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NAICS 314991
Rope, cordage, and twine mills

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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
314	Textile product mills	7,304	32,273,047	4,759,988	183,333
3149	Other textile product mills	4,365	9,835,668	2,142,953	81,423
31499	All other textile product mills	2,507	7,336,235	1,470,586	56,338
314991	Rope, cordage, & twine mills	170	717,776	155,933	5,149

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
314	Textile product mills	9,697	32,369,774	2,393	24.7	96,727	0.3	7,304	32,273,047
3149	Other textile product mills	N	N	N	N	N	N	4,365	9,835,668
31499	All other textile product mills	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,507	7,336,235
314991	Rope, cordage, & twine mills	N	N	N	N	N	N	170	717,776

Definition: NAICS 314991 Rope, cordage, and twine mills

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing rope, cable, cordage, twine, and related products from all materials (e.g., abaca, sisal, henequen, hemp, cotton, paper, jute, flax, manmade fibers including glass).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in spinning yarns and filaments are classified in U.S. Industry 313111, Yarn Spinning Mills.

Historical comparability

NAICS 314991, Rope, cordage, and twine mills, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 314991 is comparable to SIC 2298. 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

314991	Rope, cordage, & twine mills	2002	170	717,776	155,933	5,149
		1997	201	777,091	159,268	6,417
		% change	-15.4	-7.6	-2.1	-19.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Rope, cordage, and twine 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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Value of shipments
($1,000)

Value of shipments
% of
U.S.

Value of shipments
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

170

717,776

100.00

2.49

155,933

5,149

Pennsylvania

76,547

10.66

6.21

14,473

373

North Carolina

65,867

9.18

7.92

13,873

553

Texas

52,803

7.36

2.43

12,878

436

Washington

44,632

6.22

7.35

9,378

271

California

36,985

5.15

1.06

8,948

271

Massachusetts

22,505

3.14

3.50

5,438

173

Maine

18,539

2.58

14.30

4,056

145

Louisiana

16,318

2.27

3.65

4,297

128

All other states, including those below

383,580

53.44

82,592

2,799

Georgia

(500-999)

Iowa

(250-499)

New York

(250-499)

Arizona

(100-249)

Kansas

(100-249)

Ohio

(100-249)

Utah

(100-249)

Products Lines for Rope, cordage, and twine mills
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
314991	Rope, cordage, and twine mills	602,538	100.00
31499132	Rope, manmade fiber, 3/16	126,990	21.08
31499134	Cordage and twine, manmade fiber, all other types	96,587	16.03
31499131	Fishing line/fish netting, manmade fiber, commercial/rec.	80,801	13.41
31499133	Twine, manmade fiber, < 3/16	80,463	13.35
31499111	Cordage and twine, hard fiber	74,320	12.33
31499151	Cordage and twine, cotton	45,220	7.50
	-Other	98,157	16.29

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Rope, cordage, and twine mills
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-314991	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 314991
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