Industry Statistics Sampler: NAICS 422

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NAICS 422
Wholesale trade, nondurable goods

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2002 Economic Census Industry Series Reports

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2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Full report		Tables only
2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Link to PDF	Size in kb	Link to PDF	Size in kb
4233, 42495	Lumber and Other Construction Materials	EC02-42I-18	12/03/2004		564		376
4241, 42492	Books, Periodicals, Newspapers, and Other Paper Products	EC02-42I-02	06/25/2004		531		349
4242	Drugs, Cosmetics, and Toiletries	EC02-42I-05	07/28/2004		421		240
4243	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions	EC02-42I-10	10/07/2004		485		299
4244	Groceries and Related Products	EC02-42I-08	08/24/2004		683		493
4245, 42491, 42493	Farm, Floral, and Nursery Supplies	EC02-42I-15	11/24/2004		487		299
4246, 4247	Chemicals, Allied Products, and Petroleum and Petroleum Products	EC02-42I-14	12/02/2004		536		349
4248, 42494	Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Products	EC02-42I-01(RV)	07/23/2004		442		252
425	Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	EC02-42I-19	10/29/2004		570		386

NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

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Indus-
try
Detail NAICS
code NAICS Title
(and link to definition) Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

42 Wholesale trade 453,470 4,059,657,778 214,915,405 r 5,796,557

422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 162,841 1,879,940,402 81,678,408 r 2,398,296

4221 Paper & paper product whsle 15,848 117,062,485 7,730,308 214,350

4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 8,053 203,147,771 8,394,864 190,127

4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 20,707 124,104,420 7,759,577 207,574

4224 Grocery & related products whsle 41,760 588,970,062 26,778,099 854,919

4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 10,343 166,786,245 2,306,012 97,521

4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 15,920 128,923,496 7,241,315 165,768

4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 11,297 267,623,942 4,479,853 r 137,829

4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 4,850 69,703,203 5,667,069 151,677

4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 34,063 213,618,778 11,321,311 378,531

NAICS code	NAICS Title (and link to definition)	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
42	Wholesale trade	453,470	4,059,657,778	214,915,405	r 5,796,557
422	Wholesale trade, nondurable goods	162,841	1,879,940,402	81,678,408	r 2,398,296
4221	Paper & paper product whsle	15,848	117,062,485	7,730,308	214,350
4222	Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle	8,053	203,147,771	8,394,864	190,127
4223	Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle	20,707	124,104,420	7,759,577	207,574
4224	Grocery & related products whsle	41,760	588,970,062	26,778,099	854,919
4225	Farm-product raw material whsle	10,343	166,786,245	2,306,012	97,521
4226	Chemical & allied products whsle	15,920	128,923,496	7,241,315	165,768
4227	Petroleum & petroleum products whsle	11,297	267,623,942	4,479,853	r 137,829
4228	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle	4,850	69,703,203	5,667,069	151,677
4229	Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle	34,063	213,618,778	11,321,311	378,531

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

NAICS 422: Wholesale trade, nondurable goods . Industries in the Wholesale Trade, Nondurable Goods subsector sell or arrange the purchase or sale of nondurable goods to other businesses. Nondurable goods are items generally with a normal life expectancy of less than three years. Nondurable goods wholesale trade establishments are engaged in wholesaling products, such as paper and paper products, chemicals and chemical products, drugs, textiles and textile products, apparel, footwear, groceries, farm products, petroleum and petroleum products, alcoholic beverages, books, magazines, newspapers, flowers and nursery stock, and tobacco products.

Geographic Distribution -- Wholesale trade, nondurable goods: 1997

Data for the Wholesale trade sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places.

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Other
Indus-
tries State Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Sales
% of
U.S. Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

United States 162,841 1,879,940,402 100.00 81,678,408 r 2,398,296

California 21,808 199,590,850 10.62 10,157,334 r 297,866

New York 17,646 186,251,767 9.91 8,556,186 206,524

Texas 10,703 157,079,279 8.36 5,138,095 161,417

Illinois 7,874 119,776,889 6.37 4,783,902 r 128,028

New Jersey 7,251 110,364,461 5.87 5,393,824 122,595

Florida 10,722 77,179,020 4.11 3,697,970 123,130

Ohio 5,147 69,409,864 3.69 3,257,228 97,353

Pennsylvania 5,602 66,940,767 3.56 3,359,792 96,353

Georgia 4,549 65,983,244 3.51 2,468,657 67,907

Massachusetts 3,466 52,522,199 2.79 2,424,980 61,285

Missouri 3,484 47,893,932 2.55 2,016,275 56,859

Connecticut 1,769 47,715,175 2.54 1,534,674 34,864

Minnesota 3,245 47,686,749 2.54 1,640,429 48,203

Michigan 4,076 47,241,816 2.51 2,333,652 67,786

North Carolina 4,223 46,014,813 2.45 2,091,211 64,316

Tennessee 2,598 39,287,297 2.09 1,598,029 50,836

Washington 3,609 35,931,547 1.91 1,710,582 51,815

Indiana 2,916 29,970,848 1.59 1,245,409 40,808

Louisiana 2,268 29,359,337 1.56 925,035 32,248

Wisconsin 2,685 29,296,141 1.56 1,476,268 47,058

Nebraska 1,450 28,540,688 1.52 525,146 20,526

Virginia 2,473 28,097,285 1.49 1,319,252 43,069

Oregon 1,934 25,476,559 1.36 974,792 31,886

Colorado 2,355 23,565,499 1.25 983,560 31,711

Iowa 2,452 22,673,450 1.21 832,444 30,469

Kansas 1,999 21,552,146 1.15 754,048 25,701

Kentucky 1,791 21,210,293 1.13 871,192 31,570

Oklahoma 1,755 20,069,708 1.07 665,206 24,971

Maryland 2,001 19,842,554 1.06 1,271,787 36,329

Alabama 1,912 19,656,680 1.05 864,856 31,609

Arkansas 1,278 18,857,790 1.00 503,415 18,939

Arizona 2,158 18,175,897 0.97 986,816 31,614

South Carolina 1,752 14,194,208 0.76 720,023 24,244

Mississippi 1,184 11,227,591 0.60 466,736 17,474

Utah 1,061 10,069,182 0.54 507,020 r 17,596

Delaware 309 9,898,989 0.53 374,959 7,276

North Dakota 818 6,237,456 0.33 222,241 8,833

Nevada 832 6,226,830 0.33 347,295 11,047

New Hampshire 601 5,473,681 0.29 340,008 9,038

South Dakota 702 5,454,113 0.29 164,979 7,480

Hawaii 983 4,925,293 0.26 324,663 11,193

Montana 688 4,889,014 0.26 160,585 r 6,788

Idaho 828 4,802,803 0.26 268,554 11,954

Maine 742 4,568,618 0.24 293,991 10,197

West Virginia 589 4,106,384 0.22 219,516 8,687

New Mexico 776 3,574,741 0.19 234,487 9,028

Rhode Island 535 3,487,240 0.19 217,549 6,843

Vermont 379 2,847,997 0.15 170,396 6,125

Alaska 368 1,860,364 0.10 127,420 3,558

Wyoming 323 1,571,330 0.08 55,281 2,278

District of Columbia 172 D D (2500-4999)

State	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Sales % of U.S.	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
United States	162,841	1,879,940,402	100.00	81,678,408	r 2,398,296
California	21,808	199,590,850	10.62	10,157,334	r 297,866
New York	17,646	186,251,767	9.91	8,556,186	206,524
Texas	10,703	157,079,279	8.36	5,138,095	161,417
Illinois	7,874	119,776,889	6.37	4,783,902	r 128,028
New Jersey	7,251	110,364,461	5.87	5,393,824	122,595
Florida	10,722	77,179,020	4.11	3,697,970	123,130
Ohio	5,147	69,409,864	3.69	3,257,228	97,353
Pennsylvania	5,602	66,940,767	3.56	3,359,792	96,353
Georgia	4,549	65,983,244	3.51	2,468,657	67,907
Massachusetts	3,466	52,522,199	2.79	2,424,980	61,285
Missouri	3,484	47,893,932	2.55	2,016,275	56,859
Connecticut	1,769	47,715,175	2.54	1,534,674	34,864
Minnesota	3,245	47,686,749	2.54	1,640,429	48,203
Michigan	4,076	47,241,816	2.51	2,333,652	67,786
North Carolina	4,223	46,014,813	2.45	2,091,211	64,316
Tennessee	2,598	39,287,297	2.09	1,598,029	50,836
Washington	3,609	35,931,547	1.91	1,710,582	51,815
Indiana	2,916	29,970,848	1.59	1,245,409	40,808
Louisiana	2,268	29,359,337	1.56	925,035	32,248
Wisconsin	2,685	29,296,141	1.56	1,476,268	47,058
Nebraska	1,450	28,540,688	1.52	525,146	20,526
Virginia	2,473	28,097,285	1.49	1,319,252	43,069
Oregon	1,934	25,476,559	1.36	974,792	31,886
Colorado	2,355	23,565,499	1.25	983,560	31,711
Iowa	2,452	22,673,450	1.21	832,444	30,469
Kansas	1,999	21,552,146	1.15	754,048	25,701
Kentucky	1,791	21,210,293	1.13	871,192	31,570
Oklahoma	1,755	20,069,708	1.07	665,206	24,971
Maryland	2,001	19,842,554	1.06	1,271,787	36,329
Alabama	1,912	19,656,680	1.05	864,856	31,609
Arkansas	1,278	18,857,790	1.00	503,415	18,939
Arizona	2,158	18,175,897	0.97	986,816	31,614
South Carolina	1,752	14,194,208	0.76	720,023	24,244
Mississippi	1,184	11,227,591	0.60	466,736	17,474
Utah	1,061	10,069,182	0.54	507,020	r 17,596
Delaware	309	9,898,989	0.53	374,959	7,276
North Dakota	818	6,237,456	0.33	222,241	8,833
Nevada	832	6,226,830	0.33	347,295	11,047
New Hampshire	601	5,473,681	0.29	340,008	9,038
South Dakota	702	5,454,113	0.29	164,979	7,480
Hawaii	983	4,925,293	0.26	324,663	11,193
Montana	688	4,889,014	0.26	160,585	r 6,788
Idaho	828	4,802,803	0.26	268,554	11,954
Maine	742	4,568,618	0.24	293,991	10,197
West Virginia	589	4,106,384	0.22	219,516	8,687
New Mexico	776	3,574,741	0.19	234,487	9,028
Rhode Island	535	3,487,240	0.19	217,549	6,843
Vermont	379	2,847,997	0.15	170,396	6,125
Alaska	368	1,860,364	0.10	127,420	3,558
Wyoming	323	1,571,330	0.08	55,281	2,278
District of Columbia	172	D		D	(2500-4999)

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

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tables Link
to pdf Series number Title Contents

EC97W42S-LS Commodity Line Sales ** Includes sales by industry by type of operation by commodity line for the U.S. AFF and CD-ROM include data for the 15 largest states and metropolitan areas.

EC97W42S-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Includes firms by sales size, employment size, legal form of organization, number of units, and concentration in the largest companies for the U.S. Also includes establishments by sales size and by employment size for the U.S.

EC97W42S-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Includes topics that vary from industry to industry

EC97W42S-SM Summary Republication of key tables from other reports

EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.

EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis

EC97X-CS4 Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros) Nonemployers account for 47 % of establishments and .8 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports above.

Series number	Title	Contents
EC97W42S-LS	Commodity Line Sales **	Includes sales by industry by type of operation by commodity line for the U.S. AFF and CD-ROM include data for the 15 largest states and metropolitan areas.
EC97W42S-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Includes firms by sales size, employment size, legal form of organization, number of units, and concentration in the largest companies for the U.S. Also includes establishments by sales size and by employment size for the U.S.
EC97W42S-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Includes topics that vary from industry to industry
EC97W42S-SM	Summary	Republication of key tables from other reports
EC97X-CS3	Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only)	Defines comparability of individual industries.
EC97X-CS2	Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states)	1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
EC97X-CS4	Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros)	Nonemployers account for 47 % of establishments and .8 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports above.

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs

Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Smallest Geography Contents

Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Annual U.S. Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees

County Business Patterns Annual County, metro area, ZIP Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment

E-Commerce Statistics Annual U.S. Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments

Monthly Wholesale Trade Monthly U.S. Monthly sales, inventories, and inventory/sales ratios for merchant wholesalers

Nonemployer Statistics Annual State, metro area, county Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees

Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Smallest Geography	Contents
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	U.S.	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees
County Business Patterns	Annual	County, metro area, ZIP	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment
E-Commerce Statistics	Annual	U.S.	Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments
Monthly Wholesale Trade	Monthly	U.S.	Monthly sales, inventories, and inventory/sales ratios for merchant wholesalers
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	State, metro area, county	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	State, metro area	Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

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