Introduction

          Manufacturers' Shipments to Federal Government Agencies

=> Summary of Survey Results

The total value of shipments by private manufacturing firms in 108 selected
Federal Government oriented industries was estimated at $1,447.4 billion in
1992, of which $143.9 billion or 10 percent was accounted for by shipments
to the Federal Government. The Federal agency with the largest dollar
volume of procurement during 1992 was the Department of Defense (DOD) with
$114.3 billion, followed by the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) with $6.8 billion and the Department of Energy (DOE)
with $2.9 billion. The "other agencies" category (i.e., agencies other than
DOD, NASA, and DOE; receiving agencies not known to the manufacturer; and
plants which have less than $1 million in Federal shipments) was estimated
at $19.8 billion. Of the $143.9 billion of manufactured products shipped,
$107.8 billion represented shipments of prime contracts, and $36.1 billion
were done on indirect or subcontracts.

Total employment in all Federal Government oriented industries in 1992 was
estimated to be 7.5 million, of which 1.0 million employees were engaged in
work related to Government expenditures for manufactured products. By
agency, DOD shipments supported an estimated .8 million employees; NASA,
53,000; DOE, 28,300; "other agencies," 64,400; and "agency not known",
68,700.

Twenty industries shipped more than $1 billion of their products to the
Federal Government. These industries were led by SIC 3812, Search and
Navigation Equipment, at $26.2 billion; SIC 3721, Aircraft, at $23.0
billion; and SIC 3761, Guided Missiles and Space Vehicles, at $16.6
billion.

=> Source of Data

These data are based on the results of 1992 Census of Manufactures Survey
of Manufacturers' Shipments to Federal Government Agencies. The survey
sample included plants in the 108 industries identified as having engaged
extensively in business with the Federal Government. The majority of the
108 industries are grouped in Major Groups 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38.
Documentation file MC92GOV.EXP provides limitations of the data and an
explanation of the terms. Documentation file MC92GOV.SAM describes the
survey sample and estimating procedure.

=> Industrial Classification

The sample survey panel was selected to represent 108 industries as the
industries were defined in the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification.
See documentation file MC92GOV.EXP for limitations of the data.