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NAICS 3231
Printing and related support activities

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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
323	Printing & related support activities	37,538	95,726,203	25,627,770	715,777
3231	Printing & related support activities	37,538	95,726,203	25,627,770	715,777
32311	Printing	34,146	90,372,372	23,509,808	659,823
32312	Support activities for printing	3,392	5,353,831	2,117,962	55,954

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
323	Printing & related support activities	65,735	97,210,626	28,197	42.9	1,484,423	1.5	37,538	95,726,203
3231	Printing & related support activities	65,735	97,210,626	28,197	42.9	1,484,423	1.5	37,538	95,726,203

Definition: NAICS 3231 Printing and related support activities

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following manufacturing activities:

printing on apparel and textile products, paper, metal, glass, plastics, and other materials, except fabric (grey goods) and/or
performing prepress (e.g., platemaking, typesetting) and postpress services (e.g., book binding) in support of printing activities.

Historical comparability

NAICS 3231, Printing and related support activities, 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

3231	Printing & related support activities	2002	37,530	95,592,001	25,625,689	715,664
		1997	42,863	97,485,138	26,022,991	834,404
		% change	-12.4	-1.9	-1.5	-14.2

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Geographic Distribution -- Printing and related support activities: 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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Indus-
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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

37,538

95,726,203

100.00

332

25,627,770

715,777

California

4,806

10,361,182

10.82

296

2,798,504

r 77,174

Illinois

2,143

7,221,699

7.54

573

2,009,021

r 51,180

Pennsylvania

1,624

6,092,158

6.36

494

1,595,513

r 45,391

New York

2,543

5,863,465

6.13

306

1,605,450

r 43,044

Wisconsin

989

4,950,824

5.17

910

1,239,960

r 35,634

Texas

2,393

4,756,891

4.97

219

1,276,749

r 37,070

Ohio

1,590

4,712,739

4.92

413

1,254,302

35,047

Minnesota

922

4,208,416

4.40

838

1,144,670

31,397

New Jersey

1,432

4,128,386

4.31

481

1,178,543

r 27,711

Tennessee

786

2,796,966

2.92

483

763,387

22,050

Michigan

1,238

2,771,512

2.90

276

749,824

20,732

Florida

2,021

2,623,674

2.74

157

729,031

22,228

Indiana

774

2,598,562

2.71

422

634,054

r 18,590

Missouri

884

2,596,209

2.71

457

654,849

r 17,951

Virginia

767

2,515,684

2.63

345

664,487

18,565

Georgia

1,063

2,424,563

2.53

282

650,643

r 18,030

Massachusetts

984

2,312,199

2.42

360

679,214

17,772

North Carolina

1,036

2,311,589

2.41

278

581,868

r 17,279

Maryland

722

2,257,466

2.36

415

653,136

17,920

Kansas

394

1,708,659

1.78

629

384,751

11,540

Kentucky

410

1,674,788

1.75

410

466,580

r 12,986

Colorado

740

1,408,527

1.47

313

348,848

r 10,528

Connecticut

557

1,355,142

1.42

392

425,844

r 10,560

Iowa

366

1,218,084

1.27

415

291,050

9,076

Washington

713

983,212

1.03

162

296,251

8,478

Oregon

550

963,609

1.01

273

269,229

r 7,660

South Carolina

394

815,581

0.85

199

197,095

5,943

Arizona

589

768,942

0.80

141

229,396

7,065

Utah

290

767,578

0.80

330

177,049

5,593

Nebraska

246

577,049

0.60

334

153,866

4,365

Mississippi

201

559,800

0.58

196

119,196

3,525

New Hampshire

210

553,268

0.58

434

145,943

4,039

Arkansas

268

525,930

0.55

194

134,378

4,031

Nevada

217

513,374

0.54

237

103,903

2,947

Oklahoma

409

455,280

0.48

131

126,818

4,251

West Virginia

124

411,749

0.43

228

77,466

r 2,636

Louisiana

347

351,025

0.37

101,794

3,295

Maine

176

305,247

0.32

235

82,328

2,498

Rhode Island

171

285,167

0.30

267

84,695

2,305

Vermont

105

270,862

0.28

440

67,997

1,935

Idaho

136

200,345

0.21

149

51,816

1,993

South Dakota

170,063

0.18

224

46,923

1,556

Hawaii

120

166,901

0.17

135

49,469

1,615

Wyoming

29,427

0.03

10,160

396

All other states, including those below

949

1,182,410

1.24

321,720

10,196

Alabama

421

(5000-9999)

New Mexico

154

(1000-2499)

Delaware

(500-999)

District of Columbia

(500-999)

Montana

(500-999)

North Dakota

(500-999)

Alaska

(250-499)

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Printing and related support activities
Link to pdf	Series number	Title	Link to AFF or Drill-down tables	Contents	Geography
	EC02-31SG-1	General Summary		Industry Statistics for Industry Groups & Industries	US
	EC02-31A	Geographic Area Series		Industry Statistics for the States, Metropolitan & Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Counties, and Places	States

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 3231
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

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Industry Statistics Sampler NAICS 3231 Printing and related support activities

Definition: NAICS 3231 Printing and related support activities

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Industry Statistics Sampler
NAICS 3231
Printing and related support activities