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NAICS 326
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

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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
326	Plastics & rubber products mfg	15,529	174,369,289	32,619,736	983,757
3261	Plastics product mfg	13,087	141,387,916	25,765,784	802,239
3262	Rubber product mfg	2,442	32,981,373	6,853,952	181,518

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
326	Plastics & rubber products mfg	20,980	174,719,387	5,451	26.0	350,098	0.2	15,529	174,369,289

Definition: NAICS 326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

Industries in the Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing subsector make goods by processing plastics materials and raw rubber. The core technology employed by establishments in this subsector is that of plastics or rubber product production. Plastics and rubber are combined in the same subsector because plastics are increasingly being used as a substitute for rubber; however the subsector is generally restricted to the production of products made of just one material, either solely plastics or rubber.

Many manufacturing activities use plastics or rubber, for example the manufacture of footwear, or furniture. Typically, the production process of these products involves more than one material. In these cases, technologies that allow disparate materials to be formed and combined are of central importance in describing the manufacturing activity. In NAICS, such activities (the footwear and furniture manufacturing) are not classified in the Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing subsector because the core technologies for these activities are diverse and involve multiple materials.

Within the Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing subsector, a distinction is made between plastics and rubber products at the industry group level, although it is not a rigid distinction, as can be seen from the definition of Industry 32622, Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing. As materials technology progresses, plastics are increasingly being used as a substitute for rubber; and eventually, the distinction may disappear as a basis for establishment classification.

In keeping with the core technology focus of plastics, lamination of plastics film to plastics film as well as the production of bags from plastics only is classified in this subsector. Lamination and bag production involving plastics and materials other than plastics are classified in the NAICS Subsector 322, Paper Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

Almost Comparable NAICS 326, Plastics and rubber products manufacturing, is close, but not quite comparable between 2002 and 1997. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

In the following table, both 1997 and 2002 data are classified by 1997 NAICS, so that the two years are comparable.

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

326	Plastics & rubber products mfg	2002	15,668	175,723,910	32,893,006	992,898
		1997	16,821	159,161,346	29,804,904	1,023,060
		% change	-6.9	10.4	10.4	-2.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Plastics and rubber products manufacturing: 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

15,529

174,369,289

100.00

605

32,619,736

983,757

Ohio

1,156

15,342,768

8.80

1,344

2,925,819

89,891

California

1,847

13,869,446

7.95

396

2,769,295

86,786

Illinois

849

12,300,505

7.05

977

2,246,792

65,457

Michigan

841

10,843,723

6.22

1,080

2,159,600

66,647

Texas

952

9,828,099

5.64

452

1,612,975

51,571

Pennsylvania

699

8,802,167

5.05

714

1,615,088

49,549

Indiana

567

8,106,670

4.65

1,317

1,649,156

50,716

North Carolina

510

8,018,058

4.60

964

1,437,020

41,813

Tennessee

362

6,296,620

3.61

1,088

1,187,993

34,855

Georgia

422

5,898,050

3.38

686

938,846

29,405

South Carolina

232

5,752,838

3.30

1,403

911,060

23,271

Wisconsin

457

5,624,855

3.23

1,034

1,051,795

30,542

Virginia

192

5,184,705

2.97

712

911,263

25,419

New York

669

5,168,750

2.96

270

1,027,836

30,562

New Jersey

547

4,944,386

2.84

576

1,036,819

30,449

Kentucky

205

3,729,307

2.14

912

614,653

20,159

Missouri

333

3,580,237

2.05

630

674,806

22,159

Massachusetts

390

3,568,786

2.05

555

695,204

20,216

Arkansas

164

3,107,260

1.78

1,148

500,147

15,720

Alabama

209

3,096,027

1.78

691

643,476

17,719

Oklahoma

165

2,879,286

1.65

825

527,575

13,153

Minnesota

378

2,764,623

1.59

550

622,410

18,631

Florida

630

2,741,683

1.57

164

527,253

17,047

Kansas

154

2,562,817

1.47

944

420,803

12,135

Iowa

189

2,392,698

1.37

815

478,101

14,646

Mississippi

152

2,152,543

1.23

752

316,502

10,469

Washington

239

1,912,565

1.10

315

377,862

11,229

Maryland

127

1,684,860

0.97

310

309,847

8,914

Connecticut

224

1,504,521

0.86

435

329,391

9,384

Arizona

217

1,385,302

0.79

254

268,174

8,556

Oregon

195

1,039,666

0.60

295

206,908

6,579

Nebraska

927,202

0.53

537

210,974

6,388

Colorado

199

884,405

0.51

197

179,582

5,375

Louisiana

131

866,341

0.50

194

152,374

4,877

New Hampshire

105

855,945

0.49

672

207,046

5,961

Rhode Island

667,224

0.38

624

147,365

3,988

Nevada

650,060

0.37

300

92,934

2,987

Utah

145

610,337

0.35

262

118,946

4,180

West Virginia

576,360

0.33

319

117,537

3,973

Delaware

567,818

0.33

705

101,005

2,458

Maine

411,320

0.24

317

77,190

2,277

South Dakota

274,805

0.16

361

49,074

1,825

Vermont

237,681

0.14

386

52,043

1,586

New Mexico

236,029

0.14

127

25,953

917

Idaho

201,454

0.12

150

36,637

1,367

North Dakota

143,700

0.08

227

24,502

844

Montana

56,039

0.03

10,543

384

Wyoming

55,712

0.03

112

9,106

355

Hawaii

34,564

0.02

7,424

245

Alaska

28,472

0.02

5,032

121

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997	Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-31SG-1	General Summary	Industry Statistics for Industry Groups & Industries	US
		Industry Statistics by Subsectors for Selected States	US, states
		Detailed Statistics by Subsector	US
		Industry Statistics for Subsectors by Employment Size	US
		Method of Inventory Valuation by Subsector	US
		Inventories With LIFO Valulation by Subsector	US
		Industry Statistics for Subsectors by Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-31A	Geographic Area Series	Industry Statistics for the States, Metropolitan & Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Counties, and Places	States
SB02-00A	Survey of Business Owners	Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 326
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
CIR MA315D, Gloves and Mittens (discontinued after 2003)	Annual	Includes value of shipments for selected 10-digit product codes.	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