Entries by Joe Demski

Getting Started

INTRODUCTION: Now that you have the information to run your first impact from this article, you are ready to jump into app.implan.com! Before you can log in to IMPLAN, you must first have valid and active credentials. Valid IMPLAN credentials consist of two components: a username and a password, both of which are exclusive to […]

Construction: Building Across Years

INTRODUCTION: Construction is a tricky thing to consider when modeling economic impacts. While the considerations to analyze are outlined in Construction: Building the Right Model, this article will walk through an example of a project that crosses years, as rarely are large-scale developments completed neatly in one calendar year. EXAMPLE: Morgan Construction is planning a […]

Special Sector Definitions

INTRODUCTION: Certain IMPLAN Sectors require additional explanation, either because they are not NAICS based or they have special properties. Below are the special Sector descriptions (sector numbers are based on the 546 sector scheme for 2018 IMPLAN data sets).1   SECTORS 50-59: CONSTRUCTION IMPLAN construction Sectors are classified by structure type (Census definitions) rather than […]

Sectoring Schemes

INTRODUCTION: Sectoring schemes provide a means of classifying and aggregating Industry and Commodity data. Each database source can have its own unique format or scheme for presenting Industry data (e.g. IMPLAN scheme or the REA scheme). An Industrial classification scheme allows categorization according to the type of products or services produced by the Industry or […]

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

The market value of the goods and services produced by labor and property located within the borders of the United States. Since 1991, GDP is the featured measure of U.S. production. (BEA) In IMPLAN, Value Added is a measure of the contribution to GDP made by an individual producer, Industry, or Sector.

Regional GDP

Regional GDP is the market value of the goods and services produced by labor and property located within the borders of a particular region. It was formerly referred to as Gross Regional Product. In IMPLAN, Value Added is a measure of the contribution to GDP made by an individual producer, Industry, or Sector made within that geography.