Industry Statistics Sampler: NAICS 4215

Industry Statistics Sampler:
NAICS 4215
Metal and mineral (except petroleum) wholesalers

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2002 Economic Census Industry Series Reports

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2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Full report		Tables only
2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Link to PDF	Size in kb	Link to PDF	Size in kb
4235, 42393	Metals and Minerals (except Petroleum)	EC02-42I-03	06/25/2004		520		337
425	Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	EC02-42I-19	10/29/2004		570		386

NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

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Indus-
try
Detail NAICS
code NAICS Title
(and link to definition) Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

42 Wholesale trade 453,470 4,059,657,778 214,915,405 r 5,796,557

421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 290,629 2,179,717,376 133,236,997 r 3,398,261

4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 12,583 150,493,610 6,898,028 r 174,029

42151 Metal service centers & offices 11,827 135,695,563 6,637,599 168,950

42152 Coal & other mineral & ore whsle 756 14,798,047 260,429 r 5,079

NAICS code	NAICS Title (and link to definition)	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
42	Wholesale trade	453,470	4,059,657,778	214,915,405	r 5,796,557
421	Wholesale trade, durable goods	290,629	2,179,717,376	133,236,997	r 3,398,261
4215	Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle	12,583	150,493,610	6,898,028	r 174,029
42151	Metal service centers & offices	11,827	135,695,563	6,637,599	168,950
42152	Coal & other mineral & ore whsle	756	14,798,047	260,429	r 5,079

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

NAICS 4215: Metal and mineral (except petroleum) wholesalers . This NAICS Industry Group includes establishments classified in the following NAICS Industries: 42151 Metal service centers and offices; and 42152, Coal and other mineral and ore wholesalers.

Geographic Distribution -- Metal and mineral (except petroleum) 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

United States 12,583 150,493,610 100.00 6,898,028 r 174,029

Illinois 896 17,484,202 11.62 673,367 16,869

Texas 1,109 12,851,719 8.54 549,990 13,756

California 1,265 11,621,497 7.72 661,451 r 17,519

Pennsylvania 745 11,382,061 7.56 387,435 9,514

Ohio 843 10,107,003 6.72 719,204 16,220

Tennessee 253 4,755,542 3.16 159,369 3,989

Georgia 332 4,678,995 3.11 187,986 4,449

Indiana 330 3,897,297 2.59 180,497 5,259

Alabama 250 3,403,486 2.26 160,332 4,528

Connecticut 192 2,693,429 1.79 115,617 2,264

North Carolina 267 2,543,843 1.69 137,306 3,544

Virginia 174 2,404,648 1.60 104,417 2,450

Minnesota 193 2,279,850 1.51 124,277 3,118

Kentucky 194 2,261,675 1.50 77,534 2,288

Maryland 148 2,025,945 1.35 83,891 2,130

Arizona 157 1,871,449 1.24 53,092 1,607

West Virginia 87 1,575,196 1.05 34,003 1,047

Louisiana 175 1,543,087 1.03 85,357 2,527

Washington 246 1,456,675 0.97 124,767 2,922

Oklahoma 185 1,282,144 0.85 78,349 2,513

Colorado 174 836,071 0.56 67,476 1,871

South Carolina 132 781,097 0.52 47,182 1,479

Iowa 89 676,605 0.45 45,625 1,321

Utah 92 578,333 0.38 45,435 1,509

New Hampshire 43 187,072 0.12 18,609 472

New Mexico 46 145,842 0.10 12,741 434

Hawaii 29 63,686 0.04 8,448 246

North Dakota 8 55,664 0.04 3,122 125

Wyoming 22 39,462 0.03 3,528 123

Alaska 17 30,559 0.02 4,149 125

All other states, including those below 3,890 44,979,476 29.89 1,943,472 r 47,811

Michigan 647 D D (10,000+)

Florida 581 D D (5000-9999)

New Jersey 490 D D (5000-9999)

New York 779 D D (5000-9999)

Massachusetts 243 D D (2500-4999)

Missouri 324 D D (2500-4999)

Wisconsin 214 D D (2500-4999)

Arkansas 82 D D (1000-2499)

Kansas 107 D D (1000-2499)

Oregon 124 D D (1000-2499)

Mississippi 57 D D (500-999)

Nebraska 35 D D (500-999)

Rhode Island 44 D D (500-999)

Delaware 27 D D (250-499)

Idaho 30 D D (250-499)

Maine 26 D D (250-499)

Montana 23 D D (250-499)

Nevada 35 D D (250-499)

South Dakota 10 D D (20-99)

Vermont 11 D D (20-99)

District of Columbia 1 D D (1-19)

State	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Sales % of U.S.	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
United States	12,583	150,493,610	100.00	6,898,028	r 174,029
Illinois	896	17,484,202	11.62	673,367	16,869
Texas	1,109	12,851,719	8.54	549,990	13,756
California	1,265	11,621,497	7.72	661,451	r 17,519
Pennsylvania	745	11,382,061	7.56	387,435	9,514
Ohio	843	10,107,003	6.72	719,204	16,220
Tennessee	253	4,755,542	3.16	159,369	3,989
Georgia	332	4,678,995	3.11	187,986	4,449
Indiana	330	3,897,297	2.59	180,497	5,259
Alabama	250	3,403,486	2.26	160,332	4,528
Connecticut	192	2,693,429	1.79	115,617	2,264
North Carolina	267	2,543,843	1.69	137,306	3,544
Virginia	174	2,404,648	1.60	104,417	2,450
Minnesota	193	2,279,850	1.51	124,277	3,118
Kentucky	194	2,261,675	1.50	77,534	2,288
Maryland	148	2,025,945	1.35	83,891	2,130
Arizona	157	1,871,449	1.24	53,092	1,607
West Virginia	87	1,575,196	1.05	34,003	1,047
Louisiana	175	1,543,087	1.03	85,357	2,527
Washington	246	1,456,675	0.97	124,767	2,922
Oklahoma	185	1,282,144	0.85	78,349	2,513
Colorado	174	836,071	0.56	67,476	1,871
South Carolina	132	781,097	0.52	47,182	1,479
Iowa	89	676,605	0.45	45,625	1,321
Utah	92	578,333	0.38	45,435	1,509
New Hampshire	43	187,072	0.12	18,609	472
New Mexico	46	145,842	0.10	12,741	434
Hawaii	29	63,686	0.04	8,448	246
North Dakota	8	55,664	0.04	3,122	125
Wyoming	22	39,462	0.03	3,528	123
Alaska	17	30,559	0.02	4,149	125
All other states, including those below	3,890	44,979,476	29.89	1,943,472	r 47,811
Michigan	647	D		D	(10,000+)
Florida	581	D		D	(5000-9999)
New Jersey	490	D		D	(5000-9999)
New York	779	D		D	(5000-9999)
Massachusetts	243	D		D	(2500-4999)
Missouri	324	D		D	(2500-4999)
Wisconsin	214	D		D	(2500-4999)
Arkansas	82	D		D	(1000-2499)
Kansas	107	D		D	(1000-2499)
Oregon	124	D		D	(1000-2499)
Mississippi	57	D		D	(500-999)
Nebraska	35	D		D	(500-999)
Rhode Island	44	D		D	(500-999)
Delaware	27	D		D	(250-499)
Idaho	30	D		D	(250-499)
Maine	26	D		D	(250-499)
Montana	23	D		D	(250-499)
Nevada	35	D		D	(250-499)
South Dakota	10	D		D	(20-99)
Vermont	11	D		D	(20-99)
District of Columbia	1	D		D	(1-19)

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

Hypertext
tables Link
to pdf Series number Title Contents

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.

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.

EC97W42S-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Includes topics that vary from industry to industry

EC97W42S-SM Summary Republication of key tables from other reports

EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.

EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis

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.

Series number	Title	Contents
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.
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.
EC97W42S-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Includes topics that vary from industry to industry
EC97W42S-SM	Summary	Republication of key tables from other reports
EC97X-CS3	Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only)	Defines comparability of individual industries.
EC97X-CS2	Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states)	1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
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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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

E-Commerce Statistics Annual U.S. Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments

Monthly Wholesale Trade Monthly U.S. Monthly sales, inventories, and inventory/sales ratios for merchant wholesalers

Nonemployer Statistics Annual State, metro area, county Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees

Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

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
E-Commerce Statistics	Annual	U.S.	Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments
Monthly Wholesale Trade	Monthly	U.S.	Monthly sales, inventories, and inventory/sales ratios for merchant wholesalers
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	State, metro area, county	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees
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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