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NAICS 424920
Book, periodical, and newspaper 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.
Indus-
try
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
Go to this NAICS 4249 Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 33,588 221,514,304 13,018,276 387,567
Go to this NAICS 42492 Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers 3,464 30,896,829 2,416,771 76,072
  424920 Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers 3,464 30,896,829 2,416,771 76,072

 

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
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
4249 Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 108,162 226,523,398 74,574 68.9 5,009,094 2.2 33,588 221,514,304
42492 Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers 17,585 31,290,589 14,121 80.3 393,760 1.3 3,464 30,896,829
424920 Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers 17,585 31,290,589 14,121 80.3 393,760 1.3 3,464 30,896,829

 

Definition: NAICS 424920   Book, periodical, and newspaper merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of books, periodicals, and newspapers.

 

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)
($1,000)(Pct)
424920 Not Comparable Link to NAICS correspondence table Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers 3,464 30,896,829 100.0 2,416,771 76,072  
  88% of 422920   Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle (Books, periodicals, newspapers, and other printed materials) 3,464 30,896,829 100.0 2,416,771 76,072 Not 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
422920 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 2002 3,694 35,126,198 2,509,078 78,877
1997 N N N N
% change N N N N

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Book, periodical, and newspaper 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
See other industries in this state United States 3,464 30,896,829 100.00 107 2,416,771 76,072
See other industries in this state Illinois 202 4,752,868 15.38 377 358,261 12,318
See other industries in this state California 446 4,124,755 13.35 118 302,752 8,327
See other industries in this state New York 380 3,393,433 10.98 177 225,702 4,725
See other industries in this state Tennessee 87 1,431,156 4.63 247 129,384 4,003
See other industries in this state Texas 198 1,402,922 4.54 64 96,361 2,878
See other industries in this state Indiana 55 1,086,191 3.52 176 40,899 1,649
See other industries in this state Georgia 102 982,758 3.18 114 73,701 1,948
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 153 930,442 3.01 76 93,696 3,695
See other industries in this state Florida 196 827,348 2.68 50 72,055 2,661
See other industries in this state Missouri 55 756,838 2.45 133 82,244 2,519
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 105 718,448 2.33 112 61,850 2,158
See other industries in this state Ohio 104 587,400 1.90 51 67,421 2,621
See other industries in this state Virginia 75 504,738 1.63 69 35,234 1,041
See other industries in this state Maryland 72 481,955 1.56 89 29,655 858
See other industries in this state Alabama 37 444,822 1.44 99 28,802 1,221
See other industries in this state Oregon 46 444,525 1.44 126 33,492 1,333
See other industries in this state Colorado 53 385,950 1.25 86 27,278 1,028
See other industries in this state Minnesota 82 363,745 1.18 72 84,026 2,433
See other industries in this state Michigan 92 321,331 1.04 32 33,010 1,020
See other industries in this state Washington 100 296,950 0.96 49 32,219 951
See other industries in this state North Carolina 71 257,554 0.83 31 19,807 631
See other industries in this state Nevada 23 224,732 0.73 104 17,903 658
See other industries in this state Utah 44 213,905 0.69 92 15,163 457
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 58 153,120 0.50 28 26,016 954
See other industries in this state Iowa 22 151,589 0.49 52 17,174 701
See other industries in this state Louisiana 32 141,464 0.46 32 12,487 478
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 33 126,888 0.41 36 11,350 456
See other industries in this state Kentucky 28 124,692 0.40 30 17,589 589
See other industries in this state Nebraska 17 115,834 0.37 67 12,539 461
See other industries in this state Vermont 14 42,591 0.14 69 5,659 212
See other industries in this state Hawaii 19 37,040 0.12 30 4,833 196
See other industries in this state Mississippi 13 36,208 0.12 13 3,343 127
See other industries in this state Maine 19 25,664 0.08 20 3,325 128
See other industries in this state North Dakota 8 13,229 0.04 21 2,063 80
See other industries in this state Wyoming 6 2,765 0.01 6 428 28
See other industries in this state Idaho 4 1,205   1 382 18
  All other states, including those below 413 4,989,774 16.15   338,668 10,511
See other industries in this state     New Jersey 140 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 50 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 6 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Arizona 62 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 19 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 7 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Kansas 27 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 21 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     South Carolina 32 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Montana 8 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     New Mexico 13 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 15 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Alaska 2 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 6 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 5 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Book, periodical, and newspaper merchant wholesalers
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
10000 Industry total 30,896,829 100.00
16102 Periodicals, newspapers, and other printed materials 16,178,796 52.36
16101 Books 14,112,409 45.68
-Other 605,624 1.96

For more product detail, see the AFF links below for Product Lines

 

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Book, periodical, and newspaper merchant wholesalers
Link
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-02 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded 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 424920
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
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 42492 To broader NAICS

 

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