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| Definition | Data from the Economic Census | Annual, monthly data | ||||
| Employers | Nonemployers | Compare to '97 | States | Products, Size, etc. | ||
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NAICS code |
Description |
Estab- lish- ments |
Sales
($1,000) |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
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44-45 | Retail trade | 1,114,637 | 3,056,421,997 | 302,113,581 | 14,647,675 | |
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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 | ||
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44211 | Furniture stores | 28,244 | 50,221,652 | 6,918,840 | 249,807 | |
| NAICS code |
NAICS Title |
All firms | Nonemployers | Employers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Establish- ments |
Receipts ($1,000) | Establishments | Receipts |
Establish- ments |
Sales ($1,000) | |||||
| Number | % of all | $1,000 | % of all | |||||||
| 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 | |
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--
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.
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1997 NAICS code |
1997 NAICS Description | Year | Establishments | Sales ($1,000) | Annual payroll ($1,000) | Paid employees | ||||||||
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| 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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Data for the Retail trade sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.




















































| Product code | Product description | Sales of this line ($000) |
Percent of industry sales (%) |
Graph |
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| 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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| Hypertext Tables | Title (with link to data) | Frequency | Contents | Geography |
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| 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 |
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