Report forms for the 2012 Ecomomic Census Covering the Manufacturing Sector

Attachment B
MC-32000(I)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

(09-14-2011) Draft 1

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

2012 ECONOMIC CENSUS
Manufacturing Sector

INFORMATION SHEETS

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
We estimate that it will take from 2 to 6 hours to
complete this form, with almost 2.2 hours being the
average. This includes time to read instructions,
develop or assemble material, conduct tests,
organize and review the information, and maintain
and report the information. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to:
Paperwork Project 0607-0938, U.S. Census Bureau,
4600 Silver Hill Road, AMSD-3K138, Washington,
D.C. 20233. You may e-mail comments to
Paperwork@census.gov; use "Paperwork Project
0607-0938" as the subject.
If you require an extension of time to complete this
report or if there are any other questions regarding
this report, please –
• Visit our website at
www.census.gov/econhelp, or
• Call 1-800-233-6136 for toll-free assistance, 8:00
a.m. to 6 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday, or
• Write to the U.S. Census Bureau, 1201 Tenth
Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47134-0001
Please include the 11-digit Census File Number
(CFN) shown to the left the address box of the report
report form.
Respondents are not required to respond to any
information collection unless it displays a valid
approval number from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). The OMB 8-digit number
appears in the upper right corner of this report
form.
Report all value figures in thousands of dollars.
When actual book figures cannot be provided
without high cost to your company, reasonable
amounts of estimating or prorating are acceptable.

DEFINITION OF ESTABLISHMENT AND
MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY
• An establishment is generally a single physical
location where business is conducted or where
services or industrial operations are performed.
Further clarification is provided in the General
Instructions.
• Manufacturing activity involves the mechanical,
physical, or chemical transformation of materials,
substances, or components into new products.
The assembling of component parts of
manufactured products is considered
manufacturing, except in cases where the activity
is appropriately classified in Sector 23,
Construction.
A. Who Should Report
The Economic Census covering the manufacturing
sector is conducted under an Act of Congress
(Title 13, United States Code) which requires that
a report be filed by every manufacturer who
receives a report form.
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELECTED
ITEMS
Item 5 – SALES, SHIPMENTS, RECEIPTS, OR
REVENUE
Part A – Value of Products Shipped
Report the total value of products shipped and
other receipts as entered in item 22 .
Part B – Value of Products Exported
Report as exports those shipments going directly
for export including shipments to foreign
subsidiaries or foreign divisions of your company
and their affiliates.

Item 6 – E-SHIPMENTS
E-shipments are shipments controlled through the
use of any electronic network for manufactured
products; including shipments to other domestic
plants of your own company for further
manufacture, assembly, or fabrication, where price
and terms of sale are negotiated over an Internet,
Extranet, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) network,
electronic mail, or other online system. Payment
may or may not be made online.
Item 7 – EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLL
Follow the definitions of employees used on the
Internal Revenue Service Form 941, Employer’s
Quarterly Federal Tax Return, and as described in
Circular E, Employer’s Tax Guide.
Item 9 – VALUE OF INVENTORIES
Report the value of all inventories owned by this
establishment regardless of where the inventories
are held.

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Item 13 – ASSETS AND CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
INCLUDE all buildings, structures, and equipment
used directly or indirectly by this establishment to
produce the goods and services reported in items 5 ,
line A, and 22 , Sales, Shipments, Receipts, or
Revenue
Item 14 – RENTAL PAYMENTS
Report rental payments made during the year to
other companies for use of such fixed assets as
buildings, structures, and equipment. If the parent
or subsidiary rents property for use of this
establishment and pays the rent, report the rents
in item 14 , as if the establishment paid them.
Item 16 – COST OF MATERIALS, RESALES,
FUELS, ELECTRICITY, AND WORK DONE FOR
YOU BY OTHERS ON YOUR MATERIALS
Report total delivered cost after discounts and
include freight of the materials actually consumed
or put in production during the year.