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NAICS 722
Food services and drinking places

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, monthly 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

72	Accommodation & food services	565,590	449,498,718	127,554,483	10,120,951
722	Food services & drinking places	504,641	321,400,508	92,599,239	8,307,625
7221	Full-service restaurants	195,659	144,649,964	46,064,140	3,904,628
7222	Limited-service eating places	228,789	135,324,135	35,441,793	3,526,264
7223	Special food services	31,337	26,524,822	7,728,973	540,896
7224	Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)	48,856	14,901,587	3,364,333	335,837

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)

72	Accommodation & food services	807,278	463,676,922	241,688	29.9	14,178,204	3.1	565,590	449,498,718
722	Food services & drinking places	694,310	331,812,820	189,669	27.3	10,412,312	3.1	504,641	321,400,508
7221	Full-service restaurants	230,099	148,210,898	34,440	15.0	3,560,934	2.4	195,659	144,649,964
7222	Limited-service eating places	271,581	138,301,951	42,792	15.8	2,977,816	2.2	228,789	135,324,135
7223	Special food services	121,012	28,883,172	89,675	74.1	2,358,350	8.2	31,337	26,524,822
7224	Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)	71,618	16,416,799	22,762	31.8	1,515,212	9.2	48,856	14,901,587

Definition: NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places

Industries in the Food Services and Drinking Places subsector prepare meals, snacks, and beverages to customer order for immediate on-premises and off-premises consumption. There is a wide range of establishments in these industries. Some provide food and drink only; while others provide various combinations of seating space, waiter/waitress services and incidental amenities, such as limited entertainment. The industries in the subsector are grouped based on the type and level of services provided. The industry groups are full-service restaurants; limited-service eating places; special food services, such as food service contractors, caterers, and mobile food services; and drinking places.

Food services and drink activities at hotels and motels; amusement parks, theaters, casinos, country clubs, and similar recreational facilities; and civic and social organizations are included in this subsector only if these services are provided by a separate establishment primarily engaged in providing food and beverage services.

Excluded from this subsector are establishments operating dinner cruises. These establishments are classified in Subsector 487, Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation because those establishments utilize transportation equipment to provide scenic recreational entertainment.

Historical comparability

NAICS 722, Food services and drinking places, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 722 is nearly comparable to SIC 58. 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

722	Foodservices & drinking places	2002	504,641	321,400,508	92,599,239	8,307,625
		1997	486,906	251,941,763	70,333,544	7,754,567
		% change	3.6	27.6	31.7	7.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Food services and drinking places: 2002

Data for the Accommodation & food services 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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Estab-
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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

504,641

321,400,508

100.00

1,115

92,599,239

8,307,625

California

60,079

41,355,188

12.87

1,181

11,977,933

950,791

Texas

32,718

24,409,593

7.59

1,122

7,023,601

629,345

New York

36,865

21,023,826

6.54

1,097

6,019,954

449,358

Florida

26,377

19,288,789

6.00

1,156

5,313,440

475,590

Illinois

22,564

14,384,383

4.48

1,142

4,056,655

360,663

Ohio

20,960

12,936,535

4.03

1,133

3,748,111

384,996

Pennsylvania

22,933

12,213,567

3.80

991

3,433,344

333,054

Michigan

17,227

10,328,451

3.21

1,029

2,981,867

294,889

Georgia

13,713

10,020,055

3.12

1,165

2,815,913

252,987

Massachusetts

13,998

9,316,343

2.90

1,449

2,761,462

210,796

New Jersey

16,149

9,232,747

2.87

1,076

2,531,074

196,257

North Carolina

13,796

8,868,705

2.76

1,067

2,595,994

246,304

Virginia

11,719

8,024,982

2.50

1,101

2,375,163

213,283

Washington

12,145

6,866,961

2.14

1,131

2,095,266

171,589

Indiana

10,684

6,657,067

2.07

1,082

1,976,532

198,244

Missouri

9,951

6,322,238

1.97

1,113

1,859,395

181,732

Tennessee

8,662

6,251,074

1.94

1,080

1,855,492

175,963

Maryland

8,694

6,237,807

1.94

1,146

1,772,551

154,759

Colorado

9,230

6,187,102

1.93

1,375

1,855,084

163,934

Arizona

8,655

5,963,704

1.86

1,095

1,715,742

163,131

Minnesota

8,809

5,781,662

1.80

1,151

1,728,438

165,575

Wisconsin

11,747

5,515,018

1.72

1,014

1,574,421

172,924

Louisiana

6,721

4,639,600

1.44

1,038

1,344,879

131,764

South Carolina

7,002

4,536,422

1.41

1,106

1,319,739

127,566

Oregon

7,601

4,154,948

1.29

1,179

1,234,809

107,517

Kentucky

5,887

4,125,925

1.28

1,009

1,194,943

121,346

Alabama

6,304

3,995,318

1.24

892

1,148,983

115,141

Connecticut

6,625

3,901,068

1.21

1,128

1,166,231

87,243

Oklahoma

5,803

3,383,513

1.05

970

977,691

100,507

Nevada

3,640

3,162,438

0.98

1,458

869,341

68,414

Kansas

4,921

2,640,812

0.82

973

767,134

81,113

Iowa

5,839

2,605,486

0.81

888

744,530

86,498

Hawaii

2,858

2,331,592

0.73

1,891

645,689

50,781

Arkansas

3,918

2,272,498

0.71

840

629,375

67,406

Mississippi

3,652

2,194,454

0.68

766

610,507

67,797

Utah

3,498

2,165,411

0.67

931

621,581

64,789

New Mexico

2,962

1,988,598

0.62

1,072

570,021

55,616

Nebraska

3,541

1,771,763

0.55

1,026

503,049

55,056

District of Columbia

1,684

1,622,503

0.50

2,803

475,527

30,091

New Hampshire

2,595

1,566,879

0.49

1,230

481,110

39,344

West Virginia

2,931

1,529,440

0.48

848

422,806

43,391

Rhode Island

2,507

1,438,740

0.45

1,346

422,671

34,993

Maine

2,705

1,355,951

0.42

1,046

416,013

35,295

Idaho

2,651

1,190,186

0.37

885

336,825

36,570

Montana

2,559

1,105,078

0.34

1,214

294,961

31,635

Delaware

1,407

1,030,937

0.32

1,280

301,278

24,138

Alaska

1,371

915,307

0.28

1,429

282,026

17,906

South Dakota

1,689

789,971

0.25

1,039

220,380

24,138

Vermont

1,403

629,344

0.20

1,021

195,548

18,289

North Dakota

1,479

597,777

0.19

943

173,078

20,372

Wyoming

1,213

572,752

0.18

1,148

161,082

16,745

Products Lines for Food services and drinking places
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	321,400,50	100.00
20122	Food/nonalcoholic beverages prepared for consump on premises	183,748,79	57.17
20121	Food/nonalcoholic beverages for carry-out & consump off premises	92,384,157	28.74
20133	Beer & ale	16,968,329	5.28
	-Other	28,299,226	8.80

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Food services and drinking places
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
EC02-72SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states, metros
EC02-72SL-LS	Product Lines	Kinds of Business by Broad Product Line	US, states, metros
EC02-72SS-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
EC02-72I-02	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (2002 NAICS Basis)	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (2002 NAICS Basis)	US
EC02-72A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros
SB02-00A	Survey of Business Owners	Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 722
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services	Monthly	Estimated monthly sales for retail and food services, adjusted and unadjusted for seasonal variations.	US
Annual Accommodation and Food Services: 1992 to [latest year]	Annual	Sales by year, starting with 1992	US
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
Monthly Retail Trade Survey	Monthly	Monthly sales for retail and food services, adjusted and unadjusted for seasonal variations	US
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