[NOTE: This document was downloaded from http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/download/full_layout/US_Layout.txt.]
[Brendan Price, Feb. 17, 2013]



                                    CBP[YR]US.TXT

                                U.S. Data Dictionary
                                by 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-Digit NAICS Codes

Note:  In the filename, [YR] is the 2-digit data year.  For instance, the 1998 U.S. 
totals file is CBP98US.TXT.  Each data field is separated by comma (,) delimiters.

NOTE:  The "EMPFLAG" field (Data Suppression Flag - Totals) denotes employment size class 
for data withheld to avoid disclosure.  Total Employment and total payroll data are replaced by 
zeroes in these records. Similarly, each employment size class has it's own data 
suppression flag (field names f1_4, f5_9, ... f1000). When data must be suppressed, the 
flag is always "D" and the employment and payroll fields are set to zero.


               Data  
Name           Type  Description

USCODE          C    U.S. Geography Indicator = "98"

NAICS           C    Industry Code - 6-digit NAICS code.
                     

EMPFLAG         C    Data Suppression Flag

                     This denotes employment size class for data withheld
                     to avoid disclosure. Employment and payroll data are
                     replaced by zeroes. 
 
                     A 0-19
                     B 20-99
                     C 100-249
                     E 250-499
                     F 500-999
                     G 1,000-2,499
                     H 2,500-4,999
                     I 5,000-9,999
                     J 10,000-24,999
                     K 25,000-49,999
                     L 50,000-99,999
                     M 100,000 or More

EMP             N    Total Mid-March Employees

QP1             N    Total First Quarter Payroll ($1,000)
                                                              
AP              N    Total Annual Payroll ($1,000)

EST             N    Total Number of Establishments

F1_4            C    Data Suppression Flag: - 1-4 Employee Size Class

E1_4            N    Mid-March Employees: - 1-4 Employee Size Class

Q1_4            N    First Quarter Payroll ($1,000): - 1-4 Employee Size Class

A1_4            N    Annual Payroll ($1,000): - 1-4 Employee Size Class

N1_4            N    Number of Establishments: 1-4 Employee Size Class

F5_9            C    Data Suppression Flag: 5-9 Employee Size Class

E5_9            N    Mid-March Employees: - 5-9 Employee Size Class

Q5_9            N    First Quarter Payroll ($1,000): - 5-9 Employee Size Class

A5_9            N    Annual Payroll ($1,000): - 5-9 Employee Size Class

N5_9            N    Number of Establishments: 5-9 Employee Size Class

F10_19          C    Data Suppression Flag: 10-19 Employee Size Class

E10_19          N    Mid-March Employees: - 10-19 Employee Size Class

Q10_19          N    First Quarter Payroll ($1,000): - 10-19 Employee Size Class

A10_19          N    Annual Payroll ($1,000): - 10-19 Employee Size Class

N10_19          N    Number of Establishments: 10-19 Employee Size Class

F20_49          C    Data Suppression Flag: 20-49 Employee Size Class

E20_49          N    Mid-March Employees: - 20-49 Employee Size Class

Q20_49          N    First Quarter Payroll ($1,000): - 20-49 Employee Size Class

A20_49          N    Annual Payroll ($1,000): - 20-49 Employee Size Class

N20_49          N    Number of Establishments: 20-49 Employee Size Class

F50_99          C    Data Suppression Flag: 50-99 Employee Size Class

E50_99          N    Mid-March Employees: - 50-99 Employee Size Class

Q50_99          N    First Quarter Payroll ($1,000): - 50-99 Employee Size Class

A50_99          N    Annual Payroll ($1,000): - 50-99 Employee Size Class

N50_99          N    Number of Establishments: 50-99 Employee Size Class

F100_249        C    Data Suppression Flag: 100-249 Employee Size Class

E100_249        N    Mid-March Employees: - 100-249 Employee Size Class

Q100_249        N    First Quarter Payroll ($1,000): - 100-249 Employee Size Class

A100_249        N    Annual Payroll ($1,000): - 100-249 Employee Size Class

N100_249        N    Number of Establishments: 100-249 Employee Size Class

F250_499        C    Data Suppression Flag: 250-499 Employee Size Class

E250_499        N    Mid-March Employees: - 250-499 Employee Size Class

Q250_499        N    First Quarter Payroll ($1,000): - 250-499 Employee Size Class

A250_499        N    Annual Payroll ($1,000): - 250-499 Employee Size Class

N250_499        N    Number of Establishments: 250-499 Employee Size Class

F500_999        C    Data Suppression Flag: 500-999 Employee Size Class

E500_999        N    Mid-March Employees: - 500-999 Employee Size Class

Q500_999        N    First Quarter Payroll ($1,000): - 500-999 Employee Size Class

A500_999        N    Annual Payroll ($1,000): - 500-999 Employee Size Class

N500_999        N    Number of Establishments: 500-999 Employee Size Class

F1000           C    Data Suppression Flag: - 1,000 or More Employee Size Class

E1000           N    Mid-March Employees: - 1,000 or More Employee Size Class

Q1000           N    First Quarter Payroll ($1,000): - 1,000 or More Employee Size Class

A1000           N    Annual Payroll ($1,000): - 1,000 or More Employee Size Class

N1000           N    Number of Establishments: 1,000 or More Employee Size Class