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NAICS 451211
Book 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
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
4512111	Book stores, general	6,326	9,482,047	1,159,807	86,302
4512112	Specialty book stores	2,695	1,552,806	225,531	20,306
4512113	College book stores	1,839	4,026,131	377,817	26,876

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)
N = Not available
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

Definition: NAICS 451211 Book stores

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new books.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing books via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers; and
Retailing used books--are classified in Industry 453310, Used Merchandise Stores.

Historical comparability

NAICS 451211, Book stores, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 451211 is comparable to SIC 5942. 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

451211	Book stores	2002	10,860	15,060,984	1,763,155	133,484
		1997	12,363	12,375,058	1,447,308	121,473
		% change	-12.2	21.7	21.8	9.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Book 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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Indus-
tries

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

10,860

15,060,984

100.00

1,763,155

133,484

California

1,183

1,995,517

13.25

259,544

19,407

New York

610

1,119,300

7.43

125,090

8,304

Texas

640

977,385

6.49

104,453

7,989

Florida

555

832,416

5.53

91,165

6,925

Illinois

435

692,573

4.60

87,418

6,481

Pennsylvania

460

666,077

4.42

77,795

5,656

Michigan

379

537,579

3.57

66,147

4,995

Massachusetts

296

521,141

3.46

61,280

3,978

Virginia

351

515,373

3.42

55,742

4,515

Ohio

397

508,570

3.38

58,819

4,848

New Jersey

268

480,309

3.19

49,454

3,537

Georgia

345

392,571

2.61

45,500

3,339

Washington

303

368,401

2.45

45,089

3,238

North Carolina

337

349,127

2.32

42,890

3,473

Maryland

189

313,268

2.08

34,387

2,653

Tennessee

248

311,386

2.07

37,309

2,907

Indiana

225

294,348

1.95

32,520

2,742

Colorado

207

284,766

1.89

33,616

2,508

Connecticut

145

248,504

1.65

28,493

1,899

Oregon

193

247,872

1.65

31,391

2,142

Arizona

204

243,242

1.62

26,808

1,893

Missouri

225

231,791

1.54

25,360

2,068

Wisconsin

221

228,456

1.52

27,513

2,408

South Carolina

151

173,275

1.15

18,333

1,546

Louisiana

151

170,224

1.13

19,191

1,589

Alabama

182

170,041

1.13

21,722

1,928

Kentucky

144

160,789

1.07

18,264

1,506

Kansas

115

138,857

0.92

17,240

1,435

Oklahoma

114

130,002

0.86

14,140

1,153

Utah

111

124,488

0.83

15,346

1,279

Iowa

124

119,366

0.79

13,896

1,298

District of Columbia

105,486

0.70

182

14,210

922

Nevada

94,563

0.63

10,239

704

Arkansas

103

91,012

0.60

10,158

850

Hawaii

87,329

0.58

13,189

749

Maine

73,904

0.49

9,225

674

New Mexico

70,499

0.47

9,821

686

West Virginia

67,207

0.45

6,347

546

Delaware

60,031

0.40

6,628

432

Vermont

44,198

0.29

5,956

448

Alaska

37,121

0.25

4,705

311

All other states, including those below

683

782,620

5.20

86,762

7,523

Minnesota

191

(1000-2499)

Idaho

(500-999)

Mississippi

(500-999)

Montana

(500-999)

Nebraska

(500-999)

New Hampshire

(500-999)

North Dakota

(250-499)

Rhode Island

(250-499)

South Dakota

(100-249)

Wyoming

(100-249)

Products Lines for Book stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	15,060,984	100.00
20421	Trade, incl fiction, non-fiction, adult, juvenile, nonrack size	5,847,307	38.82
20425	Textbooks, incl elementary, high school, & college levels	3,633,377	24.12
20423	Religious	679,571	4.51
	-Other	4,900,729	32.54

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Book 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-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 451211
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