Description of Industries and Summary of Findings

INDUSTRY 2851, PAINTS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS

This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in
manufacturing paints (in paste and ready-mixed form); varnishes; lacquers;
enamels and shellac; putties, wood fillers, and sealers; paint and varnish
removers; paint brush cleaners; and allied paint products.

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing carbon black are
classified in industry 2895. Establishments primarily engaged in
manufacturing bone black, lamp black, and inorganic color pigments are
classified in industry 2816. Establishments primarily engaged in
manufacturing organic color pigments are classified in industry 2865.
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing plastics materials are
classified in industry 2821. Establishments primarily engaged in
manufacturing printing ink are classified in industry 2893.  Establishments
primarily engaged in manufacturing caulking compounds and sealants are
classified in industry 2891. Establishments primarily engaged in
manufacturing artists' paints are classified in industry 3952.
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing turpentine are classified
in industry 2861.

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 2851, Paints and Allied
Products, had employment of 51.2 thousand. The employment figure was 4.2
percent below the 55.2 thousand reported in 1987.

The leading States in employment in 1992 were Ohio, Illinois, and
California, accounting for approximately 33.0 percent of the industry's
employment. These same States were the leaders in 1987 when they accounted
for 33.3 percent of the industry's employment.

The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry
was $15.0 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 2851 shipped $13.8 billion of paints and allied products
considered primary to the industry, $305.9 million of secondary products,
and had $875.1 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 98
percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio also was
98 percent.

Establishments in this industry also accounted for 97 percent of products
considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually
produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio also was 97 percent.

The products primary to industry 2851, no matter in what industry they were
produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $14.3 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 paints and allied products industry
amounted to $7.8 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.