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NAICS 722320
Caterers

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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
72232	Caterers	8,341	4,832,167	1,488,531	113,011
722320	Caterers	8,341	4,832,167	1,488,531	113,011

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
72232	Caterers	N	N	N	N	N	N	8,341	4,832,167
722320	Caterers	N	N	N	N	N	N	8,341	4,832,167

Definition: NAICS 722320 Caterers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing single event-based food services. These establishments generally have equipment and vehicles to transport meals and snacks to events and/or prepare food at an off-premise site. Banquet halls with catering staff are included in this industry. Examples of events catered by establishments in this industry are graduation parties, wedding receptions, business or retirement luncheons, and trade shows.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Preparing and serving meals and snacks for immediate consumption from motorized vehicles or nonmotorized carts--are classified in Industry 722330, Mobile Food Services;
Providing food services at institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations of others (e.g., airline contractors, industrial caterers) or providing food services based on contractual arrangements for a specified period of time--are classified in Industry 722310, Food Service Contractors; and
Renting out facilities without providing catering staff--are classified in Industry 531120, Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses).

Historical comparability

NAICS 722320, Caterers, 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

722320	Caterers	2002	8,341	4,832,167	1,488,531	113,011
		1997	6,478	3,368,823	978,105	91,191
		% change	28.8	43.4	52.2	23.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Caterers: 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

8,341

4,832,167

100.00

1,488,531

113,011

New York

818

804,462

16.65

254,554

16,571

California

930

501,494

10.38

154,276

12,067

New Jersey

396

373,415

7.73

112,211

6,932

Illinois

427

341,144

7.06

105,982

8,533

Pennsylvania

466

242,883

5.03

72,697

5,747

Ohio

378

210,686

4.36

66,491

5,991

Texas

400

199,778

4.13

61,506

4,316

Massachusetts

299

193,436

4.00

66,860

5,151

Michigan

399

183,634

3.80

54,479

4,999

Maryland

192

179,360

3.71

58,257

3,671

Florida

416

165,874

3.43

41,915

4,199

Connecticut

187

112,228

2.32

35,883

2,125

Virginia

193

103,904

2.15

30,625

1,741

Indiana

174

90,862

1.88

27,078

2,539

Missouri

154

88,917

1.84

28,419

2,495

Colorado

179

87,133

1.80

30,294

2,122

Wisconsin

167

85,309

1.77

26,049

2,694

Minnesota

136

85,220

1.76

28,072

2,365

Georgia

217

80,191

1.66

24,534

1,790

Louisiana

120

76,331

1.58

21,161

1,723

North Carolina

172

65,338

1.35

18,808

1,592

Washington

172

63,252

1.31

22,394

1,784

Tennessee

113

37,773

0.78

12,110

831

Utah

36,930

0.76

11,197

1,038

Kentucky

29,618

0.61

8,384

542

South Carolina

29,410

0.61

8,527

691

Rhode Island

27,787

0.58

8,830

526

Oregon

26,769

0.55

8,178

785

Alabama

20,832

0.43

5,381

466

Hawaii

20,778

0.43

6,430

479

New Hampshire

20,578

0.43

7,053

525

Kansas

16,124

0.33

5,023

512

Iowa

12,445

0.26

3,118

380

Maine

12,091

0.25

3,089

285

Arkansas

11,860

0.25

3,627

271

Nevada

11,805

0.24

2,572

277

Oklahoma

11,727

0.24

3,063

320

Nebraska

11,177

0.23

3,218

384

New Mexico

10,840

0.22

3,975

307

Delaware

10,696

0.22

3,045

252

Vermont

7,402

0.15

2,532

205

Mississippi

7,354

0.15

1,790

180

Idaho

6,192

0.13

1,735

175

West Virginia

6,010

0.12

1,271

186

Alaska

5,778

0.12

2,100

Montana

2,995

0.06

699

North Dakota

2,232

0.05

724

South Dakota

2,037

0.04

469

Wyoming

429

0.01

All other states, including those below

136

97,647

2.02

27,775

1,957

Arizona

(1000-2499)

District of Columbia

(500-999)

Products Lines for Caterers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	4,832,167	100.00
20121	Food/nonalcoholic beverages for carry-out & consump off premises	2,108,623	43.64
20122	Food/nonalcoholic beverages prepared for consump on premises	1,837,216	38.02
20131	Distilled spirits	151,903	3.14
	-Other	734,425	15.20

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Caterers
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
EC02-72A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 722320
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