(Restricted) Annual Survey of Manufactures (1973-2019)

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The Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provides sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employee. Manufacturing is defined as the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products. The assembly of components into new products is also considered manufacturing, except when it is appropriately classified as construction. Establishments in the manufacturing sector are often described as plants, factories, or mills and typically use power-driven machines and materials-handling equipment. Also included in the manufacturing sector are some establishments that make products by hand, such as custom tailors and the makers of custom draperies. While manufacturers typically do not sell to the public, some establishments such as bakeries and candy stores that make products on the premises may be included. The Census Bureau conducts the ASM in each of the four years between the economic census which is collected for years ending in 2 and 7. The economic census is the sample frame from which the ASM is chosen and presents more detailed data than the ASM. Each of the establishments canvassed in the ASM are classified in 1 of 473 manufacturing industries in accordance with the industry definitions in the 1997 NAICS Manual. The ASM is conducted on an establishment basis. A company operating at more than one location is required to file a separate report for each location or establishment selected in the sample. Companies engaged in distinctly different lines of activity at one location are requested to submit separate reports if the plant records permit such a separation and if the activities are substantial in size. Occasionally, special supplemental questions are added to the ASM in order to collect information on specific topics of interest. For example, detailed information on fuels consumed: quantity and cost of coal, coke, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, natural gas and liquefied petroleum gases were collected as part of the 1975-81 ASM. Supplemental information on the use of computer networks for ordering supplies, managing inventories, and managing sales, etc. were collected as part of the 1999 and 2000 ASM. In addition, pre-calculated total factor productivity measures are included in the files with data approval. Use of these data requires review and approval from the Internal Revenue Service. The Census Bureau will coordinate all additional necessary reviews.