NIST GCR 99-783

U.S. MANUFACTURERS WITH

PRODUCTS

CONFORMING TO METRIC

STANDARDS:

AN ANALYSIS

United States Department of Commerce

Technology Administration

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST GCR 99-783

U.S. MANUFACTURERS WITH PRODUCTS

CONFORMING TO METRIC STANDARDS:

AN ANALYSIS

Prepared for

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2000

Edited By:

James B. McCracken

Technology Services – Metric Program

Prepared By:

Barbara Drake Lobrano

Thomas Marketing Information Center

Five Penn Plaza

New York, NY 10001

October 1999

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

William M. Daley, Secretary

TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Cheryl L. Shavers, Under Secretary for Technology

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

Raymond G. Kammer, Director
TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION Page

I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1

A. Background.................................................................................................... 1

B. Objectives ....................................................................................................... 2

C. Methodology................................................................................................... 2

II MAJOR CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................ 4

III RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................. 7

IVDETAILED FINDINGS.................................................................................................... 8

A. SIC analysis of TR Listed Companies Conforming to

Metric Standards................................................................................................. 8

B. Location Analysis of TR Listed Companies Conforming to

Metric Standards................................................................................................. 9

C. Analysis of Exporters Among TR Listed Companies .................................... 10

D. Analysis of Exporters Conforming to Metric Standards Among

TR Exporters ..................................................................................................... 11

E. Company Size Analysis of TR Listed Companies and

Companies Conforming to Metric Standards ................................................ 12

APPENDICES

Appendix A - Thomas Register Listee Questionnaire. ................................................A-1-4

Appendix B - Titles of 2-Digit SICs. .............................................................................. B-1-2
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont=d)

TABLE Page

Appendix C - Detailed Tables 1 thru 6 for 1996, 1997 & 1998 Edition of Thomas

Register:

1 - 96 SIC Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies

Conforming to Metric Standards B 1996 Edition....................................... C - 1

1 - 97 SIC Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies

Conforming to Metric Standards B 1997 Edition....................................... C - 2

1 - 98 SIC Analysis of Thomas Register listed Companies

Conforming to Metric Standards B 1998 Edition....................................... C - 3

2 - 96 Location Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies

Conforming to Metric Standards B 1996 Edition....................................... C - 4

2 - 97 Location Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies

Conforming to Metric Standards B 1997 Edition....................................... C - 5

2 - 98 Location Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies

Conforming to Metric Standards B 1998 Edition....................................... C - 6

3 - 96 Exporters Among Thomas Register Listed Companies 1996 Edition...... C - 7

3 - 97 Exporters Among Thomas Register Listed Companies 1997 Edition...... C - 8

3 - 98 Exporters Among Thomas Register Listed Companies 1998 Edition...... C - 9

4 - 96 Exporters Conforming to Metric Standards Among Thomas Register

Exporters B 1996 Edition. ........................................................................... C - 10

4 - 97 Exporters Conforming to Metric Standards Among Thomas Register

Exporters B 1997 Edition. ........................................................................... C - 11

4 - 98 Exporters Conforming to Metric Standards Among Thomas Register

Exporters B 1998 Edition. ........................................................................... C - 12
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont=d)

TABLE Page

5 - 96 Company Size Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies 

B 1996 Edition. ............................................................................................ C - 13

5 - 97 Company Size Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies

B 1997 Edition. ........................................................................................... C - 14 

5 - 98 Company Size Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies

B 1998 Edition. ........................................................................................... C - 15 

6 - 96 Company Size Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies

Conforming to Metric Standards B 1996 Edition..................................... C - 16

6 - 97 Company Size Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies

Conforming to Metric Standards B 1997 Edition..................................... C - 17

6 - 98 Company Size Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies

Conforming to Metric Standards B 1998 Edition.................................... C - 18
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I. INTRODUCTION

This report, prepared for the Metric Program, NIST of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the

result of research into and analysis of the unique data on U.S. manufacturers maintained by the

Thomas Publishing Company.

The purpose of this research and analysis is to provide the Metric Program with insights as to the

current extent of compliance to metric standards among U.S. industrial product manufacturers. 

This report provides a “snapshot” of the degree of availability of metric standard products of

interest to original equipment manufacturers serving both domestic and overseas markets. The

results of this research and analysis can serve as a “benchmark” of metric activity against which the

effectiveness and success of future Metric Program “stimulation” can be measured. The results can

also serve as a stepping stone for further in-depth research on the reasons for the current status

and on means for encouraging further metrication.

A. Background

The Thomas Publishing Company, source of the data analyzed here, has evolved into an American

institution over the 100 years since its birth. Its primary publication, the Thomas Register of

American Manufacturers (the Register or TR), is designed to facilitate the identification of

suppliers and sellers of industrial products. The Register has been a standard information tool of

purchasing personnel, design engineers and others concerned with the design and manufacture of

all types of industrial goods in the U.S. The Register is frequently dubbed “the Bible of American

Industry.” The Register has developed a unique and unmatched database of product-specific

information covering a wide range of industrial products, not specific to anyone industry. The

Register’s database, which is updated yearly, is, therefore, representative of U.S. manufacturing

industry.

Every year a “listing” questionnaire is sent to all companies listed in TR, some 155,000, so that

product updates and changes of address, telephone numbers, etc. can be made available to users. 

This listing questionnaire (see sample in Appendix A) also gathers data on company activity related

to metric conformance, export and other issues. This current investigation is based on analysis of

such data gathered since 1995 for the 1996, 1997 and 1998 editions of TR. The three years of

data presented in this report identify metrication status and trends, which can be further followed as

new TR data becomes available in the future.

Seven years ago a call was received by the Thomas Marketing Information Center (TMIC), the

industrial marketing research division of Thomas Publishing Company, in which the caller asked for

help in locating sources of certain industrial components conforming to metric standards needed to

make a sale of his equipment to the U.K. At that time, TMIC was unaware as to the extent of

information available relative to identifying metric product suppliers. That call immediately

sensitized TMIC to the probable interest other companies might have in expanding their markets

abroad if their products and components thereof could meet metric standards. TMIC

subsequently became involved with the American National Metric Council to promote the U.S.

metrication effort not only to enhance export, but to meet the growing requirements for metric
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products by domestic companies and government agencies.

TMIC realized that the Register database was a good representative of U.S. manufacturing

industries, and that the Register had been collecting valuable and unique data on metric product

availability via the listing questionnaires. TMIC also realized that analysis of that data could

provide a snapshot of U.S. metric compliance, which could also serve as a benchmark to be used

in measuring metric activity and trends on a yearly basis. Furthermore, the Register data could be

used to identify where compliance had gained the strongest foothold in terms of regional

geography, company size and SIC sector activity.

As a result, during the Spring of 1998 TMIC proposed this preliminary analysis of the Register

data as a reflection of metric product availability among U.S. manufacturers.

B. Objectives

The objectives of this project were to analyze the information gathered by the listing questionnaires

for the 1996, 1997, 1998 editions of the Register in terms of:

— the number of companies with products conforming to metric standards relative to the total

quantity of companies listed in TR.

— the distribution of such metric conforming companies by industries as indicated by each

company’s primary Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.

— the geographical distribution of these metric conforming companies.

— export activity among these companies.

— the size distribution of these companies. 

C. Methodology

The methodology utilized in this project involved data acquisition and data analysis.

1. Data Acquisition

TMIC requested from the Register the most recent available relevant data. This data covered all

companies listed in the 1996, 1997, and 1998 editions of the Register which classified themselves

as manufacturers. This data included for these companies their primary SIC, size (number of

employees), location by state, export activity and whether they offered products conforming to

metric standards. The data for each edition had been acquired via listing questionnaires sent to

each company during the previous year. A computer program was then developed to create the

data tables required for the subsequent analysis (see tables in Appendix C).

In addition to compiling this “in-house” data, further secondary research was conducted to gather
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any relevant information on metrication in the U.S. compiled by other sources. However,

surprisingly, no additional data, either new or for confirmation purposes were uncovered. 

In our initial proposal we anticipated searching Federal requirements and European Union

regulations relative to metrication. However, since decisions on metrication of many products have

not yet been finalized by many departments of the Federal government or by the European Union,

it was felt that compiling such information now would be premature and potentially misleading, and 

should be deferred until later in-depth research.

2. Data Analysis

The collected data, as contained in the tables in Appendix C, were then subjected to thorough

analysis in terms of current status and trends in metrication amongst U.S. manufacturers. 

Significant findings are presented in Section IV - Detailed Findings – of this report.

The data, as previously mentioned, had been extracted from the Register’s database of information

collected about the companies listed in TR. The findings are presented primarily

As percentages relating to the various information categories. Such percentages present a clearer

relative picture than the actual quantities in the tables, since these quantities are only on the

companies listed in TR. The Register does not list all companies; however, the 155,000 companies

listed in the Register are an excellent representation of the industrial company population in the

U.S.

The data tables in Appendix C will allow the NIST Metric Program to make additional detailed

analysis in terms of specific SICs, locations and size categories for manufacturers, exporters and

metric conformers. These will allow for comparisons and applications to data currently on hand at

the Metric Program.

Major Conclusions are presented in Section II, with Recommendations in Section III.
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II. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS

The results of this investigation have been based on analysis of company information in the files of

the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers for the 1996, 1997 and 1998 editions. This

company information, in turn, is based primarily on company responses to the Register’s annual

listing questionnaires. The questions most relevant to this investigation concern a company’s

primary SIC, the number of employees, company location, whether the company exports, and

whether any company products conform to metric standards. A sample TR listing questionnaire is

in Appendix A.

The Register, considered “the Bible of American Industry,” is representative of American

manufacturing and, therefore, the results of this analysis present an excellent “snapshot” of U.S.

trends relative to metrication. Detailed findings of this analysis are presented in Section III and

Appendix C of this report. Major conclusions are presented below:

A. Conformance to Metric Standards

1 The quantity of companies offering products conforming to metric standards has been

growing recently at an average rate of about 2% per year. The approximate percentage of

manufacturers offering products which conform to metric standards relative to all

manufacturers listed in the last three editions of the Thomas Register are: 1996 - 16%; 1997

- 19% and 1998 - 20%.

2. The primary SIC’s with higher than average metric conformance based on the 1998 Thomas

Register data are:

Primary % of Metric

 SIC Industry Conformance

33 Primary Metal Industries 27

30 Rubber & Misc Plastics Products 25

35 Industrial Machinery & Equipment 24

34 Fabricated Metal Products 24

38 Instruments & Related Products 23

36 Electronic & Other Electronic Equipment 22

3. In terms of the total quantity of companies conforming to metric standards, SIC35 –

Industrial Machinery Equipment and SIC34 – Fabricated Metal Products have the

largest percentage, 27% and 17%, respectively.

B. Location of Companies Conforming to Metric Standards

1. The majority of companies (66%) offering products conforming to metric standards are

located in the Northeast and Midwest North regions of the country (about 33% each,

respectively).
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2. Of the total quantity of manufacturers, those conforming to metric standards represent about

20% to 21% in all regions except the Midwest South (17%) and the Northwest (4%).

3. The states with higher than average (20%) current metric conformance are as follows:

 % Metric % Metric

State Conformance State Conformance 

CT 28% OH 23%

SC 26% MN 23%

GA 26% NY 22%

VA 25% MD 22%

AL 25% NJ 21%

MI 23% MO 20%

4. The average annual increase by state from 1996 thru 1998 has been 2%. The states with an

above average increase are: SC (6%), OH (3%), MN (3%) and NJ (3%). 

C. Metric Conformance Amongst Exporters

1. Forty-five percent of the manufacturers listed in Thomas Register indicate that they engage in

exporting.

2. The following primary SICs have a higher than average percentage of companies currently

engaged in exporting:

 Primary %

 SIC Industry Exporting

 38 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries 65 

 29 Petroleum & Coal Products 58 

 36 Electronic & Other Electronic Equipment 57 

 28 Chemicals & Allied Products 57 

 22 Textile Mill Products 54 

 73 Business Services 53 

 35 Industrial Machinery & Equipment 52 

 37 Transportation Equipment 51 

3. Of the exporters, 33% indicate they currently provide products conforming to metric

standards. This compares favorably with the 20% of all manufacturers listed in Thomas

Register with metric conformance.

4. Of the 55% of manufacturers who did not indicate they engage in exporting, only 9%

currently provide products conforming to metric standards.
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5 Manufacturers apparently provide metric products primarily to meet export requirements

rather than to meet domestic and governmental needs for metric conforming products.

D. Size Analysis of Metric Conforming Companies

1. Larger companies are more likely to conform to metric standards.

2. The percentage of all manufacturers which conform to metric standards in small

(1 - 99 employees), medium (100 - 499 employees) and large (500+ employees)

companies in 1998 is about 19%, 26% and 29%, respectively.

3. Over the past three years, the percentage of companies conforming to metric standards has

been steadily increasing for each size category, more so for larger companies.

4. The average annual increase in percentage of companies conforming to metric has been

about 2%, 3% and 4%, respectively, for small, medium and large companies.
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III. RECOMMENDATIONS

A. Continued Analysis of Thomas Register Data

This current investigation has indicated significant trends in terms of metrication among U.S.

manufacturers based on data in the 1996, 1997, and 1998 editions of the Thomas

Register of American Manufacturers.

Since data for the 1995 and 1999 editions of the Register will be available in the near future,

it is recommended that this report could then be updated to include 1995 and 1999 data.

Then, as data for new editions of the Register become available in the future, the report can

then be updated periodically as necessary.

B. In-depth Metrication Research

This current investigation has provided information on the status of metrication in the U.S.

over the past three years. However, it has not and could not address reasons for the current

status and trends, or methodologies for changing them.

Therefore, it is recommended that in-depth research be conducted amongst U.S.

manufacturers and related organizations with the following objectives:

1. Explore the reasons behind the current status of metrication, as identified by this current

report.

2. Explore the factors and needs for and against metrication.

3. Identify and evaluate means for enhancing the acceptance and use of metrication

throughout the U.S. industry.
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IV. DETAILED FINDINGS

A. SIC Analysis of TR Listed Companies Conforming to Metric Standards.

(See Tables 1-96, 1-97 and 1-98 in Appendix C)

This analysis is based on the quantity of companies which classified their type of business as

“Manufacturer” listed in the 1996, 1997 and 1998 editions of the Register, and, where

appropriate, as producing products which conform to metric standards. The primary Standard

Industrial Classification (SIC) codes for the bulk of these companies, as would be expected, fall

within the range of the manufacturing SICs 20 thru 39. (See Appendix B for titles of these twodigit SICs). A small percentage of the companies indicated their primary SIC was other than SICs

20 thru 39.

The number of TR “Manufacturer” listees and, of those, the number that conform to metric

standards in the three Register editions are as follows:

 Thomas Register Editions

1996 1997 1998

Total TR Manufacturer Listees: 47,944 63,586 69,622

Total TR Listees Conforming to Metric: 7,742 11,924 13,919

% of TR Listees: 16.15% 18.75% 19.99%

Although the total quantities have increased each year, the important trend is the increase from

16% to 20% in percentage of companies offering products conforming to metric standards. This

trend represents an average increase per year of 2%. Further research will be needed to identify

reasons for these trends.

The major manufacturing SICs, in order of percentage of TR listed companies conforming to

metric standards in 1998, are as follows:

Primary % of Metric Conformance Average %

 SIC Industry 1996 1997 1998 Increase/Yr

33 Primary Metal Industries 21.20 25.06 27.34 3.07

30 Rubber & Misc Plastic Products 18.38 22.84 24.71 3.16

35 Industrial Machinery & Equipment 18.19 22.21 24.07 2.94

34 Fabricated Metal Products 18.49 21.83 23.52 2.29

38 Instruments & Related Products 17.18 21.39 23.36 3.09

36 Electronic & Other

 Electrical Equipment 16.15 19.78 21.76 2.81

32 Stone, Clay & Glass Products 16.20 18.58 20.36 2.08

37 Transportation Equipment 11.46 14.73 16.40 2.47

TOTAL 16.15 18.75 19.99 1.92
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The SICs with the largest percentage of metric conformance include the metal-related SICs 33, 34 and

35, as might be expected, as well as SICs 30 and 38. The SICs which show the largest average annual

increase in metric conformance are SICs 37, 38, 36 and 30.

The SICs with the greatest quantity of companies offering products conforming to metric standards are

listed below in order of percentages of the total quantity of companies conforming to metric standards

among Register listees in 1998.

% of Total Metric

SIC Industry Conforming Companies

35 Industrial Machinery & Equipment 23.44

34 Fabricated Metal Products 14.63

30 Rubber & Misc Plastic Products 8.59

38 Instruments & Related Products 8.31

36 Electronic & Other Electronic Equipment 8.08

33 Primary Metal Industries 3.99

28 Chemicals & Allied Products 3.38

39 Misc Manufacturing Industries 2.30

32 Stone, Clay & Glass Products 2.02

B. Location Analysis of TR Listed Companies Conforming to Metric Standards.

(See Tables 2-96 thru 2-98)

Tables 2-96, 2-97 and 2-98 in Appendix C examine the extent of manufacturing company conformance to

metric standards by state and region of the U.S. in the past three editions of the Register. These tables

indicate that about 66% of the total companies conforming to metric standards are located in the

Northeast and Midwest North regions of the country (about 33% each, respectively).

The six major regions of the U.S., in order of percentage of total companies in each region which conform

to metric standards in 1998, are as follows:

 % of Metric Conformance Average %

 Region 1996 1997 1998 Increase/Yr

Northeast 16.82 19.38 20.97 2.08

Southwest 17.07 18.94 20.33 1.63

Midwest North 15.87 19.14 20.10 2.12

Southeast 16.31 18.98 19.98 1.84

Midwest South 14.13 15.59 17.22 1.55

Northwest 10.99 13.07 13.80 1.41

U.S. TOTAL 16.15 18.75 19.99 1.92

The current (1998) percentage of metric conformance is about 20% for all regions except for the Midwest

South (17.22%) and Northwest (13.80%). The average annual growth in percentage has been highest in

the Midwest North (2.12%) with the lowest in the Northwest (1.41%).
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The states, whose percentage of companies conforming to metric standards are larger than the national

average and whose population of such companies is more than 1% of the U.S. total, are as follows (in

percentage order for 1998): 

 % of Metric Conformance Average %

State Region 1996 1997 1998 Increase/Yr

CT NE 24.70 26.97 27.94 1.62

SC SE 14.56 22.20 25.64 5.50

GA SE 22.24 25.52 25.63 1.70

VA SE 22.28 24.15 24.95 1.29

AL SE 20.63 23.56 24.53 1.95

MI MWN 21.32 23.74 23.48 1.08

OH MWN 16.81 21.05 22.91 3.05

MN MWN 16.90 20.64 22.58 2.84

NY NE 18.40 20.67 22.44 2.02

MD NE 23.96 23.52 22.17 0.90

NJ NE 14.83 19.19 21.30 3.24

MO MWN 15.43 18.80 20.35 2.46

U.S. TOTAL 16.15 18.75 19.99 1.92

Additional research may identify reasons for this geographical distribution of metric 

conforming companies and growth trends.

C. Analysis of Exporters Among TR Listed Companies.

(See Tables 3-96 thru 3-98)

Tables 3-96, 3-97 and 3-98 in Appendix C show for each two-digit SIC the extent to which

manufacturing companies listed in the Register for the past three editions indicated that they export. For all

TR listees, the percentage which export in the 1996, 1997 and 1998 editions are 45.33%, 44.62%, and

45.20%, respectively.

The major SICs, with a significant quantity of exporting companies, in order of percentage of companies

now exporting in 1998, are as follows:

Primary % of TR Listees Exporting Average %

 SIC Industry 1996 1997 1998 Increase/Yr

38 Instruments & Related Products 60.37 63.83 65.47 2.55

29 Petroleum & Coal 50.52 54.01 57.94 3.71

36 Electronic & Other

Electrical Equipment 53.42 55.62 57.38 1.98

28 Chemicals & Allied Products 52.86 56.13 56.78 1.96

22 Textile Mill Products 48.67 52.54 53.85 2.59

73 Business Services 50.58 52.37 53.18 1.30

35 Industrial Machinery & Equipment 47.34 50.28 51.94 2.30

37 Transportation Equipment 47.93 50.52 50.99 1.53

TOTAL 45.33 44.62 45.20 -0.07
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On an overall basis, 45% of the Register’s manufacturing listees indicated they export. The industry with

the largest percent currently exporting (65%) is SIC38 – Instruments and Related Products. The

industries with the highest average annual growth in percentage are SIC29 (3.71%), SIC22 (2.59%), and

SIC38 (2.55%).

D. Analysis of Exporters Conforming to Metric Standards among TR Exporters.

(See Tables 4-96 thru 4-98)

Tables 4-96, 4-97 and 4-98 in Appendix C indicate for each two-digit SIC the extent to which exporters

in the Register offer products conforming to metric standards. For all the exporters, the percentage of

metric conformers in the 1996, 1997 and 1998 editions are 26.69%, 31.32%, and 32.84%, respectively.

The major SICs with significant quantity of exporting companies are listed below in order of the 

percentage of companies in the 1998 Register that export products conforming to metric standards:

Primary % of Metric Conforming Exporters Average %

SIC Industry 1996 1997 1998 Increase/Yr

33 Primary Metal Industries 38.02 41.49 43.21 2.60

34 Fabricated Metal Products 33.02 37.09 38.47 2.73

30 Rubber & Misc Plastic Products 31.98 36.78 38.44 3.23

35 Ind’l Machinery & Equipment 28.23 32.43 34.31 3.04

32 Stone, Clay & Glass Products 30.45 32.83 33.92 1.74

26 Paper & Allied Products 23.19 29.45 31.79 4.30

29 Petroleum & Coal 26.21 29.12 31.47 2.58

36 Electronic & Other

Electrical Equipment 24.70 28.85 30.84 3.07

38 Instruments & Related Products 23.80 28.39 30.46 3.33

TOTAL 26.69 31.32 32.84 3.08

Only 33% of the listed exporters indicate they currently provide products conforming to metric standards. 

SIC33 Primary Metal Industries has the largest percentage (43%) of exporters in 1998 conforming to

metric standards, followed by SIC34 Fabricated Metal Products (38%) and 

SIC30 Rubber and Plastic Products (38%).

Among all metric conforming exporters the average annual growth was 3.08%. The metric conforming

industries with the highest average annual growth in percentage are SIC26 (4.30%), SIC38 (3.33%), and

SIC30 (3.23%).
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Comparing the data in Tables 3-96, 3-97 and 3-98 with those in Tables 4-96, 4-97 and 4-98 yields the

following information on the extent of metric conformance among exporters versus non-exporters.

Total Metric Conformers

1996 TR: Qty V% Qty V% H%

TR Listees 47,944 100.00 7,742 100.00 16.15

Exporters -21,733 -45.33 -5,801 -74.93 26.69

Non-Exporters 26,211 54.67 1,941 25.07 7.41

1997 TR:

TR Listees 63,586 100.00 11,924 100.00 18.75

Exporters -28,372 -44.62 -8,886 -74.52 31.32

Non-Exporters 35,214 55.38 3,038 25.48 8.63

1998 TR:

TR Listees 69,622 100.00 13,919 100.00 19.99

Exporters -31,469 -45.20 -10,335 -74.25 32.84

Non-Exporters 38,153 54.80 3,584 25.75 9.39

Approximately 45% of all the Register listees are exporters and 55% are non-exporters. 

Of the exporters, only about 27% to 33%, for 1996 to 1998, respectively, indicate they offer

products conforming to metric standards. Amongst the manufacturing SICs 20-39, the percentage

of metric conforming exporters ranges from about 10% to 43%. Additional research will be

required to determine why so few offer metric conforming products.

Of the non-exporters, only about 7% to 9% offer products conforming to metric standards. 

Additional research will be required to determine why so few offer metric conforming products.

Of the metric conformers, about 75% are exporters and 25% are non-exporters.

E. Size Analysis of TR Listed Companies Conforming to Metric Standards

(See Tables 5-96 thru 5-98 and Tables 6-96 thru 6-98)

Tables 5-96, 5-97 and 5-98 in Appendix C indicate for each two-digit SIC the quantity of TR listed

manufacturing companies in three company size categories: Small (1-99 employees), Medium (100-499

employees) and Large (500 + employees). Tables 6-96, 6-97 and 6-98 indicate the quantity of those

companies which offer products conforming to metric standards in the same three size categories.
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Analysis of these size data indicates that there has been no significant change over the past three years in

percentage of companies in the three size categories, as shown in the following summary tables:

Company Size Analysis of TR Listees

 Size 1996 1997 1998 

Category Qty % Qty % Qty %

 1 - 99 26,184 77.35 35,277 78.15 38,322 78.15

100 - 499 6,127 18.10 7,796 17.27 8,456 17.25

 500 + 1,541 4.55 2,069 4.58 2,254 4.60

TOTAL 33,852 100.00 45,142 100.00 49,032 100.00

Company Size Analysis of TR Listees Conforming to Metric Standards

 Size 1996 1997 1998 

Category Qty % Qty % Qty %

 1 - 99 3,960 71.57 6,154 71.61 7,159 71.51

100 - 499 1,245 22.50 1,893 22.03 2,192 21.90

 500 + 328 5.93 547 6.36 660 6.59

TOTAL 5,533 100.00 8,594 100.00 10,011 100.00

However, comparison of the percentage of companies conforming to metric standards (as per Tables 6-

96 thru 6-98) to total Register listees (as per Tables 5-96 thru 5-98) shows that the larger the company,

the more likely that they conform to metric standards. For 1998, as shown in the following comparison

table, the percentages are about 19%, 26%, and 29% for small, medium and large companies,

respectively. Also, as shown in the following table, the percentage of companies conforming to metric

standards has been increasing over the three-year period, with the average annual increase in percentage

being 1.78%, 2.82%, and 4.00%, for small, medium and large companies, respectively.

Comparisons of Metric Conformers to TR Listees by Company Size

 Size 1996 1997 1998 Average %

Category % Metric % Metric % Metric Increase/Yr

 1 - 99 15.12 17.44 18.68 1.78

100 - 499 20.32 24.28 25.92 2.82

 500 + 21.28 26.44 29.28 4.00

TOTAL 16.34 19.04 20.42 2.04

Not only do larger companies conform more to metric standards, but over the three-year period they do

so increasingly at a faster rate than smaller companies.
APPENDIX A

THOMAS REGISTER LISTEE QUESTIONNAIRE
Update your FREE listing in

Thomas Register’s Print & CD-ROM

Editions and on the Internet!

Thomas Register of America Manufacturers

Be sure your FREE company listing is accurate and up-to-date. Please make changes directly on this form and return it to:

Thomas Publishing Company. Thomas Register Editorial, Five Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001; or fax changed pages to:

212-290-7389. For further assistance, please call 212-290-7276 or 212-290-8800. PLEASE NOTE: Do not white out or use

a marker to obliterate any information provided by us; simply draw a thin line through the incorrect information.

If there are no changes, check here. 

PRIMARY COMPANY INFORMATION (If any of the information above is incorrect, please indicate changes below.)

Company Name Contact Name 

Address P.O. Box 

City State/Province Zip/Postal Code 

Primary Function Manufacturer Manufacturer’s rep Distributor Service Co. Holding Co. Importer

 Exporter Wholesaler Other (please specify) ______________________________________

Asset Rating (see last page for explanation Year Company Established No. of Employees 

Primary SIC Code(s) (if known) Cage Code(s) 

COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION (Please include area codes where applicable.)

Telephone Number Fax Number 

Toll Free Number Out-of-state only In-state only USA Canada Mexico

E-Mail Address Internet Home Page Address 

Cable Telex 

NAMES & TITLES OF COMPANY OFFICIALS Marketing 

Gen. Mgmt. Finance 

Engineering Traffic Mgmt. 

Production Data Processing 

Purchasing EDI 

Plant Maint. ISO 9000 

Sales Mgmt. Metric Standards 

Export Sales Product/Sales Inquiries 

Advertising Other (please specify) 

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PRODUCT/SERVICE CLASSIFICATIONS

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each heading there may also be a brief description of each product or service. Please list any additional products or services below and draw

a line through any headings and/or descriptions that are not accurate. NOTE: Thomas Register’s list of product classifications is not

available for dissemination outside of our organization. You are not responsible for assigning numbers to the information; we will assign

your listings to their appropriate categories.

 

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COMPANY-OWNED TRADEMARKS

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owned by your company.

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Co. Name Phone Number 

Address 

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Address 

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STANDARDS SUPPORTED If you answer “yes’ to any of the following, please provide the appropriate official’s name on page 1.

Is your company EDI active (set up to accept orders electronically)? Yes No 

Does your company participate in ISO 9000 quality standards? Yes No 

Do any of your products conform to metric standards? Yes No

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Titles of 2 B Digit SICs
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STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION

Titles and Descriptions of Industries

Division A. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing

Major Group 01. Agricultural production-crops

Major Group 02. Agricultural production livestock and animal specialties

Major Group 07. Agricultural services

Major Group 08. Forestry

Major Group 09. Fishing, hunting, and trapping

Division B. Mining

Major Group 10. Metal mining

Major Group 12. Coal mining

Major Group 13. Oil and gas extraction

Major Group 14. Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels

Division C. Construction

Major Group 15. Building construction – general contractors and operative builders

Major Group 16. Heavy construction other than building construction – contractors

Major Group 17. Construction – special trade contractors

Division D. Manufacturing

Major Group 20. Food and kindred products

Major Group 21. Tobacco products

Major Group 22. Textile mill products

Major Group 23. Apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials

Major Group 24. Lumber and wood products, except furniture

Major Group 25. Furniture and fixtures

Major Group 26. Paper and allied products

Major Group 27. Printing, publishing, and allied industries

Major Group 28. Chemicals and allied products

Major Group 29. Petroleum refining and related industries

Major Group 30. Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products

Major Group 31. Leather and leather products

Major Group 32. Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products

Major Group 33. Primary metal industries

Major Group 34. Fabricated metal products, except machinery and transportation equipment

Major Group 35. Industrial and commercial machinery and computer equipment

Major Group 36. Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, except computer

 equipment

Major Group 37. Transportation equipment

Major Group 38. Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments; photographic, medical

 and optical goods; watches and clocks

Major Group 39. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries

Major Group 40. Railroad transportation

Major Group 41. Local and suburban transit and interurban highway passenger transportation

Major Group 42. Motor Freight transportation and warehousing

Major Group 43. United States Postal Service

Major Group 44. Water transportation

Major Group 45. Transportation by air

Major Group 46. Pipelines, except natural gas

Major Group 47. Transportation services

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Major Group 48. Communications

Major Group 49. Electric, gas, and sanitary services

Division F. Wholesale trade

Major Group 50. Wholesale trade-durable goods

Major Group 51. Wholesale trade-nondurable goods

Division G. Retail trade

Major Group 52. Building materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers

Major Group 53. General merchandise stores

Major Group 54. Food stores

Major Group 55. Automotive dealers and gasoline service stations

Major Group 56. Apparel and accessory stores

Major Group 57. Home furniture, furnishings, and equipment stores

Major Group 58. Eating and drinking places

Division H. Finance, insurance, and real estate

Major Group 60. Depository institutions

Major Group 61. Nondepository credit institutions

Major Group 62. Security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, and services

Major Group 63. Insurance earners

Major Group 64. Insurance agents, brokers, and service

Major Group 65. Real estate

Major Group 67. Holding and other investment offices

Division I. Services

Major Group 70. Hotels, rooming houses, camps, and other lodging places

Major Group 72. Personal services

Major Group 73. Business services

Major Group 75. Automotive repair, services, and parking

Major Group 76. Miscellaneous repair services

Major Group 79. Motion pictures

Major Group 79. Amusement and recreation services

Major Group 80. Health services

Major Group 81. Legal services

Major Group 82. Educational services

Major Group 83. Social services

Major Group 84. Museums, art galleries, and botanical and zoological gardens

Major Group 86. Membership organizations

Major Group 87. Engineering, accounting, research, management, and related services

Major Group 88. Private households

Major Group 89. Miscellaneous services

Division J. Public administration

Major Group 91. Executive, legislative, and general government, except finance

Major Group 92. Justice, public order, and safety

Major Group 93. Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy

Major Group 94. Administration of human resource programs

Major Group 95. Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

Major Group 96. Administration of economic programs

Major Group 97. National security and international affairs

Division K. Nonclassifiable establishments

Major Group 99. Nonclassifiable establishments

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Detailed Tables 1 -- 6

for

1996, 1997, & 1998 Editions of Thomas Register
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Table 1-96. SIC Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies Conforming to

 Metric Standards - 1996 Edition

Primary Thomas Register Listees Companies Conforming to Metric Standards

SIC Quantity % of Total Quantity % of Total % of TR Listees

01 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

12 2 0.00 2 0.03 100.00

14 15 0.03 0 0.00 0.00

15 1 0.00 1 0.01 100.00

16 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

17 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

20 237 0.49 20 0.26 8.44

21 7 0.01 1 0.01 14.29

22 452 0.96 58 0.75 12.83

23 628 1.32 32 0.41 5.10

24 675 1.40 79 1.02 11.70

25 951 1.98 80 1.03 8.41

26 793 1.66 80 1.03 10.09

27 693 1.45 56 0.72 8.08

28 1924 4.02 299 3.86 15.54

29 287 0.60 45 0.58 15.68

30 4074 8.50 749 9.67 18.38

31 272 0.58 15 0.19 5.51

32 1154 2.38 187 2.42 16.20

33 1703 3.56 361 4.66 21.20

34 7301 15.22 1350 17.44 18.49

35 11472 23.94 2087 26.96 18.19

36 4410 9.23 712 9.20 16.15

37 916 1.90 105 1.36 11.46

38 4232 8.84 727 9.39 17.18

39 2161 4.50 197 2.54 9.12

41 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

42 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

45 3 0.01 0 0.00 0.00

47 4 0.01 0 0.00 0.00

48 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

49 17 0.04 1 0.01 5.88

50 11 0.02 0 0.00 0.00

62 3 0.01 0 0.00 0.00

72 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

73 1210 2.51 89 1.15 7.36

75 12 0.03 0 0.00 0.00

76 272 0.57 43 0.56 15.81

78 3 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

79 9 0.01 1 0.01 11.11

83 13 0.03 2 0.03 15.38

86 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

87 316 0.66 49 0.63 15.51

89 14 0.03 2 0.03 14.29

94 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

95 4 0.01 1 0.01 25.00

N/S 1682 3.51 311 4.02 18.49

TOTAL 47944 100.00 7742 100.00 16.15

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 to Metric Standards - 1997 Edition 

Primary Thomas Register Listees Companies Conforming to Metric Standards

SIC Quantity % of Total Quantity % of Total % of TR Listees

01 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

12 3 0.00 2 0.02 66.67

13 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

14 17 0.02 2 0.02 11.76

15 1 0.00 1 0.01 100.00

16 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

17 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

20 278 0.43 39 0.33 14.03

21 8 0.01 1 0.01 12.50

22 512 0.80 84 0.70 16.41

23 775 1.21 47 0.39 6.06

24 814 1.26 109 0.91 13.39

25 1148 1.80 125 1.05 10.89

26 925 1.47 129 1.08 13.95

27 833 1.30 84 0.70 10.08

28 2350 3.70 411 3.45 17.49

29 337 0.53 65 0.55 19.29

30 4760 7.47 1087 9.12 22.84

31 337 0.53 26 0.22 7.72

32 1362 2.13 253 2.12 18.58

33 1959 3.08 491 4.12 25.06

34 8465 13.31 1848 15.50 21.83

35 13261 20.86 2945 24.70 22.21

36 5142 8.10 1017 8.53 19.78

37 1059 1.67 156 1.31 14.73

38 4894 7.68 1047 8.78 21.39

39 2544 4.01 286 2.40 11.24

41 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

42 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

45 3 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

47 4 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

48 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

49 23 0.05 2 0.02 8.70

50 14 0.02 1 0.01 7.14

62 3 0.00 1 0.01 33.33

67 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

72 3 0.00 2 0.02 66.67

73 1411 2.20 128 1.07 9.07

75 14 0.02 1 0.01 7.14

76 323 0.50 57 0.48 17.65

78 3 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

79 11 0.01 2 0.02 18.18

83 14 0.02 3 0.03 21.43

86 2 0.00 1 0.01 50.00

87 376 0.59 75 0.63 19.95

89 17 0.03 2 0.02 11.76

94 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

95 5 0.01 1 0.01 20.00

N/S 9565 15.04 1393 11.68 14.56

TOTAL 63586 100.00 11924 100.00 18.75

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 to Metric Standards - 1998 Edition 

Primary Thomas Register Listees Companies Conforming to Metric Standards

SIC Quantity % of Total Quantity % of Total % of TR Listees

01 1 0 0.00 0.00

02 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

12 3 0.00 2 0.01 66.67

13 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

14 17 0.02 2 0.01 11.76

15 1 0.00 1 0.01 100.00

16 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

17 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

20 280 0.40 41 0.29 14.64

21 8 0.01 1 0.01 12.50

22 520 0.75 88 0.63 16.92

23 786 1.13 50 0.36 6.36

24 842 1.20 121 0.87 14.37

25 1194 1.72 129 0.93 10.80

26 951 1.35 152 1.09 15.98

27 853 1.22 91 0.65 10.67

28 2411 3.45 471 3.38 19.54

29 340 0.49 77 0.55 22.65

30 4841 6.94 1196 8.59 24.71

31 343 0.50 28 0.20 8.16

32 1380 1.97 281 2.02 20.36

33 2030 2.91 555 3.99 27.34

34 8660 12.44 2037 14.63 23.52

35 13556 19.48 3263 23.44 24.07

36 5171 7.42 1125 8.08 21.76

37 1110 1.60 182 1.31 16.40

38 4949 7.12 1156 8.31 23.36

39 2597 3.74 320 2.30 12.32

41 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

42 3 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

45 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

47 4 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

48 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

49 26 0.05 5 0.04 19.23

50 14 0.02 0 0.00 0.00

62 3 0.00 1 0.01 33.33

67 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

72 3 0.00 2 0.01 66.67

73 1384 2.00 142 1.02 10.26

75 14 0.02 1 0.01 7.14

76 329 0.47 59 0.42 17.93

78 3 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

79 11 0.01 2 0.01 18.18

83 15 0.02 3 0.02 20.00

86 2 0.00 1 0.01 50.00

87 385 0.53 89 0.64 23.12

89 19 0.03 2 0.01 10.53

94 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

95 3 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

N/S 14549 20.90 2243 16.11 15.42

TOTAL 69622 100.00 13919 100.00 19.99

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Table 2-96. Location Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies Conforming to 

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Thomas Register Listees Companies Conforming to Metric Standards

State/Region Quantity % of Total Quantity % of Total % of TR Listees

CT 1599 3.34 395 5.10 24.70

DE 118 0.25 20 0.26 16.95

MA 2011 4.19 276 3.56 13.72

MD 555 1.16 133 1.72 23.96

ME 221 0.46 16 0.21 7.24

NH 517 1.08 61 0.79 11.80

NJ 3148 6.57 467 6.03 14.83

NY 3441 7.18 633 8.18 18.40

PA 3024 6.31 457 5.90 15.11

RI 417 0.87 68 0.88 16.31

VT 153 0.32 32 0.41 20.92

S/T Northeast 15204 31.73 2558 33.04 16.82

AL 378 0.79 78 1.01 20.63

DC 12 0.03 1 0.01 8.33

FL 1796 3.75 256 3.31 14.25

GA 679 1.42 151 1.95 22.24

KY 347 0.72 50 0.65 14.41

MS 99 0.21 17 0.22 17.17

NC 949 1.98 110 1.42 11.59

SC 371 0.77 54 0.70 14.56

TN 538 1.12 93 1.20 17.29

VA 630 1.31 141 1.82 22.38

WV 113 0.24 13 0.17 11.50

S/T Southeast 5912 12.34 964 12.45 16.31

IA 470 0.98 45 0.58 9.57

IL 3556 7.42 432 5.58 12.15

IN 1313 2.74 223 2.88 16.98

KS 276 0.58 26 0.34 9.42

MI 2659 5.55 567 7.32 21.32

MN 1420 2.96 240 3.10 16.90

MO 739 1.54 114 1.47 15.43

ND 19 0.04 2 0.03 10.53

NE 155 0.32 6 0.08 3.87

OH 3600 7.51 605 7.81 16.81

SD 51 0.11 2 0.03 3.92

WI 1697 3.54 270 3.49 15.91

S/T Midwest North 15955 33.29 2532 32.70 15.87

AR 212 0.44 55 0.71 25.94

LA 257 0.54 25 0.32 9.73

OK 380 0.79 42 0.54 11.05

TX 2293 4.78 322 4.16 14.04

S/T Midwest South 3142 6.55 444 5.73 14.13

AK 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

ID 53 0.11 3 0.04 5.66

MT 33 0.07 5 0.06 15.15

OR 485 1.01 48 0.62 9.90

WA 638 1.33 79 1.02 12.38

WY 26 0.05 1 0.01 3.85

S/T Northwest 1237 2.57 136 1.76 10.99

AZ 395 0.82 57 0.74 14.43

CA 5216 10.88 881 11.38 16.89

CO 565 1.18 104 1.34 18.41

HI 10 0.02 1 0.01 10.00

NM 56 0.12 8 0.10 14.29

NV 106 0.22 34 0.44 32.08

UT 144 0.30 23 0.30 15.97

S/T Southwest 6492 13.54 1108 14.31 17.07

N/S 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

TOTAL 47944 100.00 7742 100.00 16.15

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Table 2-97. Location Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies Conforming to 

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Thomas Register Listees Companies Conforming to Metric Standards

State/Region Quantity % of Total Quantity % of Total % of TR Listees

CT 2010 3.16 542 4.55 26.97

DE 147 0.23 27 0.23 18.37

MA 2685 4.22 418 3.51 15.57

MD 778 1.22 183 1.53 23.52

ME 285 0.45 24 0.20 8.42

NH 683 1.07 117 0.98 17.13

NJ 3830 6.02 735 6.16 19.19

NY 4421 6.95 914 7.67 20.67

PA 4025 6.33 698 5.85 17.34

RI 542 0.85 99 0.83 18.27

VT 198 0.31 42 0.35 21.21

S/T Northeast 19604 30.81 3799 31.86 19.38

AL 522 0.82 123 1.03 23.56

DC 14 0.02 2 0.02 14.29

FL 2331 3.67 398 3.34 17.07

GA 913 1.44 233 1.95 25.52

KY 484 0.76 70 0.59 14.46

MS 146 0.23 24 0.20 16.44

NC 1339 2.11 197 1.65 14.71

SC 545 0.86 121 1.01 22.20

TN 724 1.14 129 1.08 17.82

VA 849 1.34 205 1.72 24.15

WV 146 0.23 19 0.16 13.01

S/T Southeast 8013 12.62 1521 12.76 18.98

IA 597 0.94 71 0.60 11.89

IL 4499 7.08 732 6.14 16.27

IN 1713 2.69 331 2.78 19.32

KS 380 0.60 36 0.30 9.47

MI 3416 5.37 811 6.80 23.74

MN 1817 2.86 375 3.14 20.64

MO 1000 1.57 188 1.58 18.80

ND 24 0.04 4 0.03 16.67

NE 206 0.32 19 0.16 9.22

OH 4647 7.31 978 8.20 21.05

SD 70 0.11 6 0.05 8.57

WI 2316 3.64 409 3.43 17.66

S/T Midwest North 20685 32.53 3960 33.21 19.14

AR 292 0.46 76 0.64 26.03

LA 374 0.59 46 0.39 12.30

OK 527 0.83 65 0.55 12.33

TX 3189 5.02 496 4.16 15.55

S/T Midwest South 4382 6.90 683 5.73 15.59

AK 5 0.01 1 0.01 20.00

ID 98 0.15 10 0.08 10.20

MT 52 0.08 7 0.06 13.46

OR 666 1.05 75 0.63 11.26

WA 909 1.43 136 1.14 14.96

WY 38 0.06 2 0.02 5.26

S/T Northwest 1768 2.78 231 1.94 13.07

AZ 545 0.86 102 0.86 18.72

CA 7333 11.53 1349 11.31 18.40

CO 772 1.21 182 1.53 23.58

HI 19 0.03 1 0.01 5.26

NM 89 0.14 17 0.14 19.10

NV 148 0.23 42 0.35 28.38

UT 222 0.35 36 0.30 16.22

S/T Southwest 9128 14.35 1729 14.50 18.94

N/S 6 0.01 1 0.01 16.67

TOTAL 63586 100.00 11924 100.00 18.75

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Table 2-98. Location Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies Conforming to 

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Thomas Register Listees Companies Conforming to Metric Standards

State/Region Quantity % of Total Quantity % of Total % of TR Listees

CT 2162 3.11 604 4.34 27.94

DE 163 0.23 33 0.24 20.25

MA 2876 4.13 495 3.56 17.21

MD 911 1.31 202 1.45 22.17

ME 307 0.44 30 0.22 9.77

NH 743 1.07 135 0.97 18.17

NJ 3948 5.67 841 6.04 21.30

NY 4644 6.67 1042 7.49 22.44

PA 4295 6.17 825 5.93 19.21

RI 573 0.82 114 0.82 19.90

VT 203 0.29 46 0.33 22.66

S/T Northeast 20825 29.91 4367 31.37 20.97

AL 583 0.84 143 1.03 24.53

DC 17 0.02 2 0.01 11.76

FL 2565 3.68 458 3.29 17.86

GA 1038 1.49 266 1.91 25.63

KY 519 0.75 85 0.61 16.38

MS 163 0.23 29 0.21 17.79

NC 1466 2.11 225 1.62 15.35

SC 628 0.90 161 1.16 25.64

TN 800 1.15 146 1.05 18.25

VA 926 1.33 231 1.66 24.95

WV 161 0.23 25 0.18 15.53

S/T Southeast 8866 12.73 1771 12.72 19.98

IA 622 0.89 75 0.54 12.06

IL 4738 6.81 899 6.46 18.97

IN 2474 3.55 379 2.72 15.32

KS 429 0.62 43 0.31 10.02

MI 4021 5.78 944 6.78 23.48

MN 2055 2.95 464 3.33 22.58

MO 1081 1.55 220 1.58 20.35

ND 26 0.04 4 0.03 15.38

NE 231 0.33 25 0.18 10.82

OH 4963 7.13 1137 8.17 22.91

SD 74 0.11 7 0.05 9.46

WI 2466 3.54 462 3.32 18.73

S/T Midwest North 23180 33.30 4659 33.47 20.10

AR 333 0.48 107 0.77 32.13

LA 400 0.57 51 0.37 12.75

OK 575 0.83 85 0.61 14.78

TX 3495 5.02 584 4.20 16.71

S/T Midwest South 4803 6.90 827 5.94 17.22

AK 6 0.01 1 0.01 16.67

ID 118 0.17 13 0.09 11.02

MT 63 0.09 6 0.04 9.52

OR 813 1.17 94 0.68 11.56

WA 993 1.43 162 1.16 16.31

WY 43 0.06 5 0.04 11.63

S/T Northwest 2036 2.93 281 2.02 13.80

AZ 605 0.87 122 0.88 20.17

CA 7915 11.37 1541 11.07 19.47

CO 848 1.22 236 1.70 27.83

HI 18 0.03 2 0.01 11.11

NM 105 0.15 21 0.15 20.00

NV 159 0.23 47 0.34 29.56

UT 252 0.36 44 0.32 17.46

S/T Southwest 9902 14.23 2013 14.46 20.33

N/S 10 0.01 1 0.01 10.00

TOTAL 69622 100.00 13919 100.00 19.99

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Table 3-96. Exporters Among Thomas Register Listed Companies -1996 Edition

Primary Thomas Register Listees Thomas Register Exporters

SIC Quantity % of Total Quantity % of Total % of TR Listees

01 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

12 2 0.00 2 0.01 100.00

14 15 0.03 2 0.01 13.33

15 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00

16 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

17 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

20 237 0.49 93 0.43 39.24

21 7 0.01 4 0.02 57.14

22 452 0.96 220 1.01 48.67

23 628 1.32 242 1.11 38.54

24 675 1.40 218 1.00 32.30

25 951 1.98 326 1.50 34.28

26 793 1.66 276 1.27 34.80

27 693 1.45 205 0.94 29.58

28 1924 4.02 1017 4.68 52.86

29 287 0.60 145 0.67 50.52

30 4074 8.50 1748 8.04 42.91

31 272 0.58 114 0.52 41.91

32 1154 2.38 463 2.13 40.12

33 1703 3.56 668 3.07 39.22

34 7301 15.22 2904 13.36 39.78

35 11472 23.94 5431 24.99 47.34

36 4410 9.23 2356 10.84 53.42

37 916 1.90 439 2.02 47.93

38 4232 8.84 2555 11.76 60.37

39 2161 4.50 900 4.14 41.65

41 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

42 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

45 3 0.01 0 0.00 0.00

47 4 0.01 1 0.00 25.00

48 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00

49 17 0.04 6 0.03 35.29

50 11 0.02 2 0.01 18.18

62 3 0.01 3 0.01 100.00

72 2 0.00 1 0.00 50.00

73 1210 2.51 612 2.82 50.58

75 12 0.03 5 0.02 41.67

76 272 0.57 70 0.32 25.74

78 3 0.00 1 0.00 33.33

79 9 0.01 6 0.03 66.67

83 13 0.03 9 0.04 69.23

86 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

87 316 0.66 152 0.70 48.10

89 14 0.03 4 0.02 28.57

94 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

95 4 0.01 2 0.01 50.00

N/S 1682 3.51 529 2.43 31.45

TOTAL 47944 100.00 21733 100.00 45.33

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Table 3-97. Exporters Among Thomas Register Listed Companies -1997 Edition

Primary Thomas Register Listees Thomas Register Exporters

SIC Quantity % of Total Quantity % of Total % of TR Listees

01 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

12 3 0.00 3 0.01 100.00

13 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00

14 17 0.02 3 0.01 17.65

15 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00

16 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

17 2 0.00 1 0.00 50.00

20 278 0.43 122 0.43 43.88

21 8 0.01 5 0.02 62.50

22 512 0.80 269 0.95 52.54

23 775 1.21 296 1.04 38.19

24 814 1.26 273 0.96 33.54

25 1148 1.80 426 1.50 37.11

26 925 1.47 343 1.21 37.08

27 833 1.30 258 0.91 30.97

28 2350 3.70 1319 4.65 56.13

29 337 0.53 182 0.64 54.01

30 4760 7.47 2213 7.80 46.49

31 337 0.53 150 0.53 44.51

32 1362 2.13 594 2.09 43.61

33 1959 3.08 834 2.94 42.57

34 8465 13.31 3578 12.61 42.27

35 13261 20.86 6667 23.50 50.28

36 5142 8.10 2860 10.08 55.62

37 1059 1.67 535 1.89 50.52

38 4894 7.68 3124 11.01 63.83

39 2544 4.01 1131 3.99 44.46

41 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

42 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

45 3 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

47 4 0.00 1 0.00 25.00

48 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00

49 23 0.05 8 0.03 34.78

50 14 0.02 4 0.01 28.57

62 3 0.00 3 0.01 100.00

67 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

72 3 0.00 2 0.01 66.67

73 1411 2.20 739 2.60 52.37

75 14 0.02 6 0.02 42.86

76 323 0.50 86 0.30 26.63

78 3 0.00 1 0.00 33.33

79 11 0.01 10 0.04 90.91

83 14 0.02 10 0.04 71.43

86 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

87 376 0.59 182 0.64 48.40

89 17 0.03 6 0.02 35.29

94 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

95 5 0.01 2 0.01 40.00

N/S 9565 15.04 2123 7.48 22.20

TOTAL 63586 100.00 28372 100.00 44.62

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Table 3-98. Exporters Among Thomas Register Listed Companies -1998 Edition

Primary Thomas Register Listees Thomas Register Exporters

SIC Quantity % of Total Quantity % of Total % of TR Listees

01 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

02 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

12 3 0.00 3 0.01 100.00

13 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00

14 17 0.02 3 0.01 17.65

15 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00

16 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

17 2 0.00 1 0.00 50.00

20 280 0.40 127 0.40 45.36

21 8 0.01 5 0.02 62.50

22 520 0.75 280 0.89 53.85

23 786 1.13 309 0.98 39.31

24 842 1.20 287 0.91 34.09

25 1194 1.72 428 1.36 35.85

26 951 1.35 368 1.17 38.70

27 853 1.22 274 0.87 32.12

28 2411 3.45 1369 4.35 56.78

29 340 0.49 197 0.63 57.94

30 4841 6.94 2331 7.41 48.15

31 343 0.50 154 0.49 44.90

32 1380 1.97 625 1.99 45.29

33 2030 2.91 898 2.85 44.24

34 8660 12.44 3800 12.08 43.88

35 13556 19.48 7041 22.37 51.94

36 5171 7.42 2967 9.43 57.38

37 1110 1.60 566 1.80 50.99

38 4949 7.12 3240 10.30 65.47

39 2597 3.74 1179 3.75 45.40

41 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

42 3 0.00 1 0.00 33.33

45 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

47 4 0.00 1 0.00 25.00

48 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00

49 26 0.05 12 0.04 46.15

50 14 0.02 4 0.01 28.57

62 3 0.00 3 0.01 100.00

67 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

72 3 0.00 2 0.01 66.67

73 1384 2.00 736 2.34 53.18

75 14 0.02 6 0.02 42.86

76 329 0.47 94 0.30 28.57

78 3 0.00 1 0.00 33.33

79 11 0.01 9 0.03 81.82

83 15 0.02 10 0.03 66.67

86 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

87 385 0.53 192 0.61 49.87

89 19 0.03 7 0.02 36.84

94 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

95 3 0.00 1 0.00 33.33

N/S 14549 20.90 3935 12.50 27.05

TOTAL 69622 100.00 31469 100.00 45.20

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 Table 4-96. Exporters Conforming to Metric Standards Among 

 Thomas Register Exporters - 1996 Edititon 

Primary Thomas Register Exporters Exporters Conforming to Metric Standards

SIC Quantity % of Total Quantity % of Total % of TR Exporters

01 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

12 2 0.01 2 0.03 100.00

14 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

15 1 0.00 1 0.02 100.00

16 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

17 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

20 93 0.41 14 0.24 15.05

21 4 0.02 1 0.02 25.00

22 220 0.99 52 0.90 23.64

23 242 1.10 25 0.43 10.33

24 218 1.00 58 1.00 26.61

25 326 1.49 61 1.05 18.71

26 276 1.26 64 1.10 23.19

27 205 0.94 37 0.64 18.05

28 1017 4.70 243 4.19 23.89

29 145 0.67 38 0.66 26.21

30 1748 8.03 559 9.64 31.98

31 114 0.52 12 0.21 10.53

32 463 2.12 141 2.43 30.45

33 668 3.06 254 4.38 38.02

34 2904 13.39 959 16.53 33.02

35 5431 24.99 1533 26.43 28.23

36 2356 10.85 582 10.03 24.70

37 439 2.02 77 1.33 17.54

38 2555 11.73 608 10.48 23.80

39 900 4.14 134 2.31 14.89

41 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

42 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

45 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

47 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

48 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

49 6 0.02 1 0.02 16.67

50 2 0.01 0 0.00 0.00

62 3 0.01 0 0.00 0.00

72 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

73 612 2.81 65 1.12 10.62

75 5 0.02 0 0.00 0.00

76 70 0.31 22 0.38 31.43

78 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

79 6 0.03 1 0.02 16.67

83 9 0.04 1 0.02 11.11

86 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

87 152 0.69 37 0.64 24.34

89 4 0.02 1 0.02 25.00

94 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

95 2 0.01 1 0.02 50.00

N/S 529 2.43 217 3.74 41.02

TOTAL 21733 100.00 5801 100.00 26.69

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 Table 4-97. Exporters Conforming to Metric Standards Among 

 Thomas Register Exporter - 1997 Edition

Primary Thomas Register Exporters Exporters Conforming to Metric Standards

SIC Quantity % of Total Quantity % of Total % of TR Exporters

01 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

12 3 0.01 2 0.02 66.67

13 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

14 3 0.00 1 0.01 33.33

15 1 0.00 1 0.01 100.00

16 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

17 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

20 122 0.41 30 0.34 24.59

21 5 0.02 1 0.01 20.00

22 269 0.97 72 0.81 26.77

23 296 1.03 34 0.38 11.49

24 273 0.96 76 0.86 27.84

25 426 1.52 97 1.09 22.77

26 343 1.19 101 1.14 29.45

27 258 0.90 55 0.62 21.32

28 1319 4.65 345 3.88 26.16

29 182 0.64 53 0.60 29.12

30 2213 7.80 814 9.16 36.78

31 150 0.52 21 0.24 14.00

32 594 2.09 195 2.19 32.83

33 834 2.95 346 3.89 41.49

34 3578 12.63 1327 14.93 37.09

35 6667 23.50 2162 24.33 32.43

36 2860 10.06 825 9.28 28.85

37 535 1.88 119 1.34 22.24

38 3124 11.00 887 9.98 28.39

39 1131 3.99 206 2.32 18.21

41 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

42 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

45 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

47 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

48 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

49 8 0.03 2 0.02 25.00

50 4 0.01 0 0.00 0.00

62 3 0.01 1 0.01 33.33

67 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

72 2 0.00 2 0.02 100.00

73 739 2.60 99 1.11 13.40

75 6 0.02 1 0.01 16.67

76 86 0.31 27 0.30 31.40

78 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

79 10 0.03 2 0.02 20.00

83 10 0.04 2 0.02 20.00

86 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

87 182 0.63 56 0.63 30.77

89 6 0.02 1 0.01 16.67

94 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

95 2 0.01 1 0.01 50.00

N/S 2123 7.48 922 10.38 43.43

TOTAL 28372 100.00 8886 100.00 31.32

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 Table 4-98. Exporters Conforming to Metric Standards Among 

 Thomas RegisterExporters - 1998 Edititon 

Primary Thomas Register Exporters Exporters Conforming to Metric Standards

SIC Quantity % of Total Quantity % of Total % of TR Exporters

01 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

02 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

12 3 0.01 2 0.02 66.67

13 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

14 3 0.00 1 0.01 33.33

15 1 0.00 1 0.01 100.00

16 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

17 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

20 127 0.39 33 0.32 25.98

21 5 0.02 1 0.01 20.00

22 280 0.91 76 0.74 27.14

23 309 0.97 40 0.39 12.94

24 287 0.91 86 0.83 29.97

25 428 1.37 95 0.92 22.20

26 368 1.14 117 1.13 31.79

27 274 0.88 57 0.55 20.80

28 1369 4.34 389 3.76 28.41

29 197 0.62 62 0.60 31.47

30 2331 7.40 896 8.67 38.44

31 154 0.49 23 0.22 14.94

32 625 1.97 212 2.05 33.92

33 898 2.87 388 3.75 43.21

34 3800 12.09 1462 14.15 38.47

35 7041 22.37 2416 23.38 34.31

36 2967 9.44 915 8.85 30.84

37 566 1.78 134 1.30 23.67

38 3240 10.31 987 9.55 30.46

39 1179 3.74 229 2.22 19.42

41 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

42 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

45 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

47 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

48 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

49 12 0.04 5 0.05 41.67

50 4 0.01 0 0.00 0.00

62 3 0.01 1 0.01 33.33

67 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

72 2 0.00 2 0.02 100.00

73 736 2.34 112 1.08 15.22

75 6 0.02 1 0.01 16.67

76 94 0.31 31 0.30 32.98

78 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

79 9 0.03 2 0.02 22.22

83 10 0.03 2 0.02 20.00

86 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

87 192 0.60 62 0.60 32.29

89 7 0.02 1 0.01 14.29

94 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

95 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

N/S 3935 12.50 1494 14.46 37.97

TOTAL 31469 100.00 10335 100.00 32.84

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Table 5-96. Company Size Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies - 1996 Edition

Thomas Register Company Size Category (Quantity of Employees )

Primary Listees 1 - 99 100 - 499 500+ 

SIC Qty % Total Qty % Total % Listees Qty % Total % Listees Qty % Total % Liste

01 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 12 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 14 15 0.03 11 0.03 73.33 3 0.05 20.00 1 0.06 6.67 15 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 16 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 17 2 0.00 1 0.00 50.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 20 237 0.49 126 0.47 53.16 61 1.00 25.74 20 1.29 8.44 21 7 0.01 4 0.02 57.14 2 0.03 28.57 0 0.00 0.00 22 452 0.96 221 0.87 48.89 81 1.33 17.92 24 1.52 5.31 23 628 1.32 370 1.41 58.92 101 1.67 16.08 37 2.35 5.89 24 675 1.40 461 1.76 68.30 94 1.54 13.93 18 1.15 2.67 25 951 1.98 566 2.16 59.52 157 2.58 16.51 42 2.70 4.42 26 793 1.66 388 1.46 48.93 140 2.29 17.65 44 2.84 5.55 27 693 1.45 436 1.66 62.91 102 1.67 14.72 15 0.96 2.16 28 1924 4.02 1147 4.40 59.62 220 3.61 11.43 69 4.44 3.59 29 287 0.60 151 0.57 52.61 27 0.44 9.41 17 1.09 5.92 30 4074 8.50 1960 7.50 48.11 606 9.89 14.87 127 8.22 3.12 31 272 0.58 154 0.58 56.62 39 0.64 14.34 11 0.68 4.04 32 1154 2.38 670 2.53 58.06 142 2.34 12.31 34 2.16 2.95 33 1703 3.56 785 3.00 46.10 329 5.37 19.32 87 5.61 5.11 34 7301 15.22 3887 14.84 53.24 972 15.88 13.31 183 11.82 2.51 35 11472 23.94 6474 24.70 56.43 1259 20.56 10.97 298 19.26 2.60 36 4410 9.23 2142 8.18 48.57 723 11.85 16.39 223 14.42 5.06 37 916 1.90 505 1.93 55.13 167 2.73 18.23 44 2.82 4.80 38 4232 8.84 2352 8.99 55.58 488 7.96 11.53 135 8.73 3.19 39 2161 4.50 1507 5.76 69.74 184 3.00 8.51 25 1.58 1.16 41 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 42 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 45 3 0.01 1 0.00 33.33 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 47 4 0.01 4 0.01 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 48 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 49 17 0.04 7 0.03 41.18 3 0.05 17.65 1 0.06 5.88 50 11 0.02 9 0.04 81.82 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 62 3 0.01 1 0.00 33.33 1 0.02 33.33 0 0.00 0.00 72 2 0.00 1 0.00 50.00 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.06 50.00 73 1210 2.51 759 2.88 62.73 85 1.40 7.02 40 2.57 3.31 75 12 0.03 9 0.03 75.00 1 0.02 8.33 1 0.06 8.33 76 272 0.57 209 0.80 76.84 19 0.31 6.99 3 0.19 1.10 78 3 0.00 2 0.00 66.67 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.06 33.33 79 9 0.01 7 0.03 77.78 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 83 13 0.03 7 0.03 53.85 2 0.03 15.38 0 0.00 0.00 86 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 87 316 0.66 209 0.80 66.14 24 0.40 7.59 5 0.31 1.58 89 14 0.03 11 0.04 78.57 1 0.02 7.14 0 0.00 0.00 94 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 95 4 0.01 3 0.01 75.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 

N/S 1682 3.51 621 2.37 36.92 94 1.53 5.59 35 2.27 2.08 TOTAL 47944 100.00 26184 100.00 54.61 6127 100.00 12.78 1541 99.00 3.21 

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Thomas Register

Primary Listees 1 - 99 100 - 499 500+ 

SIC Qty % Total Qty % Total % Listees Qty % Total % Listees Qty % Total % Liste

01 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 12 3 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.05 33.33 13 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 14 17 0.02 12 0.03 70.59 3 0.04 17.65 1 0.05 5.88 15 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 16 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 17 2 0.00 1 0.00 50.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 20 278 0.43 147 0.41 52.88 77 0.99 27.70 22 1.06 7.91 21 8 0.01 4 0.01 50.00 2 0.03 25.00 1 0.05 12.50 22 512 0.80 241 0.69 47.07 97 1.23 18.95 30 1.46 5.86 23 775 1.21 459 1.32 59.23 124 1.60 16.00 50 2.46 6.45 24 814 1.26 567 1.59 69.66 111 1.44 13.64 23 1.13 2.83 25 1148 1.80 684 1.94 59.58 201 2.58 17.51 53 2.56 4.62 26 925 1.47 459 1.30 49.62 173 2.21 18.70 53 2.58 5.73 27 833 1.30 533 1.50 63.99 116 1.48 13.93 22 1.07 2.64 28 2350 3.70 1391 3.95 59.19 278 3.56 11.83 102 4.96 4.34 29 337 0.53 184 0.53 54.60 34 0.44 10.09 18 0.88 5.34 30 4760 7.47 2331 6.60 48.97 722 9.25 15.17 161 7.78 3.38 31 337 0.53 192 0.54 56.97 51 0.67 15.13 18 0.88 5.34 32 1362 2.13 803 2.26 58.96 166 2.12 12.19 43 2.11 3.16 33 1959 3.08 920 2.59 46.96 388 4.98 19.81 103 5.00 5.26 34 8465 13.31 4571 12.97 54.00 1189 15.23 14.05 223 10.80 2.63 35 13261 20.86 7655 21.68 57.73 1466 18.84 11.05 354 17.13 2.67 36 5142 8.10 2550 7.23 49.59 882 11.35 17.15 282 13.62 5.48 37 1059 1.67 604 1.73 57.03 185 2.38 17.47 58 2.81 5.48 38 4894 7.68 2762 7.85 56.44 574 7.37 11.73 171 8.27 3.49 39 2544 4.01 1791 5.07 70.40 234 3.03 9.20 38 1.86 1.49 41 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 42 2 0.00 1 0.00 50.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 45 3 0.00 1 0.00 33.33 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 47 4 0.00 4 0.01 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 48 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 49 23 0.05 12 0.03 52.17 4 0.05 17.39 1 0.05 4.35 50 14 0.02 11 0.04 78.57 1 0.01 7.14 0 0.00 0.00 62 3 0.00 1 0.00 33.33 1 0.01 33.33 0 0.00 0.00 67 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 72 3 0.00 1 0.00 33.33 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.05 33.33 73 1411 2.20 882 2.48 62.51 109 1.40 7.73 49 2.37 3.47 75 14 0.02 10 0.03 71.43 2 0.02 14.29 1 0.05 7.14 76 323 0.50 247 0.70 76.47 21 0.27 6.50 3 0.15 0.93 78 3 0.00 2 0.00 66.67 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.05 33.33 79 11 0.01 8 0.02 72.73 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 83 14 0.02 8 0.02 57.14 2 0.03 14.29 0 0.00 0.00 86 2 0.00 1 0.00 50.00 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.05 50.00 87 376 0.59 258 0.74 68.62 27 0.34 7.18 6 0.30 1.60 89 17 0.03 13 0.04 76.47 2 0.03 11.76 0 0.00 0.00 94 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 95 5 0.01 3 0.01 60.00 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.05 20.00 

N/S 9565 15.04 4947 14.02 51.72 554 7.11 5.79 178 8.60 1.86 TOTAL 63586 100.00 35277 100.00 55.48 7796 100.00 12.26 2069 100.00 3.25 

Company Size Category (Quantity of Employees )

Table 5-97. Company Size Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies - 1997 Edition

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Thomas Register

Primary Listees 1 - 99 100 - 499 500+ 

SIC Qty % Total Qty % Total % Listees Qty % Total % Listees Qty % Total % Liste

01 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.04 100.00 02 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 12 3 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.04 33.33 13 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 14 17 0.02 12 0.03 70.59 3 0.03 17.65 1 0.04 5.88 15 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 16 1 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 17 2 0.00 1 0.00 50.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 20 280 0.40 150 0.39 53.57 79 0.93 28.21 20 0.88 7.14 21 8 0.01 4 0.01 50.00 2 0.02 25.00 1 0.04 12.50 22 520 0.75 245 0.66 47.12 92 1.09 17.69 37 1.65 7.12 23 786 1.13 472 1.23 60.05 123 1.45 15.65 54 2.36 6.87 24 842 1.20 584 1.51 69.36 118 1.39 14.01 23 1.01 2.73 25 1194 1.72 722 1.88 60.47 201 2.38 16.83 57 2.52 4.77 26 951 1.35 478 1.23 50.26 178 2.09 18.72 56 2.48 5.89 27 853 1.22 548 1.44 64.24 130 1.53 15.24 21 0.91 2.46 28 2411 3.45 1402 3.66 58.15 304 3.58 12.61 106 4.68 4.40 29 340 0.49 192 0.50 56.47 35 0.40 10.29 19 0.82 5.59 30 4841 6.94 2392 6.23 49.41 746 8.81 15.41 166 7.35 3.43 31 343 0.50 195 0.51 56.85 49 0.58 14.29 19 0.83 5.54 32 1380 1.97 818 2.12 59.28 173 2.03 12.54 46 2.01 3.33 33 2030 2.91 950 2.48 46.80 415 4.91 20.44 112 4.94 5.52 34 8660 12.44 4699 12.26 54.26 1225 14.50 14.15 240 10.61 2.77 35 13556 19.48 7855 20.49 57.94 1538 18.20 11.35 371 16.46 2.74 36 5171 7.42 2553 6.67 49.37 900 10.63 17.40 297 13.19 5.74 37 1110 1.60 644 1.68 58.02 197 2.34 17.75 64 2.80 5.77 38 4949 7.12 2820 7.36 56.98 593 6.99 11.98 179 7.93 3.62 39 2597 3.74 1822 4.76 70.16 241 2.83 9.28 39 1.70 1.50 41 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 42 3 0.00 1 0.00 33.33 1 0.01 33.33 0 0.00 0.00 45 2 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 47 4 0.00 4 0.01 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 48 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 49 26 0.05 13 0.03 50.00 4 0.05 15.38 1 0.04 3.85 50 14 0.02 10 0.02 71.43 1 0.01 7.14 0 0.00 0.00 62 3 0.00 1 0.00 33.33 1 0.01 33.33 0 0.00 0.00 67 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 72 3 0.00 1 0.00 33.33 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.04 33.33 73 1384 2.00 862 2.24 62.28 121 1.42 8.74 48 2.10 3.47 75 14 0.02 10 0.03 71.43 2 0.02 14.29 1 0.04 7.14 76 329 0.47 249 0.65 75.68 24 0.29 7.29 3 0.13 0.91 78 3 0.00 2 0.00 66.67 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.04 33.33 79 11 0.01 7 0.02 63.64 1 0.01 9.09 0 0.00 0.00 83 15 0.02 8 0.02 53.33 2 0.02 13.33 0 0.00 0.00 86 2 0.00 1 0.00 50.00 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.04 50.00 87 385 0.53 264 0.70 68.57 31 0.36 8.05 8 0.34 2.08 89 19 0.03 15 0.04 78.95 2 0.02 10.53 0 0.00 0.00 94 1 0.00 1 0.00 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 95 3 0.00 1 0.00 33.33 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.04 33.33 

N/S 14549 20.90 7310 19.08 50.24 924 10.93 6.35 259 11.49 1.78 TOTAL 69622 100.00 38322 100.00 55.04 8456 100.00 12.15 2254 100.00 3.24 

Company Size Category (Quantity of Employees )

Table 5-98. Company Size Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies - 1998 Edition

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Metric

Primary Conforming Listees 1 - 99 100 - 499 500+ 

SIC Qty % Total Qty % Total % Metric Qty % Total % Metric Qty % Total % Metr

01 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 12 2 0.03 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 14 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 15 1 0.01 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 16 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 17 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 20 20 0.26 14 0.35 70.00 6 0.48 30.00 0 0.00 0.00 21 1 0.01 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 22 58 0.75 27 0.70 46.55 14 1.12 24.14 2 0.60 3.45 23 32 0.42 12 0.34 37.50 6 0.48 18.75 3 0.91 9.38 24 79 1.01 59 1.51 74.68 8 0.64 10.13 0 0.00 0.00 25 80 1.03 34 0.87 42.50 21 1.68 26.25 5 1.51 6.25 26 80 1.03 36 0.93 45.00 21 1.68 26.25 2 0.60 2.50 27 56 0.72 36 0.93 64.29 7 0.56 12.50 1 0.30 1.79 28 299 3.89 172 4.39 57.53 40 3.20 13.38 13 3.95 4.35 29 45 0.58 20 0.51 44.44 7 0.56 15.56 1 0.30 2.22 30 749 9.68 332 8.40 44.33 142 11.40 18.96 26 7.92 3.47 31 15 0.20 10 0.27 66.67 2 0.16 13.33 1 0.30 6.67 32 187 2.41 98 2.50 52.41 26 2.08 13.90 9 2.71 4.81 33 361 4.66 142 3.60 39.34 97 7.76 26.87 20 6.05 5.54 34 1350 17.45 673 17.02 49.85 234 18.77 17.33 51 15.50 3.78 35 2087 26.99 1150 29.06 55.10 284 22.77 13.61 75 22.76 3.59 36 712 9.19 307 7.78 43.12 155 12.42 21.77 55 16.70 7.72 37 105 1.36 53 1.36 50.48 19 1.52 18.10 9 2.73 8.57 38 727 9.39 384 9.70 52.82 97 7.77 13.34 36 10.94 4.95 39 197 2.54 128 3.24 64.97 25 2.00 12.69 2 0.60 1.02 41 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 42 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 45 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 47 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 48 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 49 1 0.01 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.08 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 50 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 62 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 72 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 73 89 1.14 69 1.75 77.53 5 0.40 5.62 3 0.91 3.37 75 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 76 43 0.55 32 0.82 74.42 4 0.32 9.30 1 0.30 2.33 78 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 79 1 0.01 1 0.03 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 83 2 0.03 1 0.03 50.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 86 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 87 49 0.64 33 0.85 67.35 5 0.40 10.20 1 0.30 2.04 89 2 0.03 2 0.05 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 94 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 95 1 0.01 1 0.03 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 

N/S 311 4.02 134 3.38 43.09 19 1.53 6.11 12 3.66 3.86 TOTAL 7742 100.00 3960 100.00 51.15 1245 100.00 16.08 328 100.00 4.24 

Company Size Category (Quantity of Employees )

Table 6-96. Company Size Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies Conforming to Metric Standards - 19

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Metric

Primary Conforming Listees 1 - 99 100 - 499 500+ 

SIC Qty % Total Qty % Total % Metric Qty % Total % Metric Qty % Total % Met

01 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 12 2 0.02 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 13 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 14 2 0.02 2 0.04 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 15 1 0.01 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 16 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 17 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 20 39 0.33 21 0.34 53.85 17 0.90 43.59 0 0.00 0.00 21 1 0.01 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 22 84 0.72 38 0.63 45.24 19 1.00 22.62 4 0.72 4.76 23 47 0.41 19 0.34 40.43 9 0.47 19.15 5 0.91 10.64 24 109 0.91 82 1.36 75.23 10 0.51 9.17 3 0.54 2.75 25 125 1.08 58 0.96 46.40 33 1.75 26.40 8 1.46 6.40 26 129 1.10 64 1.05 49.61 33 1.73 25.58 5 0.91 3.88 27 84 0.73 53 0.87 63.10 15 0.79 17.86 2 0.36 2.38 28 411 3.45 239 3.91 58.15 57 3.01 13.87 19 3.46 4.62 29 65 0.55 33 0.54 50.77 7 0.37 10.77 3 0.55 4.62 30 1087 9.13 491 7.99 45.17 213 11.25 19.60 48 8.77 4.42 31 26 0.23 18 0.31 69.23 4 0.21 15.38 1 0.18 3.85 32 253 2.13 134 2.19 52.96 37 1.94 14.62 10 1.82 3.95 33 491 4.13 197 3.19 40.12 132 6.97 26.88 35 6.40 7.13 34 1848 15.51 944 15.35 51.08 333 17.61 18.02 73 13.34 3.95 35 2945 24.70 1646 26.75 55.89 403 21.29 13.68 112 20.50 3.80 36 1017 8.51 468 7.63 46.02 234 12.37 23.01 78 14.27 7.67 37 156 1.34 79 1.29 50.64 30 1.60 19.23 15 2.72 9.62 38 1047 8.78 576 9.35 55.01 142 7.50 13.56 53 9.67 5.06 39 286 2.42 197 3.20 68.88 34 1.79 11.89 4 0.73 1.40 41 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 42 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 45 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 47 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 48 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 49 2 0.02 1 0.02 50.00 1 0.05 50.00 0 0.00 0.00 50 1 0.01 1 0.02 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 62 1 0.01 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.05 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 67 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 72 2 0.02 1 0.02 50.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 73 128 1.08 93 1.53 72.66 8 0.42 6.25 3 0.55 2.34 75 1 0.01 1 0.02 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 76 57 0.48 46 0.75 80.70 4 0.21 7.02 1 0.18 1.75 78 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 79 2 0.02 2 0.03 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 83 3 0.03 2 0.03 66.67 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 86 1 0.01 1 0.02 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 87 75 0.63 54 0.88 72.00 6 0.31 8.00 1 0.18 1.33 89 2 0.02 2 0.03 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 94 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 95 1 0.01 1 0.02 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 

N/S 1393 11.68 590 9.59 42.35 111 5.86 7.97 64 11.70 4.59 TOTAL 11924 100.00 6154 100.00 51.61 1893 100.00 15.88 547 100.00 4.59 

Company Size Category (Quantity of Employees )

Table 6-97. Company Size Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies Conforming to Metric Standards - 1

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 Metric

Primary Conforming Listees 1 - 99 100 - 499 500+ 

SIC Qty % Total Qty % Total % Metric Qty % Total % Metric Qty % Total % Metr

01 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 02 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 12 2 0.01 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 13 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 14 2 0.02 2 0.02 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 15 1 0.01 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 16 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 17 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 20 41 0.29 23 0.32 56.10 17 0.78 41.46 0 0.00 0.00 21 1 0.01 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 22 88 0.63 40 0.56 45.45 20 0.93 22.73 6 0.90 6.82 23 50 0.36 20 0.24 40.00 9 0.43 18.00 5 0.75 10.00 24 121 0.86 88 1.21 72.73 14 0.67 11.57 4 0.60 3.31 25 129 0.91 66 0.93 51.16 30 1.37 23.26 9 1.35 6.98 26 152 1.09 73 1.03 48.03 35 1.62 23.03 6 0.90 3.95 27 91 0.65 59 0.81 64.84 15 0.69 16.48 2 0.30 2.20 28 471 3.39 274 3.80 58.17 67 3.09 14.23 20 3.01 4.25 29 77 0.56 42 0.58 54.55 9 0.41 11.69 6 0.90 7.79 30 1196 8.60 554 7.72 46.32 235 10.72 19.65 53 8.02 4.43 31 28 0.19 20 0.28 71.43 3 0.14 10.71 1 0.15 3.57 32 281 2.01 145 2.01 51.60 42 1.94 14.95 13 1.96 4.63 33 555 3.99 219 3.06 39.46 157 7.15 28.29 41 6.18 7.39 34 2037 14.63 1034 14.43 50.76 367 16.76 18.02 88 13.32 4.32 35 3263 23.45 1807 25.24 55.38 475 21.67 14.56 133 20.12 4.08 36 1125 8.07 512 7.16 45.51 257 11.73 22.84 91 13.77 8.09 37 182 1.30 96 1.33 52.75 34 1.56 18.68 18 2.72 9.89 38 1156 8.32 632 8.83 54.67 160 7.30 13.84 61 9.23 5.28 39 320 2.30 219 3.06 68.44 38 1.72 11.88 5 0.75 1.56 41 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 42 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 45 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 47 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 48 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 49 5 0.03 1 0.01 20.00 2 0.09 40.00 0 0.00 0.00 50 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 62 1 0.01 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.05 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 67 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 72 2 0.02 1 0.01 50.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 73 142 1.02 105 1.45 73.94 11 0.50 7.75 3 0.45 2.11 75 1 0.01 1 0.01 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 76 59 0.42 47 0.66 79.66 4 0.18 6.78 1 0.15 1.69 78 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 79 2 0.01 1 0.01 50.00 1 0.05 50.00 0 0.00 0.00 83 3 0.02 2 0.03 66.67 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 86 1 0.01 1 0.01 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 87 89 0.63 64 0.91 71.91 7 0.33 7.87 2 0.30 2.25 89 2 0.01 2 0.03 100.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 94 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 95 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 

N/S 2243 16.11 1009 14.09 44.98 182 8.30 8.11 92 13.94 4.10 TOTAL 13919 100.00 7159 100.00 51.43 2192 100.00 15.75 660 100.00 4.74 

Company Size Category (Quantity of Employees )

Table 6-98. Company Size Analysis of Thomas Register Listed Companies Conforming to Metric Standards - 19

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