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NAICS 51211
Motion picture and video production

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual 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	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

51	Information	137,678	891,845,956	194,670,163	3,736,061
512	Motion picture & sound recording industries	22,458	78,250,368	12,599,117	303,148
5121	Motion picture & video industries	19,074	62,926,611	10,352,661	271,225
51211	Motion picture & video production	11,163	46,761,808	7,389,791	111,112
512110	Motion picture & video production	11,163	46,761,808	7,389,791	111,112

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	Revenue ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
N = Not available
51	Information	370,376	899,396,034	232,698	62.8	7,550,078	0.8	137,678	891,845,956
512	Motion picture & sound recording industries	78,417	80,264,384	55,959	71.4	2,014,016	2.5	22,458	78,250,368
5121	Motion picture & video industries	61,206	64,533,168	42,132	68.8	1,606,557	2.5	19,074	62,926,611
51211	Motion picture & video production	N	N	N	N	N	N	11,163	46,761,808

Definition: NAICS 51211 Motion picture and video production

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing, or producing and distributing motion pictures, videos, television programs, or television commercials.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Producing motion pictures and videos on contract as independent producers--are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers;
Providing teleproduction and other postproduction services--are classified in U.S. Industry 512191, Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services;
Providing video taping of weddings, special events, and/or business inventories--are classified in Industry 54192, Photographic Services;
Providing motion picture laboratory services--are classified in U.S. Industry 512199, Other Motion Picture and Video Industries;
Providing mass duplication and packaging of video tapes--are classified in U.S. Industry 334612, Prerecorded Compact Disc (except Software), Tape, and Record Reproducing; and
Acquiring distribution rights and distributing motion pictures and videos--are classified in Industry 512120, Motion Picture and Video Distribution.

Historical comparability

NAICS 51211, Motion picture and video production, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 51211 is comparable to SIC 7812. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparable statistics are not available between 1997 and 2002.

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Geographic Distribution -- Motion picture and video production: 2002

Data for the Information sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places.

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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Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

11,163

46,761,808

100.00

162

7,389,791

111,112

California

4,148

5,186,938

69,820

New York

1,458

827,904

11,071

Illinois

375

213,040

2,513

Florida

614

116,312

3,987

All other states, including those below

249

100.00

27,925

833

Texas

395

97,499

2,159

New Jersey

230

84,777

1,178

Connecticut

103

83,342

1,298

Arizona

(250-499)

Arkansas

(100-249)

Alaska

(20-99)

Idaho

(20-99)

Mississippi

(20-99)

Nebraska

(20-99)

North Dakota

(20-99)

Vermont

(20-99)

Wyoming

(20-99)

Georgia

235

67,753

1,750

Virginia

195

60,658

1,408

Pennsylvania

224

54,839

1,160

Massachusetts

193

50,619

990

District of Columbia

104

46,624

724

Colorado

205

39,244

1,016

Ohio

200

39,300

1,039

Minnesota

187

35,319

946

Utah

120

34,701

1,058

Michigan

207

32,784

717

Maryland

186

29,534

603

North Carolina

160

30,049

695

Tennessee

129

28,265

648

Oregon

108

25,010

718

Washington

160

23,712

760

Wisconsin

19,867

465

Indiana

100

18,582

450

Oklahoma

16,928

352

Missouri

119

16,228

437

Iowa

10,888

296

Nevada

9,556

179

Alabama

8,231

243

Kentucky

8,466

234

Louisiana

7,734

271

New Hampshire

6,816

139

South Carolina

6,652

212

Hawaii

4,502

140

Kansas

5,053

134

Maine

3,410

108

Montana

1,714

New Mexico

2,484

Rhode Island

1,567

South Dakota

2,486

Delaware

1,480

West Virginia

999

Products Lines for Motion picture and video production
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	46,761,808	100.00
31990	Distribution of commercial theater motion pictures	24,321,183	52.01
32000	Dist of television programs, excluding commercials & music videos	12,822,429	27.42
32040	Contract production, excluding postproduction services	2,781,135	5.95
	-Other	6,837,061	14.62

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Motion picture and video production
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-51SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-51SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-51SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
		End of Year Inventories by Category: 2002 & 2001	US
		Inventories with LIFO Valuation: 2002 & 2001	US
EC02-51I-07	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-51A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 51211
Hypertext Tables	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