Entries by Joe Demski

Construction: Building the Right Model

INTRODUCTION: There are a few special considerations for modeling construction impacts. Not only are all projects different, they need to be carefully considered in IMPLAN. Construction Industries don’t have a perfect NAICS crosswalk as the other Industries do.  Instead, there is the file Definitions of IMPLAN’s 546 Construction Industries found on our 546 Industries, Conversions, Bridges, […]

Industry Aggregation

INTRODUCTION: Did you ever wish you could combine two or more IMPLAN Industries together to run an analysis? Ever wanted to model 2 or 3 digit NAICS? Industry Aggregation is the answer. Industry Aggregation allows you to combine Industries together. You can create your own aggregation scheme, for example if you wanted to examine the […]

546 Industries, Conversions, Bridges, & Construction – 2018 Data

The following downloads are for the 2018 data. They are not valid for the 536 Industry Scheme used in datasets from 2013-2017. IMPLAN 546 INDUSTRIES AND COMMODITIES This file contains the full list of IMPLAN’s 546 Industries and Commodities. Download 2017 NAICS TO IMPLAN 546 INDUSTRIES Convert 2017 NAICS codes to IMPLAN Industries using this downloadable spreadsheet. […]

Panel Data

INTRODUCTION: Are you interested in looking at IMPLAN data across years? Our Panel Data might be what you are looking for! It is produced using our latest and best methodologies, which have been improved over the past 20 years of data development. These enhanced features make more accurate statistical analysis possible. Panel Data consists of repeated […]

Shannon-Weaver Diversity Index Data

INTRODUCTION: Economic diversity is believed to enhance economic stability and growth by limiting the number of imports a local economy needs to sustain its current production and by providing increased availability of locally produced final demand purchases. The Shannon–Weaver (S-W) Diversity Index measures economic diversity on the basis of the number of Industries in a […]