Annual Survey of Manufactures 2000

The Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provided sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employees. Was conducted annually, except for years ending in 2 and 7, at which time ASM statistics were included in the manufacturing sector of the Economic Census. The economic census manufacturing sector was the universe from which the ASM sample frame was selected and provided more detailed statistics. Provided statistics on employment, payroll, supplemental labor costs, cost of materials consumed, operating expenses, value of shipments, value added by manufacturing, detailed capital expenditures, fuels and electric energy used, and inventories. Purpose To provide key intercensal measures of manufacturing activity, products, and location for public and private sector use. The ASM provided the best measure of U.S. manufacturing industry outputs, inputs, and operating status, and was the primary basis for updates of the Longitudinal Research Database (LRD). Census Bureau staff and academic researchers with sworn agent status use the LRD for micro data analysis. Coverage Manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employees or nonemployers that use leased employees for manufacturing are classified in NAICS sector 31-33. Content The ASM provided statistics on employment, payroll, worker hours, payroll supplements, cost of materials, selected operating expenses, value added by manufacturing, capital expenditures, inventories, and energy consumption. It also provided estimates of value of shipments for approximately 3,500 products manufactured, as defined by the North America Product Classification System (NAPCS). Methods The ASM was a sample survey of approximately 50,000 establishments. The latest sample, in 2019, was selected using a sample frame based on information from the Manufacturing portion of the 2017 Economic Census. The initial 2019 sample was supplemented with records for new manufacturing establishments that were not included in the 2017 Economic Census but were identified on the Census Bureau's Business Register for the 2018 processing year. The ASM sample was updated annually from two sources that are input to the Business Register; administrative records from the Internal Revenue Service were used to identify new single-establishment manufacturers, and the Company Organization Survey was used to identify new manufacturing establishments of multi-establishment companies. For more information, please visit About the Annual Survey of Manufactures