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NAICS 323122
Prepress services

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, 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
32312	Support activities for printing	3,392	5,353,831	2,117,962	55,954
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
323122	Prepress services	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,153	3,358,894

Definition: NAICS 323122 Prepress services

This U.S. industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in prepress services, such as imagesetting or typesetting, for printers and (2) establishments primarily engaged in preparing film or plates for printing purposes.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Engraving of the type done on metal--are classified in U.S. Industry 332812, Metal Coating, Engraving (except jewelry and silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers;
Manufacturing blank plates (except photosensitive plates) for printing--are classified in U.S. Industry 333293, Printing Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing; and
Manufacturing photosensitive plates for printing--are classified in U.S. Industry 325992, Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 323122, Prepress services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 323122 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

323122	Prepress services	2002	2,153	3,358,894	1,353,572	29,290
		1997	3,337	4,973,623	2,017,125	52,546
		% change	-35.5	-32.5	-32.9	-44.3

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Geographic Distribution -- Prepress services: 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

2,153

3,358,894

100.00

1,353,572

29,290

California

290

423,723

12.61

189,667

3,731

New York

214

409,012

12.18

148,334

r 2,846

Illinois

138

313,289

9.33

123,601

r 2,406

Pennsylvania

232,338

6.92

95,824

2,579

New Jersey

114

163,762

4.88

66,184

r 1,354

Ohio

100

150,488

4.48

61,950

1,334

Wisconsin

150,225

4.47

62,924

1,461

Michigan

139,308

4.15

47,939

r 1,083

Missouri

125,480

3.74

46,422

1,057

Minnesota

118,626

3.53

50,598

940

Texas

103,981

3.10

44,656

1,216

Massachusetts

91,879

2.74

36,307

r 831

Maryland

86,461

2.57

38,450

821

Georgia

84,959

2.53

27,353

540

Kentucky

83,702

2.49

30,054

557

Tennessee

69,230

2.06

31,627

670

Arizona

66,555

1.98

26,458

613

Florida

108

66,523

1.98

26,868

695

North Carolina

62,961

1.87

24,719

540

Connecticut

55,431

1.65

24,577

509

Indiana

51,789

1.54

19,718

487

Virginia

49,293

1.47

21,661

472

Washington

40,888

1.22

18,860

362

Oregon

29,096

0.87

12,229

283

Nebraska

22,385

0.67

9,233

197

Iowa

19,077

0.57

7,426

186

Colorado

18,064

0.54

6,862

191

South Carolina

17,697

0.53

7,555

172

New Hampshire

17,380

0.52

8,164

192

Rhode Island

16,064

0.48

6,782

129

Kansas

13,556

0.40

5,994

157

All other states, including those below

127

65,672

1.96

24,576

679

Products Lines for Prepress services
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
323122	Prepress services	4,054,230	100.00
32312211	Prepress services, exc. platemaking (incl. film, etc.)	2,539,595	62.64
32312231	Printing plates, prepared for printing (excluding blank plates)	783,804	19.33
	-Other	730,831	18.03

For more product detail, see the AFF links below for Product Lines

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Prepress services
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-323122	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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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 323122
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
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
U.S. International Trade Statistics	Monthly	Value of exports and imports by country [select 3-digit NAICS, then select 6-digit NAICS]	US