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NAICS 454112
Electronic auctions

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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
454	Nonstore retailers	54,921	172,864,966	17,094,498	571,438
4541	Electronic shopping & mail-order houses	15,910	120,728,725	8,929,933	269,252
45411	Electronic shopping & mail-order houses	15,910	120,728,725	8,929,933	269,252
454112	Electronic auctions	95	903,901	468,889	2,899

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
454	Nonstore retailers	897,741	189,534,784	842,820	93.9	16,669,818	8.8	54,921	172,864,966
4541	Electronic shopping & mail-order houses	64,405	122,312,749	48,495	75.3	1,584,024	1.3	15,910	120,728,725
45411	Electronic shopping & mail-order houses	64,405	122,312,749	48,495	75.3	1,584,024	1.3	15,910	120,728,725
454112	Electronic auctions	N	N	N	N	N	N	95	903,901

Definition: NAICS 454112 Electronic auctions

This U.S. Industry comprises establishments engaged in providing sites for and facilitating consumer-to-consumer or business-to-consumer trade in new and used goods, on an auction basis, using the Internet. Establishments in this industry provide the electronic location for retail auctions, but do not take title to the goods being sold.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing a general line of new and used merchandise on an auction basis from physical auction sites--are classified in U.S. Industry 453998, All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores);
Facilitating business-to-business sales of new and used merchandise on an auction basis using the Internet--are classified in U.S. Industry 425110, Business to Business Electronic Markets; and
A combination of Internet auction and auction house sales in the same establishment--are classified in NAICS 44-45, Retail Trade, based on the classification of the auction house portion of the activity

Historical Comparability - Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS

Figures to the left of 1997 NAICS codes indicate the percent of 2002 receipts (as classified by 1997 NAICS) represented by that part; and link to a complementary table where other parts of the 1997 NAICS are shown. Table description discusses features and symbols.
2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales		Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)

2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	($1,000)	(Pct)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)
454112			Electronic auctions	95	903,901		468,889	2,899

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.
Year	Establishments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

2002	0	0	0
1997	0	0	0
% change	N	N	N	N

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Geographic Distribution -- Electronic auctions: 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

903,901

100.00

3.14

468,889

2,899

New York

52,791

5.84

2.75

8,585

211

Texas

8,565

0.95

0.39

3,845

Arizona

4,146

0.46

0.76

1,367

Missouri

2,926

0.32

0.52

105

Florida

2,530

0.28

0.15

394

Minnesota

1,732

0.19

0.34

156

Illinois

885

0.10

0.07

North Carolina

596

0.07

All other states, including those below

829,730

91.79

454,309

2,581

California

(1000-2499)

Utah

(500-999)

Pennsylvania

(100-249)

Virginia

(100-249)

Kansas

(20-99)

Alabama

(1-19)

Arkansas

(1-19)

Colorado

(1-19)

District of Columbia

(1-19)

Georgia

(1-19)

Indiana

(1-19)

Maine

(1-19)

Massachusetts

(1-19)

Michigan

(1-19)

Nebraska

(1-19)

New Hampshire

(1-19)

New Jersey

(1-19)

New Mexico

(1-19)

Ohio

(1-19)

Oklahoma

(1-19)

Oregon

(1-19)

Tennessee

(1-19)

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Electronic auctions
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
EC02-44SS-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-21	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 454112
Hypertext Tables	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
	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