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NAICS 7223
Special food services

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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

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
7223	Special food services	31,337	26,524,822	7,728,973	540,896
72231	Food service contractors	20,693	20,859,150	6,096,445	418,370
72232	Caterers	8,341	4,832,167	1,488,531	113,011
72233	Mobile food services	2,303	833,505	143,997	9,515

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
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
7223	Special food services	121,012	28,883,172	89,675	74.1	2,358,350	8.2	31,337	26,524,822

Definition: NAICS 7223 Special food services

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing food services at one or more of the following: (1) the customer's location; (2) a location designated by the customer; or (3) from motorized vehicles or nonmotorized carts.

Historical comparability

NAICS 7223, Special food services, 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

7223	Special foodservices	2002	31,337	26,524,822	7,728,973	540,896
		1997	28,062	19,407,810	5,765,977	464,870
		% change	11.7	36.7	34.0	16.4

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Geographic Distribution -- Special food services: 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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Indus-
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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

31,337

26,524,822

100.00

7,728,973

540,896

New York

2,824

3,110,825

11.73

162

892,836

56,207

California

3,050

2,771,103

10.45

834,374

50,538

Illinois

1,607

1,561,407

5.89

124

444,787

32,157

Pennsylvania

1,901

1,469,353

5.54

119

410,271

32,616

Texas

1,517

1,449,099

5.46

388,245

28,372

New Jersey

1,636

1,414,984

5.33

165

432,321

29,727

Florida

1,378

1,289,438

4.86

352,694

27,049

Massachusetts

1,385

1,048,566

3.95

163

317,349

21,093

Ohio

1,162

826,365

3.12

208,582

17,375

Georgia

870

802,192

3.02

227,891

14,664

Michigan

1,200

789,913

2.98

232,993

16,854

Virginia

847

696,388

2.63

211,657

13,286

Missouri

696

644,653

2.43

113

187,357

12,708

Maryland

683

632,996

2.39

116

196,422

13,728

North Carolina

932

598,017

2.25

192,832

13,845

Minnesota

632

524,530

1.98

104

159,711

10,718

Connecticut

709

501,691

1.89

145

167,346

10,828

Washington

738

469,707

1.77

145,611

9,117

Arizona

517

447,834

1.69

123,072

10,017

Louisiana

366

429,568

1.62

153,730

10,625

District of Columbia

276

387,933

1.46

670

109,592

5,895

Tennessee

510

379,314

1.43

102,918

8,434

Colorado

526

352,620

1.33

107,577

7,444

Indiana

518

333,912

1.26

89,396

8,031

Wisconsin

501

300,792

1.13

89,456

8,271

South Carolina

349

264,388

1.00

78,525

6,942

Alabama

362

255,920

0.96

71,304

5,942

Oregon

397

246,285

0.93

77,638

6,423

Kentucky

264

235,984

0.89

71,611

4,624

Nevada

125

204,346

0.77

60,607

4,409

Alaska

195,833

0.74

306

79,627

2,295

Hawaii

109

174,794

0.66

142

46,889

2,556

Arkansas

151

167,355

0.63

36,479

3,508

Mississippi

210

153,413

0.58

45,688

3,607

Oklahoma

236

152,336

0.57

43,561

3,588

Utah

173

135,597

0.51

41,705

3,002

Iowa

239

133,634

0.50

35,526

2,961

Rhode Island

178

120,045

0.45

112

33,161

2,671

Kansas

213

104,610

0.39

30,207

2,650

Delaware

121

103,637

0.39

129

28,626

2,003

New Mexico

133

103,572

0.39

25,506

2,071

New Hampshire

190

89,669

0.34

27,039

1,935

Nebraska

156

89,123

0.34

22,911

2,047

West Virginia

104

78,375

0.30

16,126

1,329

South Dakota

67,479

0.25

17,603

1,380

Vermont

115

62,101

0.23

101

17,896

1,727

Maine

143

52,806

0.20

14,379

1,230

Idaho

122

52,350

0.20

14,892

1,230

Montana

27,358

0.10

7,028

719

Wyoming

11,182

0.04

2,381

164

North Dakota

9,430

0.04

3,038

284

Products Lines for Special food services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	26,524,822	100.00
20122	Food/nonalcoholic beverages prepared for consump on premises	15,966,400	60.19
20121	Food/nonalcoholic beverages for carry-out & consump off premises	8,501,681	32.05
20133	Beer & ale	477,375	1.80
	-Other	1,579,366	5.95

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Special food services
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 7223
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
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