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NAICS 315212
Women's, girls', and infants' cut and sew apparel contractors

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual 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
3152	Cut & sew apparel mfg	10,785	35,575,034	5,623,901	264,557
31521	Cut & sew apparel contractors	7,234	3,477,606	1,545,248	99,653
315212	Women's, girls', & infants' cut & sew apparel contractors	6,240	2,632,315	1,176,878	76,506

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
3152	Cut & sew apparel mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	10,785	35,575,034
31521	Cut & sew apparel contractors	N	N	N	N	N	N	7,234	3,477,606
315212	Women's, girls', & infants' cut & sew apparel contractors	N	N	N	N	N	N	6,240	2,632,315

Definition: NAICS 315212 Women's, girls', and infants' cut and sew apparel contractors

This U.S. industry comprises establishments commonly referred to as contractors primarily engaged in (1) cutting materials owned by others for women's, girls', and infants' apparel and accessories and/or (2) sewing materials owned by others for women's, girls', and infants' apparel and accessories.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Manufacturing women's and girls' apparel from purchased fabric--are classified in Industry 31523, Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing;
Manufacturing infants' apparel from purchased fabric--are classified in U.S. Industry 315291, Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing; and
Manufacturing women's, girls', and infants' apparel accessories from purchased fabric--are classified in Industry 31599, Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 315212, Women's, girls', and infants' cut and sew apparel contractors, 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

315212	Women's, girls', & infants' cut & sew apparel contractors	2002	6,240	2,632,315	1,176,878	76,506
		1997	7,126	4,002,937	1,878,781	147,419
		% change	-12.4	-34.2	-37.4	-48.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Women's, girls', and infants' cut and sew apparel contractors: 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

6,240

2,632,315

100.00

9.14

1,176,878

76,506

California

3,024

1,205,918

45.81

34.43

570,571

r 38,303

New York

1,266

546,761

20.77

28.53

227,457

14,834

Pennsylvania

208

178,069

6.76

14.45

54,512

3,358

New Jersey

162

82,624

3.14

9.63

42,710

2,730

Florida

207

64,959

2.47

3.89

23,946

1,603

Tennessee

56,807

2.16

9.81

21,068

1,084

Texas

208

49,387

1.88

2.27

25,245

r 1,654

North Carolina

48,877

1.86

5.88

19,649

1,308

Missouri

42,226

1.60

7.43

20,782

1,342

South Carolina

30,732

1.17

7.49

14,296

1,010

Massachusetts

20,936

0.80

3.26

12,050

810

Illinois

20,625

0.78

1.64

11,367

768

Washington

20,390

0.77

3.36

9,732

601

Georgia

19,806

0.75

2.30

10,567

740

Kentucky

16,129

0.61

3.94

3,982

272

Arizona

13,050

0.50

2.40

7,084

397

Michigan

11,010

0.42

1.10

5,258

276

Virginia

10,726

0.41

1.47

5,906

451

Oregon

10,672

0.41

3.03

6,370

r 358

Minnesota

10,515

0.40

2.09

5,742

297

Mississippi

9,745

0.37

3.40

5,628

287

Colorado

8,663

0.33

1.93

3,615

171

Ohio

6,186

0.24

0.54

3,318

220

Maryland

6,116

0.23

1.12

3,111

r 219

New Hampshire

5,621

0.21

4.41

10,035

165

Wisconsin

2,952

0.11

0.54

1,897

116

Connecticut

2,895

0.11

0.84

1,640

120

All other states, including those below

293

129,918

4.94

49,340

3,012

Alabama

(1000-2499)

Hawaii

(250-499)

Oklahoma

(250-499)

Indiana

(100-249)

Iowa

(100-249)

Products Lines for Women's, girls', and infants' cut and sew apparel contractors
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
315212	Women's cut and sew apparel contractors	2,591,890	100.00
31521271	Contract rcpts for women's/etc. nontailored coats, jackets, etc.	702,434	27.10
31521231	Contract receipts for women's, girls', and infants' dresses	446,386	17.22
31521211	Contract rcpts., women's/misses'/girls'/infants' shirts/blouses	442,951	17.09
31521251	Contract rcpts., women's/etc. skirts/tailored suits/coats/etc.	258,597	9.98
315212A1	Contract rcpts., women's/etc. embroidering (exc. Schiffli)	35,474	1.37
	-Other	706,048	27.24

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Women's, girls', and infants' cut and sew apparel contractors
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-315212	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 315212
Hypertext Tables	Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
	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

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Industry Statistics Sampler NAICS 315212 Women's, girls', and infants' cut and sew apparel contractors

Definition: NAICS 315212 Women's, girls', and infants' cut and sew apparel contractors

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Industry Statistics Sampler
NAICS 315212
Women's, girls', and infants' cut and sew apparel contractors