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NAICS 445
Food and beverage 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
445	Food & beverage stores	148,804	456,942,288	48,686,166	2,838,653
4451	Grocery stores	95,362	415,613,872	44,576,022	2,576,066
4452	Specialty food stores	24,485	13,081,990	2,042,205	129,552
4453	Beer, wine, & liquor stores	28,957	28,246,426	2,067,939	133,035

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
445	Food & beverage stores	236,393	465,792,871	87,589	37.1	8,850,583	1.9	148,804	456,942,288
4451	Grocery stores	136,482	420,287,166	41,120	30.1	4,673,294	1.1	95,362	415,613,872
4452	Specialty food stores	60,647	15,444,220	36,162	59.6	2,362,230	15.3	24,485	13,081,990
4453	Beer, wine, & liquor stores	39,264	30,061,485	10,307	26.3	1,815,059	6.0	28,957	28,246,426

Definition: NAICS 445 Food and beverage stores

Industries in the Food and Beverage Stores subsector usually retail food and beverages merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector have special equipment (e.g., freezers, refrigerated display cases, refrigerators) for displaying food and beverage goods. They have staff trained in the processing of food products to guarantee the proper storage and sanitary conditions required by regulatory authority.

Historical comparability

NAICS 445, Food and beverage 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

445	Food & beverage stores	2002	148,804	456,942,288	48,686,166	2,838,653
		1997	148,528	401,764,499	40,581,095	2,893,074
		% change	0.2	13.7	20.0	-1.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Food and beverage 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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Sales
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Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

148,804

456,942,288

100.00

1,586

48,686,166

2,838,653

California

16,145

60,243,253

13.18

1,720

6,858,186

291,687

Texas

8,903

32,356,447

7.08

1,487

3,164,865

182,057

New York

15,210

29,632,064

6.48

1,546

3,172,064

187,518

Florida

8,276

27,645,118

6.05

1,657

3,050,448

197,036

Pennsylvania

6,949

21,387,466

4.68

1,736

2,196,601

147,017

New Jersey

6,824

19,101,417

4.18

2,227

2,066,321

105,471

Illinois

6,114

18,763,446

4.11

1,490

1,589,564

94,744

Ohio

5,757

17,465,206

3.82

1,530

1,840,330

120,605

Massachusetts

4,529

13,715,532

3.00

2,133

1,533,426

87,459

Michigan

5,973

13,156,420

2.88

1,311

1,434,964

92,174

Georgia

3,998

13,100,511

2.87

1,524

1,352,517

92,570

North Carolina

3,814

12,729,140

2.79

1,531

1,231,213

80,305

Virginia

3,383

11,818,337

2.59

1,622

1,213,486

71,455

Washington

2,982

11,160,888

2.44

1,839

1,241,607

58,611

Maryland

3,332

10,564,414

2.31

1,942

1,214,828

60,764

Minnesota

2,551

8,596,007

1.88

1,711

886,880

57,410

Colorado

2,243

8,415,707

1.84

1,870

1,007,087

44,288

Wisconsin

2,205

8,185,293

1.79

1,505

799,838

56,960

Arizona

1,585

8,143,381

1.78

1,495

1,216,467

53,673

Indiana

2,633

7,584,037

1.66

1,232

765,635

54,180

Tennessee

2,676

7,432,708

1.63

1,284

729,005

51,645

Connecticut

2,101

7,222,796

1.58

2,089

838,890

41,636

Missouri

2,306

7,165,144

1.57

1,261

786,724

49,218

Alabama

1,996

6,083,120

1.33

1,359

583,983

39,305

Oregon

1,938

6,076,852

1.33

1,725

661,022

35,933

South Carolina

1,991

6,032,561

1.32

1,471

592,081

41,930

Kentucky

1,961

5,527,075

1.21

1,352

537,770

39,275

Louisiana

2,336

5,456,134

1.19

1,220

569,359

42,905

Iowa

1,123

4,222,554

0.92

1,439

503,109

35,768

Kansas

1,379

3,812,477

0.83

1,404

392,085

27,603

Nevada

769

3,618,634

0.79

1,668

433,098

19,885

Oklahoma

1,558

3,392,251

0.74

972

348,798

25,423

New Hampshire

752

3,365,822

0.74

2,642

303,396

19,772

Utah

653

3,267,209

0.72

1,405

354,436

22,601

Arkansas

1,354

2,885,619

0.63

1,066

278,429

21,058

Mississippi

1,513

2,869,958

0.63

1,002

296,127

22,224

Maine

940

2,762,272

0.60

2,130

275,022

17,989

Nebraska

892

2,405,385

0.53

1,393

258,809

19,526

Hawaii

722

2,258,963

0.49

1,832

236,558

12,080

West Virginia

873

2,172,152

0.48

1,204

206,008

17,653

New Mexico

639

2,026,715

0.44

1,092

243,348

13,986

Rhode Island

695

1,933,384

0.42

1,809

198,853

11,490

Idaho

549

1,881,224

0.41

1,399

203,633

11,710

Delaware

571

1,645,824

0.36

2,043

168,248

9,213

Montana

496

1,360,943

0.30

1,495

149,383

9,000

Vermont

595

1,346,708

0.29

2,185

148,452

9,960

Alaska

384

1,253,615

0.27

1,957

144,541

7,130

South Dakota

484

1,069,759

0.23

1,407

117,972

9,158

District of Columbia

506

952,539

0.21

1,645

114,900

5,039

North Dakota

368

902,442

0.20

1,424

86,773

7,223

Wyoming

278

775,365

0.17

1,554

89,027

5,331

Products Lines for Food and beverage stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	456,942,28	100.00
20100	Groceries & other foods for human consumption off the premises	312,932,23	68.48
20140	Packaged liquor, wine, & beer	41,005,881	8.97
20160	Drugs, health aids, beauty aids, including cosmetics	36,228,926	7.93
	-Other	66,775,245	14.61

For more product detail, see the AFF links below for Product Lines

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Food and beverage 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-07	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	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 445
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 Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	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
Monthly Trade Inventory and Sales	Monthly	Sales, inventories, and inventory/sales ratios	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