Revenue Increased in All Service Sectors in 2013, Census Bureau Reports
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 2014
Revenue Increased in All Service Sectors in 2013, Census Bureau Reports
Revenue increased in all of the nation’s 11 service sectors for employer
firms, according to 2013 Service Annual Survey
statistics released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Within the utilities sector, natural gas
distribution showed a revenue increase of 15.7 percent, from $82.2 billion in
2012 to $95.1 billion in 2013.
The Service Annual Survey provides the most comprehensive national
statistics available each year on service industry activity in the U.S. In
2009, the survey expanded to include data for all service industries, which
account for approximately 55 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product.
Highlights from
service sectors:
Utilities
·Private
sector utility revenue for 2013 was $541.0 billion, up 5.6 percent from $512.1
billion in 2012.
Transportation and Warehousing
·Revenue
for transportation and warehousing for 2013 was $815.8 billion, up 4.1 percent
from $783.9 billion in 2012.
Pipeline transportation showed $36.5 billion in revenue for 2013,
up 5.7 percent from $34.6 billion in 2012.
Information
·Information
sector revenue for 2013 was $1.3 trillion, up 3.4 percent from 2012.
·Within
the sector, the revenue for software publishers for 2013 was $172.3 billion, up
6.8 percent from $161.3 billion in 2012.
·In 2013,
the revenue for wireless telecommunication carriers (except satellite) was
$226.0 billion, up 3.4 percent from $218.5 billion in 2012.
·Data
processing, hosting, and related services revenue for 2013 was $95.5 billion,
up 6.4 percent from $89.8 billion in 2012.
·Revenue
for Internet publishing and broadcasting and Web search portals for 2013 was
$62.5 billion, up 10.3 percent from $56.7 billion in 2012.
Finance and Insurance
Finance
and insurance revenue for 2013 was $3.6 trillion, up 2.3 percent from
2012.
Financial
transactions processing, reserve, and clearinghouse activities showed
$47.6 billion in revenue for 2013, up 12.2 percent from $42.5 billion in
2012.
Portfolio
management had $206.0 billion in revenue for 2013, up 10.7 percent from
$186.0 billion in 2012.
Investment
advice revenue for 2013 was $31.8 billion, up 13.8 percent from $27.9
billion in 2012.
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Real
estate and rental and leasing had $497.1 billion in revenue for 2013, up
7.0 percent from $464.6 billion in 2012.
Professional,
Scientific, and Technical Services
Professional,
scientific, and technical services revenue for 2013 was $1.5 trillion, up 2.0 percent from 2012.
Administrative
and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Administrative
and support and waste management and remediation services had revenue of
$745.2 billion for 2013, up 4.0 percent from $716.9 billion in 2012.
Educational Services
Educational
services revenue for 2013 was $56.9 billion, up 3.8 percent from $54.8 billion in 2012.
Health Care and
Social Assistance
Health care and social
assistance revenue for 2013 was $2.2 trillion, up 2.7 percent from 2012.
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
The arts,
entertainment, and recreation sector had revenue of $222.2 billion for
2013, up 4.7 percent from $212.2 billion in 2012.
Other Services (Except Public Administration)
Other
services (except public administration) revenue for 2013 was $448.2
billion, up 6.0 percent from $422.7 billion in 2012.
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Percent changes quoted in the release
are calculated using estimates rounded to millions as provided in the tables.
Also, note that estimates are not adjusted for price changes.
As
is the case with all surveys, statistics from sample surveys are subject to
sampling and nonsampling error. All comparisons made in this release have been
tested and found to be statistically significant at the 90 percent confidence
level, unless otherwise noted. Please consult the tables for measures of
sampling variability. For more information
about the Service Annual Survey, including information on confidentiality
protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://www.census.gov/services/sas/sastechdoc.html.