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NAICS 424420
Packaged frozen food 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
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	35,650	511,438,047	27,851,835	761,492
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	3,629	66,097,512	3,607,395	94,880
424420	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	3,629	66,097,512	3,607,395	94,880

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
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
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	N	N	N	N	N	N	3,629	66,097,512
424420	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	N	N	N	N	N	N	3,629	66,097,512

Definition: NAICS 424420 Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of packaged frozen foods (except dairy products).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of frozen dairy products are classified in Industry 424430, Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) 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)
424420			Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	3,629	66,097,512	100.0	3,607,395	94,880
81% of	422420		Packaged frozen food whsle (pt)	3,629	66,097,512	100.0	3,607,395	94,880

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

422420	Packaged frozen food whsle	2002	4,205	81,981,770	3,879,208	100,793
		1997	3,838	69,114,831	2,800,272	85,067
		% change	9.6	18.6	38.5	18.5

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Geographic Distribution -- Packaged frozen food 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.

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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

United States

3,629

66,097,512

100.00

229

3,607,395

94,880

California

549

9,235,797

13.97

264

425,912

11,389

Florida

304

5,193,571

7.86

311

253,204

6,425

New York

326

3,262,634

4.94

170

168,371

4,770

New Jersey

155

3,199,968

4.84

373

166,652

3,547

Texas

212

3,066,331

4.64

141

193,436

4,952

Washington

165

3,064,817

4.64

505

87,440

1,939

Illinois

177

2,785,423

4.21

221

179,708

3,768

Pennsylvania

127

2,495,277

3.78

203

152,772

4,101

Georgia

2,447,350

3.70

285

144,028

3,446

Massachusetts

111

2,335,081

3.53

363

114,217

2,579

Nebraska

2,128,288

3.22

1,232

72,627

1,378

Tennessee

2,108,587

3.19

364

121,293

2,847

Ohio

1,965,601

2.97

172

124,501

3,100

Minnesota

1,859,788

2.81

370

100,292

2,238

Wisconsin

1,606,538

2.43

295

112,333

2,748

Colorado

1,508,879

2.28

335

93,575

3,115

North Carolina

1,379,624

2.09

166

69,575

2,500

Missouri

1,306,166

1.98

230

109,593

2,980

Maryland

1,175,276

1.78

216

43,285

1,182

Michigan

1,138,789

1.72

113

59,266

1,561

Virginia

1,112,455

1.68

153

52,442

1,463

Louisiana

896,868

1.36

201

57,481

1,895

Oklahoma

891,572

1.35

256

69,797

2,452

South Carolina

721,146

1.09

176

33,929

871

Kansas

717,437

1.09

264

42,760

1,220

Kentucky

697,824

1.06

171

50,078

1,379

Hawaii

696,934

1.05

565

46,085

1,450

Arizona

670,155

1.01

123

25,351

1,304

Connecticut

639,774

0.97

185

24,305

481

Oregon

623,114

0.94

177

48,591

1,585

Mississippi

547,185

0.83

191

39,215

987

Nevada

522,197

0.79

241

37,818

849

Iowa

373,087

0.56

127

38,126

1,154

Maine

353,518

0.53

273

28,020

901

New Mexico

151,956

0.23

13,012

427

Idaho

70,267

0.11

7,089

334

Alaska

25,397

0.04

2,801

West Virginia

23,602

0.04

2,333

104

Montana

19,332

0.03

721

All other states, including those below

191

3,079,907

4.66

195,361

5,351

Indiana

(1000-2499)

Alabama

(500-999)

Arkansas

(500-999)

South Dakota

(500-999)

Utah

(500-999)

North Dakota

(250-499)

Rhode Island

(250-499)

Delaware

(100-249)

New Hampshire

(100-249)

Vermont

(100-249)

District of Columbia

(1-19)

Wyoming

(1-19)

Products Lines for Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
10000	Industry total	66,097,512	100.00
14100	Packaged frozen food	43,625,743	66.00
14600	Fresh meat and meat products	3,765,159	5.70
14200	Dairy products	3,544,396	5.36
	-Other	15,162,214	22.94

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Packaged frozen food 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-08	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 424420
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
	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