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NAICS 4244
Grocery and related products 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.
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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
  4244 Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers 35,650 511,438,047 27,851,835 761,492
Go to this NAICS 42441 General line grocery merchant wholesalers 3,204 115,342,867 5,455,851 133,592
Go to this NAICS 42442 Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers 3,629 66,097,512 3,607,395 94,880
Go to this NAICS 42443 Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers 2,564 37,498,945 1,901,939 46,738
Go to this NAICS 42444 Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers 748 8,063,834 413,425 13,767
Go to this NAICS 42445 Confectionery merchant wholesalers 2,307 32,004,123 1,257,565 38,928
Go to this NAICS 42446 Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers 2,515 11,933,530 703,564 22,476
Go to this NAICS 42447 Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers 2,913 34,212,985 1,585,660 45,065
Go to this NAICS 42448 Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers 5,397 49,684,878 3,578,045 110,575
Go to this NAICS 42449 Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers 12,373 156,599,373 9,348,391 255,471

 

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
4244 Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers 62,329 514,709,145 26,679 42.8 3,271,098 0.6 35,650 511,438,047

 

Definition: NAICS 4244   Grocery and related products merchant wholesalers

This NAICS Industry Group includes establishments classified in the following NAICS Industries: 42441, General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers; 42442, Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers; 42443, Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers; 42444, Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers; 42445, Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers; 42446, Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers; 42447, Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers; 42448, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers; and 42449, Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers.

 

Historical comparability

Not Comparable   NAICS 4244, Grocery and related products merchant wholesalers, is not comparable to 1997 NAICS 4224 Grocery & related products whsle. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 4224 is nearly comparable to SIC 514. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.



Comparable statistics are not available between 1997 and 2002.

 

 

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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.
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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 35,650 511,438,047 100.00 1,775 27,851,835 761,492
See other industries in this state California 5,397 69,228,241 13.54 1,977 4,032,702 108,585
See other industries in this state New York 4,094 39,806,789 7.78 2,077 2,013,711 53,920
See other industries in this state Illinois 1,602 32,127,048 6.28 2,551 1,404,155 35,827
See other industries in this state New Jersey 1,693 30,335,791 5.93 3,537 1,452,321 33,674
See other industries in this state Texas 1,970 28,352,417 5.54 1,303 1,542,160 45,987
See other industries in this state Florida 2,704 25,536,547 4.99 1,531 1,480,321 44,134
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 1,323 22,812,264 4.46 1,851 1,209,995 31,882
See other industries in this state Ohio 943 22,240,884 4.35 1,948 1,324,786 32,004
See other industries in this state Georgia 873 17,500,931 3.42 2,035 776,285 21,396
See other industries in this state Michigan 992 15,871,334 3.10 1,581 921,047 22,827
See other industries in this state Minnesota 555 15,381,854 3.01 3,061 615,306 14,917
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 960 14,687,362 2.87 2,284 795,083 18,692
See other industries in this state Washington 997 14,506,397 2.84 2,390 818,590 22,409
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 609 11,417,629 2.23 2,099 667,962 18,580
See other industries in this state North Carolina 733 10,809,775 2.11 1,300 646,815 20,119
See other industries in this state Colorado 492 9,418,128 1.84 2,093 485,521 13,427
See other industries in this state Maryland 561 9,358,672 1.83 1,720 589,531 15,336
See other industries in this state Virginia 591 9,052,889 1.77 1,243 493,879 13,791
See other industries in this state Tennessee 447 8,387,908 1.64 1,449 516,968 13,841
See other industries in this state Missouri 588 7,898,493 1.54 1,391 429,115 11,896
See other industries in this state Connecticut 402 7,450,638 1.46 2,155 427,912 9,751
See other industries in this state Oregon 459 6,172,744 1.21 1,752 348,423 10,472
See other industries in this state Indiana 456 5,960,473 1.17 968 410,664 11,938
See other industries in this state Nebraska 166 5,767,348 1.13 3,339 208,146 5,308
See other industries in this state Arkansas 245 5,689,582 1.11 2,102 188,968 5,430
See other industries in this state Kansas 241 5,678,810 1.11 2,092 281,620 7,453
See other industries in this state Alabama 351 5,156,135 1.01 1,152 321,788 9,763
See other industries in this state Louisiana 558 4,542,557 0.89 1,016 304,542 10,134
See other industries in this state Kentucky 325 4,075,711 0.80 997 279,486 8,375
See other industries in this state South Carolina 312 3,839,027 0.75 936 263,080 7,415
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 263 3,663,664 0.72 1,050 235,278 7,597
See other industries in this state Utah 250 3,368,482 0.66 1,448 190,948 5,989
See other industries in this state Mississippi 247 3,351,484 0.66 1,171 191,657 5,794
See other industries in this state Maine 344 3,092,960 0.60 2,385 164,531 4,880
See other industries in this state Iowa 232 2,900,373 0.57 988 219,240 6,564
See other industries in this state Hawaii 366 2,163,884 0.42 1,755 160,050 5,526
See other industries in this state Nevada 228 2,075,264 0.41 957 151,566 4,024
See other industries in this state Vermont 98 1,768,977 0.35 2,871 120,167 3,086
See other industries in this state Idaho 178 1,744,989 0.34 1,298 107,189 4,691
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 148 1,729,297 0.34 1,357 106,209 2,663
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 155 1,617,416 0.32 1,514 82,608 2,280
See other industries in this state North Dakota 87 1,378,558 0.27 2,176 77,599 2,546
See other industries in this state New Mexico 172 1,222,565 0.24 659 104,488 3,050
See other industries in this state Montana 105 1,022,597 0.20 1,123 64,307 1,959
See other industries in this state West Virginia 118 915,439 0.18 507 77,607 2,621
See other industries in this state Alaska 155 454,260 0.09 709 45,035 1,133
See other industries in this state District of Columbia 72 416,557 0.08 720 33,433 1,072
See other industries in this state South Dakota 59 366,881 0.07 483 24,178 1,298
See other industries in this state Wyoming 57 125,429 0.02 251 15,190 560
  All other states, including those below 677 8,994,593 1.76   429,673 14,876
See other industries in this state     Arizona 600 D     D (10k-24k)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 77 D     D (500-999)

 

Products Lines for Grocery and related products merchant wholesalers
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
10000 Industry total 511,438,04 100.00
14860 Grocery specialties 76,769,605 15.01
14100 Packaged frozen food 68,298,932 13.35
14700 Fresh fruits and vegetables 56,104,254 10.97
14200 Dairy products 53,838,943 10.53
14600 Fresh meat and meat products 50,867,655 9.95
14850 Soft drinks and bottled water 40,744,067 7.97
14400 Confectioneries 35,228,504 6.89
14830 Canned food 29,752,808 5.82
-Other 99,833,279 19.52

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Grocery and related products merchant wholesalers
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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-08 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 4244
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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