1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for North Carolina
1987 SIC Basis: Manufacturing

 

 

 

Manufacturing by Industry (4-digit SIC)
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Introductory text includes scope and methodology.
For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table. An alternate display has fewer columns.

SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Value of Shipments
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg
  Manufacturing 11,971 11,532 3.8 163,729,870 128,544,061 27.4 789,476 781,543 1.0 21,713,029 18,350,134 18.3
20 Food and kindred products 472 490 -3.7 13,345,549 10,302,272 29.5 56,015 53,225 5.2 1,330,962 1,080,398 23.2
21 Tobacco products 20 23 -13.0 D 17,406,181 N (10k-24999) 14,638 N D 562,231 N
22 Textile mill products 1,109 1,169 -5.1 21,834,778 20,453,231 6.8 158,666 191,980 -17.4 3,677,396 3,607,244 1.9
23 Apparel and other textile products 735 790 -7.0 5,499,519 4,616,037 19.1 51,854 67,933 -23.7 946,712 978,927 -3.3
24 Lumber and wood products 1,886 1,861 1.3 5,817,217 3,987,273 45.9 43,823 36,971 18.5 1,043,154 701,069 48.8
25 Furniture and fixtures 779 792 -1.6 6,982,645 5,301,150 31.7 75,938 73,794 2.9 1,709,366 1,438,667 18.8
26 Paper and allied products 213 201 6.0 5,232,627 4,089,621 27.9 22,667 21,599 4.9 854,151 713,778 19.7
27 Printing and publishing 1,547 1,473 5.0 3,515,512 2,626,802 33.8 31,910 29,474 8.3 923,449 693,675 33.1
28 Chemicals and allied products 398 377 5.6 21,434,504 14,903,368 43.8 37,878 36,582 3.5 1,455,817 1,229,244 18.4
29 Petroleum and coal products 32 36 -11.1 D 252,283 N (500-999) 801 N D 19,419 N
30 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products 509 455 11.9 7,625,169 5,409,908 40.9 45,559 39,027 16.7 1,338,119 1,019,427 31.3
31 Leather and leather products 44 45 -2.2 D 394,002 N (1000-2499) 3,363 N D 60,711 N
32 Stone, clay, and glass products 554 506 9.5 3,968,610 2,427,496 63.5 22,447 19,633 14.3 662,990 478,870 38.4
33 Primary metal industries 113 130 -13.1 3,716,987 2,221,283 67.3 14,104 11,715 20.4 475,123 311,461 52.5
34 Fabricated metal products 838 728 15.1 5,606,471 4,052,266 38.4 34,943 30,198 15.7 1,019,579 777,759 31.1
35 Industrial machinery and equipment 1,427 1,276 11.8 18,163,606 11,922,892 52.3 69,205 56,606 22.3 2,117,008 2,049,400 3.3
36 Electronic and other electric equipment 378 350 8.0 12,513,397 10,625,222 17.8 56,273 50,044 12.4 1,820,375 1,409,626 29.1
37 Transportation equipment 328 268 22.4 D 4,593,254 N (25k-49999) 22,468 N D 646,216 N
38 Instruments and related products 228 205 11.2 2,534,930 2,220,778 14.1 12,626 13,954 -9.5 421,118 416,147 1.2
39 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries 361 357 1.1 1,073,627 738,742 45.3 9,303 7,538 23.4 242,295 155,865 55.5
N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

Top: 2-digit SIC table All-sector table Data in formats for downloading PDF report

- Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics   - Questions?
Last revised: July 13, 2011