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NAICS 339950
Sign 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
339	Miscellaneous mfg	32,569	126,094,532	27,363,736	755,401
3399	Other miscellaneous mfg	20,409	64,165,772	13,991,598	428,911
33995	Sign mfg	6,266	9,879,850	3,010,676	86,695
339950	Sign mfg	6,266	9,879,850	3,010,676	86,695

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
339	Miscellaneous mfg	95,720	128,633,041	63,151	66.0	2,538,509	2.0	32,569	126,094,532
3399	Other miscellaneous mfg	79,355	66,428,007	58,946	74.3	2,262,235	3.4	20,409	64,165,772
33995	Sign mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	6,266	9,879,850
339950	Sign mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	6,266	9,879,850

Definition: NAICS 339950 Sign manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing signs and related displays of all materials (except printing paper and paperboard signs, notices, displays).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Printing advertising specialties or printing paper and paperboard signs, notices, and displays--are classified in Industry 323110, Printing;
Manufacturing and printing advertising specialties--are classified in the manufacturing sector according to products manufactured;
Manufacturing die-cut paperboard displays--are classified in U.S. Industry 322299, All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing; and
Sign lettering and painting--are classified in Industry 541890, Other Services Related to Advertising.

Historical comparability

NAICS 339950, Sign manufacturing, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 339950 is comparable to SIC 3993. 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

339950	Sign mfg	2002	6,266	9,879,850	3,010,676	86,695
		1997	5,710	7,997,974	2,412,225	83,813
		% change	9.7	23.5	24.8	3.4

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Geographic Distribution -- Sign 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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ments

Value of shipments
($1,000)

Value of shipments
% of
U.S.

Value of shipments
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

6,266

9,879,850

100.00

3,010,676

86,695

California

646

874,435

8.85

287,931

r 7,978

Illinois

247

711,725

7.20

191,384

r 4,885

New York

375

670,381

6.79

200,036

5,894

Texas

505

663,002

6.71

194,429

r 6,256

Ohio

291

551,888

5.59

167,419

4,951

Pennsylvania

239

501,222

5.07

136,164

3,842

New Jersey

178

458,358

4.64

143,541

r 3,422

Wisconsin

148

454,429

4.60

121,390

r 3,115

Florida

391

407,719

4.13

111,880

r 3,367

Minnesota

135

292,982

2.97

89,588

r 2,473

Michigan

216

289,646

2.93

104,953

2,542

Massachusetts

136

262,458

2.66

77,806

2,142

Missouri

137

256,335

2.59

85,037

2,523

Georgia

213

219,031

2.22

75,644

2,373

South Dakota

211,420

2.14

278

44,738

1,669

Indiana

152

205,637

2.08

61,396

r 1,897

Arizona

117

197,567

2.00

54,602

1,404

Tennessee

121

192,123

1.94

80,518

2,060

Connecticut

185,704

1.88

50,484

1,725

Virginia

147

181,781

1.84

60,901

1,896

Alabama

172,446

1.75

53,096

1,658

North Carolina

180

164,979

1.67

53,703

r 1,623

Nevada

164,529

1.67

62,776

1,493

Kentucky

157,204

1.59

34,702

r 1,117

Washington

153

149,116

1.51

48,406

1,392

Colorado

142

135,070

1.37

44,640

1,272

Oregon

114

130,377

1.32

42,563

r 1,218

South Carolina

129,690

1.31

34,229

1,116

Kansas

106,624

1.08

34,044

r 1,121

Maryland

114

97,750

0.99

35,374

1,056

Iowa

87,599

0.89

28,008

848

Rhode Island

79,525

0.80

26,338

828

Utah

74,286

0.75

25,019

690

Arkansas

50,108

0.51

13,782

478

Louisiana

46,616

0.47

15,508

514

Oklahoma

45,885

0.46

16,161

541

Mississippi

43,289

0.44

12,090

404

Idaho

34,700

0.35

13,550

424

North Dakota

34,302

0.35

10,939

404

Nebraska

29,464

0.30

10,224

347

West Virginia

28,124

0.28

8,240

235

New Hampshire

28,056

0.28

9,473

254

Maine

19,846

0.20

7,085

228

New Mexico

19,094

0.19

5,998

205

Montana

12,210

0.12

4,159

124

Hawaii

12,187

0.12

3,824

r 111

Vermont

10,795

0.11

4,658

172

Wyoming

8,374

0.08

3,288

120

All other states, including those below

19,762

0.20

8,958

288

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Products Lines for Sign manufacturing
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
339950	Sign manufacturing	8,814,290	100.00
33995031	Nonelectric signs/displays, incl. counter/floor/point-of-purch.	2,983,689	33.85
33995051	Advertising specialties	1,309,686	14.86
33995013	Electric signs, incandescent bulb	1,037,506	11.77
33995011	Luminous tubing electric signs, incl. argon, hydrogen, & neon	806,878	9.15
33995012	Electric signs, fluorescent lamp	651,808	7.39
	-Other	2,024,723	22.97

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Sign 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-339950	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 339950
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