Note (General)At head of title: Department of Commerce and Labor. Bureau of the Census. S. N. D. North, Director.
Binder's title: Special reports of the Census Office.
"The first census of the United States in which the canvass was confined to establishments conducted under what is known as the factory system, thus excluding the neighborhood and mechanical industries."
"The fieldwork...the completion of the statistics, and the preparation of the text have been done under the supervision of Mr. William M. Steuart, Chief Statistician for Manufactures."
Part I contains a summarization and an analysis of the statistics for the United States, by states, by industries, and by groups of industries.
Parts II-IV were first published in form of "Bulletins": II. Manufactures by states and territories. III-IV. Special reports on selected industries.