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NAICS 445310
Beer, wine, and liquor 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
4453	Beer, wine, & liquor stores	28,957	28,246,426	2,067,939	133,035
44531	Beer, wine, & liquor stores	28,957	28,246,426	2,067,939	133,035
445310	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
4453	Beer, wine, & liquor stores	39,264	30,061,485	10,307	26.3	1,815,059	6.0	28,957	28,246,426
44531	Beer, wine, & liquor stores	39,264	30,061,485	10,307	26.3	1,815,059	6.0	28,957	28,246,426
445310	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 445310 Beer, wine, and liquor stores

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing packaged alcoholic beverages, such as ale, beer, wine, and liquor.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in retailing packaged liquor in combination with providing prepared drinks for immediate consumption on the premises are classified in Industry 722410, Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages).

Historical comparability

NAICS 445310, Beer, wine, and liquor stores, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 445310 is comparable to SIC 5921. 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

445310	Beer, wine, & liquor stores	2002	28,957	28,246,426	2,067,939	133,035
		1997	29,613	22,684,120	1,699,287	130,635
		% change	-2.2	24.5	21.7	1.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Beer, wine, and liquor 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

28,957

28,246,426

100.00

2,067,939

133,035

California

3,236

2,278,760

8.07

163,441

10,156

Pennsylvania

1,697

2,228,864

7.89

181

150,459

7,716

New York

2,211

2,040,534

7.22

106

159,605

8,334

New Jersey

1,687

1,988,175

7.04

232

144,204

8,525

Texas

1,515

1,730,748

6.13

112,434

6,933

Massachusetts

1,311

1,633,231

5.78

254

142,575

8,700

Illinois

1,186

1,192,382

4.22

97,975

6,143

Florida

1,081

1,026,880

3.64

73,399

4,663

Minnesota

912

997,790

3.53

199

84,577

6,719

Colorado

1,017

997,391

3.53

222

70,434

4,580

Maryland

1,063

961,029

3.40

177

93,751

5,835

Michigan

1,158

867,508

3.07

61,058

4,716

Georgia

757

798,891

2.83

57,339

3,573

Washington

421

704,140

2.49

116

33,192

1,685

Indiana

845

690,588

2.44

112

58,121

4,560

Ohio

907

687,534

2.43

52,386

4,438

Connecticut

684

656,403

2.32

190

47,544

2,653

Virginia

305

475,866

1.68

30,523

1,889

North Carolina

452

468,974

1.66

38,308

1,998

Tennessee

471

405,137

1.43

32,298

2,011

Kentucky

390

392,598

1.39

29,644

2,123

Wisconsin

437

386,243

1.37

26,089

2,267

Kansas

539

370,711

1.31

137

19,321

2,113

Alabama

308

319,624

1.13

18,404

1,061

Arkansas

337

315,394

1.12

117

20,806

1,524

South Carolina

365

306,007

1.08

16,516

1,110

Oregon

198

267,994

0.95

9,856

711

Missouri

379

246,035

0.87

19,695

1,457

Delaware

221

232,944

0.82

289

15,685

978

Rhode Island

216

212,188

0.75

199

16,651

1,046

Oklahoma

291

176,804

0.63

9,723

1,019

Mississippi

289

165,322

0.59

10,055

827

Louisiana

170

153,830

0.54

15,229

893

Alaska

110,447

0.39

172

9,656

502

New Mexico

119

105,110

0.37

10,961

974

Nevada

103,281

0.37

7,798

434

Nebraska

185

101,215

0.36

6,911

685

Wyoming

113

88,378

0.31

177

8,764

834

Vermont

117

88,076

0.31

143

8,806

437

North Dakota

103

85,837

0.30

135

7,052

731

South Dakota

124

84,425

0.30

111

6,782

718

Iowa

129

83,142

0.29

7,063

670

Maine

72,609

0.26

5,188

288

Montana

65,616

0.23

3,463

287

West Virginia

43,803

0.16

3,307

254

Hawaii

37,139

0.13

2,677

202

All other states, including those below

596

800,829

2.84

48,214

3,063

Arizona

194

(500-999)

District of Columbia

174

(500-999)

New Hampshire

(500-999)

Idaho

(250-499)

Utah

(250-499)

Products Lines for Beer, wine, and liquor stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	28,246,426	100.00
20141	Distilled spirits, including liquor, brandy, & liqueurs	10,489,276	37.13
20142	Wine	7,206,692	25.51
20143	Beer & ale	7,097,121	25.13
	-Other	3,453,337	12.23

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Beer, wine, and liquor 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 445310
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 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