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NAICS 3261
Plastics product manufacturing

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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.
Indus-
try
Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of shipments
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing 350,828 3,916,136,712 576,170,541 14,699,536
Go to this NAICS 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
Go to this NAICS 32611 Plastics packaging materials & unlaminated film & sheet mfg 1,607 28,185,043 4,304,922 113,965
Go to this NAICS 32612 Plastics pipe, pipe fitting, & unlaminated profile shape mfg 1,111 10,857,157 1,751,279 51,966
Go to this NAICS 32613 Laminated plastics plate, sheet, (except packaging), & shape mfg 293 2,278,190 441,585 11,854
Go to this NAICS 32614 Polystyrene foam product mfg 552 6,412,465 1,002,769 33,196
Go to this NAICS 32615 Urethane & other foam product (except polystyrene) mfg 627 6,999,827 1,055,857 34,165
Go to this NAICS 32616 Plastics bottle mfg 404 7,955,134 1,139,231 34,138
Go to this NAICS 32619 Other plastics product mfg 8,493 78,700,100 16,070,141 522,955

 

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)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
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
3261 Plastics product mfg N N N N N N 13,087 141,387,916

 

Definition: NAICS 3261   Plastics product manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in processing new or spent (i.e., recycled) plastics resins into intermediate or final products, using such processes as compression molding; extrusion molding; injection molding; blow molding; and casting. Within most of these industries, the production process is such that a wide variety of products can be made.

 

Historical comparability

Almost Comparable   NAICS 3261, Plastics product 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
3261 Plastics product mfg 2002 13,192 142,440,074 25,989,436 809,950
1997 14,012 124,445,374 23,029,570 820,707
% change -5.9 14.5 12.9 -1.3

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Plastics product 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.
Other
Indus-
tries		 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
See other industries in this state United States 13,087 141,387,916 100.00 491 25,765,784 802,239
See other industries in this state California 1,586 12,741,420 9.01 364 2,494,894 r 77,767
See other industries in this state Ohio 890 10,917,272 7.72 956 2,027,455 r 65,513
See other industries in this state Illinois 744 10,323,341 7.30 820 1,840,997 r 55,168
See other industries in this state Michigan 744 9,445,929 6.68 941 1,888,263 r 58,310
See other industries in this state Texas 795 9,005,740 6.37 414 1,434,549 46,351
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 605 8,003,281 5.66 650 1,464,024 r 45,154
See other industries in this state Indiana 463 6,353,407 4.49 1,032 1,228,593 r 38,684
See other industries in this state North Carolina 407 5,267,778 3.73 634 874,029 28,068
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 415 4,968,906 3.51 914 936,961 27,399
See other industries in this state New York 586 4,574,519 3.24 239 905,672 27,493
See other industries in this state Georgia 334 4,533,384 3.21 527 708,591 22,602
See other industries in this state New Jersey 479 4,367,338 3.09 509 928,867 r 27,314
See other industries in this state Virginia 151 4,148,970 2.93 569 681,320 19,685
See other industries in this state Tennessee 287 3,911,663 2.77 676 655,772 r 21,609
See other industries in this state South Carolina 184 3,440,458 2.43 839 579,727 15,943
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 340 3,228,750 2.28 502 610,565 17,847
See other industries in this state Kentucky 171 3,002,465 2.12 734 485,799 16,481
See other industries in this state Missouri 276 2,998,991 2.12 528 553,581 r 18,250
See other industries in this state Minnesota 331 2,671,614 1.89 532 588,988 17,609
See other industries in this state Florida 547 2,467,215 1.74 148 464,476 15,061
See other industries in this state Kansas 131 2,066,716 1.46 761 291,608 9,383
See other industries in this state Washington 216 1,879,072 1.33 310 367,544 10,920
See other industries in this state Arkansas 128 1,825,391 1.29 675 265,620 9,349
See other industries in this state Alabama 154 1,734,854 1.23 387 300,207 10,222
See other industries in this state Iowa 151 1,642,354 1.16 560 314,000 10,397
See other industries in this state Mississippi 122 1,600,075 1.13 559 215,877 r 7,675
See other industries in this state Maryland 105 1,560,466 1.10 287 272,063 7,917
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 130 1,406,274 0.99 403 200,204 6,149
See other industries in this state Arizona 190 1,325,247 0.94 243 252,162 8,071
See other industries in this state Connecticut 193 1,321,196 0.93 382 284,171 8,146
See other industries in this state Oregon 155 895,813 0.63 254 179,039 5,703
See other industries in this state Colorado 176 852,271 0.60 189 172,317 5,161
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 87 760,385 0.54 597 182,475 5,251
See other industries in this state Louisiana 102 701,241 0.50 157 115,055 r 3,851
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 79 657,168 0.46 615 144,399 3,918
See other industries in this state Utah 132 573,982 0.41 247 110,089 3,905
See other industries in this state Delaware 37 529,912 0.37 658 92,733 2,233
See other industries in this state Nebraska 61 508,248 0.36 294 105,306 r 3,548
See other industries in this state West Virginia 40 469,015 0.33 260 99,573 3,405
See other industries in this state Maine 32 355,718 0.25 274 65,301 1,965
See other industries in this state New Mexico 33 233,331 0.17 126 25,443 897
See other industries in this state South Dakota 35 232,046 0.16 305 38,960 1,515
See other industries in this state Vermont 31 221,860 0.16 360 47,639 1,476
See other industries in this state Idaho 57 193,499 0.14 144 34,604 1,297
See other industries in this state North Dakota 21 137,088 0.10 216 23,275 808
See other industries in this state Wyoming 8 54,229 0.04 109 8,828 341
See other industries in this state Montana 25 38,390 0.03 42 8,067 288
  All other states, including those below 121 1,239,634 0.88   196,102 6,140
See other industries in this state     Nevada 85 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Alaska 10 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Hawaii 17 D     D (100-249)

 

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Plastics product manufacturing
Link
to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables		 Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-BDG Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997 Link to drill-down tables Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined US
link to PDF EC02-31SG-1 General Summary Link to data in AFF Industry Statistics for Industry Groups & Industries US
link to PDF EC02-31A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF 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 3261
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
Link to table for this industry 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
Link to table for this industry 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
Link to table for this industry 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
Link to table for this industry 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 326 To broader NAICS

 

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