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NAICS 333992
Welding and soldering equipment 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
333	Machinery mfg	28,306	252,476,407	49,838,051	1,172,889
3339	Other general purpose machinery mfg	6,616	57,305,728	12,583,701	296,165
33399	All other general purpose machinery mfg	3,992	28,931,170	6,803,980	158,421
333992	Welding & soldering equipment mfg	231	3,799,582	794,067	16,128

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
333	Machinery mfg	41,507	253,246,542	13,201	31.8	770,135	0.3	28,306	252,476,407
3339	Other general purpose machinery mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	6,616	57,305,728
33399	All other general purpose machinery mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	3,992	28,931,170
333992	Welding & soldering equipment mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	231	3,799,582

Definition: NAICS 333992 Welding and soldering equipment manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing welding and soldering equipment and accessories (except transformers), such as arc, resistance, gas, plasma, laser, electron beam, and ultrasonic welding equipment; welding electrodes; coated or cored welding wire; and soldering equipment (except handheld).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Manufacturing handheld soldering irons--are classified in U.S. Industry 332212, Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing; and
Manufacturing transformers for arc-welding--are classified in U.S. Industry 335311, Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 333992, Welding and soldering equipment manufacturing, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 333992 is nearly comparable to SIC 3548. 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

333992	Welding & soldering equipment mfg	2002	231	3,799,582	794,067	16,128
		1997	250	4,444,978	918,180	22,505
		% change	-7.6	-14.5	-13.5	-28.3

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Geographic Distribution -- Welding and soldering equipment 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

231

3,799,582

100.00

794,067

16,128

Ohio

1,205,032

31.71

106

226,009

4,234

Michigan

794,286

20.90

183,010

3,111

Wisconsin

393,717

10.36

74,546

1,490

New Hampshire

175,689

4.62

138

40,361

891

Texas

166,981

4.39

31,505

776

California

161,271

4.24

43,527

900

Pennsylvania

151,799

4.00

32,841

698

South Carolina

93,236

2.45

25,240

580

Illinois

59,180

1.56

15,929

419

Florida

59,141

1.56

16,626

439

Kentucky

45,613

1.20

7,435

198

Georgia

42,004

1.11

7,710

175

Connecticut

37,035

0.97

10,904

211

Indiana

22,689

0.60

6,560

143

All other states, including those below

391,909

10.31

71,864

1,863

Kansas

(250-499)

New York

(250-499)

Iowa

(100-249)

Maryland

(100-249)

South Dakota

(100-249)

Products Lines for Welding and soldering equipment manufacturing
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
333992	Welding and soldering equipment manufacturing	3,535,187	100.00
33399211	Arc welding apparatus and related equipment	1,211,777	34.28
33399271	Resistance welders, components, accessories, & electrodes	820,111	23.20
33399231	Electrodes for welding	673,317	19.05
333992A1	Other welding equipment, components, and accessories	492,407	13.93
33399291	Gas welding/cutting equip., parts, attachments, & accessories	311,612	8.81
	-Other	25,963	0.73

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Welding and soldering equipment 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-333992	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 333992
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