Description of Industries and Summary of Findings INDUSTRY 3552, TEXTILE MACHINERY This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery for the textile industry. Also included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing parts, attachments, and accessories. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial sewing machines are classified in industry 3559. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing household sewing machines are classified in industry 3639. 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 3552, Textile Machinery, had employment of 15.0 thousand. The employment figure was 4 percent below the 15.6 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, accounting for approximately 64 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and New York, were the leading States. 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 3552 shipped $1.3 billion of textile machinery products considered primary to the industry, $15.2 million of secondary products, and had $251.6 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 99 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 96 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 98 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 3552, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $1.3 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 textile machinery industry amounted to $644.4 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 7 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 3553, WOODWORKING MACHINERY This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery for sawmills, for making particleboard and similar products, and for otherwise working or producing wood products. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing handtools such as planes, axes, draw knives and handsaws are classified in industry group 342. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing portable power-driven handtools are classified in industry 3546. 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 3553, Woodworking Machinery, had employment of 7.2 thousand. The employment figure was 19 percent below the 8.9 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were Oregon, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Indiana, accounting for approximately 39 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, and Tennessee were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $894.6 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 3553 shipped $723.1 million of woodworking machinery products considered primary to the industry, $35.1 million of secondary products, and had $136.4 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 was 91 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 93 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 3553, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $775.3 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 woodworking machinery industry amounted to $439.5 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. INDUSTRY 3554, PAPER INDUSTRIES MACHINERY This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery for the pulp, paper, and paper product industries. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing mining trades machinery are classified in industry 3555. 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 3554, Paper Industries Machinery, had employment of 18.2 thousand. The employment figure was 6 percent above the 17.1 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, accounting for approximately 55 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Ohio were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $2.5 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 3554 shipped $2.1 billion of paper industries machinery products considered primary to the industry, $180.8 million of secondary products, and had $264.0 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 90 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 93 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio also was 93 percent. The products primary to industry 3554, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $2.2 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 paper industries machinery industry amounted to $1.2 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 3555, PRINTING TRADES MACHINERY This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery and equipment used by the printing and book binding trades. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing textile printing machinery are classified in industry 3552. 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 3555, Printing Trades Machinery, had employment of 18.7 thousand. The employment figure was 25 percent below the 25.0 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 22 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, Illinois, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, accounting for approximately 36 percent of the industry's employment. These same States were the leaders in 1987. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $2.6 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 3555 shipped $2.2 billion of printing trades machinery products considered primary to the industry, $123.9 million of secondary products, and had $288.3 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 95 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 96 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 94 percent. The products primary to industry 3555, 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 printing trades machinery 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 7 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 3556, FOOD PRODUCTS MACHINERY This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery for use by the food products and beverage manufacturing industries and similar machinery for use in manufacturing animal foods. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing food packaging machinery are classified in industry 3565. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial refrigeration machinery are classified in industry group 358. 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 3556, Food Products Machinery, had employment of 18.8 thousand. The employment figure was 2 percent below the 19.2 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were Wisconsin, Illinois, California, and Ohio accounting for approximately 40 percent of the industry's employment. These same States were the leaders in 1987 when they accounted for 43 percent of the industry's employment. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $2.4 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 3556 shipped $1.9 billion of food products machinery considered primary to the industry, $238.0 million of secondary products, and had $247.9 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 89 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 86 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 also was 91 percent. The products primary to industry 3556, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $2.1 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 food products machinery industry amounted to $1.0 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 8 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 3559, SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, N.E.C. This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing special industries machinery not elsewhere classified, such as smelting and refining equipment, cement making, clayworking, cotton ginning, glass making, incandescent lamp making, paint working, rubberworking, tobacco working, printed circuit board, semiconductor, shoe making, and stone working machinery, and industrial sewing machines and automotive maintenance machinery and equipment. 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 3559, Special Industry Machinery, N.E.C., had employment of 81.9 thousand. The employment figure was 2 percent below the 83.3 thousand reported in 1987. The leading States in employment in 1992 were California, Ohio, Michigan, and Massachusetts, accounting for approximately 39 percent of the industry's employment. This represents a shift from 1987 when California, Ohio, New York, and Massachusetts accounted for approximately 39 percent of the industry's employment. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $11.3 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 3559 shipped $9.8 billion of special industry machinery not elsewhere classified products considered primary to the industry, $591.5 million of secondary products, and had $886.9 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 93 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 3559, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $10.5 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 special industry machinery not elsewhere classified industry amounted to $5.1 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 9 percent of the total value of shipments.