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NAICS 44612
Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume 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
446	Health & personal care stores	81,797	177,947,091	20,266,157	1,024,429
4461	Health & personal care stores	81,797	177,947,091	20,266,157	1,024,429
44612	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores	10,796	6,281,436	919,109	75,836
446120	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores	10,796	6,281,436	919,109	75,836

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
446	Health & personal care stores	185,615	180,143,095	103,818	55.9	2,196,004	1.2	81,797	177,947,091
4461	Health & personal care stores	185,615	180,143,095	103,818	55.9	2,196,004	1.2	81,797	177,947,091
44612	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores	75,428	7,111,725	64,632	85.7	830,289	11.7	10,796	6,281,436
446120	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores	75,428	7,111,725	64,632	85.7	830,289	11.7	10,796	6,281,436

Definition: NAICS 44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume stores

This industry comprises establishments known as cosmetic or perfume stores or beauty supply shops primarily engaged in retailing cosmetics, perfumes, toiletries, and personal grooming products.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing beauty parlor services--are classified in U.S. Industry 812112, Beauty Salons; and
Retailing perfumes, cosmetics, and beauty supplies via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers.

Historical comparability

NAICS 44612, Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume stores, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 44612 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. 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

44612	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores	2002	10,796	6,281,436	919,109	75,836
		1997	9,014	4,418,998	603,595	46,527
		% change	19.8	42.1	52.3	63.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume 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-
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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

10,796

6,281,436

100.00

919,109

75,836

California

1,392

876,708

13.96

130,283

8,876

Texas

890

562,134

8.95

77,560

6,371

New York

775

537,171

8.55

78,817

5,063

Florida

815

443,473

7.06

59,080

4,465

Illinois

472

356,122

5.67

51,429

4,234

Ohio

401

234,985

3.74

34,624

2,781

Pennsylvania

366

226,557

3.61

32,395

3,316

Georgia

438

217,094

3.46

31,228

2,709

New Jersey

337

199,807

3.18

27,859

2,191

Michigan

354

188,723

3.00

26,108

2,431

North Carolina

330

158,063

2.52

24,157

2,177

Virginia

269

146,660

2.33

18,724

1,724

Maryland

251

139,706

2.22

20,155

1,799

Arizona

185

138,395

2.20

21,157

1,697

Massachusetts

198

128,501

2.05

21,293

1,540

Colorado

181

117,396

1.87

19,152

1,761

Indiana

214

114,577

1.82

16,416

1,636

Tennessee

242

108,917

1.73

16,755

1,442

Missouri

190

102,966

1.64

17,374

1,527

Nevada

104

89,195

1.42

12,667

904

Louisiana

183

88,040

1.40

12,830

1,195

Alabama

215

87,857

1.40

11,949

1,089

Washington

174

80,536

1.28

12,768

1,066

Minnesota

121

79,248

1.26

12,180

1,339

Connecticut

116

76,042

1.21

11,553

842

Wisconsin

121

69,905

1.11

10,471

1,172

Oklahoma

160

69,755

1.11

11,687

1,167

South Carolina

178

69,211

1.10

10,181

964

Kentucky

130

66,854

1.06

9,346

1,029

Kansas

51,027

0.81

9,758

878

Mississippi

124

47,252

0.75

6,163

715

Oregon

42,364

0.67

6,939

521

Arkansas

103

39,267

0.63

5,480

570

Utah

38,294

0.61

5,318

559

Iowa

35,834

0.57

5,612

664

Nebraska

26,677

0.42

4,318

440

New Hampshire

24,455

0.39

4,112

275

New Mexico

23,971

0.38

3,959

325

Delaware

22,893

0.36

2,886

247

Hawaii

22,452

0.36

3,270

178

West Virginia

21,323

0.34

2,760

318

District of Columbia

19,387

0.31

3,408

203

Maine

15,788

0.25

2,200

231

Idaho

15,212

0.24

2,218

254

Rhode Island

13,473

0.21

1,999

153

Montana

10,319

0.16

1,605

185

North Dakota

8,839

0.14

1,284

182

South Dakota

8,222

0.13

1,074

134

Alaska

6,886

0.11

2,492

Vermont

6,647

0.11

1,019

101

Wyoming

6,256

0.10

1,037

101

Products Lines for Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	6,281,436	100.00
20166	Oth hygiene needs, incl deodorants; hair & shaving products, etc	4,147,904	66.03
20165	Cosmetics, incl face cream, make-up, perfumes & colognes etc	1,782,550	28.38
	-Other	350,982	5.59

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume 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-06	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 44612
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