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NAICS 424110
Printing and writing paper 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
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
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	1,839	34,446,174	1,544,423	27,981
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)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)
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
424110	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,839	34,446,174

Definition: NAICS 424110 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 - Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS

Figures to the left of 1997 NAICS codes indicate the percent of 2002 receipts (as classified by 1997 NAICS) represented by that part; and link to a complementary table where other parts of the 1997 NAICS are shown. Table description discusses features and symbols.
2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales		Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)

2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	($1,000)	(Pct)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)
424110			Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	1,839	34,446,174	100.0	1,544,423	27,981
96% of	422110		Printing & writing paper whsle (pt)	1,839	34,446,174	100.0	1,544,423	27,981

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

422110	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-
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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

1,839

34,446,174

100.00

120

1,544,423

27,981

New York

148

5,375,942

15.61

280

120,614

1,816

Illinois

122

4,375,871

12.70

347

119,161

1,891

California

221

2,588,037

7.51

165,374

2,896

Ohio

100

2,286,065

6.64

200

117,846

2,332

Washington

1,763,840

5.12

291

42,663

745

Connecticut

1,658,810

4.82

480

64,546

760

Texas

151

1,522,521

4.42

95,928

2,109

New Jersey

103

1,422,715

4.13

166

80,096

1,324

Pennsylvania

1,266,632

3.68

103

61,996

1,004

Massachusetts

1,002,355

2.91

156

37,015

591

Virginia

957,391

2.78

131

24,664

489

Florida

113

946,529

2.75

68,256

1,314

North Carolina

725,875

2.11

45,477

959

Michigan

675,917

1.96

33,594

610

Wisconsin

662,014

1.92

122

39,101

700

Oregon

351,062

1.02

100

21,312

424

Kentucky

339,219

0.98

18,537

379

Tennessee

323,939

0.94

22,842

499

Indiana

223,394

0.65

14,431

300

Iowa

218,072

0.63

18,673

333

Oklahoma

136,516

0.40

8,475

177

Alabama

115,732

0.34

10,482

252

Louisiana

108,302

0.31

14,424

328

Arkansas

80,156

0.23

5,406

111

South Carolina

69,754

0.20

5,838

135

Nevada

64,043

0.19

4,292

104

Nebraska

51,046

0.15

4,294

109

Hawaii

44,769

0.13

4,091

Mississippi

35,813

0.10

5,228

149

New Mexico

20,650

0.06

2,400

Montana

14,019

0.04

1,958

All other states, including those below

279

5,019,174

14.57

265,409

4,942

Georgia

(500-999)

Kansas

(500-999)

Minnesota

(500-999)

Missouri

(500-999)

Arizona

(250-499)

Colorado

(250-499)

Maryland

(250-499)

Utah

(250-499)

Rhode Island

(100-249)

Alaska

(20-99)

Delaware

(20-99)

Idaho

(20-99)

Maine

(20-99)

New Hampshire

(20-99)

North Dakota

(1-19)

South Dakota

(1-19)

Vermont

(1-19)

West Virginia

(1-19)

Wyoming

(1-19)

Products Lines for Printing and writing paper merchant wholesalers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
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
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
		Manufacturers' Sales Branches & Offices by Kind of Business and Product Line	US, states, metros
		Manufacturers' Sales Branches & Offices by Broad Product Line and 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-02	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 424110
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
	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