Description of Industries and Summary of Findings INDUSTRY 2251, WOMEN'S HOSIERY, EXCEPT SOCKS This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in knitting, dyeing, or finishing women's and misses' full-length and knee-length hosiery (except socks) both seamless and full-fashion, and panty hose. Establishments primarily engaged in knitting, dyeing, or finishing women's and misses' knee-length socks and anklets are classified in industry 2252. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing elastic (orthopedic) hosiery are classified in industry 3842. 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 2251, Women's Hosiery, Except Socks, had employment of 25.3 thousand. The employment figure was 14 percent below the 29.3 thousand reported in 1987. The leading State in employment in 1992 was North Carolina, accounting for approximately 66 percent of the industry's employment. The same State was the leader in 1987 when it accounted for 68 percent of the industry's employment. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $1.8 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. Industry 2251 shipped $1.8 billion of women's hosiery, except socks, considered primary to the industry, $29.8 million of secondary products, and had $26.0 million of miscellaneous receipts, resales, and contract work. Thus, the ratio of primary products to the total of both secondary and primary products shipped by establishments in this industry was 98 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio also was 98 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 96 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio also was 96 percent. The products primary to industry 2651, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $1.9 billion. For further explanation of specialization and coverage ratios, see file MC92F5B and the appendixes. The total cost of materials, services, and fuels and energy used by establishments classified in the women's hosiery, except socks, industry amounted to $893.7 million. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7. Single-establishment companies in this industry with less than 10 employees were excluded from the mail portion of the census. The data for these establishments (and a small number of larger establishments whose reports were not received at the time the data were tabulated) were obtained from administrative records of other agencies or developed from industry averages. These establishments accounted for 5 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2252, HOSIERY, N.E.C. This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in knitting, dyeing, or finishing hosiery, not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing women's full-length and knee-length hosiery (except socks) are classified in industry 2251. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing elastic (orthopedic) hosiery are classified in industry 3842. 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 2252, Hosiery, N.E.C., had employment of 38.1 thousand. The employment figure was 4 percent above the 36.5 thousand reported in 1987. The leading State in employment in 1992 was North Carolina, accounting for approximately 63 percent of the industry's employment. The same State was the leader in 1987 when it accounted for 66 percent of the industry's employment. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $2.6 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. Industry 2252 shipped $2.4 billion of hosiery, not elsewhere classified, considered primary to the industry, $67.8 million of secondary products, and had $86.7 million of miscellaneous receipts, resales, and contract work. Thus, the ratio of primary products to the total of both secondary and primary products shipped by establishments in this industry was 97 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 98 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 99 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 98 percent. The products primary to industry 2252, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $2.5 billion. For further explanation of specialization and coverage ratios, see file MC92F5B and the appendixes. The total cost of materials, services, and fuels and energy used by establishments classified in the hosiery, not elsewhere classified, industry amounted to $1.3 billion. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7. Single-establishment companies in this industry with less than 10 employees were excluded from the mail portion of the census. The data for these establishments (and a small number of larger establishments whose reports were not received at the time the data were tabulated) were obtained from administrative records of other agencies or developed from industry averages. These establishments accounted for 9 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2253, KNIT OUTERWEAR MILLS This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in knitting outerwear from yarn or in manufacturing outerwear from knit fabrics produced in the same establishment. Establishments primarily engaged in hand knitting outerwear for the trade are included in this industry. Establishments primarily engaged in knitting gloves and mittens are classified in industry 2259, and those manufacturing outerwear from purchased knit fabrics are classified in major group 23. Products of this industry also are collected in the Current Industrial Report (CIR) MQ-23A, Apparel. For information regarding the CIR, see Contacts for Data Users at the end of the Census of Manufactures section. 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 2253, Knit Outerwear Mills, had employment of 53.0 thousand. The employment figure was 10 percent below the 59.0 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, and North Carolina, accounting for approximately 54 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when New York, North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania accounted for approximately 65 percent of the industry's employment. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $4.2 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. Industry 2253 shipped $3.4 billion of knit outerwear mills products considered primary to the industry, $695.8 million of secondary products, and had $51.8 million of miscellaneous receipts, resales, and contract work. Thus, the ratio of primary products to the total of both secondary and primary products shipped by establishments in this industry was 83 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 94 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 98 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 90 percent. The products primary to industry 2253, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $3.5 billion. For further explanation of specialization and coverage ratios, see file MC92F5B and the appendixes. The total cost of materials, services, and fuels and energy used by establishments classified in the knit outerwear mills industry amounted to $1.9 billion. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7. Single-establishment companies in this industry with less than 15 employees were excluded from the mail portion of the census. The data for these establishments (and a small number of larger establishments whose reports were not received at the time the data were tabulated) were obtained from administrative records of other agencies or developed from industry averages. These establishments accounted for 8 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2254, KNIT UNDERWEAR MILLS This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in knitting underwear and nightwear from yarn or in manufacturing underwear and nightwear from knit fabrics produced in the same establishment. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing underwear and nightwear from purchased knit fabrics are classified in major group 23. Establishments primarily engaged in knitting robes are classified in industry 2253. Products of this industry also are collected in the Current Industrial Report (CIR) MQ-23A, Apparel. For information regarding the CIR, see Contacts for Data Users at the end of the Census of Manufactures section. 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 2254, Knit Underwear Mills, had employment of 12.0 thousand. The employment figure was 38 percent below the 19.3 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 14 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 Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas, accounting for approximately 73 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Louisiana were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $89.1 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. Industry 2254 shipped $777.9 million of knit underwear mills products considered primary to the industry, $102.3 million of secondary products, and had $10.9 million of miscellaneous receipts, resales, and contract work. Thus, the ratio of primary products to the total of both secondary and primary products shipped by establishments in this industry was 88 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 72 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 68 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 92 percent. The products primary to industry 2254, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $1.1 billion. For further explanation of specialization and coverage ratios, see file MC92F5B and the appendixes. The total cost of materials, services, and fuels and energy used by establishments classified in the knit underwear mills industry amounted to $403.9 million. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7. Single-establishment companies in this industry with less than 10 employees were excluded from the mail portion of the census. The data for these establishments (and a small number of larger establishments whose reports were not received at the time the data were tabulated) 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 2257, WEFT KNIT FABRICS MILLS This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in knitting weft (circular) knit fabrics or in dyeing or finishing weft (circular) knit fabrics. 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 2257, Weft Knit Fabrics Mills, had employment of 41.7 thousand. The employment figure was 19 percent above the 34.9 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment increased 35 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 State in employment in 1992 was North Carolina, accounting for approximately 49 percent of the industry's employment. The same State was the leader in 1987 when it accounted for 44 percent of the industry's employment. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $4.9 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. Industry 2257 shipped $4.5 billion of products considered primary to the industry, $359.5 million of secondary products, and had $15.8 million of miscellaneous receipts, resales, and contract work. Thus, the ratio of primary products to the total of both secondary and primary products shipped by establishments in this industry was 93 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 94 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 92 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 95 percent. The products primary to industry 2257, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $5.0 billion. For further explanation of specialization and coverage ratios, see file MC92F5B and the appendixes. The total cost of materials, services, and fuels and energy used by establishments classified in the weft knit fabrics mills industry amounted to $3.0 billion. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7. Single-establishment companies in this industry with less than 10 employees were excluded from the mail portion of the census. The data for these establishments (and a small number of larger establishments whose reports were not received at the time the data were tabulated) were obtained from administrative records of other agencies or developed from industry averages. These establishments accounted for 4 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2258, LACE AND WARP KNIT FABRICS MILLS This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in knitting, dyeing, or finishing warp (flat) knit fabrics, or in manufacturing, dyeing, or finishing lace goods. 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 2258, Lace and Warp Knit Fabrics Mills, had employment of 20.0 thousand. The employment figure was 2 percent below the 20.5 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 11 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, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, accounting for approximately 67 percent of the industry's employment. These same States were the leaders in 1987. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $2.3 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. Industry 2258 shipped $2.2 billion of products considered primary to the industry, $103.1 million of secondary products, and had $15.6 million of miscellaneous receipts, resales, and contract work. Thus, the ratio of primary products to the total of both secondary and primary products shipped by establishments in this industry was 96 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 97 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 89 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 92 percent. The products primary to industry 2258, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $2.5 billion. For further explanation of specialization and coverage ratios, see file MC92F5B and the appendixes. The total cost of materials, services, and fuels and energy used by establishments classified in the lace and warp knit fabrics mills industry amounted to $1.3 billion. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7. Single-establishment companies in this industry with less than 20 employees were excluded from the mail portion of the census. The data for these establishments (and a small number of larger establishments whose reports were not received at the time the data were tabulated) were obtained from administrative records of other agencies or developed from industry averages. These establishments accounted for 4 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2259, KNITTING MILLS, N.E.C. This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in knitting gloves and other articles, not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing woven or knit fabrics gloves and mittens from purchased fabrics are classified in industry 2381. 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 2259, Knitting Mills, N.E.C., had employment of 3.2 thousand. The employment figure was 16 percent below the 3.8 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 18 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 State in employment in 1992 was North Carolina, accounting for approximately 34 percent of the industry's employment. The leading States in 1987 were North Carolina, New York, and Wisconsin. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $235.8 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. Industry 2259 shipped $211.9 million of products considered primary to the industry, $10.0 million of secondary products, and had $13.9 million of miscellaneous receipts, resales, and contract work. Thus, the ratio of primary products to the total of both secondary and primary products shipped by establishments in this industry was 95 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 98 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 90 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 79 percent. The products primary to industry 2259, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $236.4 million. For further explanation of specialization and coverage ratios, see file MC92F5B and the appendixes. The total cost of materials, services, and fuels and energy used by establishments classified in the knitting mills, not elsewhere classified, industry amounted to $112.8 million. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7. Single-establishment companies in this industry with less than 5 employees were excluded from the mail portion of the census. The data for these establishments (and a small number of larger establishments whose reports were not received at the time the data were tabulated) were obtained from administrative records of other agencies or developed from industry averages. These establishments accounted for 26 percent of the total value of shipments.