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NAICS 339993
Fastener, button, needle, and pin 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
33999	All other miscellaneous mfg	7,174	25,090,316	5,909,894	185,411
339993	Fastener, button, needle, & pin mfg	185	669,359	171,477	5,257

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
33999	All other miscellaneous mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	7,174	25,090,316
339993	Fastener, button, needle, & pin mfg	N	N	N	N	N	N	185	669,359

Definition: NAICS 339993 Fastener, button, needle, and pin manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fasteners, buttons, needles, pins, and buckles (except precious metals or precious and semiprecious stones and gems).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Manufacturing buttons, pins, and buckles made of precious metals or precious and semiprecious stones and gems--are classified in U.S. Industry 339911, Jewelry (except Costume) Manufacturing;
Manufacturing hypodermic and suture needles--are classified in U.S. Industry 339112, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing; and
Manufacturing phonograph and styli needles--are classified in U.S. Industry 334419, Other Electronic Component Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 339993, Fastener, button, needle, and pin manufacturing, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 339993 is nearly comparable to SIC 3131. 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

339993	Fastener, button, needle, & pin mfg	2002	185	669,359	171,477	5,257
		1997	252	838,928	211,561	8,021
		% change	-26.6	-20.2	-18.9	-34.5

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Geographic Distribution -- Fastener, button, needle, and pin 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

185

669,359

100.00

2.32

171,477

5,257

Connecticut

61,070

9.12

17.66

20,113

655

California

52,654

7.87

1.50

16,294

545

New York

40,442

6.04

2.11

11,565

414

Florida

39,355

5.88

2.36

6,937

247

New Jersey

18,685

2.79

2.18

6,555

167

Rhode Island

12,587

1.88

11.78

4,537

184

All other states, including those below

444,566

66.42

105,476

3,045

Georgia

(1000-2499)

North Carolina

(250-499)

Illinois

(100-249)

Kentucky

(100-249)

Tennessee

(100-249)

Wisconsin

(100-249)

Products Lines for Fastener, button, needle, and pin manufacturing
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
339993	Fastener, button, needle, and pin mfg.	629,636	100.00
33999351	Buckles, fasteners (except slide fasteners), needles, and pins	218,463	34.70
33999311	Buttons & button parts, incl. button backs, blanks, & molds	173,162	27.50
33999331	Zippers and slide fasteners	132,424	21.03
	-Other	105,587	16.77

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Fastener, button, needle, and pin 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-339993	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 339993
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