Description of Industries and Summary of Findings INDUSTRY 2421, SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in sawing rough lumber and timber from logs and bolts, or resawing cants and flitches into lumber, including box lumber and softwood cut stock; planing mills combined with sawmills; and separately operated planing mills which are engaged primarily in producing surface lumber and standard workings or patterns of lumber. This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in sawing lath and railroad ties and in producing tobacco hogshead stock, wood chips, and snow fence lath. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing box shook or boxes are classified in industry group 244; those manufacturing sash, doors, wood molding, window and door frames, and other fabricated millwork are classified in industry group 243; and those manufacturing hardwood dimension and flooring are classified in industry 2426. Products of this industry also are collected in Current Industrial Report MA-24T, Lumber Production and Mill Stocks. 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 2421, Sawmills and Planing Mills, General, had employment of 138.1 thousand. The employment figure was 7 percent below the 148.3 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment increased 7 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 Oregon, California, Washington, and Mississippi, accounting for approximately 32 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when Oregon, California, Washington, and Georgia were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $21.1 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 2421 shipped $19.2 billion of sawmill and planing mill products considered primary to the industry, $1.0 billion of secondary products, and had $893.9 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 also was 95 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 also was 94 percent. The products primary to industry 2421, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $20.4 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 sawmill and planing mills, general, industry amounted to $13.3 billion. 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 2426, HARDWOOD DIMENSION AND FLOORING MILLS This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing hardwood dimension lumber and workings therefrom; and other hardwood dimension, semifabricated or ready for assembly; hardwood flooring; and wood frames for household furniture. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing stairwork, molding, and trim are classified in industry 2431. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing textile machinery bobbins, picker sticks, and shuttles are classified in industry 3552. 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 2426, Hardwood Dimension and Flooring Mills, had employment of 28.5 thousand. The employment figure was 4 percent below the 29.7 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment increased 9 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 Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. These same States were the leaders in 1987. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $2.0 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 2426 shipped $1.8 billion of hardwood dimension and flooring mill products considered primary to the industry, $116.0 million of secondary products, and had $66.4 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 94 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 91 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 91 percent. The products primary to industry 2426, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $2.0 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 hardwood dimension and flooring industry amounted to $1.0 billion. 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 10 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2429, SPECIAL PRODUCT SAWMILLS, N.E.C. This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing excelsior, wood shingles, and cooperage stock; and in sawing special products, not elsewhere classified. 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 2429, Special Product Sawmills, N.E.C., had employment of 1.8 thousand. The employment figure was 18 percent below the 2.2 thousand reported in 1987. The leading State in employment in 1992 was Washington, accounting for approximately 28 percent of the industry's employment. Washington also was the leader in 1987 when it accounted for 59 percent of the industry's employment. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $144.0 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 2429 shipped $132.7 million of special sawmill products, n.e.c., considered primary to the industry, $4.2 million of secondary products, and had $7.1 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 97 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 99 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 was 95 percent. The products primary to industry 2429, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $138.9 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 special product sawmills, n.e.c., industry amounted to $83.5 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 10 percent of the total value of shipments.