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NAICS 42432
Men's and boys' clothing and furnishings 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 4243 Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers 17,758 118,346,385 8,770,360 207,115
  42432 Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers 4,472 34,053,052 2,446,726 66,189
Go to this NAICS 424320 Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers 4,472 34,053,052 2,446,726 66,189

 

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
42432 Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers N N N N N N 4,472 34,053,052

 

Definition: NAICS 42432   Men's and boys' clothing and furnishings merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of men's and/or boys' clothing and furnishings.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of unisex clothing and men's fur clothing are classified in Industry 424330, Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers.

 

Historical comparability

Not Comparable   NAICS 42432, Men's and boys' clothing and furnishings merchant wholesalers, is not directly comparable to 1997 NAICS 42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 42232 is comparable to SIC 5136. 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
42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 2002 4,892 36,359,671 2,511,894 67,449
1997 5,006 33,360,264 2,166,205 62,253
% change -2.3 9.0 16.0 8.3

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Men's and boys' clothing and furnishings 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 4,472 34,053,052 100.00 118 2,446,726 66,189
See other industries in this state New York 894 6,992,083 20.53 365 483,163 9,771
See other industries in this state California 999 4,851,006 14.25 139 377,088 10,822
See other industries in this state New Jersey 272 2,545,013 7.47 297 226,555 4,184
See other industries in this state Kentucky 28 1,582,338 4.65 387 18,369 639
See other industries in this state Virginia 69 1,532,278 4.50 210 66,615 2,555
See other industries in this state Texas 228 1,416,339 4.16 65 126,279 3,639
See other industries in this state Tennessee 64 1,266,957 3.72 219 50,194 1,807
See other industries in this state Florida 269 1,243,034 3.65 75 114,955 3,574
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 114 1,227,508 3.60 100 90,950 2,365
See other industries in this state Georgia 140 1,056,341 3.10 123 67,083 1,951
See other industries in this state Washington 77 983,856 2.89 162 73,711 2,145
See other industries in this state North Carolina 113 850,961 2.50 102 59,555 2,081
See other industries in this state Oregon 35 632,881 1.86 180 37,220 684
See other industries in this state Ohio 88 579,793 1.70 51 54,506 1,627
See other industries in this state Mississippi 20 482,060 1.42 168 13,096 537
See other industries in this state Colorado 68 330,517 0.97 73 32,101 741
See other industries in this state South Carolina 40 329,017 0.97 80 18,166 807
See other industries in this state Nevada 24 247,851 0.73 114 23,986 589
See other industries in this state Maryland 51 190,008 0.56 35 35,263 879
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 39 184,576 0.54 34 21,663 717
See other industries in this state Kansas 29 133,569 0.39 49 12,667 458
See other industries in this state Indiana 47 122,437 0.36 20 10,705 451
See other industries in this state Hawaii 49 111,081 0.33 90 10,633 371
See other industries in this state Louisiana 31 68,914 0.20 15 7,970 330
See other industries in this state Vermont 10 60,836 0.18 99 12,698 293
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 18 44,803 0.13 13 3,892 144
See other industries in this state Iowa 21 32,621 0.10 11 6,930 307
See other industries in this state Montana 12 29,354 0.09 32 2,357 62
See other industries in this state Idaho 13 27,905 0.08 21 2,530 101
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 12 25,320 0.07 20 4,016 137
See other industries in this state New Mexico 9 3,861 0.01 2 706 27
See other industries in this state North Dakota 3 768   1 209 19
  All other states, including those below 586 4,867,166 14.29   380,895 11,375
See other industries in this state     Alabama 38 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Illinois 120 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Michigan 64 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Missouri 51 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 13 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Massachusetts 68 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Minnesota 58 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Arizona 52 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 43 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Utah 35 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 9 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 4 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Maine 6 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Nebraska 6 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 6 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 9 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Alaska 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 1 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Men's and boys' clothing and furnishings merchant wholesalers
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
10000 Industry total 34,053,052 100.00
13812 Men's and boys' dress 17,434,131 51.20
13811 Men's and boys' suits, coats, and formal wear 4,046,945 11.88
13814 Men's and boys' work clothing and uniforms 2,509,498 7.37
-Other 10,062,478 29.55

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Men's and boys' clothing and furnishings 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
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 42432
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 4243 To broader NAICS

 

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