufacturing, these PDFs are extracted from reports entitled Establishment and Firm Size. These tables are also available in manipulable form on CD-ROM and in American FactFinder.
21Mining (none available)
22Utilities
23 Construction (none available)
31-33 Manufacturing
42 Wholesale Trade
44-45 Retail Trade
48-49 Transportation and Warehousing
51 Information
52 Finance and Insurance
53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
55 Management of Companies and Enterprises (none available)
56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
61 Educational Services
62 Health Care and Social Assistance
71 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
72 Accommodation and Foodservices
81 Other Services (except Public Administration)

1992 Economic Census
 

MC92-S-2

Concentration Ratios in Manufacturing

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The following are extracted from "1992 Economic Census Establishment and Firm Size" reports.

FC92-S-1

1992 Census of Financial, Insurance and Real Estate Industries (1 Mb)

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RC92-S-1

1992 Census of Retail Trade(.9 Mb)

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SC92-S-1

1992 Census of Service Industries (4 Mb)

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UC92-S-1

1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities (2 Mb)

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WC92-S-1

1992 Census of Wholesale Trade (4 Mb)

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Concentration data are not available for mining and construction.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census
Last revised: September 21 2004

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