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NAICS 315
Apparel manufacturing

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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
315	Apparel mfg	13,038	44,521,126	7,454,143	343,450
3151	Apparel knitting mills	843	6,045,286	1,179,708	51,011
3152	Cut & sew apparel mfg	10,785	35,575,034	5,623,901	264,557
3159	Apparel accessories & other apparel mfg	1,410	2,900,806	650,534	27,882

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
315	Apparel mfg	40,805	45,377,875	27,767	68.0	856,749	1.9	13,038	44,521,126

Definition: NAICS 315 Apparel manufacturing

Industries in the Apparel Manufacturing subsector group establishments with two distinct manufacturing processes: (1) cut and sew (i.e., purchasing fabric and cutting and sewing to make a garment), and (2) the manufacture of garments in establishments that first knit fabric and then cut and sew the fabric into a garment. The Apparel Manufacturing subsector includes a diverse range of establishments manufacturing full lines of ready-to-wear apparel and custom apparel: apparel contractors, performing cutting or sewing operations on materials owned by others; jobbers performing entrepreneurial functions involved in apparel manufacture; and tailors, manufacturing custom garments for individual clients are all included. Knitting, when done alone, is classified in the Textile Mills subsector, but when knitting is combined with the production of complete garments, the activity is classified in Apparel Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

Not Comparable NAICS 315, Apparel manufacturing, is not directly comparable between 2002 and 1997. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

In the following table, both 1997 and 2002 data are classified by 1997 NAICS, so that the two years are comparable.

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

315	Apparel mfg	2002	13,027	42,016,094	7,376,891	338,235
		1997	16,989	68,018,116	12,582,352	710,796
		% change	-23.3	-38.2	-41.4	-52.4

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Geographic Distribution -- Apparel 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

13,038

44,521,126

100.00

155

7,454,143

343,450

California

4,755

11,901,222

26.73

340

2,092,853

95,636

New York

2,524

6,117,890

13.74

319

1,045,275

44,043

North Carolina

499

4,628,962

10.40

557

753,065

35,425

Pennsylvania

563

3,907,694

8.78

317

451,601

19,978

Texas

509

2,758,665

6.20

127

358,059

17,154

Alabama

205

1,639,448

3.68

366

269,820

13,373

Tennessee

181

1,347,551

3.03

233

253,053

11,597

New Jersey

424

1,336,042

3.00

156

272,437

12,156

Florida

457

1,130,713

2.54

200,455

9,163

Mississippi

1,098,070

2.47

384

123,073

6,508

Kentucky

1,094,029

2.46

268

150,350

8,159

Georgia

203

1,040,934

2.34

121

155,476

8,843

Virginia

141

1,031,230

2.32

142

141,792

6,563

Oklahoma

717,809

1.61

206

57,782

3,207

Illinois

225

573,937

1.29

148,129

6,343

Massachusetts

179

550,103

1.24

136,030

5,201

South Carolina

115

469,467

1.05

114

94,452

4,917

Missouri

139

439,159

0.99

107,506

5,738

Arkansas

333,933

0.75

123

50,504

2,597

Ohio

122

292,274

0.66

49,364

2,087

Connecticut

178,082

0.40

24,067

960

Washington

138

167,541

0.38

47,619

2,289

Wisconsin

153,128

0.34

41,313

1,642

Iowa

147,130

0.33

34,976

1,645

Indiana

146,841

0.33

44,601

1,949

Michigan

135

125,736

0.28

22,407

891

Minnesota

115

117,840

0.26

31,734

1,332

Louisiana

101,554

0.23

31,581

1,853

Colorado

94,199

0.21

21,646

940

West Virginia

89,474

0.20

13,215

587

Hawaii

80,776

0.18

22,934

1,109

Vermont

78,731

0.18

128

13,602

525

New Hampshire

77,641

0.17

29,814

806

Utah

64,514

0.14

22,900

1,153

Oregon

60,754

0.14

22,775

1,283

Arizona

40,819

0.09

16,702

873

Maine

37,269

0.08

14,091

717

Kansas

36,747

0.08

11,631

664

Nebraska

26,873

0.06

6,499

319

Montana

15,409

0.03

4,208

233

Delaware

13,243

0.03

3,648

110

All other states, including those below

212

257,693

0.58

61,104

2,882

Maryland

(1000-2499)

Idaho

(100-249)

Nevada

(100-249)

Rhode Island

(100-249)

South Dakota

(100-249)

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Apparel manufacturing
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997	Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-31SG-1	General Summary	Industry Statistics for Industry Groups & Industries	US
		Industry Statistics by Subsectors for Selected States	US, states
		Detailed Statistics by Subsector	US
		Industry Statistics for Subsectors by Employment Size	US
		Method of Inventory Valuation by Subsector	US
		Inventories With LIFO Valulation by Subsector	US
		Industry Statistics for Subsectors by Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-31A	Geographic Area Series	Industry Statistics for the States, Metropolitan & Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Counties, and Places	States
SB02-00A	Survey of Business Owners	Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 315
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	US
Annual Survey of Manufactures: Geographic Area Series	Annual	General statistics for states (click AFF icon, select "ASM: GAS: Stats for All Mfg by State", then filter rows to this industry)	US, states
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 MA315D, Gloves and Mittens (discontinued after 2003)	Annual	Includes value of shipments for selected 10-digit product codes.	US
CIR MQ315A, Apparel	Quarterly	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
E-Commerce Statistics	Annual	Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments	US
Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders	Monthly	Value of shipments, inventories, new orders and unfilled orders	US
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	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]	US