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NAICS 315231
Women's and girls' cut and sew lingerie, loungewear, and nightwear 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
3152	Cut & sew apparel mfg	10,785	35,575,034	5,623,901	264,557
31523	Women's & girls' cut & sew apparel mfg	1,997	18,823,260	2,186,670	75,786
315231	Women's & girls' cut/sew lingerie & nightwear mfg	136	2,626,184	261,160	12,020

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
31523	Women's & girls' cut & sew apparel mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,997	18,823,260
315231	Women's & girls' cut/sew lingerie & nightwear mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	136	2,626,184

Definition: NAICS 315231 Women's and girls' cut and sew lingerie, loungewear, and nightwear manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing women's and girls' bras, girdles, and other underwear; lingerie; loungewear; and nightwear from purchased fabric. Women's and girls' lingerie, loungewear, and nightwear jobbers, who perform entrepreneurial functions involved in apparel manufacture, including buying raw materials, designing and preparing samples, arranging for apparel to be made from their materials, and marketing finished apparel, are included. Examples of products made by these establishments are bathrobes, foundation garments, nightgowns, pajamas, panties, and slips.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Knitting women's and girls' underwear, nightwear, and lingerie or knitting fabric and manufacturing women's and girls' underwear, nightwear, and lingerie--are classified in U.S. Industry 315192, Underwear and Nightwear Knitting Mills; and
Cutting and/or sewing materials owned by others for women's and girls' underwear, nightwear, and lingerie--are classified in U.S. Industry 315212, Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors.

Historical comparability

NAICS 315231, Women's and girls' cut and sew lingerie, loungewear, and nightwear manufacturing, 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

315231	Women's & girls' cut/sew lingerie & nightwear mfg	2002	136	2,626,184	261,160	12,020
		1997	284	3,910,357	451,917	26,081
		% change	-52.1	-32.8	-42.2	-53.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Women's and girls' cut and sew lingerie, loungewear, and nightwear 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-
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

136

2,626,184

100.00

9.11

261,160

12,020

North Carolina

859,277

32.72

103.36

37,131

1,743

California

328,096

12.49

9.37

69,420

2,815

New Jersey

194,486

7.41

22.67

44,603

2,090

New York

125,363

4.77

6.54

15,831

764

Pennsylvania

73,113

2.78

5.93

13,440

820

Florida

70,128

2.67

4.20

14,392

718

All other states, including those below

975,721

37.15

66,343

3,070

Alabama

(500-999)

Georgia

(500-999)

Texas

(500-999)

Iowa

(100-249)

Mississippi

(100-249)

Missouri

(100-249)

Oklahoma

(100-249)

Products Lines for Women's and girls' cut and sew lingerie, loungewear, and nightwear manufacturing
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
315231	Women's lingerie and nightwear mfg	1,922,377	100.00
31523151	Women's/girls' brassieres/bra-lettes/bandeaux, purch. fabrics	1,065,703	55.44
31523111	Women's/girls' underwear, exc. foundation, purchased fabrics	367,037	19.09
31523131	Women's and girls' nightwear, except robes, purchased fabrics	256,728	13.35
31523191	Women's and girls' robes/dressing gowns, purchased fabrics	66,783	3.47
31523181	Women's/girls' corsets/girdles/combos., purchased fabrics	56,450	2.94
	-Other	109,676	5.71

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Women's and girls' cut and sew lingerie, loungewear, and nightwear 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-315231	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 315231
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
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
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

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Industry Statistics Sampler NAICS 315231 Women's and girls' cut and sew lingerie, loungewear, and nightwear manufacturing

Definition: NAICS 315231 Women's and girls' cut and sew lingerie, loungewear, and nightwear manufacturing

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Industry Statistics Sampler
NAICS 315231
Women's and girls' cut and sew lingerie, loungewear, and nightwear manufacturing