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NAICS 4521
Department 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
45211	Department stores	9,355	220,742,882	23,413,380	1,430,768

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
4521	Department stores	N	N	N	N	N	N	9,355	220,742,882

Definition: NAICS 4521 Department stores

This industry comprises establishments known as department stores primarily engaged in retailing a wide range of the following new products with no one merchandise line predominating: apparel, furniture, appliances and home furnishings; and selected additional items, such as paint, hardware, toiletries, cosmetics, photographic equipment, jewelry, toys, and sporting goods. Merchandise lines are normally arranged in separate departments.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing packaged grocery items in combination with general lines of merchandise with no one merchandise line predominating--are classified in Industry 452910, Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters;
Retailing apparel without a significant amount of housewares or general merchandise--are classified in Subsector 448, Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores;
Retailing general lines of merchandise via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers; and
Retailing used merchandise--are classified in Industry 453310, Used Merchandise Stores.

Historical comparability

NAICS 4521, Department stores, is comparable between 2002 and 1997. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

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

4521	Department stores (excl leased depts)	2002	9,355	220,742,882	23,413,380	1,430,768
		1997	10,366	220,108,157	22,083,291	1,795,577
		% change	-9.8	0.3	6.0	-20.3

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Geographic Distribution -- Department 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

9,355

220,742,882

100.00

766

23,413,380

1,430,768

California

913

29,173,355

13.22

833

2,984,722

166,449

Texas

606

13,952,954

6.32

641

1,519,485

90,531

Florida

520

12,797,307

5.80

767

1,428,879

83,094

New York

453

12,426,234

5.63

648

1,386,786

77,910

Illinois

464

11,669,458

5.29

927

1,176,408

74,149

Pennsylvania

500

10,170,048

4.61

825

1,069,731

70,616

Ohio

457

9,932,273

4.50

870

1,039,210

68,038

New Jersey

241

7,335,732

3.32

855

770,720

42,934

Wisconsin

277

5,828,705

2.64

1,072

576,233

38,703

Minnesota

222

5,794,915

2.63

1,153

591,931

38,129

Georgia

274

5,687,176

2.58

661

636,185

39,805

North Carolina

276

5,646,003

2.56

679

600,232

39,451

Virginia

239

5,474,558

2.48

751

572,132

37,524

Maryland

206

5,395,977

2.44

992

535,360

36,231

Massachusetts

199

5,164,187

2.34

803

576,374

31,192

Indiana

234

4,667,520

2.11

758

467,908

32,451

Missouri

212

4,601,828

2.08

810

490,251

32,381

Washington

176

4,455,526

2.02

734

501,915

27,122

Tennessee

194

3,880,224

1.76

670

436,371

27,312

Colorado

142

3,177,840

1.44

706

346,618

20,877

Kentucky

142

2,992,821

1.36

732

311,107

19,888

Connecticut

121

2,866,595

1.30

829

314,378

18,469

Louisiana

120

2,385,464

1.08

534

268,766

17,287

Oregon

2,344,882

1.06

665

249,819

13,889

South Carolina

131

2,223,406

1.01

542

252,813

16,228

Iowa

135

2,191,743

0.99

747

224,865

14,992

Alabama

126

2,162,403

0.98

483

252,432

15,930

Kansas

2,040,080

0.92

751

223,008

14,340

Nevada

2,004,326

0.91

924

218,234

11,583

Oklahoma

112

2,003,822

0.91

574

218,411

14,437

New Hampshire

1,864,090

0.84

1,463

189,825

10,506

Utah

1,433,846

0.65

616

159,679

10,181

Arkansas

1,413,310

0.64

522

156,481

10,240

Nebraska

1,315,570

0.60

762

136,229

9,250

Hawaii

1,256,447

0.57

1,019

135,512

7,651

West Virginia

1,221,709

0.55

677

122,854

8,268

Mississippi

1,209,099

0.55

422

137,366

8,962

Maine

1,040,250

0.47

802

104,048

6,666

Delaware

983,201

0.45

1,220

98,916

6,391

North Dakota

880,033

0.40

1,389

80,014

5,443

Idaho

813,926

0.37

605

85,576

5,661

South Dakota

753,603

0.34

991

73,068

4,886

Montana

728,258

0.33

800

74,872

4,681

Rhode Island

632,750

0.29

592

69,845

4,228

Alaska

435,804

0.20

680

51,060

2,666

Vermont

362,457

0.16

588

35,381

2,303

All other states, including those below

590

13,951,167

6.32

1,461,370

90,843

Michigan

351

(50k-99k)

Arizona

160

(25k-49k)

New Mexico

(5000-9999)

District of Columbia

(1000-2499)

Wyoming

(1000-2499)

Products Lines for Department stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	220,742,88	100.00
20220	Women's, juniors', & misses' wear	39,484,962	17.89
20160	Drugs, health aids, beauty aids, including cosmetics	29,117,730	13.19
20200	Men's wear	19,557,412	8.86
20240	Children's wear, incl boys, girls, & infants & toddlers	14,300,719	6.48
	-Other	118,282,05	53.58

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Department 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
EC02-44A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 4521
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 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 Trade Inventory and Sales	Monthly	Sales, inventories, and inventory/sales ratios	US
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