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NAICS 7221
Full-service restaurants

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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
72211	Full-service restaurants	195,659	144,649,964	46,064,140	3,904,628

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
72211	Full-service restaurants	230,099	148,210,898	34,440	15.0	3,560,934	2.4	195,659	144,649,964

Definition: NAICS 7221 Full-service restaurants

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated (i.e. waiter/waitress service) and pay after eating. These establishments may provide this type of food services to patrons in combination with selling alcoholic beverages, providing carry out services, or presenting live nontheatrical entertainment.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing food services where patrons generally order or select items and pay before eating--are classified in U.S. Industry 722211, Limited-Service Restaurants;
Selling a specialty snack or nonalcoholic beverage for consumption on or near the premises--are classified in U.S. Industry 722213, Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars;
Preparing and serving alcoholic beverages and known as bars, taverns, or nightclubs--are classified in Industry 722410, Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages); and
Presenting live theatrical productions and providing food and beverages for consumption on the premises--are classified in Industry 711110, Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters.

Historical comparability

NAICS 7221, Full-service restaurants, 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	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

7221	Full-service restaurants	2002	195,659	144,649,964	46,064,140	3,904,628
		1997	191,245	112,450,172	34,435,004	3,641,402
		% change	2.3	28.6	33.8	7.2

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Geographic Distribution -- Full-service restaurants: 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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Description

Estab-
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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

195,659

144,649,964

100.00

502

46,064,140

3,904,628

California

23,277

18,579,522

12.84

530

6,045,398

440,944

Florida

11,799

10,312,688

7.13

618

3,053,498

253,841

New York

15,207

10,153,101

7.02

530

3,225,724

220,652

Texas

12,113

9,988,328

6.91

459

3,209,857

277,285

Illinois

7,863

5,983,205

4.14

475

1,880,048

157,441

Pennsylvania

8,468

5,617,070

3.88

456

1,764,914

166,597

Ohio

6,947

5,546,174

3.83

486

1,821,520

178,562

Michigan

6,464

4,678,360

3.23

466

1,516,123

144,156

Massachusetts

5,226

4,480,243

3.10

697

1,439,151

105,209

Georgia

5,577

4,381,800

3.03

510

1,331,781

113,132

New Jersey

5,880

4,219,422

2.92

492

1,254,318

92,332

North Carolina

5,895

3,814,715

2.64

459

1,201,196

111,654

Virginia

5,073

3,734,454

2.58

513

1,196,264

102,859

Washington

4,685

3,138,453

2.17

517

1,085,171

80,752

Colorado

3,961

3,100,067

2.14

689

1,022,249

87,398

Maryland

2,975

2,869,198

1.98

527

888,749

74,032

Indiana

3,931

2,782,258

1.92

452

919,839

88,798

Tennessee

3,408

2,760,958

1.91

477

907,499

79,788

Minnesota

3,452

2,712,957

1.88

540

908,463

84,342

Missouri

3,876

2,667,027

1.84

470

864,931

82,825

Wisconsin

4,578

2,485,473

1.72

457

795,241

85,933

South Carolina

3,089

2,172,470

1.50

530

677,631

61,041

Oregon

3,163

1,929,068

1.33

547

632,524

50,172

Connecticut

2,770

1,877,183

1.30

543

605,665

43,502

Louisiana

2,330

1,831,289

1.27

410

574,753

53,119

Kentucky

2,185

1,613,474

1.12

395

516,391

51,144

Alabama

2,310

1,562,412

1.08

349

502,207

47,988

Nevada

1,193

1,480,181

1.02

682

438,048

30,377

Oklahoma

2,233

1,295,621

0.90

371

411,982

42,438

Hawaii

1,081

1,185,561

0.82

961

368,028

27,296

Kansas

1,927

1,112,406

0.77

410

357,061

37,084

Iowa

2,261

1,099,895

0.76

375

339,487

39,356

Utah

1,192

882,984

0.61

380

277,121

27,528

New Mexico

1,276

868,288

0.60

468

273,338

25,892

Arkansas

1,658

866,355

0.60

320

265,539

27,852

New Hampshire

1,158

850,776

0.59

668

288,131

22,627

Mississippi

1,290

747,513

0.52

261

231,262

23,953

Maine

1,305

722,486

0.50

557

246,656

19,555

Nebraska

1,229

707,063

0.49

409

223,448

23,946

Rhode Island

979

703,908

0.49

659

228,222

17,460

West Virginia

1,012

609,881

0.42

338

190,123

18,623

Idaho

1,092

563,578

0.39

419

172,462

17,488

Delaware

605

539,459

0.37

670

173,359

13,408

Montana

964

476,894

0.33

524

149,875

15,095

Vermont

672

340,763

0.24

553

115,075

10,723

Alaska

500

332,567

0.23

519

103,473

7,082

South Dakota

656

322,321

0.22

424

100,618

10,749

Wyoming

510

280,130

0.19

561

85,408

8,494

North Dakota

569

280,008

0.19

442

92,230

10,423

All other states, including those below

3,795

3,389,957

2.34

1,092,089

91,681

Arizona

3,224

(50k-99k)

District of Columbia

571

(10k-24k)

Products Lines for Full-service restaurants
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	144,649,96	100.00
20122	Food/nonalcoholic beverages prepared for consump on premises	107,133,23	74.06
20121	Food/nonalcoholic beverages for carry-out & consump off premises	10,628,949	7.35
20133	Beer & ale	9,620,486	6.65
20131	Distilled spirits	8,147,956	5.63
	-Other	9,119,342	6.30

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Full-service restaurants
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

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 7221
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Accommodation and Food Services: 1992 to [latest year]	Annual	Sales by year, starting with 1992	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
Monthly Retail Trade Survey: 1992 to [latest year]	Monthly	Monthly sales for retail and food services back to 1992	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