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NAICS 333997
Scale and balance (except laboratory) 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
333997	Scale & balance (except laboratory) mfg	113	692,467	170,744	4,297

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
333997	Scale & balance (except laboratory) mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	113	692,467

Definition: NAICS 333997 Scale and balance (except laboratory) manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing scales and balances (except laboratory).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing laboratory scales and balances are classified in U.S. Industry 339111, Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 333997, Scale and balance (except laboratory) manufacturing, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 333997 is comparable to SIC 3596. 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

333997	Scale & balance (except laboratory) mfg	2002	113	692,467	170,744	4,297
		1997	121	682,181	148,487	4,856
		% change	-6.6	1.5	15.0	-11.5

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Geographic Distribution -- Scale and balance (except laboratory) 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

113

692,467

100.00

2.40

170,744

4,297

Wisconsin

72,471

10.47

13.33

16,653

495

Illinois

53,180

7.68

4.22

13,937

278

New York

45,032

6.50

2.35

11,262

223

California

25,805

3.73

0.74

11,547

285

Massachusetts

24,480

3.54

3.81

6,899

161

Florida

18,475

2.67

1.11

5,248

156

Washington

16,445

2.37

2.71

5,368

137

All other states, including those below

436,579

63.05

99,830

2,562

Minnesota

(250-499)

Missouri

(250-499)

Ohio

(250-499)

Michigan

(100-249)

New Mexico

(100-249)

South Carolina

(100-249)

Vermont

(100-249)

Products Lines for Scale and balance (except laboratory) manufacturing
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
333997	Scale and balance, except laboratory, mfg.	622,423	100.00
33399731	Retail, commercial, household, and mailing scales	195,336	31.38
33399712	Industrial scales	131,867	21.19
33399713	Miscellaneous industrial scales (crane, suspension, tank, etc.)	109,500	17.59
33399751	Parts/attachments/etc. for scales/balances, exc. laboratory	98,878	15.89
33399711	Motor truck and railroad track scales	73,702	11.84
	-Other	13,140	2.11

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Scale and balance (except laboratory) 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-333997	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 333997
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