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NAICS 326111
Plastics bag manufacturing

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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
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
32611	Plastics packaging materials & unlaminated film & sheet mfg	1,607	28,185,043	4,304,922	113,965
326111	Plastics bag mfg	447	7,440,906	1,160,762	34,500

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
3261	Plastics product mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	13,087	141,387,916
32611	Plastics packaging materials & unlaminated film & sheet mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,607	28,185,043
326111	Plastics bag mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	447	7,440,906

Definition: NAICS 326111 Plastics bag manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) converting plastics resins into plastics bags or (2) forming, coating or laminating plastics film and sheet into single wall or multiwall plastics bags. Establishments in this industry may print on the bags they manufacture.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Manufacturing laminated or coated combinations of plastics, foils and paper (except plastics film to plastics film) materials into single wall bags--are classified in U.S. Industry 322223, Plastics, Foil, and Coated Paper Bag Manufacturing; and
Manufacturing laminated or coated combinations of plastics, foils and paper (except plastics film to plastics film) into multiwalled bags--are classified in U.S. Industry 322224, Uncoated Paper and Multiwall Bag Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 326111, Plastics bag manufacturing, 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

326111	Unsupported plastics bag mfg	2002	447	7,440,906	1,160,762	34,500
		1997	498	7,300,237	1,168,260	40,671
		% change	-10.2	1.9	-0.6	-15.2

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Geographic Distribution -- Plastics bag 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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Description

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

447

7,440,906

100.00

1,160,762

34,500

Texas

1,094,653

14.71

153,695

4,186

Illinois

823,229

11.06

95,193

3,036

California

683,176

9.18

106,432

3,428

New York

472,336

6.35

100,062

2,863

Arkansas

391,613

5.26

145

48,480

1,173

North Carolina

348,028

4.68

55,513

1,539

Virginia

315,447

4.24

34,512

1,125

Pennsylvania

287,854

3.87

43,588

1,561

Georgia

286,175

3.85

36,743

959

Ohio

274,775

3.69

50,346

1,605

New Jersey

260,041

3.49

39,467

1,334

Wisconsin

245,341

3.30

52,238

1,857

Indiana

194,522

2.61

33,037

898

Florida

155,506

2.09

33,549

844

Tennessee

153,359

2.06

19,061

474

Alabama

147,752

1.99

19,350

702

Michigan

126,860

1.70

32,624

689

Missouri

126,572

1.70

23,495

637

Oklahoma

93,446

1.26

17,705

559

Minnesota

67,217

0.90

13,100

376

Louisiana

65,561

0.88

6,844

188

Massachusetts

51,376

0.69

13,138

387

New Hampshire

38,422

0.52

7,922

162

Nevada

22,299

0.30

3,628

105

All other states, including those below

715,346

9.61

121,040

3,813

Iowa

(250-499)

Kansas

(250-499)

Kentucky

(250-499)

South Carolina

(250-499)

South Dakota

(250-499)

Utah

(250-499)

Washington

(250-499)

Colorado

(100-249)

Connecticut

(100-249)

Maryland

(100-249)

West Virginia

(100-249)

Products Lines for Plastics bag manufacturing
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
326111	Plastics bag manufacturing	7,610,639	100.00
32611111	Polyethylene grocery and variety bags and pouches	1,966,143	25.83
32611112	Polyethylene refuse bags	1,692,389	22.24
32611115	Other polyethylene bags, pouches, and liners	1,369,487	17.99
32611114	Polyethylene household food storage bags and pouches	711,555	9.35
32611131	Multiweb film/film combination specialty bags/pouches/liners	621,336	8.16
32611116	Coextruded single-web film specialty bags, pouches, & liners	578,023	7.59
	-Other	671,706	8.83

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

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Plastics bag manufacturing
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-326111	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 326111
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