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Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

Industries in the Transportation Equipment Manufacturing subsector produce equipment for transporting people and goods. Transportation equipment is a type of machinery. An entire subsector is devoted to this activity because of the significance of its economic size in all three North American countries.

Establishments in this subsector utilize production processes similar to those of other machinery manufacturing establishments - bending, forming, welding, machining, and assembling metal or plastic parts into components and finished products. However, the assembly of components and subassemblies and their further assembly into finished vehicles tends to be a more common production process in this subsector than in the Machinery Manufacturing subsector.

NAICS has industry groups for the manufacture of equipment for each mode of transport - road, rail, air and water. Parts for motor vehicles warrant a separate industry group because of their importance and because parts manufacture requires less assembly, and the establishments that manufacture only parts are not as vertically integrated as those that make complete vehicles.

Land use motor vehicle equipment not designed for highway operation (e.g., agricultural equipment, construction equipment, and materials handling equipment) is classified in the appropriate NAICS subsector based on the type and use of the equipment.

3361 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

33611 Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing complete automobile and light duty motor vehicles (i.e., body and chassis or unibody) or (2) manufacturing chassis only.

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336111 Automobile Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing complete automobiles (i.e., body and chassis or unibody) or (2) manufacturing automobile chassis only.

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  • Manufacturing car bodies and assembling vehicles on a purchased chassis and manufacturing kit cars for highway use - classified in U.S. Industry 336211, Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing.

336112 Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing complete light trucks and utility vehicles (i.e., body and chassis) or (2) manufacturing light truck and utility vehicle chassis only. Vehicles made include light duty vans, pick-up trucks, minivans, and sport utility vehicles.

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33612 Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing
See industry description for 336120 below.

336120 Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing heavy duty truck chassis and assembling complete heavy duty trucks, buses, heavy duty motor homes, and other special purpose heavy duty motor vehicles for highway use or (2) manufacturing heavy duty truck chassis only.

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3362 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing

33621 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing motor vehicle bodies and cabs or (2) manufacturing truck, automobile and utility trailers, truck trailer chassis, detachable trailer bodies, and detachable trailer chassis. The products made may be sold separately or may be assembled on purchased chassis and sold as complete vehicles.

Motor homes are units where the motor and the living quarters are contained in the same integrated unit, while travel trailers are designed to be towed by a motor unit, such as an automobile or a light truck.

Illustrative Examples:
Bodies and cabs, truck, manufacturing; Pickup canopies, caps, or covers manufacturing; Camper unit, slide-in, for pick-up trucks, manufacturing; Semitrailer manufacturing; Motor homes, self-contained, assembling on purchased chassis; Travel trailers, recreational, manufacturing.

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336211 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing truck and bus bodies and cabs and automobile bodies. The products made may be sold separately or may be assembled on purchased chassis and sold as complete vehicles.

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  • Manufacturing heavy duty chassis and assembling heavy duty trucks, buses, motor homes, and other special purpose heavy duty motor vehicles for highway use - classified in Industry 336120, Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing.

336212 Truck Trailer Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing truck trailers, truck trailer chassis, cargo container chassis, detachable trailer bodies, and detachable trailer chassis for sale separately.

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336213 Motor Home Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing motor homes on purchased chassis and/or (2) manufacturing conversion vans on an assembly line basis. Motor homes are units where the motor and the living quarters are integrated in the same unit.

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336214 Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing travel trailers and campers designed to attach to motor vehicles; (2) manufacturing pickup coaches (i.e., campers) and caps (i.e., covers) for mounting on pickup trucks; and (3) manufacturing automobile, utility and light-truck trailers. Travel trailers do not have their own motor but are designed to be towed by a motor unit, such as an automobile or a light truck.

Illustrative Examples:
Automobile transporter trailers, single car, manufacturing; Travel trailers, recreational, manufacturing; Camping trailers and chassis manufacturing; Utility trailers manufacturing; Horse trailers (except fifth wheel type) manufacturing.

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  • Making manufactured homes (i.e., mobile homes) designed to accept permanent water, sewer, and utility connections and equipped with wheels, but not intended for regular highway use - classified in U.S. Industry 321991, Manufactured Home (Mobile Home) Manufacturing.

3363 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

33631 Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and/or rebuilding motor vehicle gasoline engines, and engine parts, whether or not for vehicular use.

Illustrative Examples:
Carburetors, all types, manufacturing; Pistons and piston rings manufacturing; Crankshaft assemblies, automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing; Pumps (e.g., fuel, oil, water), mechanical automotive and truck gasoline engine (except power steering), manufacturing; Cylinder heads, automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing; Timing gears and chains, automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing; Fuel injection systems and parts, automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing; Valves, engine, intake and exhaust, manufacturing; Manifolds (i.e., intake and exhaust), automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing.

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336311 Carburetor, Piston, Piston Ring, and Valve Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and/or rebuilding carburetors, pistons, piston rings, and engine intake and exhaust valves.

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  • Manufacturing parts for machine repair and equipment parts (except electric) on a job or shop basis - classified in Industry 332710, Machine Shops.

336312 Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and/or rebuilding gasoline motor vehicle engines and gasoline motor vehicle engine parts, excluding carburetors, pistons, piston rings, and valves.

Illustrative Examples:
Crankshaft assemblies, automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing; Positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valves, engine, manufacturing; Flywheels and ring gears, automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing; Pumps (e.g., fuel, oil, water), mechanical, automotive and truck gasoline engine (except power steering), manufacturing; Fuel injection systems and parts, automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing; Timing gears and chains, automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing; Manifolds (i.e., intake and exhaust), automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing.

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33632 Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing vehicular lighting and/or (2) manufacturing and/or rebuilding motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment. The products made can be used for all types of transportation equipment (i.e., aircraft, automobiles, trains, ships).

Illustrative Examples:
Alternators and generators for internal combustion engines manufacturing; Generators for internal combustion engines manufacturing; Automotive lighting fixtures manufacturing; Ignition wiring harness for internal combustion engines manufacturing; Coils, ignition, internal combustion engines, manufacturing; Instrument control panels (i.e., assembling purchased gauges), automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Distributors for internal combustion engines manufacturing; Spark plugs for internal combustion engines manufacturing; Electrical ignition cable sets for internal combustion engines manufacturing; Windshield washer pumps, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

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336321 Vehicular Lighting Equipment Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing vehicular lighting fixtures.

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336322 Other Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and/or rebuilding electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles and internal combustion engines.

Illustrative Examples:
Alternators and generators for internal combustion engines manufacturing; Ignition wiring harness for internal combustion engines manufacturing; Coils, ignition, internal combustion engines, manufacturing; Instrument control panel (i.e., assembling purchased gauges), automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Distributors for internal combustion engines manufacturing; Spark plugs for internal combustion engines manufacturing; Electrical ignition cable sets for internal combustion engines manufacturing; Windshield washer pumps, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Generators for internal combustion engines manufacturing.

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33633 Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing
See industry description for 336330 below.

336330 Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and/or rebuilding motor vehicle steering mechanisms and suspension components (except springs).

Illustrative Examples:
Rack and pinion steering assemblies manufacturing; Steering wheels, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Shock absorbers, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Struts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Steering columns, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

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33634 Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing
See industry description for 336340 below.

336340 Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and/or rebuilding motor vehicle brake systems and related components.

Illustrative Examples:
Brake cylinders, master and wheel, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Brake pads and shoes, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Brake drums, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Calipers, brake, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Brake hose assemblies manufacturing.

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33635 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
See industry description for 336350 below.

336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and/or rebuilding motor vehicle transmission and power train parts.

Illustrative Examples:
Automatic transmissions, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Differential and rear axle assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Axle bearings, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Torque converters, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Constant velocity joints, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Universal joints, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

33636 Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing
See industry description for 336360 below.

336360 Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing motor vehicle seating, seats, seat frames, seat belts, and interior trimmings.

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33637 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
See industry description for 336370 below.

336370 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing motor vehicle stampings, such as fenders, tops, body parts, trim, and molding.

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  • Manufacturing stampings and further processing the stampings - classified according to the process of the specific product made; and
  • Manufacturing stampings (except motor vehicle) - classified in U.S. Industry 332116, Metal Stamping.

33639 Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and/or rebuilding motor vehicle parts and accessories (except motor vehicle gasoline engines and engine parts, motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment, motor vehicle steering and suspension components, motor vehicle brake systems, motor vehicle transmission and power train parts, motor vehicle seating and interior trim, and motor vehicle stampings).

Illustrative Examples:
Air bag assemblies manufacturing; Mufflers and resonators, motor vehicle, manufacturing; Air-conditioners, motor vehicle, manufacturing; Radiators and cores manufacturing; Catalytic converters, engine exhaust, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Wheels (i.e., rims), automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

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336391 Motor Vehicle Air-Conditioning Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing air-conditioning systems and compressors for motor vehicles, such as automobiles, trucks, buses, aircraft, farm machinery, construction machinery, and other related vehicles.

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336399 All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and/or rebuilding motor vehicle parts and accessories (except motor vehicle gasoline engines and engine parts, motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment, motor vehicle steering and suspension components, motor vehicle brake systems, motor vehicle transmission and power train parts, motor vehicle seating and interior trim, motor vehicle stampings, and motor vehicle air-conditioning systems and compressors).

Illustrative Examples:
Air bag assemblies manufacturing; Mufflers and resonators, motor vehicle, manufacturing; Air-filters, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Radiators and cores manufacturing; Catalytic converters, engine exhaust, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing; Wheels (i.e., rims), automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

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3364 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

33641 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing complete aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles; (2) manufacturing aerospace engines, propulsion units, auxiliary equipment or parts; (3) developing and making prototypes of aerospace products; (4) aircraft conversion (i.e., major modifications to systems); and (5) complete aircraft or propulsion systems overhaul and rebuilding (i.e., periodic restoration of aircraft to original design specifications).

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336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing or assembling complete aircraft; (2) developing and making aircraft prototypes; (3) aircraft conversion (i.e., major modifications to systems); and (4) complete aircraft overhaul and rebuilding (i.e., periodic restoration of aircraft to original design specifications).

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336412 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing aircraft engines and engine parts; (2) developing and making prototypes of aircraft engines and engine parts; (3) aircraft propulsion system conversion (i.e., major modifications to systems); and (4) aircraft propulsion systems overhaul and rebuilding (i.e., periodic restoration of aircraft propulsion system to original design specifications).

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336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishment primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing aircraft parts or auxiliary equipment (except engines and aircraft fluid power subassemblies) and/or (2) developing and making prototypes of aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment. Auxiliary equipment includes such items as crop dusting apparatus, armament racks, inflight refueling equipment, and external fuel tanks.

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336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing complete guided missiles and space vehicles and/or (2) developing and making prototypes of guided missile or space vehicles.

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336415 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing guided missile and/or space vehicle propulsion units and propulsion unit parts and/or (2) developing and making prototypes of guided missile and space vehicle propulsion units and propulsion unit parts.

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336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
This U.S. Industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment (except guided missile and space vehicle propulsion units and propulsion unit parts) and/or (2) developing and making prototypes of guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment.

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3365 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing

33651 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
See industry description for 336510 below.

336510 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing and/or rebuilding locomotives, locomotive frames and parts; (2) manufacturing railroad, street, and rapid transit cars and car equipment for operation on rails for freight and passenger service; and (3) manufacturing rail layers, ballast distributors, rail tamping equipment and other railway track maintenance equipment.

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3366 Ship and Boat Building

33661 Ship and Boat Building
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating shipyards or boat yards (i.e., ship or boat manufacturing facilities). Shipyards are fixed facilities with drydocks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship, defined as watercraft typically suitable or intended for other than personal or recreational use. Boats are defined as watercraft typically suitable or intended for personal use. Activities of shipyards include the construction of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, the production of prefabricated ship and barge sections, and specialized services, such as ship scaling.

Illustrative Examples:
Barge building; Inflatable rubber boats, heavy-duty, manufacturing; Boat yards (i.e., boat manufacturing facilities); Passenger ship building; Cargo ship building; Rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) manufacturing; Drilling and production platforms, floating, oil and gas, building; Rowboats manufacturing; Inflatable plastic boats, heavy-duty, manufacturing.

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  • Manufacturing inflatable rubber swimming pool rafts and similar flotation devices - classified in Industry 32629, Other Rubber Product Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing inflatable plastic swimming pool rafts and similar flotation devices - classified in Industry 32619, Other Plastics Product Manufacturing;
  • Fabricating structural assemblies or components for ships, or subcontractors engaged in ship painting, joinery, carpentry work, and electrical wiring installation - classified based on the production process used; and
  • Ship repairs performed in floating drydocks - classified in Industry 488390, Other Support Activities for Water Transportation.

336611 Ship Building and Repairing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating a shipyard. Shipyards are fixed facilities with drydocks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship, defined as watercraft typically suitable or intended for other than personal or recreational use. Activities of shipyards include the construction of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, the production of prefabricated ship and barge sections, and specialized services, such as ship scaling.

Illustrative Examples:
Barge building; Passenger ship building; Cargo ship building; Submarine building; Drilling and production platforms, floating, oil and gas, building

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  • Fabricating structural assemblies or components for ships, or subcontractors engaged in ship painting, joinery, carpentry work, and electrical wiring installation - classified based on the production process used; and
  • Ship repairs performed in floating drydocks - classified in Industry 488390, Other Support Activities for Water Transportation.

336612 Boat Building
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in building boats. Boats are defined as watercraft not built in shipyards and typically of the type suitable or intended for personal use. Included in this industry are establishments that manufacture heavy-duty inflatable rubber or inflatable plastic boats (RIBs).

Illustrative Examples:
Dinghy (except inflatable rubber) manufacturing; Rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) manufacturing; Inflatable plastic boats, heavy-duty, manufacturing; Rowboats manufacturing; Inflatable rubber boats, heavy-duty, manufacturing; Sailboat building, not done in shipyards; Motorboats, inboard or outboard, building; Yacht building, not done in shipyards.

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3369 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing transportation equipment (except motor vehicles and parts, aerospace products and parts, railroad rolling stock, ship building, and boat manufacturing).

33699 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing motorcycles, bicycles, metal tricycles, complete military armored vehicles, tanks, self-propelled weapons, vehicles pulled by draft animals, and other transportation equipment (except motor vehicles, boats, ships, railroad rolling stock, and aerospace products), including parts thereof.

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336991 Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Parts Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing motorcycles, bicycles, tricycles and similar equipment, and parts.

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336992 Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing complete military armored vehicles, combat tanks, specialized components for combat tanks, and self-propelled weapons.

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336999 All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing transportation equipment (except motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts, boats, ships, railroad rolling stock, aerospace products, motorcycles, bicycles, armored vehicles and tanks).

Illustrative Examples:
All-terrain vehicles (ATVs), wheeled or tracked, manufacturing; Golf carts and similar motorized passenger carriers manufacturing; Animal-drawn vehicles and parts manufacturing; Race cars manufacturing; Gocarts (except children's) manufacturing; Snowmobiles and parts manufacturing.

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Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.

 

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