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NAICS 51221
Record 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
5122	Sound recording industries	3,384	15,323,757	2,246,456	31,923
51221	Record production	349	336,600	68,888	1,582
512210	Record production	349	336,600	68,888	1,582

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
5122	Sound recording industries	17,211	15,731,216	13,827	80.3	407,459	2.6	3,384	15,323,757
51221	Record production	N	N	N	N	N	N	349	336,600

Definition: NAICS 51221 Record production

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in record production (e.g., tapes, CDs). These establishments contract with artists and arrange and finance the production of original master recordings. Establishments in this industry hold the copyright to the master recording and derive most of their revenues from the sales, leasing, and licensing of master recordings. Establishments in this industry do not have their own duplication or distribution capabilities.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Releasing, promoting, and distributing recordings--are classified in Industry 512220, Integrated Record Production/Distribution;
Promoting and authorizing the use of musical works in various media--are classified in Industry 512230, Music Publishers;
Mass duplication services--are classified in U.S. Industry 334612, Prerecorded Compact Disc (except Software), Tape, and Record Reproducing;
Merchant wholesale distribution of blank audio cassettes, tapes, and discs--are classified in Industry 423690, Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers;
Merchant wholesale distribution of prerecorded audio cassettes, tapes, and discs--are classified in Industry 423990, Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers;
Managing the careers of artists--are classified in Industry 711410, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers and Other Public Figures;
Providing facilities and technical expertise for recording musical performances--are classified in Industry 512240, Sound Recording Studios; and
Producing albums on contract as independent producers--are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers.

Historical comparability

NAICS 51221, Record production, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, 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	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

51221	Record production	2002	349	336,600	68,888	1,582
		1997	283	182,369	46,520	998
		% change	23.3	84.6	48.1	58.5

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Geographic Distribution -- Record 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

349

336,600

100.00

1.17

68,888

1,582

California

119,719

35.57

3.42

24,153

417

New York

57,222

17.00

2.99

16,113

400

Texas

45,220

13.43

2.08

5,655

188

Tennessee

38,691

11.49

6.68

5,775

166

New Jersey

18,561

5.51

2.16

3,199

Ohio

16,897

5.02

1.48

1,822

Georgia

10,063

2.99

1.17

3,278

Florida

8,310

2.47

0.50

2,226

Illinois

4,324

1.28

0.34

664

Pennsylvania

1,856

0.55

0.15

214

Connecticut

1,770

0.53

0.51

438

Hawaii

1,392

0.41

1.13

444

North Carolina

462

0.14

0.06

224

Virginia

437

0.13

0.06

136

All other states, including those below

11,676

3.47

4,547

150

Washington

(20-99)

Arizona

(1-19)

Colorado

(1-19)

Indiana

(1-19)

Louisiana

(1-19)

Massachusetts

(1-19)

Michigan

(1-19)

Minnesota

(1-19)

Mississippi

(1-19)

Missouri

(1-19)

Nevada

(1-19)

North Dakota

(1-19)

Oregon

(1-19)

Rhode Island

(1-19)

South Carolina

(1-19)

Utah

(1-19)

Vermont

(1-19)

Products Lines for Record production
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	336,600	100.00
32140	Receipts from sales/leasing/licensing fees of master recordings	306,781	91.14
32130	Royalties/license fees/oth pay for auth the use of musical comps	17,732	5.27
39000	Merchandise sales	2,597	0.77
	-Other	9,490	2.82

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Record 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
EC02-51I-08	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 51221
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
Service Annual Survey: Information Sector Services	Annual	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms	US
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