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NAICS 424510
Grain and field bean 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
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	7,563	103,402,280	2,072,366	64,800
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	5,415	85,592,588	1,693,537	50,239
424510	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	5,415	85,592,588	1,693,537	50,239

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
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	11,785	103,892,536	4,222	35.8	490,256	0.5	7,563	103,402,280
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	N	N	N	N	N	N	5,415	85,592,588
424510	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	N	N	N	N	N	N	5,415	85,592,588

Definition: NAICS 424510 Grain and field bean merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of grains, such as corn, wheat, oats, barley, and unpolished rice; dry beans; and soybeans and other inedible beans. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in operating country or terminal grain elevators primarily for the purpose of wholesaling.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Merchant wholesale distribution of field and garden seeds--are classified in Industry 424910, Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers; and
Operating grain elevators for storage only--are classified in Industry 493130, Farm Product Warehousing and Storage.

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)
424510			Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	5,415	85,592,588	100.0	1,693,537	50,239
93% of	422510		Grain & field bean whsle (pt)	5,415	85,592,588	100.0	1,693,537	50,239

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

422510	Grain & field bean whsle	2002	5,522	91,991,052	1,734,314	50,799
		1997	6,569	120,312,556	1,642,921	56,368
		% change	-15.9	-23.5	5.6	-9.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Grain and field bean 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

United States

5,415

85,592,588

100.00

297

1,693,537

50,239

Illinois

660

11,120,194

12.99

883

183,523

5,321

Louisiana

8,244,998

9.63

1,844

55,316

1,355

Iowa

579

6,692,834

7.82

2,280

204,640

6,361

Missouri

205

6,173,522

7.21

1,087

79,786

2,497

Kansas

493

6,117,637

7.15

2,253

129,118

4,188

Minnesota

297

5,471,619

6.39

1,089

142,367

3,633

Nebraska

348

4,035,106

4.71

2,336

95,079

3,356

Texas

288

3,032,667

3.54

139

69,978

2,410

Oregon

2,419,590

2.83

687

28,288

646

Indiana

218

2,397,684

2.80

390

66,619

1,825

North Dakota

270

2,185,036

2.55

3,448

66,605

2,007

Ohio

212

2,115,954

2.47

185

65,240

1,954

Washington

153

1,858,689

2.17

306

32,973

907

South Dakota

176

1,600,559

1.87

2,105

45,554

1,356

California

166

1,473,850

1.72

56,811

1,586

Florida

1,112,998

1.30

9,587

219

Kentucky

1,087,157

1.27

266

14,691

627

Tennessee

977,907

1.14

169

18,270

533

Montana

903,892

1.06

993

10,345

344

Wisconsin

797,739

0.93

147

28,147

819

Colorado

107

753,923

0.88

168

29,852

888

Oklahoma

111

713,646

0.83

205

28,945

1,018

Idaho

103

647,553

0.76

482

31,831

1,106

Arkansas

617,483

0.72

228

25,788

783

Pennsylvania

298,522

0.35

12,718

580

Mississippi

288,823

0.34

101

8,702

273

Virginia

257,138

0.30

5,725

144

North Carolina

243,606

0.28

10,666

430

Georgia

144,588

0.17

5,889

190

Maryland

98,464

0.12

4,102

115

Utah

60,082

0.07

2,074

South Carolina

52,872

0.06

2,771

Delaware

50,208

0.06

1,297

Alabama

13,770

0.02

1,438

Wyoming

12,694

0.01

980

Nevada

2,963

211

All other states, including those below

255

11,516,621

13.46

117,611

2,455

Michigan

(500-999)

New York

(500-999)

Connecticut

(250-499)

Arizona

(100-249)

New Jersey

(100-249)

Maine

(20-99)

New Mexico

(20-99)

Vermont

(20-99)

Hawaii

(1-19)

Massachusetts

(1-19)

New Hampshire

(1-19)

Rhode Island

(1-19)

West Virginia

(1-19)

Products Lines for Grain and field bean merchant wholesalers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
10000	Industry total	85,592,588	100.00
14911	Corn, excluding corn grown for silage	29,190,768	34.10
14913	Wheat	20,632,638	24.11
14915	Soybeans	20,280,476	23.69
14916	Seeds and other grains, beans, and rice	4,993,497	5.83
	-Other	10,495,209	12.26

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Grain and field bean 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
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-15	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-42A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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