Description of Industries and Summary of Findings INDUSTRY 2782, BLANKBOOKS AND LOOSELEAF BINDERS This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in the manufacture of blankbooks, looseleaf binders and devices, albums, and scrapbooks. 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 2782, Blankbooks and Looseleaf Binders, had employment of 39.1 thousand. The employment figure was unchanged from 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were California, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania, accounting for approximately 36 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when Illinois, California, Massachusetts, and New York were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $3.8 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 2782 shipped $3.3 billion of products considered primary to the industry, $377.1 million of secondary products, and had $157.8 million of miscellaneous receipts and resale. Thus, the ratio of primary products to the total of both secondary and primary products shipped by establishments in this industry was 90 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 89 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 95 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 93 percent. The products primary to industry 2782, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $3.4 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 blankbooks and looseleaf binders industry amounted to $1.1 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 7 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 2789, BOOKBINDING AND RELATED WORK This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in edition, trade, job, and library bookbinding. It also includes establishments engaged in map and sample mounting or binding; book or paper bronzing, gilding and edging; and other services related to bookbinding. Establishments primarily engaged in binding books printed in the same establishment are classified in industry group 273. 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 2789, Bookbinding and Related Work, had employment of 27.7 thousand. The employment figure was 7 percent below the 29.7 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 Illinois, California, New York, and Georgia, accounting for approximately 41 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when New York, Illinois, California, and New Jersey accounted for approximately 47 percent of the industry's employment. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $1.3 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 2789 shipped $1.2 billion of products considered primary to the industry, $69.5 million of secondary products, and had $31.8 million of miscellaneous receipts and resales. 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 92 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 94 percent. The products primary to industry 2789, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $1.3 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 bookbinding and related work industry amounted to $309.3 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 13 percent of the total value of shipments.