Description of Industries and Summary of Findings INDUSTRY 2111, CIGARETTES This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in the manufacturing of cigarettes. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cigars are classified in industry 2121. The 1992 definition of this industry is the same as that used in the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The SIC number and title also are the same. In the 1992 Census of Manufactures, Industry 2111, Cigarettes, had employment of 25.4 thousand. The employment figure was 21 percent below the 32.0 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 6 percent. The 1991 data are based on the Census Bureau's annual survey of manufactures (ASM), which is a sample survey conducted each year between censuses. The leading States in employment in 1992 were Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky. These same States were the leaders in 1987. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $29.7 billion. Establishments in virtually all industries ship secondary products as well as products primary to the industry in which they are classified and have some miscellaneous receipts, such as resales and contract receipts. The products primary to industry 2111, no matter in which industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A.dbf and aggregate to $28.8 billion. For further explanation of specialization and coverage ratios, see file MC92F5B.dbf and the appendixes. The total cost of materials, services, and fuels and energy used by establishments classified in the cigarettes industry amounted to $5.0 billion. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7.dbf. No establishments in this industry were excluded from the mail portion of the census. However, for a small number of establishments, reports were not received at the time the data were tabulated. For these establishments, data were obtained from administrative records of other agencies or developed from industry averages. These establishments accounted for less than 1 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2121, CIGARS This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in the manufacturing of cigars. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cigarettes are classified in industry 2111. The 1992 definition of this industry is the same as that used in the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The SIC number and title also are the same. In the 1992 Census of Manufactures, Industry 2121, Cigars, had employment of 2.6 thousand. The employment figure was 4 percent above the 2.5 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 4 percent. The 1991 data are based on the Census Bureau's annual survey of manufactures (ASM), which is a sample survey conducted each year between censuses. The leading States in employment in 1992 were Florida, Pennsylvania, and Alabama. This represents a shift from 1987 when Alabama and Florida were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $286.8 million. Establishments in virtually all industries ship secondary products as well as products primary to the industry in which they are classified and have some miscellaneous receipts, such as resales and contract receipts. The products primary to industry 2121, no matter in which industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A.dbf and aggregate to $264.6 million. For further explanation of specialization and coverage ratios, see file MC92F5B.dbf and the appendixes. The total cost of materials, services, and fuels and energy used by establishments classified in the cigars industry amounted to $96.6 million. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7.dbf. No establishments in this industry were excluded from the mail portion of the census. However, for a small number of establishments, reports were not received at the time the data were tabulated. For these establishments, data were obtained from administrative records of other agencies or developed from industry averages. These establishments accounted for 1 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2131, CHEWING AND SMOKING TOBACCO This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in the manufacturing of chewing and smoking tobacco and snuff. The 1992 definition of this industry is the same as that used in the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The SIC number and title also are the same. In the 1992 Census of Manufactures, Industry 2131, Chewing and Smoking Tobacco, had employment of 3.2 thousand. The employment figure was 3 percent below the 3.3 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment was unchanged. The 1991 data are based on the Census Bureau's annual survey of manufactures (ASM), which is a sample survey conducted each year between censuses. The leading States in employment in 1992 were Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina. This represents a shift from 1987 when Kentucky and Tennessee were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $1.6 billion. Establishments in virtually all industries ship secondary products as well as products primary to the industry in which they are classified and have some miscellaneous receipts, such as resales and contract receipts. The products primary to industry 2131, no matter in which industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A.dbf and aggregate to $1.5 billion. For further explanation of specialization and coverage ratios, see file MC92F5B.dbf and the appendixes. The total cost of materials, services, and fuels and energy used by establishments classified in the chewing and smoking tobacco industry amounted to $398.0 million. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7.dbf. No establishments in this industry were excluded from the mail portion of the census. However, for a small number of establishments, reports were not received at the time the data were tabulated. For these establishments, data were obtained from administrative records of other agencies or developed from industry averages. These establishments accounted for less than 1 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2141, TOBACCO STEMMING AND REDRYING This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in the stemming and redrying of tobacco. Establishments primarily engaged in selling leaf tobacco as merchant wholesalers, agents, or brokers and which also may be engaged in stemming tobacco are classified in major group 51. Leaf tobacco warehouses which may be engaged in stemming tobacco are classified in major group 42. The 1992 definition of this industry is the same as that used in the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The SIC number and title also are the same. In the 1992 Census of Manufactures, Industry 2141, Tobacco Stemming and Redrying, had employment of 6.8 thousand. The employment figure was 1 percent below the 6.9 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 4 percent. The 1991 data are based on the Census Bureau's annual survey of manufactures (ASM), which is a sample survey conducted each year between censuses. The leading States in employment in 1992 were North Carolina and Virginia. These same States were the leaders in 1987. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $3.6 billion. Establishments in virtually all industries ship secondary products as well as products primary to the industry in which they are classified and have some miscellaneous receipts, such as resales and contract receipts. The products primary to industry 2141, no matter in which industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A.dbf and aggregate to $3.7 billion. For further explanation of specialization and coverage ratios, see file MC92F5B.dbf and the appendixes. The total cost of materials, services, and fuels and energy used by establishments classified in the tobacco stemming and redrying industry amounted to $2.6 billion. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7.dbf. No establishments in this industry were excluded from the mail portion of the census. However, for a small number of establishments, reports were not received at the time the data were tabulated. For these establishments, data were obtained from administrative records of other agencies or developed from industry averages. These establishments accounted for 2 percent of the total value of shipments.