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NAICS 4452
Specialty food stores

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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
445	Food & beverage stores	148,804	456,942,288	48,686,166	2,838,653
4452	Specialty food stores	24,485	13,081,990	2,042,205	129,552
44521	Meat markets	5,848	4,423,938	574,362	35,597
44522	Fish & seafood markets	2,042	1,501,257	170,428	9,902
44523	Fruit & vegetable markets	3,239	2,770,917	316,098	18,983
44529	Other specialty food stores	13,356	4,385,878	981,317	65,070

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
4452	Specialty food stores	60,647	15,444,220	36,162	59.6	2,362,230	15.3	24,485	13,081,990
44521	Meat markets	8,618	4,694,064	2,770	32.1	270,126	5.8	5,848	4,423,938
44522	Fish & seafood markets	4,252	1,701,194	2,210	52.0	199,937	11.8	2,042	1,501,257
44523	Fruit & vegetable markets	9,769	3,196,709	6,530	66.8	425,792	13.3	3,239	2,770,917
44529	Other specialty food stores	38,008	5,852,253	24,652	64.9	1,466,375	25.1	13,356	4,385,878

Definition: NAICS 4452 Specialty food stores

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing specialized lines of food.

Historical comparability

NAICS 4452, Specialty food 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

4452	Specialty food stores	2002	24,485	13,081,990	2,042,205	129,552
		1997	22,373	10,829,908	1,455,642	118,831
		% change	9.4	20.8	40.3	9.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Specialty food 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

24,485

13,081,990

100.00

2,042,205

129,552

California

2,981

2,008,082

15.35

287,331

17,886

New York

3,530

1,847,800

14.12

237,276

14,878

Florida

1,508

768,832

5.88

118,235

7,157

Pennsylvania

1,353

708,984

5.42

104,281

7,947

New Jersey

1,213

689,953

5.27

94,421

5,562

Illinois

1,159

688,344

5.26

110,257

7,232

Texas

1,145

656,987

5.02

94,150

6,099

Massachusetts

695

541,273

4.14

80,822

4,626

Michigan

814

527,650

4.03

77,996

4,794

Ohio

920

432,901

3.31

79,908

5,447

Maryland

479

302,848

2.31

36,832

2,532

North Carolina

587

260,008

1.99

57,896

3,125

Washington

508

233,207

1.78

43,383

2,435

Wisconsin

451

218,304

1.67

42,445

2,864

Louisiana

373

203,373

1.55

32,452

2,541

Minnesota

408

179,930

1.38

36,946

2,232

Connecticut

308

178,093

1.36

24,846

1,479

Virginia

449

177,024

1.35

34,065

1,976

Georgia

408

172,417

1.32

27,034

1,584

Indiana

357

155,132

1.19

31,535

2,069

Missouri

401

151,291

1.16

35,146

2,323

Tennessee

299

125,270

0.96

24,851

1,568

Oregon

287

118,450

0.91

22,627

1,527

Hawaii

162

112,831

0.86

18,446

1,127

South Carolina

264

95,515

0.73

18,420

1,083

Colorado

271

93,768

0.72

18,200

1,368

Maine

144

93,161

0.71

13,019

716

Alabama

233

92,605

0.71

17,641

1,165

Rhode Island

119

91,219

0.70

12,926

956

Kentucky

207

89,209

0.68

17,369

1,172

Iowa

192

77,122

0.59

15,232

980

Nevada

116

62,895

0.48

12,185

708

Delaware

59,846

0.46

7,752

465

Kansas

150

59,311

0.45

14,589

876

Nebraska

150

54,764

0.42

8,385

608

Mississippi

169

54,276

0.41

10,701

609

Oklahoma

170

50,427

0.39

11,575

680

Arkansas

140

47,918

0.37

10,968

644

New Mexico

106

41,742

0.32

6,549

475

West Virginia

34,524

0.26

5,793

457

Vermont

32,887

0.25

5,799

337

Alaska

29,643

0.23

4,045

222

Montana

28,816

0.22

7,320

378

South Dakota

21,616

0.17

4,583

356

North Dakota

19,739

0.15

4,150

286

Wyoming

6,997

0.05

1,954

146

All other states, including those below

714

385,006

2.94

59,869

3,855

Arizona

297

(1000-2499)

District of Columbia

(500-999)

Idaho

108

(500-999)

Utah

149

(500-999)

New Hampshire

107

(250-499)

Products Lines for Specialty food stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	13,081,990	100.00
20101	Meat, fish & poultry, incl prepack meats requiring refrigeration	4,843,907	37.03
20102	Produce, including fresh & prepackaged fruits & vegetables	2,131,914	16.30
20106	Bakery products not baked on the premises, excl frozen	1,320,165	10.09
20109	Candy	1,312,359	10.03
	-Other	3,473,645	26.55

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Specialty food 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
EC02-44A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 4452
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