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These data are from the 1997 and 2002 Economic Censuses.
For more recent data, see the current Industry Statistics Sampler.

2002 Census Hierarchy, 1997 Definition Comparability SIC 97-92 States Census pubs Annual+ data
 

2002 Economic Census Industry Series Reports

Industry Series data are preliminary and are subject to change; they will be superseded by data released in later reports. Data are released in American FactFinder biweekly and may lag availability in PDF by up to four weeks. Data are released on DVD-ROM quarterly starting in January and may lag availability in PDF by up to four months.

2002 NAICS Report title Report number Release
date (PDF)		 Full report Tables only
Link to
PDF		 Size
in kb		 Link to
PDF		 Size
in kb
42341-2,42344-9, 42385 Professional, Commercial, and Service Equipment and Supplies EC02-42I-12 10/27/2004 link to full pdf 549 link to tables-only pdf 360
425 Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers EC02-42I-19 10/29/2004 link to full pdf 570 link to tables-only pdf 386

NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Indus-
try
Detail		 NAICS
code		 NAICS Title
(and link to definition) 		Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to industry detail 42 Wholesale trade 453,470 4,059,657,778 214,915,405 r 5,796,557
Go to industry detail 421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 290,629 2,179,717,376 133,236,997 r 3,398,261
Go to industry detail 4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 45,351 367,383,550 33,292,437 r 716,113
Go to industry detail 42142 Office equipment whsle 7,319 36,646,598 5,421,076 r 143,381
  421420 Office equipment whsle 7,319 36,646,598 5,421,076 r 143,381

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

 

NAICS 421420: Office Equipment Wholesalers .   This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling office machines and related equipment (except computers and computer peripheral equipment).

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Historical Comparability - Bridge Between NAICS and SIC
NAICS SIC Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Paid
employees		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)
421420 Not Comparable Office equipment whsle 7,319 36,646,598 143,381 5,421,076
  5044
Office equipment
 7,319 36,646,598 143,381 5,421,076


Comparative Statistics for 4-digit SICs: 1997 and 1992

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Introductory text includes methodology. Comparative statistics are also available for other industries. For descriptions of column headings and rows (SIC industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
SIC 1987 SIC Description Year Establishments Sales
($1,000)		 Annual payroll
($1,000)		 Paid employees
5044 Office equipment 1997 7,319 36,646,598 5,421,076 143,381
1992 8,631 28,903,843 4,721,357 148,991
% chg -15.2 26.8 14.8 -3.8

 

Geographic Distribution -- Office equipment wholesalers: 1997

Data for the Wholesale trade sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places.

For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Other
Indus-
tries		 State Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Sales
% of
U.S.		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to industry detail United States 7,319 36,646,598 100.00 5,421,076 r 143,381
Go to industry detail California 761 5,723,349 15.62 683,918 r 19,014
Go to industry detail Texas 544 3,695,614 10.08 418,305 r 11,193
Go to industry detail New Jersey 267 3,054,829 8.34 325,764 6,855
Go to industry detail New York 435 2,796,201 7.63 401,685 9,059
Go to industry detail Georgia 194 2,240,574 6.11 263,279 r 7,726
Go to industry detail Illinois 315 2,196,403 5.99 278,110 r 6,493
Go to industry detail Florida 501 1,485,331 4.05 272,018 8,083
Go to industry detail Pennsylvania 322 1,369,793 3.74 198,148 5,340
Go to industry detail Ohio 288 1,281,031 3.50 243,161 6,438
Go to industry detail Massachusetts 164 1,103,747 3.01 144,669 3,550
Go to industry detail Michigan 196 946,197 2.58 157,866 4,016
Go to industry detail Virginia 185 929,318 2.54 172,842 4,048
Go to industry detail Connecticut 118 775,402 2.12 84,328 1,933
Go to industry detail Minnesota 122 719,444 1.96 136,727 3,258
Go to industry detail North Carolina 203 613,034 1.67 107,393 3,111
Go to industry detail Colorado 136 528,747 1.44 106,613 2,670
Go to industry detail Washington 162 512,037 1.40 113,103 3,053
Go to industry detail Arizona 122 451,459 1.23 87,753 2,737
Go to industry detail Indiana 152 415,627 1.13 88,669 2,456
Go to industry detail Tennessee 178 415,403 1.13 90,001 2,432
Go to industry detail Wisconsin 135 399,133 1.09 83,656 2,248
Go to industry detail Missouri 163 385,478 1.05 69,408 2,499
Go to industry detail South Carolina 90 367,663 1.00 37,914 1,083
Go to industry detail Kentucky 85 363,914 0.99 54,265 1,454
Go to industry detail Alabama 127 354,292 0.97 68,669 2,103
Go to industry detail Oregon 104 319,620 0.87 67,376 1,782
Go to industry detail Kansas 84 317,160 0.87 53,559 1,471
Go to industry detail Louisiana 124 265,075 0.72 58,703 1,609
Go to industry detail Utah 48 239,648 0.65 49,908 1,313
Go to industry detail Iowa 89 214,914 0.59 43,751 1,559
Go to industry detail Oklahoma 103 205,343 0.56 42,827 1,381
Go to industry detail Nevada 44 156,484 0.43 30,804 907
Go to industry detail Arkansas 82 125,168 0.34 24,820 804
Go to industry detail New Mexico 62 112,786 0.31 25,039 760
Go to industry detail Hawaii 33 106,650 0.29 27,074 636
Go to industry detail Rhode Island 31 105,822 0.29 21,090 636
Go to industry detail Mississippi 54 69,010 0.19 15,727 540
Go to industry detail New Hampshire 36 67,337 0.18 13,487 384
Go to industry detail Alaska 23 65,509 0.18 14,486 309
Go to industry detail Maine 28 44,541 0.12 9,290 281
Go to industry detail Idaho 33 39,196 0.11 11,385 361
Go to industry detail South Dakota 28 33,051 0.09 7,315 286
Go to industry detail Montana 33 30,021 0.08 7,656 301
Go to industry detail Wyoming 21 26,276 0.07 6,290 221
Go to industry detail North Dakota 20 25,079 0.07 5,558 177
Go to industry detail Vermont 17 9,189 0.03 2,230 79
All other states, including those below 257 944,699 2.58 194,437 r 4,732
Go to industry detail     Maryland 145 D   D (2500-4999)
Go to industry detail     Nebraska 51 D   D (500-999)
Go to industry detail     West Virginia 35 D   D (500-999)
Go to industry detail     Delaware 21 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     District of Columbia 5 D   D (250-499)

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available


 

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

Hypertext
tables		 Link
to pdf 		Series number Title Contents
  link to PDF EC97W42S-LS Commodity Line Sales ** Includes sales by industry by type of operation by commodity line for the U.S. AFF and CD-ROM include data for the 15 largest states and metropolitan areas.
  link to PDF EC97W42S-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Includes firms by sales size, employment size, legal form of organization, number of units, and concentration in the largest companies for the U.S. Also includes establishments by sales size and by employment size for the U.S.
  link to PDF EC97W42S-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Includes topics that vary from industry to industry
  link to PDF EC97W42S-SM Summary Republication of key tables from other reports
Link to Bridge tables  EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.
Link to Comparative Statistics  EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
Link to Nonemployer Statistics  EC97X-CS4 Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros) Nonemployers account for 47 % of establishments and .8 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports above.

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2002 Economic Census

2002 Questionnaire

WH-42111 Computers and office equipment

 

Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs

Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Smallest Geography Contents
  County Business Patterns Annual County, metro area, ZIP Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment
Link to hypertext table Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

 

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

Last revised: July 13 2011   Questions?