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NAICS 4248
Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage 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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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
  4248 Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers 4,332 87,559,539 7,348,778 162,730
Go to this NAICS 42481 Beer & ale merchant wholesalers 2,561 44,348,597 4,126,770 101,032
Go to this NAICS 42482 Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers 1,771 43,210,942 3,222,008 61,698

 

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
4248 Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers 7,118 87,794,645 2,786 39.1 235,106 0.3 4,332 87,559,539

 

Definition: NAICS 4248   Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers

This NAICS Industry Group includes establishments classified in the following NAICS Industries: 42481, Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers; and 42482, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers.

 

Historical comparability

Almost Comparable   NAICS 4248, Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers, is close, but not quite comparable to 1997 NAICS 4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 4228 is comparable to SIC 518. 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
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 2002 4,473 89,509,709 7,405,777 163,827
1997 4,850 69,703,203 5,667,069 151,677
% change -7.8 28.4 30.7 8.0

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage 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
See other industries in this state United States 4,332 87,559,539 100.00 304 7,348,778 162,730
See other industries in this state California 511 12,071,042 13.79 345 942,128 18,843
See other industries in this state New York 372 9,053,140 10.34 472 657,333 11,949
See other industries in this state Texas 264 7,584,630 8.66 349 551,417 13,255
See other industries in this state Florida 196 6,345,404 7.25 380 550,117 11,472
See other industries in this state Illinois 197 5,955,117 6.80 473 411,078 8,497
See other industries in this state New Jersey 116 2,656,706 3.03 310 254,708 4,363
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 84 2,613,897 2.99 406 194,351 3,697
See other industries in this state Georgia 100 2,596,393 2.97 302 229,764 4,965
See other industries in this state Ohio 127 2,551,232 2.91 224 226,207 5,240
See other industries in this state Colorado 87 2,081,318 2.38 463 149,019 3,369
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 221 1,707,694 1.95 139 152,968 3,825
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 114 1,534,657 1.75 282 162,633 4,058
See other industries in this state Virginia 104 1,513,767 1.73 208 161,896 3,861
See other industries in this state Louisiana 63 1,490,450 1.70 333 133,492 3,693
See other industries in this state North Carolina 122 1,480,116 1.69 178 156,404 4,456
See other industries in this state Maryland 83 1,456,701 1.66 268 121,836 2,737
See other industries in this state Minnesota 99 1,375,345 1.57 274 120,945 2,555
See other industries in this state Missouri 86 1,292,098 1.48 227 124,179 2,994
See other industries in this state Arizona 45 1,272,205 1.45 234 145,101 3,091
See other industries in this state South Carolina 49 1,128,060 1.29 275 102,883 2,616
See other industries in this state Tennessee 56 1,097,695 1.25 190 129,194 2,759
See other industries in this state Nevada 36 933,044 1.07 430 99,681 1,820
See other industries in this state Alabama 62 792,594 0.91 177 81,876 2,376
See other industries in this state Kentucky 46 734,601 0.84 180 64,862 1,560
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 58 708,454 0.81 203 48,450 1,448
See other industries in this state Oregon 82 694,086 0.79 197 82,601 2,236
See other industries in this state Kansas 55 690,858 0.79 254 55,758 1,479
See other industries in this state Iowa 56 484,659 0.55 165 56,883 1,458
See other industries in this state Arkansas 38 467,389 0.53 173 40,369 1,154
See other industries in this state Nebraska 35 360,760 0.41 209 31,470 797
See other industries in this state Maine 17 318,827 0.36 246 29,327 777
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 21 316,671 0.36 296 24,574 538
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 16 278,346 0.32 218 32,257 674
See other industries in this state Montana 34 216,566 0.25 238 22,781 785
See other industries in this state Idaho 33 206,858 0.24 154 24,718 785
See other industries in this state Alaska 10 190,642 0.22 298 18,353 434
See other industries in this state Vermont 11 164,366 0.19 267 25,369 596
  All other states, including those below 626 11,143,151 12.73   931,796 21,518
See other industries in this state     Michigan 144 D     D (5000-9999)
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 55 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Indiana 64 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Washington 95 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Mississippi 41 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     New Mexico 34 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 20 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Hawaii 28 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Utah 15 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 47 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 15 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 23 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 21 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 24 D     D (100-249)

 

Products Lines for Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers
Product
code
Product description Sales of
this line
($000)
Percent of
industry sales
(%)
Graph
10000 Industry total 87,559,539 100.00
15600 Beer and ale 43,283,921 49.43
15700 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 42,289,378 48.30
14850 Soft drinks and bottled water 1,267,674 1.45
-Other 718,566 0.82

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage 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-01 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
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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 4248
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
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industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees US, states, metro areas, counties
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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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