Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

336 - Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing equipment for transporting people and goods. The industry groups are based on the various modes of transport - road, rail, air and water. Three industry groups are based on road transportation equipment - for complete vehicles, for body and trailer manufacture and for parts.

Establishments primarily engaged in rebuilding equipment and parts are included in the same industry as establishments manufacturing new products.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing equipment designed for moving materials and goods on industrial sites, construction sites, in logging camps and other off-highway locations (See 333 Machinery Manufacturing)

3361 - Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing motor vehicles. Establishments that manufacture chassis and then assemble complete motor vehicles (including truck cab and chassis assemblies) and those that only manufacture motor vehicle chassis are both classified in this industry group.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing motor vehicles on purchased chassis or purchased truck cab and chassis assemblies (See 3362 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing)

3362 - Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing motor vehicle bodies and cabs, truck trailers and non-commercial trailers. The bodies and cabs may be sold as such, or assembled on purchased chassis.

3363 - Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing motor vehicle parts, including engines. Establishments that rebuild motor vehicle parts are included in this industry group, in the same industry as the manufacture of new parts.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing motor vehicle plastic parts (See 32619 Other Plastic Product Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing rubber and plastic hose and belts (See 32622 Rubber and Plastic Hose and Belting Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing motor vehicle hardware (See 33251 Hardware Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing motor vehicle coil and leaf springs (See 33261 Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing diesel engines and parts for motor vehicles (See 33361 Engine, Turbine and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing)

3364 - Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing aircraft, missiles, space vehicles and their engines, propulsion units, auxiliary equipment, and parts thereof. The development and production of prototypes is classified in this industry, as is the factory overhaul and conversion of aircraft and propulsion systems.

3365 - Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and rebuilding locomotives and railroad cars, of any type or gauge, including frames and parts. The manufacture of rapid transit cars and special-purpose self-propelled railroad equipment, such as rail layers, ballast distributors, rail-tamping equipment and other railway track maintenance equipment is included in this industry.

3366 - Ship and Boat Building

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating a shipyard or manufacturing boats. Shipyards are fixed facilities with drydocks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship, defined as water-craft suitable or intended for other than personal or recreational use. Boats are defined as water-craft suitable or intended for personal or recreational use. The activities of shipyards include the construction of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, the production of prefabricated ship sections and barge sections, and specialized services, such as ship scaling, when performed at the shipyard.

3369 - Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in manufacturing transportation equipment and parts.