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NAICS 4243
Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers

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Definition Data from the Economic Census Annual, monthly 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.
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
  4243 Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers 17,758 118,346,385 8,770,360 207,115
Go to this NAICS 42431 Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers 4,417 16,382,519 1,383,683 34,768
Go to this NAICS 42432 Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers 4,472 34,053,052 2,446,726 66,189
Go to this NAICS 42433 Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers 7,144 46,834,782 3,543,461 79,193
Go to this NAICS 42434 Footwear merchant wholesalers 1,725 21,076,032 1,396,490 26,965

 

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
4243 Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers 38,441 119,899,302 20,683 53.8 1,552,917 1.3 17,758 118,346,385

 

Definition: NAICS 4243   Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers

This NAICS Industry Group includes establishments classified in the following NAICS Industries: 42431, Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers; 42432, Men's and Boys' Clothing and Furnishings Merchant Wholesalers; 42433, Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers; and 42434, Footwear Merchant Wholesalers.

 

Historical comparability

Not Comparable   NAICS 4243, Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers, is not directly comparable to 1997 NAICS 4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 4223 is nearly comparable to SIC 513. 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
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 2002 19,593 129,958,263 9,098,148 213,604
1997 20,707 124,104,420 7,759,577 207,574
% change -5.4 4.7 17.3 2.9

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Apparel, piece goods, and notions 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 17,758 118,346,385 100.00 411 8,770,360 207,115
See other industries in this state New York 4,678 39,087,146 33.03 2,039 2,941,055 54,127
See other industries in this state California 4,433 19,417,682 16.41 554 1,527,814 41,706
See other industries in this state New Jersey 1,009 8,632,368 7.29 1,006 726,298 15,114
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 317 6,243,046 5.28 971 369,639 7,210
See other industries in this state Florida 1,277 4,394,676 3.71 263 309,326 9,066
See other industries in this state Oregon 110 3,884,182 3.28 1,102 147,706 3,426
See other industries in this state North Carolina 423 3,317,656 2.80 399 205,212 5,739
See other industries in this state Texas 779 3,172,815 2.68 146 278,920 8,531
See other industries in this state Illinois 450 2,583,237 2.18 205 206,127 5,072
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 388 2,391,496 2.02 194 205,572 5,084
See other industries in this state Georgia 418 2,263,921 1.91 263 150,479 4,222
See other industries in this state Tennessee 176 2,249,716 1.90 389 96,141 3,066
See other industries in this state Kentucky 63 1,969,584 1.66 482 30,690 1,072
See other industries in this state Virginia 177 1,768,853 1.49 243 93,144 3,176
See other industries in this state Washington 216 1,427,010 1.21 235 116,335 3,162
See other industries in this state Alabama 110 1,393,793 1.18 311 112,115 4,010
See other industries in this state Missouri 183 1,360,474 1.15 240 154,095 3,112
See other industries in this state Ohio 221 1,313,864 1.11 115 146,689 4,261
See other industries in this state Mississippi 66 1,007,947 0.85 352 25,898 964
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 52 952,472 0.80 748 131,614 1,793
See other industries in this state South Carolina 161 902,896 0.76 220 63,259 2,184
See other industries in this state Colorado 207 754,533 0.64 168 79,457 1,859
See other industries in this state Maryland 130 580,931 0.49 107 64,933 1,590
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 101 461,746 0.39 85 50,747 1,371
See other industries in this state Indiana 115 380,197 0.32 62 30,253 996
See other industries in this state Nevada 71 364,511 0.31 168 32,214 887
See other industries in this state Maine 36 328,988 0.28 254 30,137 650
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 44 242,782 0.21 227 19,467 475
See other industries in this state Hawaii 129 208,933 0.18 169 22,124 739
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 58 206,418 0.17 59 23,271 716
See other industries in this state Louisiana 78 184,925 0.16 41 24,921 1,024
See other industries in this state Vermont 27 114,344 0.10 186 18,987 492
See other industries in this state Iowa 44 111,786 0.09 38 12,924 569
See other industries in this state Idaho 22 32,277 0.03 24 3,170 140
See other industries in this state New Mexico 23 13,042 0.01 7 2,742 90
See other industries in this state North Dakota 9 6,057 0.01 10 1,601 71
See other industries in this state South Dakota 9 5,896   8 557 19
  All other states, including those below 948 4,614,185 3.90   314,727 9,330
See other industries in this state     Michigan 188 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 118 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Minnesota 155 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Arizona 151 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 52 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Kansas 58 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Utah 84 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 32 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 27 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Montana 24 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Nebraska 27 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 18 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 8 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Alaska 6 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
10000 Industry total 118,346,38 100.00
13900 Women's, misses', and girls' wear 43,249,826 36.55
13800 Men's and boys' wear 33,670,395 28.45
14000 Footwear 20,075,337 16.96
13600 Knit and woven piece goods 12,362,169 10.45
-Other 8,988,658 7.60

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Apparel, piece goods, and notions 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-10 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
link to PDF EC02-42A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
Drill-down iconDown arrows link to tables in "drill-down" format for easy navigation. AFF iconAFF icons link to tables in American FactFinder, which supports further manipulation and downloading. link to PDF PDF symbols link to reports in Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to view these files, you will need the Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader which is available free from the Adobe web site.

 

Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 4243
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
Link to table for this industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees 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 424 To broader NAICS

 

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