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NAICS 313241
Weft knit fabric mills

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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.
Indus-
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Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of shipments
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing 350,828 3,916,136,712 576,170,541 14,699,536
Go to this NAICS 313 Textile mills 3,932 45,652,142 7,666,079 269,064
Go to this NAICS 3132 Fabric mills 1,762 22,569,633 4,164,070 142,308
Go to this NAICS 31324 Knit fabric mills 362 3,842,526 678,863 25,203
  313241 Weft knit fabric mills 180 2,244,465 386,875 14,509

 

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)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
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
313 Textile mills 5,687 45,694,757 1,755 30.9 42,615 0.1 3,932 45,652,142
3132 Fabric mills N N N N N N 1,762 22,569,633
31324 Knit fabric mills N N N N N N 362 3,842,526
313241 Weft knit fabric mills N N N N N N 180 2,244,465

 

Definition: NAICS 313241   Weft knit fabric mills

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in knitting weft (i.e., circular) fabric or knitting and finishing weft fabric. Establishments in this industry may knit only; knit and finish; or knit, finish, and further fabricate fabric products (except apparel).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in knitting apparel are classified in Industry Group 3151, Apparel Knitting Mills.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 313241, Weft knit fabric mills, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, 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
313241 Weft knit fabric mills 2002 180 2,244,465 386,875 14,509
1997 255 3,070,633 570,908 24,535
% change -29.4 -26.9 -32.2 -40.9

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Weft knit fabric mills: 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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Indus-
tries		 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
See other industries in this state United States 180 2,244,465 100.00 7.79 386,875 14,509
See other industries in this state North Carolina 50 838,838 37.37 100.90 167,620 6,280
See other industries in this state California 28 227,470 10.13 6.49 36,994 1,480
See other industries in this state Alabama 5 211,029 9.40 47.13 23,109 880
See other industries in this state Georgia 4 207,965 9.27 24.19 32,109 1,202
See other industries in this state South Carolina 10 113,978 5.08 27.79 19,744 754
See other industries in this state New York 26 96,933 4.32 5.06 16,698 659
See other industries in this state New Jersey 19 71,453 3.18 8.33 16,057 618
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 4 41,546 1.85 7.64 11,555 349
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 4 27,187 1.21 4.23 7,041 208
  All other states, including those below 30 408,066 18.18   55,948 2,079
See other industries in this state     Kentucky 2 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Virginia 3 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Pennsylvania 7 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Tennessee 4 D     D (100-249)

 

Products Lines for Weft knit fabric mills
Product
code 		Product description Value of shipments
of this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry value
(%)		 Graph
313241 Weft knit fabric mills 1,731,757 100.00
31324131 Weft (circular) knit fabrics, finished (except hosiery) 901,015 52.03
31324112 Weft knit fabrics, greige goods (exc. hosiery), broad (> 12 534,790 30.88
31324161 Weft knit fabrics, nonapparel, incl. comm. rcpts knit/knit/fin. 118,166 6.82
31324111 Weft knit fabrics, greige goods (exc. hosiery), narrow (<= 12 103,955 6.00
-Other 73,831 4.26

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Weft knit fabric mills
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to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables		 Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-31SG-1 General Summary Link to data in AFF Industry Statistics for Industry Groups & Industries US
link to PDF EC02-31SP-1 Product Summary Link to data in AFF Products Statistics: 2002 & 1997 US
link to PDF EC02-31SX-1 Industry-Product Analysis Summary Link to data in AFF Industry Shipments by Product US
Link to data in AFF Product Shipments by Contributing Industry US
link to PDF EC02-31A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Industry Statistics for the States, Metropolitan & Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Counties, and Places States
link to PDF EC02-31I-313241 Industry Series (data may be inconsistent with final figures in Summary Series) Link to data in AFF Historical Statistics for the Industry: 2002 & Earlier Years US
Link to data in AFF Detailed Statistics by Industry US
Link to data in AFF Industry Statistics by Employment Size US
Link to data in AFF Industry Statistics by Primary Product Class Specialization US
Link to data in AFF Detailed Miscellaneous Receipts by Industry US
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 313241
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  CIR MA313K, Knit Fabric Production (discontinued after 2004) Annual Includes value of shipments 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
Link to table for this industry 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
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 31324 To broader NAICS

 

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