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NAICS 452
General merchandise 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
452	General merchandise stores	40,723	445,224,985	42,647,485	2,524,729
4521	Department stores	9,355	220,742,882	23,413,380	1,430,768
4529	Other general merchandise stores	31,368	224,482,103	19,234,105	1,093,961

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
452	General merchandise stores	70,486	446,647,849	29,763	42.2	1,422,864	0.3	40,723	445,224,985

Definition: NAICS 452 General merchandise stores

Industries in the General Merchandise Stores subsector retail new general merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector are unique in that they have the equipment and staff capable of retailing a large variety of goods from a single location. This includes a variety of display equipment and staff trained to provide information on many lines of products.

Historical comparability

NAICS 452, General merchandise stores, is comparable between 2002 and 1997. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 452 is nearly comparable to SIC 53. 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

452	General merchandise stores	2002	40,723	445,224,985	42,647,485	2,524,729
		1997	36,171	330,444,460	30,870,965	2,507,540
		% change	12.6	34.7	38.1	0.7

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Geographic Distribution -- General merchandise 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

40,723

445,224,985

100.00

1,545

42,647,485

2,524,729

California

2,512

46,696,215

10.49

1,333

4,165,077

218,982

Texas

3,338

35,646,056

8.01

1,638

3,412,316

195,867

Florida

2,197

26,741,845

6.01

1,603

2,595,616

148,201

New York

2,376

19,728,888

4.43

1,029

1,957,123

108,367

Illinois

1,582

18,439,459

4.14

1,464

1,745,785

108,365

Ohio

1,806

17,990,789

4.04

1,576

1,727,737

113,348

Pennsylvania

1,888

16,807,423

3.78

1,364

1,631,827

104,141

Georgia

1,564

13,564,137

3.05

1,578

1,348,906

79,290

Virginia

1,219

12,565,912

2.82

1,725

1,166,585

70,570

North Carolina

1,635

12,242,952

2.75

1,473

1,214,440

76,647

Indiana

1,042

11,714,314

2.63

1,903

1,104,992

73,700

Washington

514

10,407,245

2.34

1,714

1,025,912

50,272

New Jersey

980

10,382,756

2.33

1,210

978,532

53,397

Missouri

1,026

10,322,082

2.32

1,817

1,026,981

64,479

Tennessee

1,178

10,214,551

2.29

1,765

1,022,317

62,152

Wisconsin

701

8,811,306

1.98

1,620

847,176

54,045

Minnesota

597

8,607,814

1.93

1,713

820,954

50,141

Louisiana

871

7,823,049

1.76

1,750

771,643

48,392

Colorado

422

7,793,844

1.75

1,732

745,692

40,217

Maryland

660

7,766,855

1.74

1,427

714,912

45,636

Alabama

1,066

7,698,032

1.73

1,719

772,769

47,633

Kentucky

884

7,600,168

1.71

1,859

739,733

46,931

Massachusetts

594

7,139,913

1.60

1,110

720,121

38,871

Oregon

396

7,027,120

1.58

1,994

681,818

35,142

Oklahoma

728

6,258,854

1.41

1,794

612,807

39,445

South Carolina

862

6,257,792

1.41

1,526

631,329

38,684

Arkansas

681

5,260,848

1.18

1,944

528,722

33,455

Mississippi

790

5,173,345

1.16

1,807

509,940

32,756

Iowa

556

4,938,361

1.11

1,682

482,524

30,816

Kansas

497

4,757,502

1.07

1,752

477,422

29,751

Connecticut

348

4,182,760

0.94

1,210

411,451

23,332

Utah

238

3,837,711

0.86

1,650

373,350

21,856

Nevada

180

3,835,982

0.86

1,768

369,955

18,783

New Mexico

254

3,361,651

0.76

1,812

314,129

17,964

West Virginia

437

3,172,362

0.71

1,758

298,249

19,627

New Hampshire

244

2,887,602

0.65

2,267

266,805

14,802

Nebraska

322

2,834,114

0.64

1,641

276,954

17,950

Hawaii

107

2,568,623

0.58

2,083

224,563

11,633

Idaho

201

2,320,385

0.52

1,726

228,830

13,845

Maine

278

1,961,366

0.44

1,512

187,463

11,502

Alaska

104

1,871,908

0.42

2,922

174,003

8,258

Montana

133

1,641,805

0.37

1,803

154,052

8,664

Delaware

143

1,529,344

0.34

1,898

141,812

8,971

South Dakota

133

1,268,815

0.28

1,669

118,490

7,479

North Dakota

1,126,120

0.25

1,777

100,758

6,894

Rhode Island

108

973,356

0.22

911

99,046

6,039

Wyoming

887,776

0.20

1,779

84,160

5,062

Vermont

110

537,367

0.12

872

51,710

3,260

All other states, including those below

2,045

28,046,511

6.30

2,589,997

159,115

Michigan

1,450

(100,000+)

Arizona

561

(25k-49k)

District of Columbia

(1000-2499)

Products Lines for General merchandise stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	445,224,98	100.00
20100	Groceries & other foods for human consumption off the premises	80,007,499	17.97
20160	Drugs, health aids, beauty aids, including cosmetics	53,481,662	12.01
20220	Women's, juniors', & misses' wear	46,770,091	10.50
20200	Men's wear	24,881,238	5.59
	-Other	240,084,49	53.92

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- General merchandise stores
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997	Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
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-11	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (2002 NAICS Basis)	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (2002 NAICS Basis)	US
EC02-44A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros
SB02-00A	Survey of Business Owners	Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 452
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 Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	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
E-Commerce Statistics	Annual	Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments	US
Monthly Retail Trade Survey	Monthly	Monthly sales for retail and food services, adjusted and unadjusted for seasonal variations	US
Monthly Trade Inventory and Sales	Monthly	Sales, inventories, and inventory/sales ratios	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