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NAICS 322
Paper 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
322	Paper mfg	5,520	153,766,022	21,497,243	491,436
3221	Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills	561	70,031,347	8,854,439	158,619
3222	Converted paper product mfg	4,959	83,734,675	12,642,804	332,817

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
322	Paper mfg	6,972	153,838,196	1,452	20.8	72,174	0.0	5,520	153,766,022

Definition: NAICS 322 Paper manufacturing

Industries in the Paper Manufacturing subsector make pulp, paper, or converted paper products. The manufacturing of these products is grouped together because they constitute a series of vertically connected processes. More than one is often carried out in a single establishment. There are essentially three activities. The manufacturing of pulp involves separating the cellulose fibers from other impurities in wood or used paper. The manufacturing of paper involves matting these fibers into a sheet. Converted paper products are made from paper and other materials by various cutting and shaping techniques and includes coating and laminating activities.

The Paper Manufacturing subsector is subdivided into two industry groups, the first for the manufacturing of pulp and paper and the second for the manufacturing of converted paper products. Paper making is treated as the core activity of the subsector. Therefore, any establishment that makes paper (including paperboard), either alone or in combination with pulp manufacturing or paper converting, is classified as a paper or paperboard mill. Establishments that make pulp without making paper are classified as pulp mills. Pulp mills, paper mills and paperboard mills comprise the first industry group.

Establishments that make products from purchased paper and other materials make up the second industry group, Converted Paper Product Manufacturing. This general activity is then subdivided based, for the most part, on process distinctions. Paperboard container manufacturing uses corrugating, cutting, and shaping machinery to form paperboard into containers. Paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing establishments cut and coat paper and foil. Stationery product manufacturing establishments make a variety of paper products used for writing, filing, and similar applications. Other converted paper product manufacturing includes, in particular, the conversion of sanitary paper stock into such things as tissue paper and disposable diapers.

An important process used in the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing industry is lamination, often combined with coating. Lamination and coating makes a composite material with improved properties of strength, impermeability, and so on. The laminated materials may be paper, metal foil, or plastics film. While paper is often one of the components, it is not always. Lamination of plastics film to plastics film is classified in the NAICS Subsector 326, Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing, because establishments that do this often first make the film. The same situation holds with respect to bags. The manufacturing of bags from plastics only, whether or not laminated, is classified in Subsector 326, Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing, but all other bag manufacturing is classified in this subsector.

Excluded from this subsector are photosensitive papers. These papers are chemically treated and are classified in Industry 32599, All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

Almost Comparable NAICS 322, Paper manufacturing, is close, but not quite comparable between 2002 and 1997. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 322 is nearly comparable to SIC 26. 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

322	Paper mfg	2002	5,495	153,222,838	21,384,531	489,367
		1997	5,868	150,295,890	22,311,971	574,274
		% change	-6.4	1.9	-4.2	-14.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Paper 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

5,520

153,766,022

100.00

534

21,497,243

491,436

Wisconsin

246

13,585,572

8.84

2,498

1,753,174

38,008

Georgia

188

9,519,793

6.19

1,107

1,135,141

23,388

Pennsylvania

295

9,267,896

6.03

752

1,218,609

27,551

California

560

8,586,559

5.58

245

1,226,398

29,379

Ohio

362

6,936,776

4.51

608

1,051,548

25,719

Texas

268

6,084,535

3.96

280

779,233

19,804

Alabama

5,780,741

3.76

1,291

741,414

13,577

North Carolina

204

5,581,508

3.63

671

878,726

21,198

Illinois

338

5,286,203

3.44

420

910,014

22,969

South Carolina

4,914,527

3.20

1,198

609,744

13,323

Michigan

197

4,638,554

3.02

462

699,052

16,079

Washington

4,608,907

3.00

759

667,364

12,985

New York

345

4,501,992

2.93

235

791,334

19,163

Kentucky

4,397,462

2.86

1,075

454,207

11,173

Tennessee

157

4,358,558

2.83

753

642,159

16,001

Louisiana

4,239,550

2.76

948

467,182

9,363

Virginia

108

4,168,307

2.71

572

601,965

12,378

Maine

4,131,354

2.69

3,186

599,364

10,682

Minnesota

127

4,017,554

2.61

800

639,006

15,138

Missouri

131

3,743,055

2.43

659

402,466

11,011

Arkansas

3,664,392

2.38

1,354

500,543

11,511

Florida

163

3,507,827

2.28

210

480,148

10,352

Massachusetts

206

3,479,905

2.26

541

652,857

15,896

New Jersey

239

3,404,724

2.21

397

666,443

15,373

Indiana

165

3,167,796

2.06

515

462,863

12,140

Oregon

2,718,490

1.77

772

346,546

6,614

Mississippi

2,449,460

1.59

856

307,267

6,346

Oklahoma

1,796,762

1.17

515

181,368

3,987

Connecticut

1,741,280

1.13

504

259,863

5,676

Iowa

1,346,250

0.88

459

152,479

4,186

Maryland

1,216,228

0.79

224

219,318

5,403

Utah

944,532

0.61

406

99,584

2,822

Arizona

797,518

0.52

146

113,162

2,762

Delaware

646,617

0.42

803

61,753

1,559

Idaho

631,679

0.41

470

104,515

1,937

Kansas

616,705

0.40

227

113,150

3,136

New Hampshire

511,266

0.33

401

91,610

2,125

Colorado

473,143

0.31

105

88,406

2,248

Nebraska

456,497

0.30

264

60,869

1,653

Vermont

325,982

0.21

529

58,184

1,339

Nevada

316,826

0.21

146

31,420

734

Rhode Island

258,761

0.17

242

61,640

1,641

New Mexico

218,734

0.14

118

23,249

657

South Dakota

216,858

0.14

285

26,451

752

West Virginia

200,374

0.13

111

27,363

846

All other states, including those below

308,013

0.20

38,092

852

Montana

(500-999)

Hawaii

(100-249)

North Dakota

(100-249)

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Paper 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 322
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
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
Quarterly Financial Report	Quarterly	Income, retained earnings, balance sheets, and related financial and operating ratios for the domestic operations of manufacturing corporations with assets over $250,000, and corporations in the mining and trade areas with over $50 million.	US
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