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NAICS 453210
Office supplies and stationery stores

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual 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
4532	Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores	44,356	36,618,807	4,645,585	318,087
45321	Office supplies & stationery stores	8,561	20,617,623	2,214,170	111,381
453210	Office supplies & stationery stores	8,561	20,617,623	2,214,170	111,381

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
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
45321	Office supplies & stationery stores	15,092	21,002,178	6,531	43.3	384,555	1.8	8,561	20,617,623
453210	Office supplies & stationery stores	15,092	21,002,178	6,531	43.3	384,555	1.8	8,561	20,617,623

Definition: NAICS 453210 Office supplies and stationery stores

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) retailing new stationery, school supplies, and office supplies; (2) selling a combination of new office equipment, furniture, and supplies; and (3) selling new office equipment, furniture, and supplies in combination with selling new computers.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing stationery, school supplies, and office supplies via electronic shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers;
Retailing greeting cards--are classified in Industry 453220, Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores;
Retailing new typewriters--are classified in U.S. Industry 443112, Radio, Television, and Other Electronics Stores;
Retailing new computers without retailing other consumer-type electronic products or office equipment, furniture, and supplies--are classified in Industry 443120, Computer and Software Stores;
Printing business forms--are classified in Industry 323110, Printing;
Retailing new office furniture--are classified in Industry 442110, Furniture Stores; and
Retailing used office supplies--are classified in Industry 453310, Used Merchandise Stores.

Historical comparability

NAICS 453210, Office supplies and stationery 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

453210	Office supplies & stationery stores	2002	8,561	20,617,623	2,214,170	111,381
		1997	7,330	17,075,739	1,580,695	98,121
		% change	16.8	20.7	40.1	13.5

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Geographic Distribution -- Office supplies and stationery 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

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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

8,561

20,617,623

100.00

2,214,170

111,381

California

1,066

2,881,047

13.97

305,143

14,654

Texas

665

1,504,945

7.30

171,073

7,993

Florida

513

1,490,793

7.23

146,064

6,702

New York

617

1,317,784

6.39

136,717

6,880

Ohio

316

806,372

3.91

90,826

4,753

Pennsylvania

301

754,347

3.66

75,046

4,114

New Jersey

281

719,393

3.49

70,245

3,431

Illinois

348

717,362

3.48

81,056

4,292

Georgia

258

672,759

3.26

74,148

3,647

Michigan

269

613,027

2.97

67,166

3,599

North Carolina

248

563,818

2.73

60,590

3,233

Virginia

215

508,787

2.47

52,384

2,743

Massachusetts

162

497,779

2.41

52,318

2,635

Washington

208

489,074

2.37

56,749

2,598

Indiana

175

424,870

2.06

48,580

2,515

Colorado

187

409,295

1.99

45,965

2,234

Maryland

123

391,878

1.90

37,145

1,900

Tennessee

172

359,730

1.74

40,125

2,148

Missouri

171

351,856

1.71

40,161

2,065

Louisiana

140

317,706

1.54

35,708

1,582

Wisconsin

119

313,625

1.52

32,440

1,909

Connecticut

101

299,496

1.45

30,650

1,595

Oregon

127

298,320

1.45

30,442

1,563

Minnesota

131

281,037

1.36

30,532

1,883

South Carolina

105

263,550

1.28

26,902

1,385

Alabama

126

256,301

1.24

27,736

1,468

Kentucky

224,094

1.09

26,187

1,361

Oklahoma

105

221,910

1.08

25,966

1,335

Nevada

189,868

0.92

21,146

1,011

Utah

187,611

0.91

21,025

1,203

Kansas

176,298

0.86

21,229

1,075

Iowa

159,645

0.77

19,027

1,062

New Mexico

151,268

0.73

19,257

960

Mississippi

142,091

0.69

17,175

822

Arkansas

129,215

0.63

14,773

734

Hawaii

127,622

0.62

103

16,855

695

Idaho

116,450

0.56

13,070

747

Nebraska

111,656

0.54

14,650

700

West Virginia

92,466

0.45

10,538

562

Maine

83,750

0.41

6,973

421

Montana

77,423

0.38

8,318

437

Vermont

75,412

0.37

122

7,190

321

Delaware

68,078

0.33

5,929

324

Rhode Island

60,695

0.29

6,080

322

North Dakota

51,344

0.25

5,066

269

Alaska

42,097

0.20

4,911

231

South Dakota

41,542

0.20

4,096

226

Wyoming

36,334

0.18

5,631

257

All other states, including those below

223

545,803

2.65

53,167

2,785

Arizona

161

(1000-2499)

New Hampshire

(500-999)

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Products Lines for Office supplies and stationery stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	20,617,623	100.00
20853	Office & school supplies	5,931,744	28.77
20852	Office paper, incl computer, copier, fax & typewriter paper	4,192,025	20.33
20854	Office equip, incl fax machines, dictaphones, copier, calculators	2,743,186	13.31
20851	Stationery products	2,158,867	10.47
	-Other	5,591,801	27.12

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Office supplies and stationery 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-03	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 453210
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
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