Description of Industries and Summary of Findings INDUSTRY 2361, GIRLS' AND CHILDREN'S DRESSES AND BLOUSES This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing girls' and children's dresses, blouses, and shirts from purchased woven or knit fabrics. Knitting mills primarily engaged in manufacturing outerwear 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 2361, Girls' and Children's Dresses and Blouses, had employment of 24.2 thousand. The employment figure was 22 percent below the 30.9 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 20 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 California, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, accounting for approximately 50 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, and South Carolina accounted for approximately 49 percent of the industry's employment. 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. Industry 2361 shipped $1.3 billion of girls' and children's dresses and blouses products considered primary to the industry, $313.9 million of secondary products, and had $50.9 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 80 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 83 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 73 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 78 percent. The products primary to industry 2361, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $1.7 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 girls' and children's dresses and blouses industry amounted to $803.6 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 9 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2369, GIRLS' AND CHILDREN'S OUTERWEAR, N.E.C. This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing girls' and children's outerwear, not elsewhere classified, from purchased woven or knit fabrics. Knitting mills primarily engaged in manufacturing outerwear 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 2369, Girls' and Children's Outerwear, N.E.C., had employment of 29.5 thousand. The employment figure was 28 percent below the 40.8 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were Alabama, California, North Carolina, and Virginia. This represents a shift from 1987 when North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $1.5 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 2369 shipped $1.2 billion of girls' and children's outerwear, not elsewhere classified, products considered primary to the industry, $287.8 million of secondary products, and had $27.7 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 81 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 73 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 82 percent. The products primary to industry 2369, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $1.8 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 girls' and children's outerwear, not elsewhere classified, industry amounted to $678.9 million. 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 13 percent of the total value of shipments.