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NAICS 444130
Hardware 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
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	88,314	246,560,851	30,066,671	1,160,016
4441	Building material & supplies dealers	67,190	215,640,919	26,282,496	988,707
44413	Hardware stores	15,103	16,601,582	2,591,062	142,881
444130	Hardware stores	15,103	16,601,582	2,591,062	142,881

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
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	118,756	248,886,961	30,442	25.6	2,326,110	0.9	88,314	246,560,851
4441	Building material & supplies dealers	89,002	217,443,786	21,812	24.5	1,802,867	0.8	67,190	215,640,919
44413	Hardware stores	19,536	17,008,257	4,433	22.7	406,675	2.4	15,103	16,601,582
444130	Hardware stores	19,536	17,008,257	4,433	22.7	406,675	2.4	15,103	16,601,582

Definition: NAICS 444130 Hardware stores

This industry comprises establishments known as hardware stores primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new hardware items, such as tools and builders' hardware.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing hardware items via electronic home shopping, mail order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers;
Retailing a general line of home repair and improvement materials and supplies, known as home centers,--are classified in Industry 444110, Home Centers; and
Retailing used hardware items--are classified in Industry 453310, Used Merchandise Stores.

Historical comparability

NAICS 444130, Hardware stores, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 444130 is comparable to SIC 5251. 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

444130	Hardware stores	2002	15,103	16,601,582	2,591,062	142,881
		1997	15,748	13,605,263	2,095,331	137,831
		% change	-4.1	22.0	23.7	3.7

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Geographic Distribution -- Hardware 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-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

15,103

16,601,582

100.00

2,591,062

142,881

California

1,166

2,745,847

16.54

390,267

18,607

New York

1,152

1,062,437

6.40

160,229

8,583

Illinois

698

867,878

5.23

149,842

9,026

Texas

756

771,622

4.65

127,096

6,598

Michigan

737

756,907

4.56

128,575

7,312

Pennsylvania

658

622,907

3.75

93,435

5,965

Ohio

640

617,197

3.72

97,261

6,463

Florida

666

600,101

3.61

97,058

5,538

Minnesota

501

515,230

3.10

103

75,175

4,870

Wisconsin

428

507,516

3.06

83,606

5,563

North Carolina

462

415,889

2.51

67,041

3,413

Georgia

418

404,114

2.43

60,282

3,107

New Jersey

366

403,365

2.43

58,134

2,969

Massachusetts

329

390,594

2.35

65,261

3,077

Washington

291

385,462

2.32

66,846

2,992

Indiana

387

332,686

2.00

56,736

3,895

Missouri

327

327,305

1.97

48,286

3,005

Colorado

200

298,907

1.80

50,347

2,696

Virginia

273

287,902

1.73

44,826

2,522

Connecticut

173

262,624

1.58

40,609

1,745

Arizona

196

260,916

1.57

45,120

2,416

Tennessee

297

249,127

1.50

42,248

2,047

South Carolina

253

247,995

1.49

41,657

2,108

Oregon

212

240,053

1.45

35,127

1,730

Iowa

295

216,441

1.30

32,505

2,263

Kentucky

224

212,230

1.28

33,241

1,930

Kansas

212

204,576

1.23

30,341

1,930

Maryland

192

200,325

1.21

33,996

1,614

Alabama

264

184,735

1.11

28,650

1,536

Louisiana

253

170,289

1.03

27,843

1,696

Nebraska

195

148,359

0.89

21,364

1,384

Montana

129

138,061

0.83

152

18,971

1,170

Maine

153

126,376

0.76

19,591

1,101

Oklahoma

168

122,382

0.74

17,927

1,116

New Hampshire

121

111,345

0.67

17,999

936

Arkansas

150

109,789

0.66

16,281

948

Utah

97,122

0.59

14,855

640

Mississippi

153

97,062

0.58

16,144

900

Nevada

96,497

0.58

14,495

586

West Virginia

147

92,336

0.56

14,005

902

New Mexico

92,210

0.56

14,435

782

Hawaii

84,636

0.51

11,825

600

Wyoming

76,599

0.46

154

11,133

556

Idaho

74,851

0.45

11,382

684

Vermont

74,180

0.45

120

11,573

629

South Dakota

112

73,600

0.44

10,816

668

Alaska

67,923

0.41

106

10,289

427

North Dakota

101

50,823

0.31

7,567

680

Delaware

46,184

0.28

7,336

463

All other states, including those below

58,070

0.35

11,434

493

Rhode Island

(250-499)

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Products Lines for Hardware stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	16,601,582	100.00
20600	Hardware, tools, & plumbing & electrical supplies	8,665,169	52.19
20620	Lawn, garden, & farm equipment & supplies	2,320,844	13.98
20670	Paint & sundries	1,821,847	10.97
20640	Dimensional lumber & oth bldg/structural materials & supplies	1,043,553	6.29
	-Other	2,750,169	16.57

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Hardware 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-18	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 444130
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