Description of Industries and Summary of Findings INDUSTRY 3261, VITREOUS PLUMBING FIXTURES This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing vitreous china plumbing fixtures and china and earthenware fittings and bathroom accessories. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing enameled iron, cast iron, or pressed metal sanitary ware are classified in industry 3431. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing plastics plumbing fixtures are classified in industry 3088. 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 3261, Vitreous Plumbing Fixtures, had employment of 8.4 thousand. The employment figure was 13 percent below the 9.7 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment was unchanged. 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 Texas, Ohio, New Jersey, and South Carolina. This represents a shift from 1987 when New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $902.1 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 3261 shipped $803.3 million of vitreous plumbing fixtures considered primary to the industry. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 99 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio also was 99 percent. The products primary to industry 3261, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $807.2 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 vitreous plumbing fixtures industry amounted to $236.4 million. 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 2 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 3262, VITREOUS CHINA TABLE AND KITCHENWARE This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing vitreous china table and kitchen articles for use in households and in hotels, restaurants, and other commercial institutions for preparing, serving, or storing food or drink. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fine (semivitreous) earthenware (white- ware) table and kitchen articles are classified in industry 3263. 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 3262, Vitreous China Table and Kitchenware, had employment of 5.3 thousand. The employment figure was 2 percent below the 5.4 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, and North Carolina. This represents a shift from 1987 when New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $315.6 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 3262 shipped $289.1 million of vitreous china table and kitchenware considered primary to the industry. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 99 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio also was 99 percent. The products primary to industry 3262, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $290.6 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 vitreous china table and kitchenware industry amounted to $81.2 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 2 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 3263, SEMIVITREOUS TABLE AND KITCHENWARE This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fine (semivitreous) earthenware table and kitchen articles for preparing, serving, or storing food or drink. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing vitreous china table and kitchen articles are classified in industry 3262. 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 3263, Semivitreous Table and Kitchenware, had employment of .9 thousand. The employment figure was 50 percent below the 1.8 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 18 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, Ohio, and California. These same States were the leaders in 1987. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $45.2 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 3263 shipped $43.3 million of semivitreous table and kitchenware considered primary to the industry, $1.7 million of secondary products, and had $.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 96 percent (specialization ratio). 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). The products primary to industry 3263, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $45.4 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 semivitreous table and kitchenware industry amounted to $16.7 million. 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 3264, PORCELAIN ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing porcelain electronic and other electrical insulators; molded porcelain parts for electrical devices, spark plugs, and steatitic porcelain; and electronic and electrical supplies from clay and other ceramic materials. 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 3264, Porcelain Electrical Supplies, had employment of 9.1 thousand. The employment figure was 15 percent below the 10.7 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, accounting for approximately 42 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $827.2 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 3264 shipped $763.1 million of porcelain electrical supplies considered primary to the industry, $49.9 million of secondary products, and had $14.2 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 also was 94 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 90 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 87 percent. The products primary to industry 3264, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $845.4 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 porcelain electrical supplies industry amounted to $272.7 million. 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 2 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 3269, POTTERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in firing and decorating white china and earthenware for the trade and manufacturing art and ornamental pottery, industrial and laboratory pottery, stoneware and coarse earthenware table and kitchen articles, unglazed red earthenware florists' articles, and other pottery 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 3269, Pottery Products, N.E.C., had employment of 12.2 thousand. The employment figure was 16 percent above the 10.5 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were California, Colorado, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. This represents a shift from 1987 when California, Colorado, New Jersey, and Ohio were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $669.4 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 3269 shipped $576.9 million of pottery products, not elsewhere classified, considered primary to the industry, $42.9 million of secondary products, and had $49.6 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 93 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 89 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 88 percent. The products primary to industry 3269, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $601.4 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 pottery products, not elsewhere classified industry amounted to $205.2 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.