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NAICS 4481
Clothing 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
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	149,810	167,934,068	21,391,100	1,426,573
4481	Clothing stores	90,954	120,130,689	15,017,689	1,062,523
44811	Men's clothing stores	9,437	7,914,715	1,272,374	62,223
44812	Women's clothing stores	33,955	30,594,591	3,790,125	293,840
44813	Children's & infants' clothing stores	6,558	7,082,266	784,561	67,010
44814	Family clothing stores	24,539	63,852,108	7,441,014	522,164
44815	Clothing accessories stores	5,810	2,731,046	460,493	26,669
44819	Other clothing stores	10,655	7,955,963	1,269,122	90,617

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
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	246,107	172,617,350	96,297	39.1	4,683,282	2.7	149,810	167,934,068
4481	Clothing stores	153,077	122,953,447	62,123	40.6	2,822,758	2.3	90,954	120,130,689
44811	Men's clothing stores	12,343	8,118,483	2,906	23.5	203,768	2.5	9,437	7,914,715
44812	Women's clothing stores	46,696	31,279,914	12,741	27.3	685,323	2.2	33,955	30,594,591
44813	Children's & infants' clothing stores	11,626	7,281,068	5,068	43.6	198,802	2.7	6,558	7,082,266
44814	Family clothing stores	34,624	64,304,796	10,085	29.1	452,688	0.7	24,539	63,852,108
44815	Clothing accessories stores	17,660	3,162,871	11,850	67.1	431,825	13.7	5,810	2,731,046
44819	Other clothing stores	30,128	8,806,315	19,473	64.6	850,352	9.7	10,655	7,955,963

Definition: NAICS 4481 Clothing stores

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new clothing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 4481, Clothing 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

4481	Clothing stores	2002	90,954	120,130,689	15,017,689	1,062,523
		1997	94,740	95,918,083	11,225,054	927,930
		% change	-4.0	25.2	33.8	14.5

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Geographic Distribution -- Clothing 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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ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

90,954

120,130,689

100.00

417

15,017,689

1,062,523

California

10,427

16,692,955

13.90

477

2,221,550

131,395

New York

7,713

12,689,470

10.56

662

1,565,349

93,177

Texas

6,368

8,303,421

6.91

382

1,005,106

75,821

Florida

6,849

8,302,612

6.91

498

1,003,010

69,801

New Jersey

3,474

5,270,742

4.39

614

641,819

42,883

Illinois

3,676

5,105,140

4.25

405

673,880

46,827

Pennsylvania

3,596

4,683,519

3.90

380

567,975

44,582

Massachusetts

2,343

3,953,198

3.29

615

480,082

33,000

Georgia

2,847

3,599,294

3.00

419

438,543

33,548

Ohio

2,901

3,444,649

2.87

302

427,669

35,537

Michigan

2,857

3,442,862

2.87

343

440,465

33,502

Virginia

2,369

3,178,084

2.65

436

391,770

28,925

North Carolina

2,786

3,079,574

2.56

370

366,490

30,482

Maryland

1,707

2,423,466

2.02

445

309,286

22,096

Washington

1,455

2,226,082

1.85

367

326,625

19,175

Tennessee

1,831

2,181,401

1.82

377

254,234

20,872

Connecticut

1,251

1,994,102

1.66

577

253,568

16,618

Minnesota

1,440

1,812,734

1.51

361

232,615

18,232

Indiana

1,548

1,786,115

1.49

290

220,249

18,731

South Carolina

1,714

1,750,315

1.46

427

202,206

16,336

Missouri

1,606

1,732,519

1.44

305

213,028

16,995

Alabama

1,530

1,714,741

1.43

383

201,075

16,074

Colorado

1,528

1,692,576

1.41

376

235,857

15,493

Louisiana

1,438

1,476,548

1.23

330

169,637

15,079

Oregon

963

1,345,146

1.12

382

185,589

11,150

Wisconsin

1,335

1,334,083

1.11

245

163,356

14,437

Nevada

677

1,148,782

0.96

530

147,213

7,797

Kentucky

998

1,101,374

0.92

269

121,032

11,021

Hawaii

719

945,447

0.79

767

117,261

7,500

Oklahoma

855

912,009

0.76

261

112,174

9,864

Mississippi

954

800,179

0.67

279

89,962

8,004

Iowa

862

789,379

0.66

269

101,842

9,102

Kansas

713

779,477

0.65

287

99,464

8,194

Utah

655

773,192

0.64

332

106,577

8,725

Arkansas

762

720,256

0.60

266

81,740

7,458

New Hampshire

473

654,435

0.54

514

72,016

5,820

Maine

394

604,803

0.50

466

68,605

4,721

Rhode Island

353

491,087

0.41

460

61,453

3,862

New Mexico

538

477,721

0.40

257

57,307

4,618

Delaware

333

460,859

0.38

572

50,006

3,789

Nebraska

513

456,921

0.38

265

60,583

5,258

West Virginia

336

352,732

0.29

196

38,332

3,564

Idaho

328

279,527

0.23

208

35,751

3,042

Vermont

258

224,830

0.19

365

29,300

2,272

Alaska

151

210,821

0.18

329

29,804

1,476

Montana

293

204,570

0.17

225

25,580

2,268

South Dakota

227

163,669

0.14

215

20,916

1,996

North Dakota

199

161,059

0.13

254

18,609

1,841

Wyoming

177

98,870

0.08

198

12,728

952

All other states, including those below

1,634

2,103,342

1.75

268,401

18,611

Arizona

1,406

(10k-24k)

District of Columbia

228

(2500-4999)

Products Lines for Clothing stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	120,130,68	100.00
20220	Women's, juniors', & misses' wear	62,925,140	52.38
20200	Men's wear	26,721,551	22.24
20240	Children's wear, incl boys, girls, & infants & toddlers	14,072,812	11.71
	-Other	16,411,186	13.66

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Clothing 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-20	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 4481
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
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