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Part D. Economic Sectors

Introduction

Industrial classification systems

Chapter Da. Agriculture

Editor: Alan L. Olmstead

Associate editors: Julian M. Alston, Bruce L. Gardner, Philip G. Pardey, Paul W. Rhode, and Daniel A. Sumner

Essays:

• Introduction
• Farms and farm structure
• Crops and livestock
• Agricultural productivity
• Agricultural income and finances
• Farm policy

Tables:

• Farms and farm structure
• Crops and livestock
• Productivity and investments
• Income and finances
• Farm policy

Chapter Db. Natural resource industries

Editor: Gavin Wright

Essay: Mining, energy, fisheries, and forestry

Tables:

• Mining
• Energy
• Fisheries
• Forestry

Chapter Dc. Construction, housing, and mortgages

Editor: Kenneth A. Snowden

Essay: Construction, housing, and mortgages

Tables:

• Total construction: output and costs
• Construction, by sector
• Housing
• Residential mortgages

Chapter Dd. Manufacturing

Editors: Jeremy Atack and Fred Bateman

Essay: Manufacturing

Tables:

• Manufacturing summary
• Outputs
• Inputs - employees, capital, and consumption of power and selected commodities
• Industry concentration, legal form, and economic performance

Chapter De. Distribution

Editor: Daniel M.G. Raff

Essay: Distribution

Tables:

• General statistics on distribution
• Retail trade
• Wholesale trade
• Advertising

Chapter Df. Transportation

Editor: Louis P. Cain

Essay: Transportation

Tables:

• All modes
• Sutch
• Roads and vehicles
• Water
• Rail
• Air
• Pipelines

Chapter Dg. Communications

Editor: Alexander J. Field

Essay: Communications

Tables:

• Employees
• Telegraph and telephones
• Radio and television
• U.S. Postal Service and special deliveries
• Books, newspapers, and periodicals

Chapter Dh. Services and utilities

Editor: Thomas Weiss

Associate editor: Susan B. Carter

Essays:

• Introduction
• Services
• Utilities

Tables:

• Output and employment
• Establishments, receipts, and employees
• Utilities
• Recreation, travel, and sports
• Arts and humanities

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