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NAICS 42411
Printing and writing paper 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.
Indus-
try
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
Go to this NAICS 4241 Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers 13,395 114,410,461 8,162,837 208,974
  42411 Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers 1,839 34,446,174 1,544,423 27,981
Go to this NAICS 424110 Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers 1,839 34,446,174 1,544,423 27,981

 

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
42411 Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers N N N N N N 1,839 34,446,174

 

Definition: NAICS 42411   Printing and writing paper merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of bulk printing and/or writing paper generally on rolls for further processing.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of stationery are classified in Industry 424120, Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.

 

Historical comparability

Not Comparable   NAICS 42411, Printing and writing paper merchant wholesalers, is not directly comparable to 1997 NAICS 42211 Printing & writing paper whsle. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 42211 is comparable to SIC 5111. 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
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 2002 1,965 35,743,377 1,567,668 28,657
1997 2,309 38,397,487 1,547,334 33,135
% change -14.9 -6.9 1.3 -13.5

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Printing and writing paper 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 1,839 34,446,174 100.00 120 1,544,423 27,981
See other industries in this state New York 148 5,375,942 15.61 280 120,614 1,816
See other industries in this state Illinois 122 4,375,871 12.70 347 119,161 1,891
See other industries in this state California 221 2,588,037 7.51 74 165,374 2,896
See other industries in this state Ohio 100 2,286,065 6.64 200 117,846 2,332
See other industries in this state Washington 31 1,763,840 5.12 291 42,663 745
See other industries in this state Connecticut 42 1,658,810 4.82 480 64,546 760
See other industries in this state Texas 151 1,522,521 4.42 70 95,928 2,109
See other industries in this state New Jersey 103 1,422,715 4.13 166 80,096 1,324
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 86 1,266,632 3.68 103 61,996 1,004
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 47 1,002,355 2.91 156 37,015 591
See other industries in this state Virginia 30 957,391 2.78 131 24,664 489
See other industries in this state Florida 113 946,529 2.75 57 68,256 1,314
See other industries in this state North Carolina 36 725,875 2.11 87 45,477 959
See other industries in this state Michigan 46 675,917 1.96 67 33,594 610
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 46 662,014 1.92 122 39,101 700
See other industries in this state Oregon 28 351,062 1.02 100 21,312 424
See other industries in this state Kentucky 15 339,219 0.98 83 18,537 379
See other industries in this state Tennessee 34 323,939 0.94 56 22,842 499
See other industries in this state Indiana 22 223,394 0.65 36 14,431 300
See other industries in this state Iowa 16 218,072 0.63 74 18,673 333
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 20 136,516 0.40 39 8,475 177
See other industries in this state Alabama 23 115,732 0.34 26 10,482 252
See other industries in this state Louisiana 14 108,302 0.31 24 14,424 328
See other industries in this state Arkansas 7 80,156 0.23 30 5,406 111
See other industries in this state South Carolina 16 69,754 0.20 17 5,838 135
See other industries in this state Nevada 12 64,043 0.19 30 4,292 104
See other industries in this state Nebraska 6 51,046 0.15 30 4,294 109
See other industries in this state Hawaii 5 44,769 0.13 36 4,091 84
See other industries in this state Mississippi 6 35,813 0.10 13 5,228 149
See other industries in this state New Mexico 8 20,650 0.06 11 2,400 73
See other industries in this state Montana 6 14,019 0.04 15 1,958 42
  All other states, including those below 279 5,019,174 14.57   265,409 4,942
See other industries in this state     Georgia 64 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Kansas 22 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Minnesota 37 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Missouri 36 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Arizona 22 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Colorado 25 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Maryland 25 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Utah 13 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 8 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Alaska 2 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 3 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Idaho 3 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Maine 4 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 5 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 3 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Vermont 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 2 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Printing and writing paper merchant wholesalers
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
10000 Industry total 34,446,174 100.00
13200 Printing and writing paper 29,793,710 86.49
13300 Office paper, office supplies, greeting cards, and labels 1,907,340 5.54
13400 Paper and plastic products 1,674,883 4.86
-Other 1,070,241 3.11

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Printing and writing paper merchant wholesalers
Link
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 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 42411
Hypertext Tables 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
Link to table for this 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 4241 To broader NAICS

 

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