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NAICS 42393
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

42	Wholesale trade	435,521	4,634,755,112	259,653,080	5,878,405
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	260,445	2,171,265,591	157,156,665	3,356,985
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	36,364	156,820,514	11,675,812	321,810
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	7,098	28,580,509	2,657,851	82,918
423930	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	7,098	28,580,509	2,657,851	82,918

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)

42	Wholesale trade	799,302	4,664,777,063	363,781	45.5	30,021,951	0.6	435,521	4,634,755,112
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	454,362	2,188,221,869	193,917	42.7	16,956,278	0.8	260,445	2,171,265,591
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	142,473	164,614,899	106,109	74.5	7,794,385	4.7	36,364	156,820,514
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	11,731	28,920,019	4,633	39.5	339,510	1.2	7,098	28,580,509
423930	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	11,731	28,920,019	4,633	39.5	339,510	1.2	7,098	28,580,509

Definition: NAICS 42393 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of automotive scrap, industrial scrap, and other recyclable materials. Included in this industry are auto wreckers primarily engaged in dismantling motor vehicles for the purpose of wholesaling scrap.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Dismantling motor vehicles for the purpose of selling used parts--are classified in Industry 423140, Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers; and
Operating facilities where commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans, and metals are sorted into distinct categories--are classified in Industry 562920, Materials Recovery Facilities.

Historical comparability

Almost Comparable NAICS 42393, Recyclable material merchant wholesalers, is close, but not quite comparable to 1997 NAICS 42193 Recyclable material whsle. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 42193 is comparable to SIC 5093. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

In the following table, both 1997 and 2002 data are classified by 1997 NAICS, so that the two years are comparable.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

42193	Recyclable material whsle	2002	7,181	28,996,521	2,668,163	83,189
		1997	9,088	38,748,659	3,229,092	114,992
		% change	-21.0	-25.2	-17.4	-27.7

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Geographic Distribution -- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers: 2002

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

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Description

Estab-
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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

7,098

28,580,509

100.00

2,657,851

82,918

California

851

3,579,546

12.52

102

328,658

10,567

Pennsylvania

397

2,338,496

8.18

190

143,424

4,435

Ohio

419

2,217,659

7.76

194

183,680

5,273

Texas

472

1,883,571

6.59

185,491

6,682

Illinois

387

1,841,375

6.44

146

144,067

4,110

New York

455

1,606,530

5.62

192,045

6,108

Missouri

152

1,430,418

5.00

252

61,820

1,769

Michigan

258

1,043,268

3.65

104

114,607

2,935

New Jersey

279

984,364

3.44

115

118,698

3,263

Indiana

190

933,639

3.27

152

100,768

2,800

Florida

296

815,485

2.85

78,839

2,598

Wisconsin

171

782,292

2.74

144

82,053

2,387

Georgia

177

691,091

2.42

62,851

2,089

South Carolina

104

581,595

2.03

142

39,584

1,495

Connecticut

574,196

2.01

166

43,328

1,097

Maryland

567,731

1.99

104

48,265

1,339

Alabama

134

558,505

1.95

125

39,079

1,401

North Carolina

203

521,574

1.82

76,476

2,361

Oregon

101

516,380

1.81

147

53,485

1,525

Kentucky

115

491,359

1.72

120

38,672

1,302

Tennessee

133

458,131

1.60

45,326

1,587

Washington

147

420,058

1.47

51,137

1,508

Massachusetts

154

418,061

1.46

56,737

1,520

Minnesota

132

385,234

1.35

43,151

1,206

Virginia

114

322,614

1.13

49,319

1,643

Louisiana

298,962

1.05

22,059

813

Utah

286,146

1.00

123

15,666

539

Iowa

131

243,780

0.85

33,207

1,276

Nebraska

210,458

0.74

122

9,983

344

Colorado

201,427

0.70

30,361

913

Arkansas

178,235

0.62

17,961

639

Kansas

132,739

0.46

15,561

575

West Virginia

125,343

0.44

7,690

406

Mississippi

116,615

0.41

12,792

474

Oklahoma

114,392

0.40

16,238

649

Maine

108,092

0.38

10,268

337

Idaho

75,248

0.26

7,771

277

New Hampshire

59,351

0.21

9,511

225

Nevada

39,284

0.14

7,498

246

South Dakota

39,038

0.14

4,084

171

New Mexico

34,219

0.12

5,300

213

Hawaii

33,414

0.12

4,559

201

North Dakota

30,064

0.11

5,617

209

Montana

25,652

0.09

3,771

134

Vermont

10,480

0.04

1,134

Wyoming

10,438

0.04

1,206

All other states, including those below

124

243,960

0.85

34,054

1,171

Arizona

(500-999)

Rhode Island

(250-499)

Delaware

(100-249)

Alaska

(20-99)

District of Columbia

(1-19)

Products Lines for Recyclable material merchant wholesalers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
10000	Industry total	28,580,509	100.00
12900	Ferrous metal scrap	11,006,601	38.51
12920	Nonferrous metal scrap	8,704,261	30.46
12930	Recyclable paper and paperboard	4,951,335	17.32
12940	Recyclable materials	2,595,135	9.08
	-Other	1,323,177	4.63

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997	Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-42SL-LS	Product Lines	All Types of Operation by Kind of Business & Product Line	US, states, metros
		All Types of Operation by Broad Product Line & Kind of Business	US, states, metros
		Merchant Wholesalers by Kind of Business & Product Line	US, states, metros
		Merchant Wholesalers by Broad Product Line & Kind of Business	US, states, metros
EC02-42SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Sales Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Units & Multiunits	US
		Sales Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-42SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Sales by Class of Customer	US
		Employment by Primary Function	US
		End-of-Year Inventories	US
		Detailed Type of Operation	US
		Gross Margin & its Components for Merchant Wholesalers	US
		Gross Profit & its Components	US
EC02-42I-03	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-42A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 42393
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas