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NAICS 311513
Cheese manufacturing

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, 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
3115	Dairy product mfg	1,681	66,175,885	4,863,425	129,766
31151	Dairy product (except frozen) mfg	1,274	57,969,908	4,133,962	109,270
311513	Cheese mfg	500	22,006,031	1,274,545	37,204

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
3115	Dairy product mfg	2,377	66,216,841	696	29.3	40,956	0.1	1,681	66,175,885
31151	Dairy product (except frozen) mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,274	57,969,908
311513	Cheese mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	500	22,006,031

Definition: NAICS 311513 Cheese manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing cheese products (except cottage cheese) from raw milk and/or processed milk products and/or (2) manufacturing cheese substitutes from soybean and other nondairy substances.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Manufacturing cheese-based salad dressings--are classified in U.S. Industry 311941, Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing; and
Manufacturing cottage cheese--are classified in U.S. Industry 311511, Fluid Milk Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 311513, Cheese manufacturing, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 311513 is comparable to SIC 2022. 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

311513	Cheese mfg	2002	500	22,006,031	1,274,545	37,204
		1997	524	20,232,146	1,005,266	36,543
		% change	-4.6	8.8	26.8	1.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Cheese 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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Description

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

500

22,006,031

100.00

1,274,545

37,204

Wisconsin

177

7,438,074

33.80

1,368

438,565

12,759

California

2,337,002

10.62

156,489

4,217

Minnesota

1,995,276

9.07

397

86,383

2,629

Missouri

1,762,757

8.01

310

112,872

2,972

New York

1,362,108

6.19

77,913

2,345

Pennsylvania

797,264

3.62

56,756

1,625

Idaho

792,111

3.60

589

32,749

947

Utah

625,909

2.84

269

32,422

1,020

New Mexico

488,000

2.22

263

18,136

598

Iowa

455,222

2.07

155

21,347

683

Vermont

428,841

1.95

696

23,462

749

South Dakota

352,035

1.60

463

14,652

481

Michigan

212,017

0.96

16,162

495

New Jersey

208,438

0.95

17,410

615

Florida

57,740

0.26

7,016

215

All other states, including those below

112

2,693,237

12.24

162,211

4,854

Illinois

(500-999)

Ohio

(500-999)

Oregon

(500-999)

Colorado

(250-499)

Indiana

(250-499)

Nebraska

(250-499)

Arizona

(100-249)

Arkansas

(100-249)

Connecticut

(100-249)

Georgia

(100-249)

Kentucky

(100-249)

Tennessee

(100-249)

Texas

(100-249)

Washington

(100-249)

Products Lines for Cheese manufacturing
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
311513	Cheese manufacturing	20,075,599	100.00
31151311	Natural cheese, except cottage cheese	13,688,158	68.18
31151342	All other process cheese and related products	3,643,328	18.15
31151341	Process cheese (3 lb or less)	1,480,088	7.37
31151371	Cheese substitutes and imitations	457,733	2.28
311513A1	Raw liquid whey	118,285	0.59
	-Other	688,007	3.43

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Cheese manufacturing
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-311513	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 311513
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
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