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NAICS 424310
Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 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.
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 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
  424310 Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers 4,417 16,382,519 1,383,683 34,768
  4243101 Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers 3,269 13,586,482 1,062,956 25,484
  4243102 Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers 1,148 2,796,037 320,727 9,284

 

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
42431 Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers N N N N N N 4,417 16,382,519
424310 Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers N N N N N N 4,417 16,382,519

 

Definition: NAICS 424310   Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of piece goods, fabrics, knitting yarns (except industrial), thread and other notions, and/or hair accessories.

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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)
($1,000)(Pct)
424310 Not Comparable Link to NAICS correspondence table Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers 4,417 16,382,519 100.0 1,383,683 34,768  
  83% of 422310 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle (pt) 4,417 16,382,519 100.0 1,383,683 34,768 Not Comparable
  422310 pt     Piece goods jobber 3,269 13,586,482   1,062,956 25,484  
  422310 pt     Notions and other dry goods jobber, excluding piece goods 1,148 2,796,037   320,727 9,284  

 

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
422310 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 2002 4,911 19,658,424 1,479,622 36,557
1997 5,666 25,776,927 1,611,443 45,435
% change -13.3 -23.7 -8.2 -19.5

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 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 4,417 16,382,519 100.00 57 1,383,683 34,768
See other industries in this state New York 1,164 5,182,479 31.63 270 431,354 8,956
See other industries in this state California 1,116 3,422,253 20.89 98 256,336 7,395
See other industries in this state North Carolina 187 1,391,355 8.49 167 97,413 2,258
See other industries in this state Georgia 115 791,980 4.83 92 54,398 1,337
See other industries in this state New Jersey 261 716,010 4.37 83 75,389 1,771
See other industries in this state Texas 160 673,324 4.11 31 51,609 1,595
See other industries in this state Florida 239 409,631 2.50 25 40,182 1,152
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 98 304,602 1.86 25 32,622 810
See other industries in this state South Carolina 68 263,797 1.61 64 27,549 760
See other industries in this state Ohio 54 187,399 1.14 16 17,872 456
See other industries in this state Missouri 54 157,192 0.96 28 18,238 502
See other industries in this state Arizona 38 139,981 0.85 26 7,658 242
See other industries in this state Tennessee 31 129,957 0.79 22 7,853 205
See other industries in this state Colorado 49 76,943 0.47 17 14,273 421
See other industries in this state Oregon 29 74,088 0.45 21 7,922 284
See other industries in this state Virginia 43 67,498 0.41 9 8,165 237
See other industries in this state Hawaii 21 56,897 0.35 46 6,416 187
See other industries in this state Alabama 24 53,812 0.33 12 6,170 211
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 18 15,461 0.09 3 2,669 84
See other industries in this state Kentucky 7 14,644 0.09 4 1,820 67
See other industries in this state Utah 17 13,538 0.08 6 1,650 60
See other industries in this state Nevada 9 11,771 0.07 5 1,219 37
See other industries in this state Vermont 4 9,771 0.06 16 1,573 61
See other industries in this state New Mexico 6 5,147 0.03 3 824 31
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 6 2,220 0.01 2 201 10
See other industries in this state Montana 4 805   1 180 13
See other industries in this state South Dakota 4 352   0 58 5
  All other states, including those below 591 2,209,612 13.49   212,070 5,621
See other industries in this state     Illinois 132 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Massachusetts 80 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Michigan 52 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Indiana 27 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Louisiana 17 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Minnesota 38 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Mississippi 29 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Oklahoma 21 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 21 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Washington 51 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 19 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Iowa 12 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Maryland 24 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 13 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 6 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 11 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Kansas 14 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Nebraska 8 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Alaska 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Idaho 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Maine 4 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 6 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 1 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods merchant wholesalers
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
10000 Industry total 16,382,519 100.00
13600 Knit and woven piece goods 12,315,309 75.17
13700 Notions 2,591,808 15.82
19700 Service receipts and labor charges 253,327 1.55
-Other 1,222,075 7.46

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 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 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 424310
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 42431 To broader NAICS

 

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