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NAICS 4241
Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers

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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.
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Detail

NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 42 Wholesale trade 435,521 4,634,755,112 259,653,080 5,878,405
Go to this NAICS 424 Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 142,661 1,980,329,666 92,564,262 2,272,823
  4241 Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers 13,395 114,410,461 8,162,837 208,974
Go to this NAICS 42411 Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers 1,839 34,446,174 1,544,423 27,981
Go to this NAICS 42412 Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers 6,887 34,477,603 3,616,045 115,373
Go to this NAICS 42413 Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers 4,669 45,486,684 3,002,369 65,620

 

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)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
42 Wholesale trade 799,302 4,664,777,063 363,781 45.5 30,021,951 0.6 435,521 4,634,755,112
424 Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 288,507 1,992,346,677 145,846 50.6 12,017,011 0.6 142,661 1,980,329,666
4241 Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers 20,116 114,944,843 6,721 33.4 534,382 0.5 13,395 114,410,461

 

Definition: NAICS 4241   Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers

This NAICS Industry Group includes establishments classified in the following NAICS Industries: 42411, Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers; 42412, Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers; and 42413, Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers.

 

Historical comparability

Not Comparable   NAICS 4241, Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers, is not directly comparable to 1997 NAICS 4221 Paper & paper product whsle. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

For comparisons with data before 1997, 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
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 2002 14,493 122,948,302 8,367,258 213,245
1997 15,848 117,062,485 7,730,308 214,350
% change -8.5 5.0 8.2 -0.5

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Paper and paper product 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.
Other
Indus-
tries
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Sales
% of
U.S.
Sales
per capita
($)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 13,395 114,410,461 100.00 397 8,162,837 208,974
See other industries in this state Illinois 832 12,836,593 11.22 1,019 718,802 16,538
See other industries in this state California 1,676 11,902,205 10.40 340 1,011,850 25,369
See other industries in this state New York 1,190 10,658,958 9.32 556 578,973 12,977
See other industries in this state Ohio 611 8,111,921 7.09 711 486,001 12,294
See other industries in this state New Jersey 687 5,677,234 4.96 662 475,278 11,889
See other industries in this state Texas 882 5,283,362 4.62 243 436,218 12,997
See other industries in this state Missouri 276 4,716,021 4.12 830 347,535 19,739
See other industries in this state Connecticut 218 4,443,037 3.88 1,285 212,579 3,122
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 316 4,353,751 3.81 677 277,370 5,642
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 565 3,868,522 3.38 314 328,240 7,033
See other industries in this state Florida 802 3,441,787 3.01 206 316,893 8,195
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 235 3,072,623 2.69 565 181,835 3,851
See other industries in this state Washington 260 3,020,848 2.64 498 160,426 3,768
See other industries in this state Maryland 216 2,939,336 2.57 540 196,544 4,095
See other industries in this state North Carolina 365 2,416,994 2.11 291 218,929 5,305
See other industries in this state Virginia 231 2,085,657 1.82 286 130,840 2,930
See other industries in this state Minnesota 259 1,886,238 1.65 375 185,823 3,996
See other industries in this state Tennessee 246 1,616,240 1.41 279 144,650 3,555
See other industries in this state Colorado 235 1,381,566 1.21 307 126,665 2,778
See other industries in this state Oregon 166 1,300,673 1.14 369 96,565 2,054
See other industries in this state Indiana 222 1,066,015 0.93 173 104,802 2,737
See other industries in this state Kansas 149 968,229 0.85 357 78,397 1,864
See other industries in this state Kentucky 117 865,054 0.76 212 62,366 1,611
See other industries in this state Alabama 165 696,508 0.61 156 70,530 2,022
See other industries in this state South Carolina 164 643,742 0.56 157 52,971 1,398
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 139 588,517 0.51 169 51,205 1,376
See other industries in this state Louisiana 150 581,074 0.51 130 63,788 1,919
See other industries in this state Utah 95 494,463 0.43 213 42,166 1,075
See other industries in this state Iowa 117 442,146 0.39 151 50,912 1,258
See other industries in this state Maine 46 387,986 0.34 299 30,557 626
See other industries in this state Arkansas 94 334,941 0.29 124 46,994 1,484
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 56 274,555 0.24 216 29,698 625
See other industries in this state Hawaii 83 258,639 0.23 210 30,604 853
See other industries in this state Nevada 69 214,414 0.19 99 22,275 582
See other industries in this state Nebraska 56 196,565 0.17 114 23,331 615
See other industries in this state Idaho 32 184,350 0.16 137 22,863 533
See other industries in this state Mississippi 78 172,925 0.15 60 23,552 767
See other industries in this state New Mexico 56 129,696 0.11 70 15,742 479
See other industries in this state Vermont 26 96,695 0.08 157 10,146 227
See other industries in this state North Dakota 21 81,711 0.07 129 7,272 176
See other industries in this state Alaska 18 57,077 0.05 89 8,822 236
See other industries in this state Montana 35 52,571 0.05 58 7,052 205
See other industries in this state South Dakota 24 40,264 0.04 53 5,753 246
  All other states, including those below 1,115 10,568,758 9.24   669,023 17,933
See other industries in this state     Georgia 425 D     D (5000-9999)
See other industries in this state     Michigan 382 D     D (5000-9999)
See other industries in this state     Arizona 182 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 43 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 39 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 23 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 12 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 9 D     D (20-99)

 

Products Lines for Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers
Product
code
Product description Sales of
this line
($000)
Percent of
industry sales
(%)
Graph
10000 Industry total 114,410,46 100.00
13400 Paper and plastic products 42,586,576 37.22
13200 Printing and writing paper 31,287,066 27.35
13300 Office paper, office supplies, greeting cards, and labels 29,030,531 25.37
-Other 11,506,288 10.06

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers
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to pdf
Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables
Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-BDG Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997 Link to drill-down tables Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined US
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-42SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF All Types of Operation by Kind of Business & Product Line US, states, metros
Link to data in AFF All Types of Operation by Broad Product Line & Kind of Business US, states, metros
Link to data in AFF Merchant Wholesalers by Kind of Business & Product Line US, states, metros
Link to data in AFF Merchant Wholesalers by Broad Product Line & Kind of Business US, states, metros
Link to data in AFF Manufacturers' Sales Branches & Offices by Kind of Business and Product Line US, states, metros
Link to data in AFF Manufacturers' Sales Branches & Offices by Broad Product Line and Kind of Business US, states, metros
link to PDF EC02-42SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Sales Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Units & Multiunits US
Link to data in AFF Sales Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-42SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Sales by Class of Customer US
Link to data in AFF Employment by Primary Function US
Link to data in AFF End-of-Year Inventories US
Link to data in AFF Detailed Type of Operation US
Link to data in AFF Gross Margin & its Components for Merchant Wholesalers US
Link to data in AFF Gross Profit & its Components US
link to PDF EC02-42I-02 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF BE02-00I-1 Business Expenses Link to data in AFF Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (2002 NAICS Basis) US
Link to data in AFF Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (2002 NAICS Basis) US
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PDF EC02-42A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 4241
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  Annual Benchmark Report for Wholesale Trade Annual Monthly sales and inventories back to 1992 US
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
  E-Commerce Statistics Annual Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments US
  Monthly Wholesale Trade Monthly Monthly sales, inventories, and inventory/sales ratios for merchant wholesalers US
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industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees US, states, metro areas, counties
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industry 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
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 424 To broader NAICS

 

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