Description of Industries and Summary of Findings INDUSTRY 3431, METAL SANITARY WARE This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing enameled iron, cast iron, or pressed metal sanitary ware. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing plastics plumbing fixtures are classified in industry 3088; those manufacturing vitreous and semivitreous pottery sanitary ware are classified in industry 3261; and those manufacturing porcelain enameled kitchen, household, and hospital ware are classified in industry 3469. 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 3431, Metal Sanitary Ware, had employment of 6.5 thousand. The employment figure was 19 percent below the 8.0 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were California, Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin. This represents a shift from 1987 when California, Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $829.4 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 3431 shipped $681.9 million of metal sanitary ware products considered primary to the industry, $88.9 million of secondary products, and had $58.5 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 88 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 92 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 91 percent. The products primary to industry 3431, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $721.4 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 metal sanitary ware industry amounted to $321.6 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 6 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 3432, PLUMBING FIXTURE FITTINGS AND TRIM This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing metal plumbing fixture fittings and trim. Also included in this industry are establishments engaged in the assembly of plastics components into plumbing fixture fittings. Establishments primarily engaged in the manufacture of stream or water line valves are classified in industry group 349. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing china and earthenware plumbing fixture fittings are classified in industry 3261, and those manufacturing plastics plumbing fixture components are classified in industry 3089. 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 3432, Plumbing Fixture Fittings and Trim, had employment of 17.4 thousand. The employment figure was 2 percent above the 17.1 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were California, Indiana, North Carolina, and Illinois. This represents a shift from 1987 when California, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $2.7 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 3432 shipped $2.4 billion of plumbing fixture fittings and trim products considered primary to the industry, $121.5 million of secondary products, and had $153.2 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 95 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio also was 95 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 96 percent. The products primary to industry 3432, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $2.6 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 plumbing fixture fittings and trim industry amounted to $1.3 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 6 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 3433, HEATING EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT ELECTRIC This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing heating equipment, except electric and warm air furnaces, including gas, oil, and stoker coal fired equipment for the automatic utilization of gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing warm air furnaces are classified in industry 3585; cooking stoves and ranges are classified in industry 3631; boiler shops primarily engaged in the production of industrial, power, and marine boilers are classified in industry 3443; and those manufacturing industrial process furnaces and ovens are classified in industry 3567. 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 3433, Heating Equipment, Except Electric, had employment of 18.1 thousand. The employment figure was 12 percent below the 20.5 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were Pennsylvania, California, Indiana, and New York, accounting for approximately 35 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when California, Pennsylvania, New York, and Illinois accounted for approximately 38 percent of the industry's employment. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $2.3 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 3433 shipped $2.1 billion of heating equipment, except electric products considered primary to the industry, $143.6 million of secondary products, and had $100.5 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 also was 93 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 87 percent. The products primary to industry 3433, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $2.3 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 heating equipment, except electric, industry amounted to $1.1 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 11 percent of the total value of shipments.