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NAICS 453
Miscellaneous store retailers

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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
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	129,464	90,811,742	12,835,393	792,361
4531	Florists	22,750	6,624,783	1,493,387	114,186
4532	Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores	44,356	36,618,807	4,645,585	318,087
4533	Used merchandise stores	18,132	7,767,350	1,737,101	116,596
4539	Other miscellaneous store retailers	44,226	39,800,802	4,959,320	243,492

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)

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
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	467,205	104,162,014	337,741	72.3	13,350,272	12.8	129,464	90,811,742
4531	Florists	48,313	7,523,927	25,563	52.9	899,144	12.0	22,750	6,624,783
4532	Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores	126,964	39,164,320	82,608	65.1	2,545,513	6.5	44,356	36,618,807
4533	Used merchandise stores	91,066	9,720,008	72,934	80.1	1,952,658	20.1	18,132	7,767,350
4539	Other miscellaneous store retailers	200,862	47,753,759	156,636	78.0	7,952,957	16.7	44,226	39,800,802

Definition: NAICS 453 Miscellaneous store retailers

Industries in the Miscellaneous Store Retailers subsector retail merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations (except new or used motor vehicles and parts; new furniture and house furnishings; new appliances and electronic products; new building materials; and garden equipment and supplies; food and beverages; health and personal care goods; gasoline; new clothing and accessories; and new sporting goods, hobby goods, books, and music). Establishments in this subsector include stores with unique characteristics like florists, used merchandise stores, and pet and pet supply stores as well as other store retailers.

Historical comparability

NAICS 453, Miscellaneous store retailers, 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

453	Miscellaneous store retailers	2002	129,464	90,811,742	12,835,393	792,361
		1997	129,838	78,109,161	10,165,424	752,986
		% change	-0.3	16.3	26.3	5.2

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Geographic Distribution -- Miscellaneous store retailers: 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

129,464

90,811,742

100.00

315

12,835,393

792,361

California

13,219

10,786,260

11.88

308

1,530,355

87,657

New York

8,346

6,993,256

7.70

365

989,484

44,510

Texas

8,216

5,901,714

6.50

271

841,934

51,152

Florida

8,141

5,611,286

6.18

336

767,079

46,839

Pennsylvania

5,449

3,523,227

3.88

286

514,989

35,046

Illinois

4,965

3,462,093

3.81

275

501,565

33,303

Ohio

4,863

3,347,159

3.69

293

500,061

33,763

North Carolina

4,044

2,878,113

3.17

346

368,737

22,713

Georgia

3,471

2,542,442

2.80

296

341,105

21,421

New Jersey

3,423

2,445,477

2.69

285

353,606

20,728

Virginia

3,313

2,207,580

2.43

303

331,718

21,325

Washington

3,091

2,155,644

2.37

355

324,686

19,171

Indiana

2,963

2,076,101

2.29

337

295,109

20,262

Massachusetts

2,979

2,037,251

2.24

317

316,507

17,954

Missouri

2,825

1,789,037

1.97

315

252,590

16,701

Tennessee

2,783

1,785,278

1.97

308

244,314

14,934

Colorado

2,637

1,772,353

1.95

394

258,763

16,151

Maryland

2,075

1,565,135

1.72

288

249,459

15,785

Minnesota

2,447

1,539,998

1.70

306

234,007

16,966

Louisiana

1,860

1,486,496

1.64

333

185,876

11,380

Wisconsin

2,564

1,474,341

1.62

271

229,409

16,634

Kentucky

1,978

1,409,427

1.55

345

167,740

11,280

South Carolina

2,131

1,353,418

1.49

330

179,191

10,749

Oregon

1,964

1,332,581

1.47

378

186,454

11,753

Oklahoma

1,652

1,111,194

1.22

319

140,221

9,778

Alabama

1,911

1,081,519

1.19

242

144,892

9,856

Connecticut

1,470

1,064,795

1.17

308

160,675

9,584

Nevada

1,062

970,874

1.07

448

133,228

7,244

Arkansas

1,404

804,911

0.89

297

98,921

6,967

New Mexico

1,085

793,575

0.87

428

105,816

5,972

Kansas

1,382

763,766

0.84

281

110,159

8,041

Mississippi

1,220

700,306

0.77

245

91,688

6,293

Iowa

1,590

674,811

0.74

230

110,339

8,907

New Hampshire

839

594,125

0.65

466

77,846

5,058

Utah

902

563,347

0.62

242

82,593

5,638

Hawaii

809

560,414

0.62

454

85,053

4,751

Maine

943

527,193

0.58

407

64,251

4,022

West Virginia

863

496,525

0.55

275

65,871

4,626

Delaware

449

480,353

0.53

596

53,262

3,283

Nebraska

878

466,252

0.51

270

73,778

5,472

Idaho

674

439,114

0.48

327

53,080

3,742

Montana

679

375,322

0.41

412

54,107

3,525

Rhode Island

504

297,483

0.33

278

44,514

2,961

Alaska

458

273,365

0.30

427

42,509

2,163

Vermont

451

269,494

0.30

437

37,040

2,265

South Dakota

522

238,366

0.26

314

35,833

2,600

Wyoming

410

226,301

0.25

454

31,430

1,905

North Dakota

353

193,034

0.21

305

28,616

2,142

All other states, including those below

7,207

5,369,636

5.91

744,933

47,389

Michigan

4,486

(25k-49k)

Arizona

2,463

(10k-24k)

District of Columbia

258

(1000-2499)

Products Lines for Miscellaneous store retailers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	90,811,742	100.00
20680	Manufactured (mobile) homes	9,266,049	10.20
20800	Pets, pet foods, & pet supplies	7,133,766	7.86
20150	Cigars, cigarettes, etc & smokers' access, excl sls from vending	5,804,021	6.39
20620	Lawn, garden, & farm equipment & supplies	5,570,439	6.13
	-Other	63,037,467	69.42

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Miscellaneous store retailers
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
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 453
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
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
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