This report, from the 1997 Economic Census, is one of a series of four Core Business Statistics Series of reports, each of which provides statistics for individual industries and/or states.

The first report, the Advance report, presents advance data at the two- and three-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) levels and at the division and two-digit Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) levels for 1997. This report includes statistics on the number of establishments; employment; payroll; and value of sales, receipts, revenue, or shipments. The data in this report are preliminary and are subject to change; they will be superseded by data released in later reports.