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NAICS 32311
Printing

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual 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
323110	Commercial lithographic printing	15,620	50,637,053	13,936,215	369,050
323111	Commercial gravure printing	359	3,552,617	651,609	17,557
323112	Commercial flexographic printing	897	5,422,355	1,185,962	30,889
323113	Commercial screen printing	4,419	6,812,658	1,962,330	68,094
323114	Quick printing	7,699	4,516,669	1,320,362	44,211
323115	Digital printing	1,131	2,390,158	745,192	20,358
323116	Manifold business forms printing	773	7,843,358	1,234,384	36,962
323117	Books printing	597	4,856,284	1,350,337	38,439
323118	Blankbook, looseleaf binders, & devices mfg	241	1,763,202	357,865	11,866
323119	Other commercial printing	2,410	2,578,018	765,552	22,397

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
32311	Printing	N	N	N	N	N	N	34,146	90,372,372

Definition: NAICS 32311 Printing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in printing on apparel and textile products, paper, metal, glass, plastics, and other materials, except fabric (grey goods). The printing processes employed include, but are not limited to, lithographic, gravure, screen, flexographic, digital, and letterpress. Establishments in this industry do not manufacture the stock that they print but may perform postprinting activities, such as folding, cutting, or laminating the materials they print, and mailing.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing photocopying service on nondigital photocopy equipment without performing traditional printing activities--are classified in Industry 56143, Business Service Centers;
Printing on grey goods--are classified in Industry 31331, Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills;
Printing and publishing, known as publishers,--are classified in Subsector 511, Publishing Industries (except Internet); and
Performing prepress or postpress services without performing traditional printing activities--are classified in Industry 32312, Support Services for Printing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 32311, Printing, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 32311 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. 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

32311	Printing	2002	34,146	90,372,372	23,509,808	659,823
		1997	38,242	90,564,648	23,250,806	751,027
		% change	-10.7	-0.2	1.1	-12.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Printing: 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

34,146

90,372,372

100.00

314

23,509,808

659,823

California

4,337

9,706,481

10.74

277

2,509,120

r 70,034

Illinois

1,922

6,569,953

7.27

522

1,778,321

r 45,252

Pennsylvania

1,493

5,775,670

6.39

469

1,465,573

r 41,790

New York

2,236

5,361,262

5.93

280

1,413,582

r 38,471

Wisconsin

900

4,738,809

5.24

871

1,154,558

r 33,410

Texas

2,220

4,553,065

5.04

209

1,187,509

r 34,165

Ohio

1,453

4,515,094

5.00

396

1,172,989

32,967

Minnesota

835

4,035,978

4.47

803

1,072,922

r 29,738

New Jersey

1,246

3,834,828

4.24

447

1,058,378

r 24,633

Tennessee

701

2,680,325

2.97

463

713,611

20,703

Michigan

1,121

2,610,264

2.89

260

696,025

r 19,351

Florida

1,877

2,530,857

2.80

152

689,763

21,033

Virginia

708

2,444,275

2.70

335

634,013

17,760

Indiana

700

2,442,190

2.70

397

576,575

r 16,640

Missouri

796

2,434,131

2.69

429

593,417

r 16,279

Georgia

954

2,251,499

2.49

262

587,313

r 16,153

North Carolina

953

2,205,268

2.44

265

536,512

r 15,904

Massachusetts

874

2,169,865

2.40

337

619,597

r 16,232

Maryland

638

2,004,198

2.22

368

566,092

15,772

Kansas

363

1,659,264

1.84

611

369,667

11,038

Kentucky

384

1,588,504

1.76

388

435,307

r 12,389

Colorado

678

1,368,671

1.51

304

336,570

r 10,120

Connecticut

508

1,291,272

1.43

373

396,680

r 9,906

Iowa

335

1,167,460

1.29

398

274,738

8,584

Washington

645

920,853

1.02

152

267,121

7,795

Oregon

496

908,296

1.01

258

244,624

r 7,008

South Carolina

376

794,886

0.88

194

188,088

5,719

Utah

261

749,182

0.83

322

169,667

5,295

Arizona

534

680,925

0.75

125

193,359

6,087

Mississippi

195

555,515

0.61

194

117,589

3,469

Nebraska

233

551,856

0.61

320

143,205

4,122

New Hampshire

191

529,741

0.59

416

135,350

3,753

Arkansas

253

518,667

0.57

192

132,012

3,938

Nevada

197

504,640

0.56

233

101,318

2,875

Oklahoma

382

443,195

0.49

127

121,276

4,055

West Virginia

114

407,637

0.45

226

75,847

r 2,562

Louisiana

331

337,127

0.37

97,284

3,139

Maine

168

297,623

0.33

230

79,086

2,409

Vermont

261,455

0.29

424

63,319

1,817

Rhode Island

157

257,197

0.28

241

75,135

2,082

Idaho

127

193,117

0.21

144

49,446

1,910

Hawaii

115

164,975

0.18

134

48,374

1,582

All other states, including those below

1,043

1,356,302

1.50

368,876

11,882

Alabama

404

(5000-9999)

New Mexico

145

(1000-2499)

South Dakota

(1000-2499)

Delaware

(500-999)

District of Columbia

(500-999)

Montana

(500-999)

North Dakota

(500-999)

Alaska

(250-499)

Wyoming

(250-499)

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Printing
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 32311
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

For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 3231

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Industry Statistics Sampler NAICS 32311 Printing

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