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NAICS 45121
Book stores and news dealers

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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
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	62,236	73,212,205	8,703,271	611,144
4512	Book, periodical, & music stores	19,694	23,095,522	2,616,707	204,033
45121	Book stores & news dealers	12,707	15,869,900	1,874,513	141,386
451211	Book stores	10,860	15,060,984	1,763,155	133,484
451212	News dealers & newsstands	1,847	808,916	111,358	7,902

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
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	156,406	76,987,819	94,170	60.2	3,775,614	4.9	62,236	73,212,205
4512	Book, periodical, & music stores	50,604	24,068,375	30,910	61.1	972,853	4.0	19,694	23,095,522
45121	Book stores & news dealers	38,229	16,588,207	25,522	66.8	718,307	4.3	12,707	15,869,900
451211	Book stores	21,166	15,450,441	10,306	48.7	389,457	2.5	10,860	15,060,984
451212	News dealers & newsstands	17,063	1,137,766	15,216	89.2	328,850	28.9	1,847	808,916

Definition: NAICS 45121 Book stores and news dealers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new books, newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers;
Home delivery of newspapers--are classified in Industry 454390, Other Direct Selling Establishments; and
Retailing used books, newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals--are classified in Industry 453310, Used Merchandise Stores.

Historical comparability

NAICS 45121, Book stores and news dealers, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 45121 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

45121	Book stores & news dealers	2002	12,707	15,869,900	1,874,513	141,386
		1997	14,676	13,228,864	1,566,577	131,243
		% change	-13.4	20.0	19.7	7.7

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Geographic Distribution -- Book stores and news dealers: 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

12,707

15,869,900

100.00

1,874,513

141,386

California

1,322

2,067,569

13.03

272,285

20,398

New York

1,205

1,340,163

8.44

149,977

10,063

Texas

691

1,006,298

6.34

109,240

8,222

Florida

612

872,999

5.50

97,265

7,318

Illinois

535

739,338

4.66

92,747

6,831

Pennsylvania

601

716,064

4.51

84,440

6,197

Massachusetts

367

564,269

3.56

67,549

4,427

New Jersey

419

549,187

3.46

58,662

4,179

Ohio

455

530,953

3.35

62,991

5,121

Virginia

388

530,840

3.34

57,948

4,685

Georgia

370

407,102

2.57

47,627

3,531

Washington

326

375,468

2.37

46,024

3,315

North Carolina

362

354,676

2.23

43,848

3,565

Maryland

225

324,622

2.05

36,364

2,805

Tennessee

252

312,140

1.97

37,372

2,913

Indiana

248

303,187

1.91

33,345

2,815

Colorado

224

299,030

1.88

35,977

2,641

Connecticut

178

263,780

1.66

30,362

2,017

Oregon

202

250,486

1.58

31,702

2,164

Minnesota

204

246,586

1.55

28,837

2,593

Missouri

247

239,410

1.51

26,808

2,162

Wisconsin

231

233,204

1.47

28,044

2,456

South Carolina

160

178,760

1.13

18,950

1,608

Louisiana

159

173,174

1.09

19,483

1,616

Alabama

190

172,044

1.08

22,207

1,968

Kentucky

151

168,563

1.06

19,554

1,570

Kansas

127

140,385

0.88

17,591

1,464

Oklahoma

118

131,394

0.83

14,239

1,163

New Hampshire

129,720

0.82

102

14,047

1,057

Utah

116

125,958

0.79

15,625

1,296

Iowa

133

121,885

0.77

14,451

1,343

Nebraska

99,214

0.63

10,874

942

Hawaii

96,749

0.61

14,995

841

Nevada

96,327

0.61

10,484

720

Mississippi

94,082

0.59

10,175

916

Arkansas

107

91,917

0.58

10,248

861

Maine

75,795

0.48

9,554

707

New Mexico

71,868

0.45

9,961

702

Delaware

70,480

0.44

7,489

485

West Virginia

68,749

0.43

6,696

578

Rhode Island

55,808

0.35

5,798

444

Idaho

54,333

0.34

6,009

552

Montana

52,490

0.33

6,156

522

Vermont

44,653

0.28

6,050

456

Alaska

37,121

0.23

4,705

311

North Dakota

29,484

0.19

2,819

291

South Dakota

24,737

0.16

2,684

248

Wyoming

18,712

0.12

2,356

200

All other states, including those below

699

918,127

5.79

111,899

8,107

Michigan

407

(5000-9999)

Arizona

219

(1000-2499)

District of Columbia

(500-999)

Products Lines for Book stores and news dealers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	15,869,900	100.00
20421	Trade, incl fiction, non-fiction, adult, juvenile, nonrack size	5,892,000	37.13
20425	Textbooks, incl elementary, high school, & college levels	3,633,611	22.90
20856	Magazines & newspapers	955,430	6.02
	-Other	5,388,859	33.96

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Book stores and news dealers
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-04	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 45121
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