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NAICS 323112
Commercial flexographic 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
323112	Commercial flexographic printing	897	5,422,355	1,185,962	30,889

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
323112	Commercial flexographic printing	N	N	N	N	N	N	897	5,422,355

Definition: NAICS 323112 Commercial flexographic printing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in flexographic printing without publishing (except books, grey goods, and manifold business forms). This industry includes establishments engaged in flexographic printing on purchased stock materials, such as stationery, invitations, labels, and similar items, on a job order basis.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Printing on grey goods--are classified in Industry 31331, Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills;
Printing books and pamphlets--are classified in U.S. Industry 323117, Books Printing;
Printing manifold business forms including checkbooks--are classified in U.S. Industry 323116, Manifold Business Forms Printing;
Manufacturing printed stationery, invitations, labels, and similar items--are classified elsewhere in Subsector 322, Manufacturing; and
Printing and publishing, known as publishers,--are classified in Subsector 511, Publishing Industries (except Internet).

Historical comparability

NAICS 323112, Commercial flexographic printing, 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

323112	Commercial flexographic printing	2002	897	5,422,355	1,185,962	30,889
		1997	909	4,675,493	1,027,927	30,348
		% change	-1.3	16.0	15.4	1.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Commercial flexographic 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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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

897

5,422,355

100.00

1,185,962

30,889

Wisconsin

708,124

13.06

130

135,180

3,660

Ohio

628,087

11.58

129,017

3,075

California

112

350,553

6.46

88,782

2,390

Pennsylvania

276,157

5.09

58,679

1,374

Illinois

272,486

5.03

61,606

1,580

New York

233,888

4.31

55,920

1,372

Indiana

233,668

4.31

45,463

1,310

Tennessee

210,505

3.88

55,681

1,537

Minnesota

200,916

3.71

46,731

1,171

Michigan

180,544

3.33

48,403

1,095

Texas

173,953

3.21

37,427

1,159

Florida

170,719

3.15

29,635

773

North Carolina

166,240

3.07

29,204

790

Georgia

159,534

2.94

31,391

813

Missouri

150,987

2.78

34,573

898

Kansas

134,027

2.47

24,788

645

Nebraska

121,580

2.24

22,605

590

Kentucky

97,413

1.80

17,954

528

New Jersey

92,394

1.70

26,333

676

Arkansas

86,471

1.59

23,064

569

New Hampshire

85,688

1.58

17,383

560

Oregon

80,786

1.49

18,297

443

Maryland

72,986

1.35

12,818

289

Massachusetts

67,412

1.24

17,492

417

South Dakota

61,559

1.14

15,200

462

Connecticut

51,398

0.95

14,496

352

Alabama

50,509

0.93

9,380

251

Louisiana

46,267

0.85

7,358

193

Washington

43,323

0.80

13,230

329

Arizona

37,609

0.69

9,067

269

Virginia

36,846

0.68

8,925

257

Utah

35,133

0.65

8,338

172

Colorado

20,282

0.37

5,835

142

Iowa

17,832

0.33

5,093

135

South Carolina

16,557

0.31

4,339

116

All other states, including those below

49,922

0.92

16,275

497

Products Lines for Commercial flexographic printing
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
323112	Commercial flexographic printing	5,189,062	100.00
32311214	Custom/stock labels, paper, pressure-sensitive, rolls	1,887,199	36.37
32311233	Other commercial and general job printing (flexographic)	563,038	10.85
32311213	Custom/stock labels, paper, pressure-sensitive, flat (flexo.)	357,135	6.88
32311216	Printed rolls/sheets for packaging purposes, paper (single-web)	268,400	5.17
32311215	Custom/stock labels, incl. bordered, not paper (flexo.)	245,894	4.74
	-Other	1,867,396	35.99

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Commercial flexographic printing
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-323112	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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