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NAICS 452990
All other 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
4529	Other general merchandise stores	31,368	224,482,103	19,234,105	1,093,961
45299	All other general merchandise stores	28,456	33,229,707	3,463,908	263,116
452990	All other general merchandise stores	28,456	33,229,707	3,463,908	263,116
4529901	Variety stores	18,182	16,179,421	1,606,571	130,375
4529904	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	10,274	17,050,286	1,857,337	132,741

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
45299	All other general merchandise stores	N	N	N	N	N	N	28,456	33,229,707
452990	All other general merchandise stores	N	N	N	N	N	N	28,456	33,229,707

Definition: NAICS 452990 All other general merchandise stores

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new goods in general merchandise stores (except department stores, warehouse clubs, superstores, and supercenters). These establishments retail a general line of new merchandise, such as apparel, automotive parts, dry goods, hardware, groceries, housewares or home furnishings, and other lines in limited amounts, with none of the lines predominating.

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 automotive parts--are classified in Industry 441310, Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores;
Retailing merchandise in department stores--are classified in U.S. Industry 452111, Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores);
Retailing merchandise in warehouse clubs, superstores, or supercenters--are classified in Industry 452910, Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters;
Retailing merchandise in catalogue showrooms of mail-order houses--are classified in U.S. Industry 454113, Mail-Order Houses;
Retailing a general line of new hardware items, known as hardware stores,--are classified in Industry 444130, Hardware Stores;
Retailing a general line of new home repair and improvement materials and supplies, known as home centers,--are classified in Industry 444110, Home Centers; and
Retailing used merchandise--are classified in Industry 453310, Used Merchandise Stores.

Historical comparability

NAICS 452990, All other general merchandise stores, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

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

452990	All other general merchandise stores	2002	28,456	33,229,707	3,463,908	263,116
		1997	24,275	28,417,547	2,925,109	283,606
		% change	17.2	16.9	18.4	-7.2

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Geographic Distribution -- All other 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.

Other
Indus-
tries

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

28,456

33,229,707

100.00

115

3,463,908

263,116

New York

1,835

1,739,165

5.23

212,152

13,957

Illinois

1,031

1,438,507

4.33

114

144,732

10,703

Ohio

1,218

1,420,376

4.27

124

149,000

11,599

Virginia

892

904,275

2.72

124

95,038

7,391

Indiana

706

856,766

2.58

139

84,780

6,783

New Jersey

706

734,287

2.21

85,816

5,698

Colorado

220

498,806

1.50

111

49,473

3,366

Maryland

422

494,476

1.49

53,867

3,711

Massachusetts

370

436,826

1.31

59,211

3,912

Washington

246

319,902

0.96

40,529

2,621

Oregon

184

252,032

0.76

26,877

1,894

Utah

119

216,429

0.65

26,140

2,052

Connecticut

208

201,520

0.61

23,290

1,617

New Hampshire

151

161,187

0.49

127

18,421

1,516

Alaska

139,531

0.42

218

18,047

975

Delaware

100

108,355

0.33

135

11,864

949

All other states, including those below

19,974

23,307,267

70.14

2,364,671

184,372

California

1,467

(10k-24k)

Florida

1,510

(10k-24k)

North Carolina

1,268

(10k-24k)

Pennsylvania

1,301

(10k-24k)

Texas

2,447

(10k-24k)

Alabama

868

(5000-9999)

Georgia

1,189

(5000-9999)

Kentucky

684

(5000-9999)

Louisiana

684

(5000-9999)

Michigan

957

(5000-9999)

Mississippi

667

(5000-9999)

Missouri

734

(5000-9999)

South Carolina

677

(5000-9999)

Tennessee

903

(5000-9999)

Wisconsin

387

(5000-9999)

Arizona

341

(2500-4999)

Arkansas

559

(2500-4999)

Iowa

381

(2500-4999)

Kansas

364

(2500-4999)

Minnesota

340

(2500-4999)

Oklahoma

564

(2500-4999)

West Virginia

342

(2500-4999)

Hawaii

(1000-2499)

Idaho

124

(1000-2499)

Maine

204

(1000-2499)

Nebraska

228

(1000-2499)

Nevada

(1000-2499)

New Mexico

173

(1000-2499)

Rhode Island

(1000-2499)

Montana

(500-999)

North Dakota

(500-999)

South Dakota

(500-999)

Vermont

(500-999)

Wyoming

(250-499)

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Products Lines for All other general merchandise stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	33,229,707	100.00
20100	Groceries & other foods for human consumption off the premises	4,636,485	13.95
20160	Drugs, health aids, beauty aids, including cosmetics	3,357,825	10.10
20180	Soaps, detergents, & household cleaners	2,540,119	7.64
20380	Kitchenware & home furnishings	2,273,736	6.84
	-Other	20,421,542	61.46

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- All other general merchandise 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-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 452990
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