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NAICS 424460
Fish and seafood 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
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	2,515	11,933,530	703,564	22,476
424460	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	2,515	11,933,530	703,564	22,476

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
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,515	11,933,530
424460	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,515	11,933,530

Definition: NAICS 424460 Fish and seafood merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of fish and seafood (except canned or packaged frozen).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Merchant wholesale distribution of packaged frozen fish and seafood--are classified in Industry 424420, Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers;
Merchant wholesale distribution of canned fish and seafood--are classified in Industry 424490, Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers; and
Canning, smoking, salting, drying, or freezing seafood and shucking and packing fresh shellfish--are classified in Industry 31171, Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging.

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)
424460			Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	2,515	11,933,530	100.0	703,564	22,476
96% of	422460		Fish & seafood whsle (pt)	2,515	11,933,530	100.0	703,564	22,476

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

422460	Fish & seafood whsle	2002	2,565	12,396,332	714,142	22,756
		1997	2,960	13,165,780	684,365	27,402
		% change	-13.3	-5.8	4.4	-17.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Fish and seafood 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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Description

Estab-
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ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

2,515

11,933,530

100.00

703,564

22,476

California

289

1,622,579

13.60

115,030

3,820

New York

298

1,235,793

10.36

71,334

2,119

Massachusetts

168

1,179,629

9.88

183

74,719

1,839

Florida

303

1,112,900

9.33

51,330

1,708

Washington

127

1,008,705

8.45

166

40,149

1,044

Rhode Island

620,347

5.20

581

12,658

338

Maine

181

546,366

4.58

421

27,855

1,008

Georgia

542,484

4.55

26,656

583

New Jersey

530,947

4.45

36,135

1,051

Texas

103

492,424

4.13

25,991

946

Louisiana

135

331,750

2.78

19,141

1,082

Maryland

320,088

2.68

25,301

751

Pennsylvania

262,848

2.20

20,745

567

Virginia

189,744

1.59

17,574

811

North Carolina

179,181

1.50

14,655

669

Connecticut

126,117

1.06

6,407

132

Hawaii

121,113

1.01

10,136

360

Colorado

76,685

0.64

9,103

256

Alaska

67,350

0.56

105

6,196

160

Alabama

54,469

0.46

5,566

479

Mississippi

53,118

0.45

2,972

142

South Carolina

46,061

0.39

3,616

181

Oregon

45,655

0.38

4,722

142

Michigan

39,897

0.33

3,326

148

Nevada

36,557

0.31

2,748

Tennessee

31,060

0.26

1,883

Wisconsin

29,003

0.24

2,529

101

All other states, including those below

153

1,030,660

8.64

65,087

1,887

Illinois

(500-999)

Arizona

(100-249)

Indiana

(100-249)

Kentucky

(100-249)

Minnesota

(100-249)

Ohio

(100-249)

Delaware

(20-99)

District of Columbia

(20-99)

Kansas

(20-99)

Missouri

(20-99)

Nebraska

(20-99)

New Hampshire

(20-99)

Utah

(20-99)

Vermont

(20-99)

Arkansas

(1-19)

Idaho

(1-19)

Iowa

(1-19)

Montana

(1-19)

New Mexico

(1-19)

Oklahoma

(1-19)

South Dakota

(1-19)

West Virginia

(1-19)

Wyoming

(1-19)

Products Lines for Fish and seafood merchant wholesalers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
10000	Industry total	11,933,530	100.00
14500	Fish and seafood	10,370,760	86.90
14100	Packaged frozen food	1,315,695	11.03
	-Other	247,075	2.07

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Fish and seafood 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 424460
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