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NAICS 311211
Flour milling

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, quarterly, monthly 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

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
311211	Flour milling	N	N	N	N	N	N	336	6,878,734

Definition: NAICS 311211 Flour milling

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) milling flour or meal from grains (except rice) or vegetables and/or (2) milling flour and preparing flour mixes or doughs.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Preparing breakfast cereals from flour milled in the same establishment--are classified in Industry 311230, Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing;
Manufacturing prepared flour mixes or doughs from flour ground elsewhere--are classified in U.S. Industry 311822, Flour Mixes and Dough Manufacturing from Purchased Flour;
Milling rice or cleaning and polishing rice--are classified in U.S. Industry 311212, Rice Milling;
Wet milling corn and vegetables--are classified in U.S. Industry 311221, Wet Corn Milling; and
Crushing soybean and extracting soybean oil--are classified in U.S. Industry 311222, Soybean Processing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 311211, Flour milling, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 311211 is comparable to SIC 2041. 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

311211	Flour milling	2002	336	6,878,734	441,203	11,460
		1997	382	8,001,978	444,182	12,762
		% change	-12.0	-14.0	-0.7	-10.2

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Geographic Distribution -- Flour milling: 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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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Value of shipments
($1,000)

Value of shipments
% of
U.S.

Value of shipments
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

336

6,878,734

100.00

441,203

11,460

Illinois

613,711

8.92

35,258

912

California

563,678

8.19

31,907

814

Texas

478,059

6.95

41,056

1,052

Kansas

446,207

6.49

164

27,497

732

Missouri

441,445

6.42

19,791

452

Minnesota

420,907

6.12

22,557

560

North Carolina

204,008

2.97

16,144

459

Michigan

185,205

2.69

23,255

543

Oklahoma

179,058

2.60

17,672

505

Wisconsin

170,650

2.48

7,947

234

Utah

128,053

1.86

8,927

254

Colorado

118,090

1.72

5,787

115

Kentucky

55,722

0.81

4,390

149

Oregon

53,871

0.78

4,937

107

All other states, including those below

163

2,820,070

41.00

174,078

4,572

Georgia

(250-499)

Indiana

(250-499)

Iowa

(250-499)

Nebraska

(250-499)

New York

(250-499)

North Dakota

(250-499)

Ohio

(250-499)

Pennsylvania

(250-499)

Tennessee

(250-499)

Maryland

(100-249)

New Jersey

(100-249)

South Carolina

(100-249)

Virginia

(100-249)

Washington

(100-249)

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Flour milling
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-31SG-1	General Summary	Industry Statistics for Industry Groups & Industries	US
EC02-31SP-1	Product Summary	Products Statistics: 2002 & 1997	US
EC02-31SX-1	Industry-Product Analysis Summary	Industry Shipments by Product	US
EC02-31SX-1	Industry-Product Analysis Summary	Product Shipments by Contributing Industry	US
EC02-31A	Geographic Area Series	Industry Statistics for the States, Metropolitan & Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Counties, and Places	States
EC02-31I-311211	Industry Series (data may be inconsistent with final figures in Summary Series)	Historical Statistics for the Industry: 2002 & Earlier Years	US
		Detailed Statistics by Industry	US
		Industry Statistics by Employment Size	US
		Industry Statistics by Primary Product Class Specialization	US
		Detailed Miscellaneous Receipts by Industry	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 311211
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
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
U.S. International Trade Statistics	Monthly	Value of exports and imports by country [select 3-digit NAICS, then select 6-digit NAICS]	US