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NAICS 444190
Other building material dealers

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual 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
44419	Other building material dealers	38,586	96,292,608	13,127,010	392,450
444190	Other building material dealers	38,586	96,292,608	13,127,010	392,450
4441901	Retail lumber yards	9,377	35,996,161	4,238,614	132,863
4441902	All other building material dealers	29,209	60,296,447	8,888,396	259,587

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)
N = Not available
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
44419	Other building material dealers	52,146	97,470,652	13,560	26.0	1,178,044	1.2	38,586	96,292,608
444190	Other building material dealers	52,146	97,470,652	13,560	26.0	1,178,044	1.2	38,586	96,292,608

Definition: NAICS 444190 Other building material dealers

This industry comprises establishments (except those known as home centers, paint and wallpaper stores, and hardware stores) primarily engaged in retailing specialized lines of new building materials, such as lumber, fencing, glass, doors, plumbing fixtures and supplies, electrical supplies, prefabricated buildings and kits, and kitchen and bath cabinets and countertops to be installed.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing building materials via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers;
Retailing used building materials--are classified in Industry 453310, Used Merchandise Stores;
Providing carpentry/installation services for products--are classified in Industry 238350, Finish Carpentry Contractors;
Installing plumbing fixtures and supplies--are classified in Industry 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors;
Installing electrical supplies, such as lighting fixtures and ceiling fans,--are classified in Industry 238210, Electrical Contractors;
Making custom furniture (e.g., kitchen cabinets)--are classified in Subsector 337, Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing.
Retailing a general line of new hardware items, known as hardware stores,--are classified in Industry 444130, Hardware Stores;
Retailing paint and wallpaper, known as paint and wallpaper stores,--are classified in Industry 444120, Paint and Wallpaper Stores; and
Retailing a general line of home repair and improvement materials and supplies, known as home centers,--are classified in Industry 444110, Home Centers.

Historical comparability

NAICS 444190, Other building material dealers, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

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

Comparable statistics are not available between 1997 and 2002.

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Geographic Distribution -- Other building material dealers: 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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Indus-
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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

38,586

96,292,608

100.00

334

13,127,010

392,450

California

3,314

9,782,826

10.16

279

1,256,334

35,869

Texas

2,326

5,941,039

6.17

273

807,807

26,124

New York

2,184

5,474,174

5.68

286

745,946

20,563

Florida

2,255

4,610,284

4.79

276

625,220

19,021

Illinois

1,465

4,111,142

4.27

326

566,251

15,506

Michigan

1,511

3,988,827

4.14

397

534,030

15,192

Pennsylvania

1,589

3,714,424

3.86

301

511,871

15,671

Ohio

1,524

3,649,426

3.79

320

496,304

15,317

North Carolina

1,274

3,488,652

3.62

420

440,680

13,325

Georgia

1,044

3,259,719

3.39

379

443,701

12,406

New Jersey

1,081

3,241,366

3.37

378

497,802

12,275

Massachusetts

835

2,844,282

2.95

442

417,369

9,982

Virginia

819

2,497,033

2.59

343

321,537

9,139

Wisconsin

900

2,409,520

2.50

443

342,540

10,038

Indiana

925

2,280,252

2.37

370

305,072

10,056

Minnesota

866

2,215,031

2.30

441

303,399

8,467

Tennessee

858

2,037,349

2.12

352

279,668

8,902

Missouri

1,003

2,028,818

2.11

357

286,524

9,850

Colorado

782

1,941,566

2.02

431

275,263

8,851

Maryland

561

1,941,448

2.02

357

266,344

6,688

Connecticut

524

1,817,625

1.89

526

255,427

5,929

Washington

821

1,800,670

1.87

297

289,884

8,248

South Carolina

630

1,568,688

1.63

383

208,947

6,278

Kentucky

674

1,491,466

1.55

365

189,101

6,429

Alabama

619

1,309,619

1.36

292

174,275

6,334

Louisiana

621

1,290,154

1.34

289

167,142

6,053

Oregon

588

1,252,832

1.30

356

173,033

5,327

Iowa

637

1,040,671

1.08

355

143,896

5,052

Oklahoma

544

1,023,247

1.06

293

134,332

4,932

Utah

369

965,949

1.00

415

126,133

4,125

Arkansas

461

897,660

0.93

332

109,286

4,112

Mississippi

422

846,850

0.88

296

110,840

4,035

Kansas

490

813,055

0.84

299

116,992

4,105

New Hampshire

285

810,089

0.84

636

126,005

3,349

Maine

277

757,179

0.79

584

91,848

2,834

Nebraska

380

742,640

0.77

430

107,695

3,546

Idaho

321

650,468

0.68

484

86,750

3,088

Nevada

248

628,502

0.65

290

89,478

2,532

New Mexico

271

561,467

0.58

303

75,842

2,814

West Virginia

260

522,625

0.54

290

70,456

2,557

Delaware

145

448,730

0.47

557

59,174

1,642

Montana

287

431,669

0.45

474

55,235

2,028

Vermont

156

373,063

0.39

605

47,880

1,413

Rhode Island

122

370,684

0.38

347

55,521

1,459

South Dakota

205

308,487

0.32

406

35,317

1,410

North Dakota

168

240,685

0.25

380

31,396

1,132

Wyoming

138

232,227

0.24

465

31,154

1,144

Hawaii

119

194,325

0.20

158

27,825

839

Alaska

105

189,952

0.20

297

34,142

898

All other states, including those below

583

1,254,152

1.30

178,342

5,564

Arizona

556

(5000-9999)

District of Columbia

(250-499)

Products Lines for Other building material dealers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	96,292,608	100.00
20640	Dimensional lumber & oth bldg/structural materials & supplies	67,298,821	69.89
20600	Hardware, tools, & plumbing & electrical supplies	21,684,600	22.52
20360	Flooring & floor coverings	2,882,095	2.99
	-Other	4,427,092	4.60

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Other building material dealers
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 444190
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
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