Description of Industries and Summary of Findings

INDUSTRY 2791, TYPESETTING

This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in typesetting
for the trade.

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 2791, Typesetting, had
employment of 26.1 thousand. The employment figure was 31 percent below the
37.6 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 12
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 Pennsylvania, New York,
California, and Illinois, accounting for approximately 46 percent of the
industry's employment. These same States were the leaders in 1987 when they
accounted for 45 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 2791 shipped $1.5 billion of products considered primary to the
industry, $80.4 million of secondary products, and had $55.5 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 was 96 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 83 percent.

The products primary to industry 2791, 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 typesetting industry amounted to $286.3
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 17 percent of the total value
of shipments.


INDUSTRY 2796, PLATEMAKING SERVICES

This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in preparing
printing plates for use by others and in related services for printers. It
also includes establishments engaged in making positives or negatives from
which offset lithographic plates are made.  Establishments primarily
engaged in engraving for purposes other than printing are classified in
industry 3479.

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 2796, Platemaking Services,
had employment of 38.7 thousand. The employment figure was 22 percent above
the 31.8 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment
increased 21 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, Illinois, New
York, and New Jersey, accounting for approximately 35 percent of the
industry's employment. These same States were the leaders in 1987 when they
accounted for 42 percent of the industry's employment.

The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry
was $3.5 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 2796 shipped $3.3 billion of products considered primary to the
industry, $115.7 million of secondary products, and had $52.6 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 97 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the
specialization ratio was 96 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 90 percent.

The products primary to industry 2796, no matter in what industry they were
produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $3.6 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 platemaking services industry amounted to
$789.6 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 11 percent of the total value
of shipments.