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NAICS 424120
Stationery and office supplies 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
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	6,887	34,477,603	3,616,045	115,373
424120	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	6,887	34,477,603	3,616,045	115,373

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
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	N	N	N	N	N	N	6,887	34,477,603
424120	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	N	N	N	N	N	N	6,887	34,477,603

Definition: NAICS 424120 Stationery and office supplies merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of stationery, office supplies and/or gift wrap.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of bulk printing and/or writing paper are classified in Industry 424110, Printing and Writing Paper 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)
424120			Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	6,887	34,477,603	100.0	3,616,045	115,373
93% of	422120		Stationery & office supplies whsle (pt)	6,887	34,477,603	100.0	3,616,045	115,373

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

422120	Stationery & office supplies whsle	2002	7,328	37,005,149	3,679,662	116,810
		1997	8,046	33,271,034	3,308,237	109,766
		% change	-8.9	11.2	11.2	6.4

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Geographic Distribution -- Stationery and office supplies 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

United States

6,887

34,477,603

100.00

120

3,616,045

115,373

California

832

4,293,010

12.45

123

455,476

14,228

Missouri

147

3,509,041

10.18

618

257,320

17,697

Illinois

378

3,292,688

9.55

261

338,490

9,892

New Jersey

317

2,220,049

6.44

259

224,308

7,382

Texas

469

2,139,747

6.21

221,844

7,819

Ohio

311

1,745,837

5.06

153

191,071

5,849

New York

572

1,676,241

4.86

197,232

4,893

Michigan

217

1,195,938

3.47

119

130,772

3,873

Pennsylvania

288

1,166,217

3.38

138,936

3,355

Florida

404

1,152,264

3.34

126,934

3,387

Massachusetts

137

1,105,268

3.21

172

96,832

2,212

North Carolina

196

896,913

2.60

108

93,180

2,364

Minnesota

134

784,116

2.27

156

103,643

2,431

Tennessee

133

679,935

1.97

117

73,632

2,013

Colorado

130

617,733

1.79

137

62,482

1,553

Washington

127

535,422

1.55

60,642

1,706

Virginia

143

489,303

1.42

66,609

1,551

Indiana

120

462,276

1.34

47,093

1,305

Arizona

108

417,051

1.21

42,786

1,182

Kansas

361,605

1.05

133

35,642

919

Connecticut

313,519

0.91

47,450

1,130

Oregon

310,039

0.90

33,148

876

Wisconsin

102

299,703

0.87

40,242

1,098

Kentucky

291,194

0.84

20,668

670

Louisiana

261,018

0.76

30,649

1,031

Oklahoma

208,186

0.60

19,803

576

Utah

201,624

0.58

17,210

491

Alabama

178,756

0.52

23,577

810

South Carolina

157,743

0.46

20,300

562

Iowa

147,322

0.43

23,374

727

Idaho

136,296

0.40

101

18,661

443

Nevada

106,261

0.31

14,077

368

Hawaii

101,179

0.29

14,876

381

Arkansas

88,332

0.26

13,583

404

Nebraska

76,530

0.22

12,850

360

Mississippi

54,766

0.16

8,464

306

New Mexico

52,984

0.15

7,950

244

Montana

29,368

0.09

4,054

127

South Dakota

15,588

0.05

1,742

107

North Dakota

12,853

0.04

1,715

Wyoming

4,822

0.01

622

All other states, including those below

488

2,688,866

7.80

276,106

8,967

Georgia

208

(5000-9999)

Maryland

125

(1000-2499)

Maine

(250-499)

New Hampshire

(250-499)

Alaska

(100-249)

Vermont

(100-249)

West Virginia

(100-249)

Delaware

(20-99)

District of Columbia

(20-99)

Rhode Island

(20-99)

Products Lines for Stationery and office supplies merchant wholesalers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
10000	Industry total	34,477,603	100.00
13300	Office paper, office supplies, greeting cards, and labels	26,835,514	77.83
10920	New computer equipment	1,618,663	4.69
10420	Office and business furniture	1,494,487	4.33
	-Other	4,528,939	13.14

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Stationery and office supplies 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 424120
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	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