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NAICS 326121
Unlaminated plastics profile shape manufacturing

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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
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
32612	Plastics pipe, pipe fitting, & unlaminated profile shape mfg	1,111	10,857,157	1,751,279	51,966
326121	Unlaminated plastics profile shape mfg	670	5,393,216	1,061,862	30,396

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
32612	Plastics pipe, pipe fitting, & unlaminated profile shape mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,111	10,857,157
326121	Unlaminated plastics profile shape mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	670	5,393,216

Definition: NAICS 326121 Unlaminated plastics profile shape manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in converting plastics resins into nonrigid plastics profile shapes (except film, sheet and bags), such as rod, tube, and sausage casings.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Manufacturing plastics film, plastics unlaminated sheet, and plastics bags--are classified in Industry 32611, Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing; and
Manufacturing plastics hoses--are classified in Industry 326220, Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 326121, Unlaminated plastics profile shape manufacturing, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 326121 is comparable to SIC 3082. 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

326121	Unsupported plastics profile shapes mfg	2002	670	5,393,216	1,061,862	30,396
		1997	787	4,436,148	857,876	27,449
		% change	-14.9	21.6	23.8	10.7

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Geographic Distribution -- Unlaminated plastics profile shape 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

670

5,393,216

100.00

1,061,862

30,396

California

721,160

13.37

166,817

4,312

New York

481,167

8.92

57,284

1,434

Illinois

341,823

6.34

87,217

2,414

Texas

316,466

5.87

48,541

1,534

Pennsylvania

307,520

5.70

60,899

1,934

Ohio

287,632

5.33

67,259

r 1,997

North Carolina

278,333

5.16

36,511

917

New Jersey

240,289

4.46

56,275

1,465

South Carolina

226,660

4.20

45,799

1,209

Washington

196,307

3.64

46,172

1,304

Massachusetts

190,694

3.54

54,209

1,520

Minnesota

185,894

3.45

40,336

1,147

Indiana

185,888

3.45

33,095

1,067

Kansas

168,965

3.13

23,595

877

Wisconsin

161,816

3.00

46,024

1,447

Tennessee

154,667

2.87

28,393

839

Michigan

104,642

1.94

27,464

825

Florida

88,940

1.65

18,107

543

Arizona

68,076

1.26

10,646

332

Missouri

46,219

0.86

10,723

371

Georgia

45,327

0.84

11,677

345

Alabama

26,913

0.50

4,510

140

Connecticut

25,822

0.48

7,439

253

Maryland

23,552

0.44

6,509

150

Iowa

21,802

0.40

6,085

200

New Hampshire

20,093

0.37

5,524

180

Oregon

16,235

0.30

4,371

116

Louisiana

15,803

0.29

3,589

107

All other states, including those below

444,511

8.24

46,792

1,417

Delaware

(250-499)

Kentucky

(250-499)

Arkansas

(100-249)

Mississippi

(100-249)

Virginia

(100-249)

Products Lines for Unlaminated plastics profile shape manufacturing
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
326121	Unlaminated plastics profile shape mfg.	5,400,366	100.00
32612103	Unlaminated polyethylene rods, tubes, profiles, & other shapes	1,501,954	27.81
32612107	Other unlaminated plastics profile shapes	1,381,373	25.58
32612106	Unlaminated vinyl & vinyl copolymer rods, tubes, profiles, etc.	634,948	11.76
32612104	Unlaminated polypropylene rods/tubes/profiles/other shapes	488,996	9.05
32612101	Unlaminated acrylate & methacrylate rods/tubes/profiles/etc.	412,460	7.64
32612102	Unlaminated polyamide (nylon) rods, tubes, profiles, etc.	307,988	5.70
32612105	Unlaminated polystyrene rods, tubes, profiles, & other shapes	305,068	5.65
	-Other	367,579	6.81

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Unlaminated plastics profile shape 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-326121	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 326121
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
U.S. International Trade Statistics	Monthly	Value of exports and imports by country [select 3-digit NAICS, then select 6-digit NAICS]	US