| Industry Productivity(IP) | |
| ip.txt | |
| Section Listing | |
| 1. Survey Definition | |
| 2. FTP files listed in the survey directory. | |
| 3. Time series, series file, data file, & mapping file definitions and relationships | |
| 4. Series file format and field definitions | |
| 5. Data file format and field definitions | |
| 6. Mapping file formats and field definitions | |
| 7. Data Element Dictionary | |
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| Section 1 | |
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| The following is a definition of: INDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY (IP) | |
| Survey Description: The Industry Productivity program produces annual measures of labor | |
| productivity (output per hour), unit labor costs, and related series for a select group | |
| of U.S. industries. | |
| Time Series Available: Indexes and annual percent changes are available by industry for | |
| labor productivity (output per hour), output per worker, real sectoral output, sectoral | |
| output price deflator, hours worked, employment, labor compensation, and unit labor | |
| costs. Level data underlying the productivity and cost measures - including sectoral | |
| output, labor compensation, hours worked, and employment - also are available. | |
| Frequency of Observations: Series are available on an annual basis, and therefore, are | |
| not seasonally adjusted. For most industries, the indexes begin in 1987 and annual | |
| percent change time-series begin in 1988. | |
| Base Periods: The base period for the industry productivity and related | |
| indexes is 2012 = 100. | |
| Update Schedule: Updates are performed periodically throughout the year as source data | |
| become available. Typically, updates are announced through 3 to 4 news releases each | |
| year, with each news release covering industries in a different sector or combination | |
| of sectors, such that all industries are updated at least once a year. | |
| Reference: BLS Handbook of Methods, "Industry Productivity Measures" | |
| (see: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/inp/home.htm). | |
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| Section 2 | |
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| The following Industry Productivity files are on the BLS | |
| internet in the sub-directory pub/time.series/ip: | |
| ip.area - Area codes mapping file | |
| ip.contacts - Contacts for IP survey | |
| ip.data.0.Current - All current year-to-date data | |
| ip.data.1.AllData - All data | |
| ip.duration - Duration codes mapping file | |
| ip.footnote - Footnotes mapping file | |
| ip.industry - Industry codes mapping file | |
| ip.measure - Measure codes mapping file | |
| ip.seasonal - Seasonal codes mapping file | |
| ip.sector - Title codes mapping file | |
| ip.series - All series and their beginning and end dates | |
| ip.txt - General information | |
| ip.type - Series type codes mapping file | |
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| Section 3 | |
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| The definition of a time series, its relationship to and the interrelationship among | |
| series, data and mapping files is detailed below: | |
| A time series refers to a set of data observed over an extended period of time over | |
| consistent time intervals (i.e. monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually). BLS time | |
| series data are typically produced at monthly intervals and represent data ranging from | |
| a specific consumer item in a specific geographical area whose price is gathered | |
| monthly to a category of worker in a specific industry whose employment rate is being | |
| recorded monthly, etc. | |
| The download.bls.gov files are organized such that data users are provided with the | |
| following set of files to use in their efforts to interpret data files: | |
| a) a series file (only one series file per survey) | |
| b) mapping files | |
| c) data files | |
| The series file contains a set of codes which, together, compose a series identification | |
| code that serves to uniquely identify a single time series. Additionally, the series file | |
| also contains the following series-level information: | |
| a) the period and year corresponding to the first data observation | |
| b) the period and year corresponding to the most recent data observation. | |
| The mapping files are definition files that contain explanatory text descriptions that | |
| correspond to each of the various codes contained within each series identification code. | |
| The data file contains one line of data for each observation period pertaining to a | |
| specific time series. Each line contains a reference to the following: | |
| a) a series identification code | |
| b) year in which data is observed | |
| c) period for which data is observed (M13, Q05, and S03 indicate annual averages) | |
| d) value | |
| e) footnote codes (if available) | |
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| Section 4 | |
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| File Structure and Format: The following represents the file format used to define | |
| ip.series. Note that the Field Numbers are for reference only; they do not exist in the | |
| database. Data files are in ASCII text format. Data elements are separated by tabs; the | |
| first record of each file contains the column headers for the data elements stored in | |
| each field. Each record ends with a new line character. | |
| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) | |
| 1. series_id 21 IPUBN2111__L000000000 | |
| 2. seasonal 1 U | |
| 3. sector_code 1 B | |
| 4. industry_code 7 N211___ | |
| 5. measure_code 3 L00 | |
| 6. duration_code 1 0 | |
| 7. base_year 4 1997 | |
| 8. type_code 1 I | |
| 9. area_code 6 000000 | |
| 10. series_title 256 Text | |
| 11. footnote_codes 1 e | |
| 12. begin_year 4 1987 | |
| 13. begin_period 3 A01 | |
| 14. end_year 4 2021 | |
| 15. end_period 3 A01 | |
| The series_id (IPUBN2111__L000000000) can be broken out into: | |
| Code Value | |
| survey abbreviation = IP | |
| seasonal (code) = U | |
| sector_code = B | |
| industry_code = N211___ | |
| measure_code = L00 | |
| duration_code = 0 | |
| area_code = 000000 | |
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| File Structure and Format: The following represents the file format used to define each | |
| data file. Note that the field numbers are for reference only; they do not exist in the | |
| database. Data files are in ASCII text format. Data elements are separated by tabs; the | |
| first record of each file contains the column headers for the data elements stored in | |
| each field. Each record ends with a new line character. | |
| The ip.data file is partitioned into two separate files: | |
| 1. ip.data.0.Current - All current year-to-date | |
| 2. ip.data.1.AllData - All data | |
| The above-named data files have the following format: | |
| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) | |
| 1. series_id 21 IPUBN2111__L000000000 | |
| 2. year 4 2001 | |
| 3. period 3 A01 | |
| 4. value 12 116.6 | |
| 5. footnote_codes 1 It varies | |
| The series_id (IPUBN2111__L000000000) can be broken out into: | |
| Code Value | |
| survey abbreviation = IP | |
| seasonal (code) = U | |
| sector_code = B | |
| industry_code = N211___ | |
| measure_code = L00 | |
| duration_code = 0 | |
| area_code = 000000 | |
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| Section 6 | |
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| File Structure and Format: The following represents the file format used to define each | |
| mapping file. Note that the field numbers are for reference only; they do not exist in | |
| the database. Mapping files are in ASCII text format. Data elements are separated by | |
| tabs; the first record of each file contains the column headers for the data elements | |
| stored in each field. Each record ends with a new line character. | |
| File Name: ip.area | |
| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) | |
| 1. area_code 6 000000 | |
| 2. area_text 100 Text | |
| 3. display_level 2 1 | |
| 4. selectable 1 T | |
| 5. sort_sequence 5 1 | |
| File Name: ip.duration | |
| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) | |
| 1. duration_code 1 1 | |
| 2. duration_text 100 Text | |
| File Name: ip.footnote | |
| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) | |
| 1. footnote_code 1 e | |
| 2. footnote_text 200 Text | |
| File Name: ip.industry | |
| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) | |
| 1. industry_code 7 N211___ | |
| 2. naics_code 50 211 | |
| 3. industry_text 100 Text | |
| 4. display_level 2 0 | |
| 5. selectable 1 T | |
| 6. sort_sequence 5 1 | |
| File Name: ip.measure | |
| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) | |
| 1. measure_code 3 L00 | |
| 2. measure_text 100 Text | |
| 3. display_level 2 0 | |
| 4. selectable 1 T | |
| 5. sort_sequence 5 1 | |
| File Name: ip.seasonal | |
| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) | |
| 1. seasonal 1 U | |
| 2. seasonal_text 100 Text | |
| File Name: ip.sector | |
| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) | |
| 1. sector_code 1 B | |
| 2. sector_text 100 Text | |
| File Name: ip.type | |
| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) | |
| 1. type_code 1 E | |
| 2. type_text 100 Text | |
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| INDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY (IP) DATABASE ELEMENTS | |
| Data Element Length Value(Example) Description | |
| area_code 6 000000 Unique code used to identify a | |
| specific geographic area. | |
| area_text 100 Text Name of specific geographic area. | |
| Ex: U.S. Total | |
| base_year 4 YYYY The actual base period used in | |
| Ex. 2012 calculating the index. | |
| begin_period 3 A01 or Q01-Q05 Identifies first data | |
| Ex: Q01=1st Quarter observation within the first | |
| (Q=Quarterly,Q05= year for which data is available | |
| Annual Avg, A=Annually) for a given time series. | |
| begin_year 4 YYYY Identifies first year for which | |
| Ex: 1948 data is available for a given | |
| time series. | |
| display_level 5 Ex: 1 Identifies hierarchical data | |
| for use in displays. | |
| duration_code 1 Ex: 1 Code identifying the type of | |
| index. | |
| duration_text 100 Text Name of type of index. | |
| Ex: % Change year ago | |
| end_period 3 A01 or Q01-Q05 Identifies last data observation | |
| Ex: A01=Annual within the last year for which | |
| (Q=Quarterly,Q05= data is available for a given | |
| Annual Avg, A=Annually) time series. | |
| end_year 4 YYYY Identifies last year for which | |
| Ex: 2001 data is available for a given | |
| time period. | |
| footnote_code 1 It varies Code identifying the footnote | |
| footnote_codes 10 It varies Identifies one or multiple | |
| footnotes for the data series. | |
| footnote_text 200 It varies Description of footnote. | |
| industry_code 7 Ex. N211___ Code identifying industry. | |
| industry_text 100 Text Name of industry. | |
| Ex. Mining | |
| measure_code 3 Ex: L00 Identifies specific factor | |
| measured by the index. | |
| measure_text 100 Text Name of specific factor | |
| Ex: Labor productivity measured in the index. | |
| seasonal 1 Ex: S=Seasonally Code identifying whether | |
| Adjusted the data are seasonally | |
| U=Unadjusted adjusted. | |
| seasonal_text 100 Text Description of seasonal | |
| Ex: Not Seasonally adjustment used, if any. | |
| Adjusted | |
| sector_code 1 Text Unique code identifying the | |
| Ex: B sector of economy to which | |
| data refer. | |
| sector_text 100 Text Name of economic sector to | |
| Ex: Mining which data refer. | |
| selectable 1 T=True F=False Unique code used in displaying | |
| hierarchical data. | |
| series_id 21 Code series identifier Unique code identifying the | |
| Ex: specific series. | |
| IPUBN211___L000000000 | |
| series_title 256 It Varies Title identifying unique | |
| characteristics of data series. | |
| sort_sequence 5 Integer Code used to sort data for | |
| Ex: 1 display. | |
| type_code 1 Text Indicates the type of measure | |
| Ex: E=Employees of the series | |
| type_text 100 It Varies Name of the measure type. | |
| value 12 Index Value of the observation. | |
| Ex: 116.6 | |
| year 4 YYYY Identifies year of observation. | |
| Ex: 1990 | |