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NAICS 321920
Wood container and pallet manufacturing

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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
321	Wood product mfg	17,202	89,085,026	16,054,554	540,565
3219	Other wood product mfg	10,959	42,961,394	8,877,312	318,220
32192	Wood container & pallet mfg	2,948	5,055,879	1,154,283	51,003
321920	Wood container & pallet mfg	2,948	5,055,879	1,154,283	51,003

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
321	Wood product mfg	43,922	90,251,781	26,720	60.8	1,166,755	1.3	17,202	89,085,026
3219	Other wood product mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	10,959	42,961,394
32192	Wood container & pallet mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,948	5,055,879
321920	Wood container & pallet mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,948	5,055,879

Definition: NAICS 321920 Wood container and pallet manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wood pallets, wood box shook, wood boxes, other wood containers, and wood parts for pallets and containers.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wood burial caskets are classified in U.S. Industry 339995, Burial Casket Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 321920, Wood container and pallet 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

321920	Wood container & pallet mfg	2002	2,948	5,055,879	1,154,283	51,003
		1997	2,991	4,489,070	971,865	51,173
		% change	-1.4	12.6	18.8	-0.3

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Geographic Distribution -- Wood container and pallet 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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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

2,948

5,055,879

100.00

1,154,283

51,003

California

284

632,383

12.51

136,732

6,196

Texas

152

348,949

6.90

77,174

3,320

Ohio

205

319,682

6.32

67,957

3,095

Pennsylvania

193

271,729

5.37

60,058

2,608

Missouri

107

266,638

5.27

50,590

2,394

North Carolina

100

254,495

5.03

67,269

3,085

Wisconsin

140

231,549

4.58

54,236

2,332

Kentucky

101

222,182

4.39

44,795

1,992

Illinois

118

203,617

4.03

48,212

1,974

Georgia

198,356

3.92

46,251

2,115

Indiana

126

175,767

3.48

42,135

1,909

New York

107

151,362

2.99

37,294

1,576

Tennessee

120

148,604

2.94

32,644

1,537

Michigan

107

129,220

2.56

31,679

1,363

Minnesota

113,851

2.25

25,328

970

Virginia

108,983

2.16

21,695

938

Alabama

107,887

2.13

22,980

1,045

Washington

107,736

2.13

20,832

907

Florida

100,081

1.98

23,098

r 1,025

Mississippi

85,785

1.70

21,923

1,099

Arkansas

82,961

1.64

20,774

997

Iowa

72,787

1.44

22,054

851

New Jersey

66,413

1.31

16,841

673

Massachusetts

64,517

1.28

20,214

805

South Carolina

53,150

1.05

13,015

627

Kansas

47,820

0.95

9,910

393

Louisiana

46,280

0.92

10,036

451

West Virginia

43,523

0.86

9,946

500

Arizona

41,992

0.83

11,005

494

Oregon

41,490

0.82

10,029

427

Maine

37,148

0.73

9,537

397

Maryland

36,406

0.72

8,228

358

Colorado

36,402

0.72

8,432

354

Nebraska

31,455

0.62

8,824

367

Utah

30,051

0.59

7,389

306

Idaho

29,989

0.59

4,741

206

New Hampshire

23,437

0.46

6,177

259

Connecticut

21,232

0.42

6,398

238

Oklahoma

21,050

0.42

5,738

261

Rhode Island

12,831

0.25

3,644

154

Nevada

11,820

0.23

2,840

130

All other states, including those below

24,269

0.48

5,629

275

Products Lines for Wood container and pallet manufacturing
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
321920	Wood container and pallet manufacturing	4,808,511	100.00
32192051	Wood pallets, except skids	2,341,964	48.70
32192071	Wood containers and parts, other types	481,153	10.01
32192011	Wood boxes, nailed and lock-corner	320,732	6.67
32192052	Wood skids, wood/metal combo pallets & containers	305,458	6.35
32192031	Wood box and crate shook	134,429	2.80
	-Other	1,224,775	25.47

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Wood container and pallet 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-321920	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 321920
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