Description of Industries and Summary of Findings INDUSTRY 2261, FINISHING PLANTS, COTTON This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in finishing purchased cotton broadwoven fabrics, or finishing such fabrics on a commission basis. These finishing operations include bleaching, dyeing, printing (roller, screen, flock, plisse), and other mechanical finishing, such as preshrinking, calendering, and napping. Also included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in shrinking and sponging of cotton broadwoven fabrics for the trade and chemical finishing for water repellency, fire resistance, and mildew proofing. Establishments primarily engaged in finishing wool broadwoven fabrics are classified in industry 2231; those finishing knit goods are classified in industry group 225; and those coating or impregnating fabrics are classified in industry 2295. 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 2261, Finishing Plants, Cotton, had employment of 16.0 thousand. The employment figure was 3 percent below the 16.5 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. These same States were the leaders in 1987. 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 2261 shipped $2.2 billion of products considered primary to the industry, $346.3 million of secondary products, and had $15.4 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 86 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 85 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 81 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 73 percent. The products primary to industry 2261, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $2.7 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 finishing plants, cotton industry amounted to $1.8 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 3 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2262, FINISHING PLANTS, MANMADE This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in finishing purchased manmade fiber and silk broadwoven fabrics, or finishing such fabrics on a commission basis. These finishing operations include bleaching, dyeing, printing (roller, screen, flock, plisse), and other mechanical finishing, such as preshrinking, calendering, and napping. Establishments primarily engaged in finishing wool broadwoven fabrics are classified in industry 2231; those finishing knit goods are classified in industry group 225; and those coating or impregnating fabrics are classified in industry 2295. 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 2262, Finishing Plants, Manmade, had employment of 24.9 thousand. The employment figure was 11 percent below the 27.9 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment increased 15 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, South Carolina, and New Jersey, accounting for approximately 61 percent of the industry's employment. The leading States in 1987 were South Carolina and North Carolina. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $3.4 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 2262 shipped $2.8 billion of products considered primary to the industry, $579.2 million of secondary products, and had $74.1 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 79 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 81 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 91 percent. The products primary to industry 2262, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $3.3 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 finishing plants, manmade, industry amounted to $1.9 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 7 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2269, FINISHING PLANTS, N.E.C. This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in dyeing and finishing textiles, not elsewhere classified, such as bleaching, dyeing, printing, and finishing of raw stock, yarn, braided goods, and narrow fabrics, except wool and 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 2269, Finishing Plants, N.E.C., had employment of 9.9 thousand. The employment figure was 15 percent below the 11.7 thousand reported in 1987. The leading State in employment in 1992 was North Carolina, accounting for approximately 32 percent of the industry's employment. This same State was the leader in 1987 when it accounted for 23 percent of the industry's employment. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $1.1 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 2269 shipped $1.0 billion of products considered primary to the industry, $6.0 million of secondary products, and had $53.5 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 99 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 93 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 94 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 97 percent. The products primary to industry 2269, 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 finishing plants, not elsewhere classified, industry amounted to $684.7 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 8 percent of the total value of shipments.