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NAICS 533110
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

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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

53	Real estate & rental & leasing	322,815	335,587,706	60,222,584	1,948,657
533	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)	2,385	16,917,441	1,660,631	26,957
5331	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)	2,385	16,917,441	1,660,631	26,957
53311	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)	2,385	16,917,441	1,660,631	26,957
533110	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)	2,385	16,917,441	1,660,631	26,957
5331101	Oil royalty companies	321	385,650	46,827	1,030
5331109	Patent owners & lessors	2,064	16,531,791	1,613,804	25,927

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
53	Real estate & rental & leasing	2,202,857	497,377,835	1,880,042	85.3	161,790,129	32.5	322,815	335,587,706
533	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)	3,649	17,038,155	1,264	34.6	120,714	0.7	2,385	16,917,441
5331	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)	3,649	17,038,155	1,264	34.6	120,714	0.7	2,385	16,917,441
53311	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)	3,649	17,038,155	1,264	34.6	120,714	0.7	2,385	16,917,441
533110	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)	3,649	17,038,155	1,264	34.6	120,714	0.7	2,385	16,917,441

Definition: NAICS 533110 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in assigning rights to assets, such as patents, trademarks, brand names, and/or franchise agreements for which a royalty payment or licensing fee is paid to the asset holder.

Cross-References.

Establishments primarily engaged in producing, reproducing, and/or distributing copyrighted works are classified in Sector 51, Information;

Independent artists, writers, and performers primarily engaged in creating copyrighted works are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers;
Establishments primarily engaged in leasing real property are classified in Subsector 531, Real Estate;
Establishments primarily engaged in leasing tangible assets, such as automobiles, computers, consumer goods, and industrial machinery and equipment, are classified in Subsector 532, Rental and Leasing Services; and
Establishments that allow franchisees the use of the franchise name, contingent on the franchisee buying products or services from the franchisor are classified elsewhere.

Historical comparability

NAICS 533110, Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works), is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 533110 is nearly comparable to SIC 6794. 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

533110	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)	2002	2,385	16,917,441	1,660,631	26,957
		1997	2,151	11,263,865	1,074,474	25,792
		% change	10.9	50.2	54.6	4.5

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Geographic Distribution -- Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works): 2002

Data for the Real estate & rental & leasing sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places.

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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Indus-
tries

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

2,385

16,917,441

100.00

1,660,631

26,957

California

292

1,881,150

11.12

250,983

3,623

New York

145

870,581

5.15

190,596

1,998

Georgia

836,649

4.95

140,100

1,711

Texas

257

599,172

3.54

105,865

2,220

North Carolina

573,805

3.39

14,287

216

Connecticut

568,659

3.36

164

37,179

773

Minnesota

510,492

3.02

102

106,994

1,350

Illinois

356,244

2.11

37,341

734

Pennsylvania

337,249

1.99

37,960

647

Massachusetts

279,128

1.65

85,589

1,229

Indiana

276,896

1.64

25,913

432

Maryland

246,250

1.46

40,595

825

Colorado

245,432

1.45

71,386

1,040

Nevada

223,960

1.32

103

6,976

231

Florida

113

218,839

1.29

55,961

1,190

Oklahoma

156,976

0.93

37,875

521

Kentucky

139,099

0.82

8,670

180

Missouri

124,651

0.74

34,442

584

Tennessee

122,640

0.72

24,748

545

Wisconsin

111,846

0.66

11,727

198

Ohio

83,284

0.49

17,043

422

Virginia

77,078

0.46

20,413

635

Washington

67,600

0.40

23,109

443

West Virginia

56,103

0.33

4,097

Oregon

41,119

0.24

10,407

231

Utah

40,711

0.24

10,984

227

Louisiana

37,202

0.22

7,077

140

Nebraska

30,027

0.18

8,205

259

Kansas

28,275

0.17

12,121

233

South Carolina

20,662

0.12

4,035

Iowa

14,861

0.09

9,860

179

Arkansas

11,316

0.07

2,465

Alabama

11,179

0.07

2,877

101

Wyoming

9,431

0.06

3,909

South Dakota

5,512

0.03

2,044

Montana

5,286

0.03

1,443

New Mexico

4,748

0.03

597

North Dakota

2,975

0.02

1,195

Mississippi

2,291

0.01

812

All other states, including those below

424

7,688,063

45.44

192,751

3,408

New Jersey

(1000-2499)

Michigan

(500-999)

Arizona

(250-499)

Delaware

215

(250-499)

Rhode Island

(20-99)

Products Lines for Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
50000	Industry total	16,917,441	100.00
50412	Patent leasing/licensing - royalty income	7,760,875	45.87
50413	Franchise leasing/licensing - royalty income	5,959,542	35.23
50414	Copyright leasing/licensing - royalty income	1,489,890	8.81
	-Other	1,707,134	10.09

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)
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
EC02-53SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US
EC02-53SS-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
EC02-53I-01	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-53A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 533110
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	US
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

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Industry Statistics Sampler NAICS 533110 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

Definition: NAICS 533110 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

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NAICS 533110
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)