Description of Industries and Summary of Findings INDUSTRY 3571, ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electronic computers. Electronic computers are machines which: (1) store the processing program or programs and the data immediately necessary for execution of the program; (2) can be freely programmed in accordance with the requirements of the user; (3) perform arithmetical computations specified by the user; and (4) execute, without human intervention, a processing program which requires them to modify their execution by logical decision during the processing run. Included in this industry are digital computers, analog computers, and hybrid digital/analog computers. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery or equipment which incorporate computers or a central processing unit for the purpose of performing functions such as measuring, displaying, or controlling process variables are classified based on the manufactured end products. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing computer storage devices are classified in industry 3572. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing computer terminals are classified in industry 3575. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, are classified in industry 3571. 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 3571, Electronic Computers, had employment of 110.8 thousand. The employment figure was 27 percent below the 151.9 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 12 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 California, North Carolina, New York, and Texas. This represents a shift from 1987 when California, Massachusetts, New York, and Minnesota were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $38.2 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 3571 shipped $28.6 billion of electronic computer products considered primary to the industry, $6.1 billion of secondary products, and had $3.5 billion 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 82 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 87 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 3571, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $30.6 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 electronic computing industry amounted to $21.4 billion. 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 4 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 3572, COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing computer storage devices. 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 3572, Computer Storage Devices, had employment of 40.8 thousand. The employment figure was 6 percent below the 43.3 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment increased 13 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 California, Colorado, Minnesota, and Idaho. This represents a shift from 1987 when California, Colorado, Minnesota, and Oklahoma were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $9.5 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 3572 shipped $7.1 billion of computer storage devices products considered primary to the industry, $411.1 million of secondary products, and had $2.1 billion 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 83 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 77 percent. The products primary to industry 3572, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $8.6 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 computer storage devices industry amounted to $5.0 billion. 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 6 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 3575, COMPUTER TERMINALS This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing computer terminals. Establishments primarily engaged in point-of-sale funds transfer, and automatic teller machines are classified in industry 3578. 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 3575, Computer Terminals, had employment of 9.3 thousand. The employment figure was 38 percent below the 15.0 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 21 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 California, New York, Georgia, and Arkansas. This represents a shift from 1987 when California, Minnesota, Oregon, and Arkansas were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $2.1 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 3575 shipped $1.5 billion of computer terminal products considered primary to the industry, $403.8 million of secondary products, and had $140.1 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 79 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 89 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 67 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 52 percent. The products primary to industry 3575, 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 computer terminals industry amounted to $1.3 billion. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7. Single-establishment companies in this industry with less than 20 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 16 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 3577, COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, N.E.C. This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, including printers, plotters, and graphic displays. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing modems and other communications interface equipment are classified in industry 3661. 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 3577, Computer Peripheral Equipment, N.E.C., had employment of 59.3 thousand. The employment figure was 22 percent below the 76.2 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment increased 11 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 California, Kentucky, Washington, and New York. This represents a shift from 1987 when California, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Arizona were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $12.2 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 3577 shipped $9.9 billion of computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, products considered primary to the industry, $1.3 billion of secondary products, and had $1.0 billion 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 80 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 75 percent of products considered primary to the industry no matter where they were actually produced (coverage ratio). In 1987, the coverage ratio was 83 percent. The products primary to industry 3577, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $13.2 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 computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, industry amounted to $7.2 billion. 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 9 percent of the total value of shipments. INDUSTRY 3578, CALCULATING AND ACCOUNTING EQUIPMENT This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing point-of-sale devices, fund transfer devices, and other calculating and accounting machines, except electronic computers. Included are electronic calculating machines which must be paced by operator intervention, even when augmented by attachments. These machines may include program control or have input/output capabilities. 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 3578, Calculating and Accounting Equipment, had employment of 6.5 thousand. The employment figure was 49 percent below the 12.8 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 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 New York, Ohio, Georgia, and California. This represents a shift from 1987 when Ohio, California, Washington, and Oregon were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $1.2 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 3578 shipped $1.0 billion of calculating and accounting equipment products considered primary to the industry, $98.6 million of secondary products, and had $64.1 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 91 percent (specialization ratio). In 1987, the specialization ratio was 82 percent. Establishments in this industry also accounted for 78 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 3578, 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 calculating and accounting equipment industry amounted to $443.6 million. Data on specific materials consumed appear in file MC92F7. Single-establishment companies in this industry with less than 25 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 3579, OFFICE MACHINES, N.E.C. This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing office machines and devices, not elsewhere classified, including typewriters and word processing equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing photocopy and microfilm equipment are classified in industry 3861. 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 3579, Office Machines, N.E.C., had employment of 23.8 thousand. The employment figure was 16 percent below the 28.5 thousand reported in 1987. Compared with 1991, employment decreased 21 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 Illinois, California, New York, and Texas. This represents a shift from 1987 when Connecticut, Illinois, California, and New York were the leading States. The total value of shipments for establishments classified in this industry was $3.6 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 3579 shipped $2.8 billion of office machines, not elsewhere classified, products considered primary to the industry, $180.7 million of secondary products, and had $599.0 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 94 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 was 69 percent. The products primary to industry 3579, no matter in what industry they were produced, appear in file MC92F6A and aggregate to $3.0 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 office machines, not elsewhere classified, industry amounted to $1.7 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.