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NAICS 512240
Sound recording studios

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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
51224	Sound recording studios	1,488	664,248	238,160	6,150
512240	Sound recording studios	1,488	664,248	238,160	6,150

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
51224	Sound recording studios	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,488	664,248
512240	Sound recording studios	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,488	664,248

Definition: NAICS 512240 Sound recording studios

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing the facilities and technical expertise for sound recording in a studio. This industry includes establishments that provide audio production and postproduction services to produce master recordings. These establishments may provide audio services for film, television, and video productions.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Releasing, promoting, and distributing sound recordings--are classified in Industry 512220, Integrated Record Production/Distribution;
Providing mass duplication of recorded products--are classified in U.S. Industry 334612, Prerecorded Compact Disc (except Software), Tape, and Record Reproducing; and
Contracting with musical artists, arranging for the production of master recordings, and marketing the reproduction rights--are classified in Industry 512210, Record Production.

Historical comparability

NAICS 512240, Sound recording studios, 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

512240	Sound recording studios	2002	1,490	671,727	241,160	6,176
		1997	1,269	540,601	162,976	5,528
		% change	17.4	24.3	48.0	11.7

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Geographic Distribution -- Sound recording studios: 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

1,488

664,248

100.00

2.31

238,160

6,150

California

331

255,857

38.52

7.31

102,108

1,956

New York

226

134,559

20.26

7.02

45,733

1,261

Texas

31,272

4.71

1.44

11,593

395

Tennessee

26,742

4.03

4.62

8,774

321

Florida

25,515

3.84

1.53

7,914

260

Illinois

21,257

3.20

1.69

6,916

203

Georgia

14,565

2.19

1.69

4,518

159

Massachusetts

11,497

1.73

1.79

3,512

120

Pennsylvania

10,961

1.65

0.89

3,399

Washington

10,449

1.57

1.72

3,457

106

Maryland

10,202

1.54

1.87

4,013

115

North Carolina

10,008

1.51

1.20

2,792

New Jersey

9,955

1.50

1.16

2,987

Michigan

8,844

1.33

0.88

2,557

Virginia

7,916

1.19

1.09

2,487

Colorado

7,057

1.06

1.57

2,432

Ohio

5,955

0.90

0.52

1,694

Indiana

5,208

0.78

0.85

1,928

Connecticut

4,452

0.67

1.29

1,219

Minnesota

4,346

0.65

0.86

1,640

Kentucky

3,825

0.58

0.94

1,341

Alabama

3,625

0.55

0.81

1,250

Oregon

3,108

0.47

0.88

766

Utah

2,451

0.37

1.05

851

Arizona

2,059

0.31

0.38

374

Nevada

1,836

0.28

0.85

426

Vermont

1,796

0.27

2.91

677

Hawaii

1,304

0.20

1.06

511

Louisiana

1,175

0.18

0.26

410

West Virginia

868

0.13

0.48

Oklahoma

785

0.12

0.23

304

District of Columbia

238

0.04

0.41

All other states, including those below

101

24,561

3.70

9,465

251

Arkansas

(20-99)

Kansas

(20-99)

Missouri

(20-99)

Nebraska

(20-99)

South Carolina

(20-99)

Wisconsin

(20-99)

Alaska

(1-19)

Delaware

(1-19)

Iowa

(1-19)

Maine

(1-19)

Mississippi

(1-19)

Montana

(1-19)

New Hampshire

(1-19)

New Mexico

(1-19)

Rhode Island

(1-19)

Products Lines for Sound recording studios
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	664,248	100.00
32200	Receipts from the use of sound recording studio	603,587	90.87
39000	Merchandise sales	13,514	2.03
32130	Royalties/license fees/oth pay for auth the use of musical comps	5,101	0.77
	-Other	42,046	6.33

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Sound recording studios
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 512240
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