This abstract contains, in condensed form, the results of the census of manufactures presented as final reports, volumes VIII, IX, and X. It summarizes the statistics collected during the 1920 Census for manufactures, including the separate industries, states and principal cities. There are eleven chapters:
Introduction
General summary
Individual industries
States and geographic divisions
Statistics of cities
Character of ownership
Establishments classified according to size
Persons engaged in manufacturing industries
Prevailing hours of labor
Power used in manufacturing
Consumption of fuel in manufacturing industries
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