1992 Census of Manufactures
                               Subject Series
          Manufacturers' Shipments to Federal Government Agencies

                                  Abstract


=>CITATION

Census of Manufactures on CD-ROM, 1992:  Subject Series / prepared by the
Bureau of the Census.  Washington: The Bureau [producer and distributor],
1996.

=>TYPE OF FILE

Summary statistics

=>UNIVERSE DESCRIPTION

The universe of these files is establishments primarily engaged in
manufacturing with one or more paid employees.  This universe includes all
establishments classified in the manufacturing Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) codes 2011 through 3999. Only operating establishments
are included in the files.  Manufacturing is defined as the mechanical or
chemical transformation of substances or materials into new products.

=>SUBJECT-MATTER DESCRIPTION

These data are exactly the same as shown in tables 1 through 3 of the
printed Subject Series report, Manufacturers' Shipments to Federal
Government Agencies, MC92-S-3.

=>GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE

Data are provided by industry level for the United States.

=>SOFTWARE ACCESS

These data are accessable only through the EXTRACT software.

=>RELEASE SCHEDULE

The data from this publication are to be included on CD-ROMs 1f through 1j.

=>RELATED DATA FILES

Census of Manufactures, 1992:  Industry Series.  Provides more detailed
statistics about manufacturing industries at the national level.
Statistics on products produced by state are also included.

Census of Manufactures, 1987 and 1982:  Geographic Area Series.  Format is
generally the same as for 1992 data presented in file MC92A4; data from the
other files was not included on the 1987 CD-ROM.

=>FILE CHARACTERISTICS

File Structure:  dBASE III+

The file also has several dBASE ".NDX" index files and one or more label
files that can be linked to them (e.g., with SIC titles).

=>- MC92GOV1   Employment, Value Added, and Shipments by Industry & Agency

1.  File sequence:
    by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code (SICKEY)
2.  Available indexes:
    a.  MC92GOV1:  By SICKEY
3.  Linkable label files:
    a.  SICKEY92:  SIC titles
    b.  EC92MISC:  Descriptions for data flags


=>- MC92GOV2   Value of Prime & Subcontract Shipments by Industry & Agency

1.  File sequence:
    by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code (SICKEY)
2.  Available indexes:
    a.  MC92GOV2:  By SICKEY
3.  Linkable label files:
    a.  SICKEY92:  SIC titles
    b.  EC92MISC:  Descriptions for data flags


=>- MC92GOV3   Employees in Prime & Subcont. Shipments by Industry & Agency

1.  File sequence:
    by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code (SICKEY)
2.  Available indexes:
    a.  MC92GOV3:  By SICKEY
3.  Linkable label files:
    a.  SICKEY92:  SIC titles
    b.  EC92MISC:  Descriptions for data flags