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NAICS 45291
Warehouse clubs and supercenters

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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
4529	Other general merchandise stores	31,368	224,482,103	19,234,105	1,093,961
45291	Warehouse clubs & supercenters	2,912	191,252,396	15,770,197	830,845
452910	Warehouse clubs & supercenters	2,912	191,252,396	15,770,197	830,845

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
4529	Other general merchandise stores	N	N	N	N	N	N	31,368	224,482,103
45291	Warehouse clubs & supercenters	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,912	191,252,396

Definition: NAICS 45291 Warehouse clubs and supercenters

This industry comprises establishments known as warehouse clubs, superstores or supercenters primarily engaged in retailing a general line of groceries in combination with general lines of new merchandise, such as apparel, furniture, and appliances.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing general lines of merchandise via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers;
Retailing a general line of food, generally known as supermarkets and grocery stores,--are classified in Industry 445110, Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores;
Retailing general lines of new merchandise with little grocery item sales--are classified in Industry 452990, All Other General Merchandise Stores;
Retailing new merchandise in discount department stores--are classified in U.S. Industry 452112, Discount Department Stores; and
Retailing new merchandise in department stores other than discount department stores--are classified in U.S. Industry 452111, Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores); and
Retailing used merchandise--are classified in Industry 453310, Used Merchandise Stores.

Historical comparability

NAICS 45291, Warehouse clubs and supercenters, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 45291 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

45291	Warehouse clubs & superstores	2002	2,912	191,252,396	15,770,197	830,845
		1997	1,530	81,918,756	5,862,565	428,357
		% change	90.3	133.5	169.0	94.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Warehouse clubs and supercenters: 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-
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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

2,912

191,252,396

100.00

664

15,770,197

830,845

Ohio

131

6,638,140

3.47

582

539,527

33,711

Indiana

102

6,190,028

3.24

1,006

552,304

34,466

Virginia

6,187,079

3.24

849

499,415

25,655

Washington

5,631,817

2.94

928

483,468

20,529

New York

5,563,489

2.91

290

358,185

16,500

Illinois

5,331,494

2.79

423

424,645

23,513

Oregon

118

4,430,206

2.32

1,257

405,122

19,359

Colorado

4,117,198

2.15

915

349,601

15,974

New Jersey

2,312,737

1.21

270

121,996

4,765

Utah

2,187,436

1.14

940

187,531

9,623

Maryland

1,876,402

0.98

345

125,685

5,694

Massachusetts

1,538,900

0.80

239

84,536

3,767

Alaska

1,296,573

0.68

2,024

104,896

4,617

Connecticut

1,114,645

0.58

322

73,783

3,246

New Hampshire

862,325

0.45

677

58,559

2,780

Delaware

437,788

0.23

543

31,032

1,631

All other states, including those below

1,958

135,536,139

70.87

11,369,912

605,015

Florida

167

(50k-99k)

Michigan

142

(50k-99k)

Texas

285

(50k-99k)

Alabama

(25k-49k)

California

132

(25k-49k)

Georgia

101

(25k-49k)

Louisiana

(25k-49k)

Missouri

(25k-49k)

North Carolina

(25k-49k)

Tennessee

(25k-49k)

Arizona

(10k-24k)

Arkansas

(10k-24k)

Iowa

(10k-24k)

Kansas

(10k-24k)

Kentucky

(10k-24k)

Mississippi

(10k-24k)

Oklahoma

(10k-24k)

Pennsylvania

(10k-24k)

South Carolina

(10k-24k)

Idaho

(5000-9999)

Minnesota

(5000-9999)

Nebraska

(5000-9999)

Nevada

(5000-9999)

New Mexico

(5000-9999)

West Virginia

(5000-9999)

Wisconsin

(5000-9999)

Maine

(2500-4999)

Montana

(2500-4999)

Wyoming

(2500-4999)

Hawaii

(1000-2499)

South Dakota

(1000-2499)

North Dakota

(500-999)

Rhode Island

(500-999)

Vermont

(100-249)

Products Lines for Warehouse clubs and supercenters
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	191,252,39	100.00
20100	Groceries & other foods for human consumption off the premises	66,055,792	34.54
20160	Drugs, health aids, beauty aids, including cosmetics	21,006,107	10.98
20150	Cigars, cigarettes, etc & smokers' access, excl sls from vending	6,448,245	3.37
20220	Women's, juniors', & misses' wear	5,756,747	3.01
	-Other	97,742,252	51.11

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Warehouse clubs and supercenters
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	Floor Space by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
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 45291
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 Retail Trade Survey: 1992 to [latest year]	Monthly	Monthly sales for retail and food services back to 1992	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