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NAICS 32312
Support activities for 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
32312	Support activities for printing	3,392	5,353,831	2,117,962	55,954
323121	Tradebinding & related work	1,239	1,994,937	764,390	26,664
323122	Prepress services	2,153	3,358,894	1,353,572	29,290

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
32312	Support activities for printing	N	N	N	N	N	N	3,392	5,353,831

Definition: NAICS 32312 Support activities for printing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing prepress (e.g., platemaking, typesetting) and postpress services (e.g., book binding) in support of printing activities.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Engraving of the type done on metal--are classified in Industry 33281, Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities;
Manufacturing photosensitive plates for printing--are classified in Industry 32599, All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing;
Manufacturing blank plates for printing--are classified in Industry 33329, Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing; and
Printing books or printing and binding books--are classified in Industry 323110, Printing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 32312, Support activities for printing, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 32312 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

32312	Support activities for printing	2002	3,392	5,353,831	2,117,962	55,954
		1997	4,621	6,920,490	2,772,185	83,377
		% change	-26.6	-22.6	-23.6	-32.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Support activities for 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

3,392

5,353,831

100.00

2,117,962

55,954

California

469

654,701

12.23

289,384

7,140

Illinois

221

651,746

12.17

230,700

r 5,928

New York

307

502,203

9.38

191,868

r 4,573

Pennsylvania

131

316,488

5.91

129,940

3,601

New Jersey

186

293,558

5.48

120,165

r 3,078

Maryland

253,268

4.73

87,044

2,148

Wisconsin

212,015

3.96

85,402

2,224

Texas

173

203,826

3.81

89,240

2,905

Ohio

137

197,645

3.69

81,313

2,080

Georgia

109

173,064

3.23

63,330

1,877

Minnesota

172,438

3.22

71,748

r 1,659

Missouri

162,078

3.03

61,432

1,672

Michigan

117

161,248

3.01

53,799

r 1,381

Indiana

156,372

2.92

57,479

1,950

Massachusetts

110

142,334

2.66

59,617

r 1,540

Tennessee

116,641

2.18

49,776

1,347

North Carolina

106,321

1.99

45,356

1,375

Florida

144

92,817

1.73

39,268

1,195

Arizona

88,017

1.64

36,037

978

Kentucky

86,284

1.61

31,273

597

Virginia

71,409

1.33

30,474

805

Connecticut

63,870

1.19

29,164

654

Washington

62,359

1.16

29,130

683

Oregon

55,313

1.03

24,605

652

Iowa

50,624

0.95

16,312

492

Kansas

49,395

0.92

15,084

502

Colorado

39,856

0.74

12,278

408

Rhode Island

27,970

0.52

9,560

223

Nebraska

25,193

0.47

10,661

243

New Hampshire

23,527

0.44

10,593

286

South Carolina

20,695

0.39

9,007

224

Utah

18,396

0.34

7,382

298

Louisiana

13,898

0.26

4,510

156

Oklahoma

12,085

0.23

5,542

196

Vermont

9,407

0.18

4,678

118

All other states, including those below

118

66,770

1.25

24,811

766

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Support activities for 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 32312
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 32312 Support activities for printing

Definition: NAICS 32312 Support activities for printing

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Industry Statistics Sampler
NAICS 32312
Support activities for printing