Description of Industries and Summary of Findings INDUSTRY 3061, MECHANICAL RUBBER GOODS This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing molded, extruded, and lathe-cut mechanical rubber goods. The products are generally parts for machinery and equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing other industrial rubber goods, rubberized fabric, and miscellaneous rubber specialties and sundries are classified in industry 3069. 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 3061, Mechanical Rubber Goods, had employment of 48.5 thousand. The employment figure was 3 percent below the 49.8 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment increased 14 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 Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, and Michigan, accounting for approximately 47 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when California, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $4.5 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 3061 shipped $4.1 billion of mechanical rubber goods considered primary to the industry, $353.8 million of secondary products, and had $119.1 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 92 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 88 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 91 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 96 percent. The products primary to industry 3061, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $4.5 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 mechanical rubber goods industry amounted to $2.0 billion. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7. Single-establishment companies in this industry with less than 10 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. INDUSTRY 3069, FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS, N.E.C. This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial rubber goods, rubberized fabrics, and vulcanized rubber clothing, and miscellaneous rubber specialties and sundries, not elsewhere classified. It also includes establishments primarily engaged in reclaiming rubber and rubber articles. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of scrap rubber are classified in wholesale trade, industry 5093. Establishments primarily engaged in rebuilding and retreading tires are classified in services, industry 7534; those manufacturing rubberized clothing from purchased materials are classified in industry 2385; and those manufacturing gaskets and packing are classified in industry 3053. 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 3069, Fabricated Rubber Products, N.E.C., had employment of 57.3 thousand. The employment figure was 6 percent above the 54.0 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were Ohio, California, North Carolina, and South Carolina, accounting for approximately 36 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when California, Indiana, Ohio, and South Carolina accounted for approximately 39 percent of the industry's employment. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $6.9 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 3069 shipped $5.8 billion of fabricated rubber products, not elsewhere classified, considered primary to the industry, $834.1 million of secondary products, and had $343.3 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 87 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 90 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 87 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 84 percent. The products primary to industry 3069, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $6.6 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 fabricated rubber products, not elsewhere classified, industry amounted to $3.5 billion. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7. Single-establishment companies in this industry with less than 10 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.