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NAICS 31121
Flour milling and malt manufacturing

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, quarterly data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

31-33	Manufacturing	350,828	3,916,136,712	576,170,541	14,699,536
311	Food mfg	27,915	458,786,540	45,519,634	1,506,932
3112	Grain & oilseed milling	848	47,616,574	2,479,957	55,306
31121	Flour milling & malt mfg	438	9,086,043	610,015	15,988
311211	Flour milling	336	6,878,734	441,203	11,460
311212	Rice milling	75	1,728,419	127,257	3,667
311213	Malt mfg	27	478,890	41,555	861

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Value of shipments ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Value of shipments ($1,000)
N = Not available
31-33	Manufacturing	641,208	3,929,538,352	290,380	45.3	13,401,640	0.3	350,828	3,916,136,712
311	Food mfg	48,008	459,659,876	20,093	41.9	873,336	0.2	27,915	458,786,540
3112	Grain & oilseed milling	1,131	47,642,167	283	25.0	25,593	0.1	848	47,616,574
31121	Flour milling & malt mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	438	9,086,043

Definition: NAICS 31121 Flour milling and malt manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) milling flour or meal from grains or vegetables; (2) preparing flour mixes or doughs from flour milled in the same establishment; (3) milling, cleaning, and polishing rice; and (4) manufacturing malt from barley, rye, or other grains.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Preparing breakfast cereals from flour milled in the same establishment--are classified in Industry 311230, Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing;
Crushing soybeans or wet milling corn and vegetables--are classified in Industry 31122, Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing;
Manufacturing prepared flour mixes or doughs from flour ground elsewhere--are classified in Industry 31182, Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing;
Brewing malt beverages are classified in Industry 312120, Breweries;
Mixing purchased dried and dehydrated ingredients with purchased rice--are classified in Industry 31199, All Other Food Manufacturing;
Drying and/or dehydrating ingredients and packaging them with purchased rice--are classified in Industry 31142, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying; and
Manufacturing malt extract and syrups--are classified in Industry 31194, Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 31121, Flour milling and malt manufacturing, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 31121 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Value of shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

31121	Flour milling & malt mfg	2002	438	9,086,043	610,015	15,988
		1997	483	11,141,876	618,434	17,877
		% change	-9.3	-18.5	-1.4	-10.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Flour milling and malt manufacturing: 2002

Data for manufacturing industries are published for the U.S., states with 100+ employees, metropolitan areas with 250+ employees, and counties and cities with 500+ employees. Counts of establishments are also published for ZIP Codes.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Estab-
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Value of shipments
($1,000)

Value of shipments
% of
U.S.

Value of shipments
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

438

9,086,043

100.00

610,015

15,988

California

955,404

10.52

70,514

1,734

Texas

674,297

7.42

51,719

1,424

Arkansas

665,402

7.32

246

50,341

1,614

Kansas

446,207

4.91

164

27,497

732

Wisconsin

327,626

3.61

23,007

532

Indiana

258,065

2.84

16,756

454

North Carolina

204,008

2.25

16,144

459

Michigan

185,205

2.04

23,255

543

Oklahoma

179,058

1.97

17,672

505

Utah

128,053

1.41

8,927

254

Colorado

118,090

1.30

5,787

115

Florida

84,872

0.93

4,677

117

Kentucky

55,722

0.61

4,390

149

South Carolina

18,930

0.21

3,906

113

All other states, including those below

226

4,785,104

52.66

285,423

7,243

Illinois

(500-999)

Minnesota

(500-999)

Georgia

(250-499)

Iowa

(250-499)

Louisiana

(250-499)

Mississippi

(250-499)

Missouri

(250-499)

Nebraska

(250-499)

New York

(250-499)

North Dakota

(250-499)

Ohio

(250-499)

Pennsylvania

(250-499)

Tennessee

(250-499)

Washington

(250-499)

Idaho

(100-249)

Maryland

(100-249)

Montana

(100-249)

New Jersey

(100-249)

Oregon

(100-249)

Virginia

(100-249)

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Flour milling and malt manufacturing
Link to pdf	Series number	Title	Link to AFF or Drill-down tables	Contents	Geography
	EC02-31SG-1	General Summary		Industry Statistics for Industry Groups & Industries	US
	EC02-31A	Geographic Area Series		Industry Statistics for the States, Metropolitan & Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Counties, and Places	States

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 31121
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Survey of Manufactures: Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries	Annual	Detailed national statistics for the industry (click AFF icon, select "ASM: GS: Stats for Ind Groups & Ind", then filter rows to this industry)	US
Annual Survey of Manufactures: Value of Product Shipments	Annual	National statistics for 7-digit product classes (click AFF icon, select "ASM: VPS: Val of Shps for Product Classes", then filter rows to desired products	US
CIR MQ311A, Flour Milling	Quarterly	Includes quantity of production for selected 10-digit product codes.	US
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas

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Industry Statistics Sampler NAICS 31121 Flour milling and malt manufacturing

Definition: NAICS 31121 Flour milling and malt manufacturing

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NAICS 31121
Flour milling and malt manufacturing