EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, SEPTEMBER 4, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT Public Information Office CB96-145 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Gloria Cable 301-457-4814 CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS SHIPMENTS TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REACHED $144 BILLION IN 1992 The total value of shipments to the federal government by private manufacturers in 1992 was $143.9 billion or 10 percent of their total shipments of $1.4 trillion. This represents products classified in the 108 industry categories identified as most likely to ship to government agencies, according to a report entitled, "Manufacturers' Shipments to Federal Government Agencies," MC92-S-3, released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The federal agency with the largest dollar volume of procurement during 1992 was the Department of Defense with $114.3 billion. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration received $6.8 billion and the Department of Energy $2.9 billion. Of the $143.9 billion of manufactured products shipped to the federal government, $107.8 billion represented shipments of prime contracts, and $36.1 billion were done on indirect or subcontracts.
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