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NAICS 315291
Infants' cut and sew 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
3152	Cut & sew apparel mfg	10,785	35,575,034	5,623,901	264,557
31529	Other cut & sew apparel mfg	621	1,647,005	414,330	19,226
315291	Infants' cut & sew apparel mfg	42	315,348	46,946	2,570

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
31529	Other cut & sew apparel mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	621	1,647,005
315291	Infants' cut & sew apparel mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	42	315,348

Definition: NAICS 315291 Infants' cut and sew apparel manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing infants' dresses, blouses, shirts, and all other infants' wear from purchased fabric. Infants' clothing 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. For the purposes of classification, the term "infants' apparel" includes apparel for young children of an age not exceeding 24 months.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Knitting infants' apparel or knitting fabric and manufacturing infants' apparel--are classified in U.S. Industry 315191, Outerwear Knitting Mills; and
Cutting and/or sewing materials owned by others for infants' apparel--are classified in U.S. Industry 315212, Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors.

Historical comparability

NAICS 315291, Infants' cut and sew apparel 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

315291	Infants' cut & sew apparel mfg	2002	42	315,348	46,946	2,570
		1997	53	945,119	152,721	9,457
		% change	-20.8	-66.6	-69.3	-72.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Infants' cut and sew 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

315,348

100.00

1.09

46,946

2,570

California

41,022

13.01

1.17

6,763

258

Georgia

17,898

5.68

2.08

6,842

404

New York

11,273

3.57

0.59

4,463

204

All other states, including those below

245,155

77.74

28,878

1,704

Virginia

(500-999)

Alabama

(250-499)

Louisiana

(250-499)

North Carolina

(250-499)

Florida

(100-249)

Maine

(100-249)

Products Lines for Infants' cut and sew apparel manufacturing
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
315291	Infants' cut and sew apparel manufacturing	240,606	100.00
31529102	Infants' apparel, exc. underwear/nightwear, purchased fabrics	161,052	66.94
31529101	Infants' underwear and nightwear, purchased fabrics	69,976	29.08
	-Other	9,578	3.98

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Infants' cut and sew apparel 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-315291	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 315291
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