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NAICS 4421
Furniture 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
44211	Furniture stores	28,244	50,221,652	6,918,840	249,807

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
44211	Furniture stores	42,637	51,341,850	14,393	33.8	1,120,198	2.2	28,244	50,221,652

Definition: NAICS 4421 Furniture stores

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new furniture, such as household furniture (e.g., baby furniture box springs and mattresses) and outdoor furniture; office furniture (except those sold in combination with office supplies and equipment); and/or furniture sold in combination with major appliances, home electronics, home furnishings, or floor coverings.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing furniture via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers;
Retailing used furniture--are classified in Industry 453310, Used Merchandise Stores;
Retailing custom furniture made on premises-- are classified in Subsector 337, Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; and
Retailing new office furniture and a range of new office equipment and supplies--are classified in Industry 453210, Office Supplies and Stationery Stores.

Historical comparability

NAICS 4421, Furniture 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

4421	Furniture stores	2002	28,244	50,221,652	6,918,840	249,807
		1997	29,461	40,968,335	5,619,603	251,300
		% change	-4.1	22.6	23.1	-0.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Furniture 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

28,244

50,221,652

100.00

174

6,918,840

249,807

California

3,066

5,968,647

11.88

170

772,250

24,910

Florida

2,085

3,868,747

7.70

232

479,118

15,857

Texas

1,962

3,623,770

7.22

167

500,052

17,881

New York

1,775

3,112,748

6.20

162

404,762

13,516

Pennsylvania

1,137

2,000,407

3.98

162

272,628

10,497

North Carolina

1,144

1,966,057

3.91

236

264,952

10,373

New Jersey

944

1,964,716

3.91

229

241,056

8,057

Ohio

996

1,906,721

3.80

167

276,037

9,995

Illinois

1,047

1,878,920

3.74

149

247,464

9,098

Michigan

803

1,761,836

3.51

176

254,349

10,021

Virginia

764

1,610,532

3.21

221

229,169

8,135

Georgia

1,033

1,609,397

3.20

187

213,081

8,202

Massachusetts

526

1,235,618

2.46

192

197,223

5,712

Maryland

471

1,064,349

2.12

196

157,124

5,230

Colorado

458

990,799

1.97

220

150,628

4,438

Minnesota

449

956,518

1.90

190

140,532

5,068

Washington

530

930,441

1.85

153

127,247

4,535

Indiana

598

878,004

1.75

143

129,188

5,099

Tennessee

575

869,643

1.73

150

126,665

4,538

Wisconsin

481

786,118

1.57

145

116,527

4,583

Missouri

537

777,795

1.55

137

112,760

4,386

Connecticut

363

700,452

1.39

203

97,391

3,030

Louisiana

435

652,144

1.30

146

98,030

4,258

Alabama

606

629,081

1.25

140

97,086

4,250

South Carolina

580

611,303

1.22

149

97,200

4,075

Utah

219

580,675

1.16

250

79,984

2,889

Kentucky

413

559,322

1.11

137

76,840

3,338

Oregon

379

496,446

0.99

141

74,370

2,691

Iowa

300

471,405

0.94

161

66,574

2,795

Nevada

180

454,786

0.91

210

66,248

2,566

Oklahoma

293

446,072

0.89

128

67,595

2,971

Nebraska

135

426,502

0.85

247

51,789

2,133

Kansas

270

384,595

0.77

142

53,186

2,114

Arkansas

335

367,169

0.73

136

55,207

2,431

Mississippi

323

347,603

0.69

121

58,473

2,579

New Mexico

185

293,562

0.58

158

37,817

1,930

New Hampshire

157

281,504

0.56

221

42,687

1,317

Delaware

108

280,754

0.56

349

44,645

1,460

Idaho

138

240,816

0.48

179

33,899

1,336

West Virginia

173

220,822

0.44

122

31,495

1,332

Montana

113

150,858

0.30

166

20,043

927

Hawaii

139,131

0.28

113

18,199

592

Maine

118

137,914

0.27

106

22,428

922

South Dakota

133,585

0.27

176

18,847

762

Rhode Island

120,745

0.24

113

13,133

516

Alaska

75,286

0.15

118

9,094

305

North Dakota

73,322

0.15

116

11,178

570

Vermont

71,190

0.14

116

11,071

409

Wyoming

60,054

0.12

120

8,512

384

All other states, including those below

588

1,052,771

2.10

143,007

4,794

Arizona

549

(2500-4999)

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Products Lines for Furniture stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	50,221,652	100.00
20344	Oth living room, dining room, bedroom furniture, incl headboards	15,869,997	31.60
20341	Upholstered furniture	13,442,517	26.77
20343	Sleep equipment, incl mattresses, springs, cots, waterbeds, etc	6,319,133	12.58
20346	Office furniture, including computer-related furniture	3,082,677	6.14
	-Other	11,507,328	22.91

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Furniture 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
EC02-44I-09	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-44A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 4421
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
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
Monthly Retail Trade Survey	Monthly	Monthly sales for retail and food services, adjusted and unadjusted for seasonal variations	US
Monthly Retail Trade Survey: 1992 to [latest year]	Monthly	Monthly sales for retail and food services back to 1992	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