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NAICS 454113
Mail-order houses

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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
454113	Mail-order houses	10,317	95,767,540	6,788,504	215,304
4541131	Mail-order houses, general merchandise	0	0	0	0
4541132	Mail-order houses, specialized merchandise	0	0	0	0
4541133	Television order, home shopping	0	0	0	0

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
454113	Mail-order houses	N	N	N	N	N	N	10,317	95,767,540

Definition: NAICS 454113 Mail-order houses

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing all types of merchandise using mail catalogs or television to generate clients and display merchandise. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in retailing from catalog showrooms of mail-order houses as well as establishments providing a combination of Internet and mail-order sales.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing telemarketing (e.g., telephone marketing) services for others--are classified in U.S. Industry 561422, Telemarketing Bureaus; and
Retailing merchandise using store and nonstore methods at the same establishment--are classified in Store retail activities based on the store 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)
454113			Mail-order houses	10,317	95,767,540	100.0	6,788,504	215,304
80% of	454110		Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (pt)	10,317	95,767,540	100.0	6,788,504	215,304
	454110	pt	General merchandise	902	8,284,314		613,889	23,005
	454110	pt	Computer hardware and software	196	14,575,403		473,493	10,839
	454110	pt	Pharmacies	350	23,373,301		1,108,833	33,550
	454110	pt	Other specialized merchandise	8,810	42,949,813		4,117,478	136,177
	454110	pt	Television order, home shopping	59	6,584,709		474,811	11,733

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

454110	Electronic shopping & mail-order houses	2002	15,815	119,824,824	8,461,044	266,353
		1997	10,013	r 69,031,813	5,743,431	218,406
		% change	57.9	73.6	47.3	22.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Mail-order houses: 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-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

10,317

95,767,540

100.00

332

6,788,504

215,304

California

1,516

8,691,677

9.08

248

749,792

21,282

Illinois

440

8,248,222

8.61

655

500,553

12,417

Pennsylvania

414

7,865,181

8.21

638

558,930

15,635

Texas

525

7,732,437

8.07

355

262,827

7,952

Florida

793

6,129,218

6.40

367

492,685

15,910

Ohio

362

5,367,835

5.61

470

318,418

11,722

New Jersey

339

5,263,255

5.50

614

252,592

7,815

New York

892

4,256,510

4.44

222

427,409

11,564

Wisconsin

208

3,393,896

3.54

624

377,501

13,157

Indiana

141

2,987,459

3.12

485

220,029

7,777

Nevada

102

2,981,499

3.11

1,374

90,722

3,138

Missouri

191

2,294,910

2.40

404

147,186

6,218

Massachusetts

235

2,184,059

2.28

340

166,364

5,778

Connecticut

186

2,089,271

2.18

604

167,203

4,208

Minnesota

248

2,022,150

2.11

402

214,968

5,947

Virginia

225

1,930,311

2.02

265

156,105

6,210

Washington

262

1,722,846

1.80

284

130,592

4,753

North Carolina

248

1,512,193

1.58

182

141,277

5,088

Tennessee

176

1,408,626

1.47

243

121,010

3,598

Georgia

288

1,352,500

1.41

157

128,904

3,986

Nebraska

1,306,334

1.36

756

77,409

3,595

New Hampshire

1,116,497

1.17

876

78,177

1,948

Maryland

189

1,004,143

1.05

185

82,486

2,370

New Mexico

934,958

0.98

504

36,115

1,287

Utah

117

905,158

0.95

389

43,385

1,790

Oregon

176

870,053

0.91

247

58,753

1,883

Alabama

856,509

0.89

191

52,296

1,671

Colorado

219

743,118

0.78

165

100,270

3,492

Maine

722,117

0.75

557

45,058

2,218

Kentucky

108

453,088

0.47

111

49,729

1,771

West Virginia

403,315

0.42

224

23,726

867

Louisiana

387,695

0.40

18,533

510

Iowa

347,170

0.36

118

33,243

1,445

Kansas

318,653

0.33

117

23,361

925

Vermont

258,770

0.27

420

30,026

894

South Carolina

180,677

0.19

25,354

949

Wyoming

147,671

0.15

296

13,728

541

Delaware

134,174

0.14

167

9,597

275

Oklahoma

126,980

0.13

14,915

514

Hawaii

43,239

0.05

2,931

122

Idaho

41,881

0.04

4,988

260

Mississippi

35,910

0.04

4,452

209

Montana

22,630

0.02

1,941

106

Alaska

18,292

0.02

2,217

All other states, including those below

636

4,954,453

5.17

330,747

11,415

Arizona

223

(2500-4999)

Michigan

255

(2500-4999)

South Dakota

(2500-4999)

Arkansas

(500-999)

Rhode Island

(500-999)

North Dakota

(250-499)

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Products Lines for Mail-order houses
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	95,767,540	100.00
20160	Drugs, health aids, beauty aids, including cosmetics	28,034,007	29.27
20370	Computer hardware, software, & supplies	15,711,824	16.41
20220	Women's, juniors', & misses' wear	6,775,168	7.07
	-Other	45,246,541	47.25

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Mail-order houses
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
EC02-44SL-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-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 454113
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