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NAICS 48832
Marine cargo handling

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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	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

48-49	Transportation & warehousing	199,618	382,152,040	115,988,733	3,650,859
488	Support activities for transportation	33,942	57,414,131	16,202,043	465,616
4883	Support activities for water transportation	2,366	8,811,911	2,603,719	63,992
48832	Marine cargo handling	561	4,331,599	1,371,166	33,688
488320	Marine cargo handling	561	4,331,599	1,371,166	33,688

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	Revenue ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
N = Not available
48-49	Transportation & warehousing	1,008,617	422,849,549	808,999	80.2	40,697,509	9.6	199,618	382,152,040
488	Support activities for transportation	92,016	59,852,985	58,074	63.1	2,438,854	4.1	33,942	57,414,131
4883	Support activities for water transportation	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,366	8,811,911
48832	Marine cargo handling	N	N	N	N	N	N	561	4,331,599

Definition: NAICS 48832 Marine cargo handling

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing stevedoring and other marine cargo handling services (except warehousing).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Preparing freight for transportation--are classified in U.S. Industry 488991, Packing and Crating;
Operating general merchandise, refrigerated, or other warehousing and storage facilities--are classified in Subsector 493, Warehousing and Storage; and
Operating docking and pier facilities--are classified in Industry 488310, Port and Harbor Operations.

Historical comparability

NAICS 48832, Marine cargo handling, 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	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
(1) Data for NAICS 481111 do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Information, U.S. Department of Transportation.
48832	Marine cargo handling	2002	561	4,331,599	1,371,166	33,688
		1997	623	4,456,243	1,941,364	48,463
		% change	-10.0	-2.8	-29.4	-30.5

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Geographic Distribution -- Marine cargo handling: 2002

Data for the Transportation & warehousing sector are published for the U.S., states and metropolitan areas

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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Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

561

4,331,599

100.00

1,371,166

33,688

California

1,223,337

28.24

182,532

2,489

New Jersey

640,779

14.79

227,089

3,215

Florida

374,386

8.64

147,498

4,898

Texas

313,840

7.25

115,087

4,387

Louisiana

263,613

6.09

107,357

2,969

Washington

224,196

5.18

24,530

446

South Carolina

154,629

3.57

55,118

1,578

Georgia

143,775

3.32

68,299

3,301

New York

126,125

2.91

48,935

1,101

Maryland

100,981

2.33

37,591

793

Virginia

85,828

1.98

32,826

682

Pennsylvania

76,444

1.76

38,291

1,326

Alabama

62,491

1.44

18,622

597

Alaska

56,634

1.31

29,383

635

Illinois

48,931

1.13

11,845

249

Ohio

40,834

0.94

14,366

331

North Carolina

38,385

0.89

22,307

1,115

Kentucky

17,647

0.41

9,042

208

Tennessee

9,601

0.22

2,933

Minnesota

4,843

0.11

1,751

All other states, including those below

324,300

7.49

175,764

3,260

Oregon

(1000-2499)

Hawaii

(500-999)

Massachusetts

(100-249)

Indiana

(20-99)

Michigan

(20-99)

Products Lines for Marine cargo handling
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	4,331,599	100.00
44140	Marine cargo handling, including stevedoring	4,045,231	93.39
44130	Operation of a port waterfront terminal	160,154	3.70
	-Other	126,214	2.91

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Marine cargo handling
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
EC02-48SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US
EC02-48SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-48I-08	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-48A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 48832
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