2012 Economic Census Covering the Retail Trade and Accommodation and Food Services Sectors

Attachment H
2012 Economic Census
Retail Trade and Accommodation and Food Services Sectors
Summary of Changes to Standard Report Forms

Attachment H
Page 1 of 2
2012 Economic Census
Retail Trade and Accommodation and Food Services Sectors
Summary of Changes to Standard Report Forms
2007
2012
FORM
FORM
NUMBER NUMBER
All

DESCRIPTION

COMMENTS

19

Altered, added, or deleted kind-of-business codes and
descriptions

Modified to facilitate kind-of-business classification of
establishments

22

22

Altered, added, or deleted product line codes and
descriptions

Modified to better reflect structure and change in our
economy. The revisions attempt to maintain time
series comparability as the implementation of further
product revisions are anticipated in the future. See
Attachment C-3 for specific content.

5

5

Revised item wording by reordering sources of
revenue

Revised to clarify the item for respondents

20

20

Split 'Businesses and government…' category into
'Businesses (billed to expense accounts)' and
'Governmental bodies (Federal, state, and local)'

Revised to accommodate request from Bureau of
Economic Analysis

5

5

Revised item wording to clarify exclude statement

Revised to clarify the item for respondents

20

20

Revised item wording in parts B and D3 of CLASS OF
CUSTOMER inquiry to include 'distributors'

Revised to facilitate class of customer classification

20

20

Removed 'users' from item wording in part D1 of
CLASS OF CUSTOMER inquiry

Revised to achieve standardization among 2012
Economic Census forms

All Standard Report Forms
except RT-45401

26

26

Added part 2 to FRANCHISE inquiry requesting
'trademark or brand name'

Added to facilitate evaluation of response to part 1 of
FRANCHISE inquiry

RT-44101 RT-44101

Automobile Dealers

26

26

Added 'TOTAL' category to SOLD OR LEASED
VEHICLES inquiry

Added to facilitate accurate response

RT-44103 RT-44103

Automotive Parts, Accessories,
and Tire Stores

26

26

Removed part 1 of REPAIR inquiry

Deleted from inquiry to ease respondent burden

All RT

Selected

All AF

All RT

Selected

All Standard Report Forms

2012
2007
ITEM
ITEM
NUMBER NUMBER
19

All AF

All

2012 TITLE

All AF Standard Report Forms

All RT Standard Report Forms

Attachment H
Page 2 of 2
2007
2012
FORM
FORM
NUMBER NUMBER

2012 TITLE

2012
2007
ITEM
ITEM
NUMBER NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

COMMENTS

RT-44601 RT-44601

Health, Optical Goods, and
Personal Care Stores

26

26

Removed PHARMACY and EYE CARE inquiries from
report form

Deleted from report form to ease respondent burden

RT-44701 RT-44701

Gasoline Stations

26

26

Revised item wording for EXCISE TAX inquiry to
include 'motor fuel propane'

Revised to accommodate trade association comments

26

26

Modified inquiry title to INTRACOMPANY
TRANSFERS

Revised to clarify the item for respondents

26

26

Revised item wording for BULK PETROLEUM inquiry
to include '(automotive gas, diesel, propane, etc.)' and
increased bulk petroleum capacity from 30,000
gallons to 60,000

Revised to accommodate trade association comments

26

26

Revised item wording for EXCISE TAX inquiry to
include 'motor fuel propane'

Revised to accommodate trade association comments

26

26

Modified inquiry title to INTRACOMPANY
TRANSFERS

Revised to clarify the item for respondents

26

26

Revised item wording for BULK PETROLEUM inquiry
to include '(automotive gas, diesel, propane, etc.)' and
increased bulk petroleum capacity from 30,000
gallons to 60,000

Revised to accommodate trade association comments

26

26

Revised price per meal categories in part 2 of FOOD
SERVICE inquiry

Revised to reflect more accurate prices of the current
economy and to accommodate trade association
comments

26

26

Revised selected menu type categories in part 5 of
FOOD SERVICE inquiry

Revised to achieve standardization between 2012
Economic Census forms and disseminated data

26

26

Revised item wording in part 2c of CONTRACT
FEEDING inquiry to include 'offices' and in part 2g to
include 'including correctional facilities'

Revised to clarify the item for respondents and to
accommodate trade association comments

RT-45402 RT-45402

AF-72201 AF-72201

AF-72202 AF-72202

Fuel Dealers

Food Services and Drinking
Places

Special Food Services