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NAICS 442
Furniture and home furnishings stores

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, monthly 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

44-45	Retail trade	1,114,637	3,056,421,997	302,113,581	14,647,675
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	65,204	91,814,210	12,843,300	535,029
4421	Furniture stores	28,244	50,221,652	6,918,840	249,807
4422	Home furnishings stores	36,960	41,592,558	5,924,460	285,222

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)

44-45	Retail trade	2,953,629	3,134,317,733	1,838,992	62.3	77,895,736	2.5	1,114,637	3,056,421,997
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	105,915	94,608,692	40,711	38.4	2,794,482	3.0	65,204	91,814,210
4421	Furniture stores	42,637	51,341,850	14,393	33.8	1,120,198	2.2	28,244	50,221,652
4422	Home furnishings stores	63,278	43,266,842	26,318	41.6	1,674,284	3.9	36,960	41,592,558

Definition: NAICS 442 Furniture and home furnishings stores

Industries in the Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores subsector retail new furniture and home furnishings from fixed point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector usually operate from showrooms and have substantial areas for the presentation of their products. Many offer interior decorating services in addition to the sale of products.

Historical comparability

NAICS 442, Furniture and home furnishings stores, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

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

442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	2002	65,204	91,814,210	12,843,300	535,029
		1997	64,725	71,690,813	9,959,441	482,845
		% change	0.7	28.1	29.0	10.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Furniture and home furnishings stores: 2002

Data for the Retail trade sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.

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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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

65,204

91,814,210

100.00

319

12,843,300

535,029

California

7,182

11,605,138

12.64

331

1,581,269

62,935

Florida

4,738

6,736,064

7.34

404

843,886

34,034

Texas

4,253

6,579,199

7.17

302

891,797

37,671

New York

4,001

5,802,749

6.32

303

798,196

30,846

Illinois

2,478

3,843,120

4.19

305

546,091

22,579

New Jersey

2,082

3,582,109

3.90

418

459,421

18,505

Pennsylvania

2,525

3,402,228

3.71

276

480,041

20,676

Ohio

2,301

3,289,565

3.58

288

477,735

19,798

Georgia

2,253

3,115,657

3.39

362

415,002

17,874

North Carolina

2,345

3,110,668

3.39

374

425,669

18,664

Michigan

1,970

3,071,351

3.35

306

456,640

18,838

Virginia

1,864

2,819,825

3.07

387

405,116

17,055

Massachusetts

1,483

2,595,739

2.83

404

387,508

14,800

Maryland

1,152

1,929,799

2.10

355

280,764

10,633

Colorado

1,298

1,913,926

2.08

425

285,510

10,812

Washington

1,428

1,906,864

2.08

314

272,243

11,212

Minnesota

1,179

1,811,108

1.97

360

265,403

11,029

Arizona

1,209

1,734,694

1.89

319

239,716

9,666

Tennessee

1,276

1,587,914

1.73

274

224,793

9,580

Indiana

1,404

1,573,320

1.71

256

234,403

10,284

Wisconsin

1,206

1,510,021

1.64

278

234,052

9,776

Missouri

1,263

1,498,910

1.63

264

222,181

9,901

Connecticut

914

1,405,192

1.53

406

191,841

7,495

Alabama

1,237

1,136,632

1.24

254

167,341

8,237

South Carolina

1,192

1,130,886

1.23

276

165,954

7,689

Louisiana

918

1,074,712

1.17

240

155,356

7,472

Oregon

902

1,028,533

1.12

292

149,903

6,250

Kentucky

889

992,506

1.08

243

135,482

6,539

Utah

523

877,274

0.96

377

120,465

5,099

Nevada

440

810,544

0.88

374

116,415

4,851

Iowa

677

762,774

0.83

260

115,715

5,083

Oklahoma

644

755,977

0.82

217

109,134

5,300

Kansas

635

731,606

0.80

269

108,534

4,938

Arkansas

653

609,350

0.66

225

88,316

4,062

Nebraska

328

584,200

0.64

338

77,654

3,406

New Hampshire

403

553,983

0.60

435

80,389

2,994

Mississippi

636

546,909

0.60

191

87,615

4,199

New Mexico

444

491,868

0.54

265

67,867

3,427

Delaware

249

474,673

0.52

589

73,576

2,767

Idaho

331

413,816

0.45

308

56,517

2,448

Maine

365

330,713

0.36

255

47,371

2,160

West Virginia

339

329,300

0.36

183

47,721

2,224

Rhode Island

228

295,089

0.32

276

38,522

1,935

Montana

291

271,693

0.30

298

37,451

1,724

Hawaii

189

258,702

0.28

210

38,995

1,440

South Dakota

162

194,083

0.21

255

27,486

1,202

Vermont

196

184,949

0.20

300

29,705

1,286

North Dakota

156

155,594

0.17

246

24,385

1,220

Alaska

120

147,019

0.16

230

20,805

762

District of Columbia

107

136,425

0.15

236

20,144

947

Wyoming

146

109,240

0.12

219

15,205

705

Products Lines for Furniture and home furnishings stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	91,814,210	100.00
20340	Furniture, sleep equipment & outdoor/patio furniture	46,392,235	50.53
20360	Flooring & floor coverings	16,781,179	18.28
20380	Kitchenware & home furnishings	13,307,721	14.49
20280	Curtains, draperies, blinds, slipcovers, bed & table coverings	6,677,527	7.27
	-Other	8,655,548	9.43

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Furniture and home furnishings stores
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-44SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states, metros
EC02-44SL-LS	Product Lines	Kinds of Business by Broad Product Line	US, states, metros
EC02-44SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Sales Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Sales Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-44SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Sales by Class of Customer	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (2002 NAICS Basis)	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (2002 NAICS Basis)	US
EC02-44A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros
SB02-00A	Survey of Business Owners	Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 442
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services	Monthly	Estimated monthly sales for retail and food services, adjusted and unadjusted for seasonal variations.	US
Annual Retail Trade Survey: 1992 to [latest year]	Annual	Sales by year, starting with 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 Retail Trade Survey	Monthly	Monthly sales for retail and food services, adjusted and unadjusted for seasonal variations	US
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	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