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NAICS 421510
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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Industry Series data are preliminary and are subject to change; they will be superseded by data released in later reports.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
4235, 42393 Metals and Minerals (except Petroleum) EC02-42I-03 06/25/2004 link to full pdf 520 link to tables-only pdf 337
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 4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 12,583 150,493,610 6,898,028 r 174,029
Go to industry detail 42151 Metal service centers & offices 11,827 135,695,563 6,637,599 168,950
  421510 Metal service centers & offices 11,827 135,695,563 6,637,599 168,950
  4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 9,437 106,496,206 5,338,101 138,934
  4215102 Nonferrous metal service centers & sales offices 2,390 29,199,357 1,299,498 30,016

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

 

NAICS 421510: Metal Service Centers and Offices .   This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling products of the primary metals industries. Service centers maintain inventory and may perform functions, such as sawing, shearing, bending, leveling, cleaning, or edging, on a custom basis as part of sales transactions. Sales offices are usually affiliated or owned by a particular manufacturer and take orders but have no inventory.

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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)
421510 Not Comparable Metal service centers & offices 11,827 135,695,563 168,950 6,637,599
100% of 5051
Metal service centers & offices
 11,827 135,695,563 123,914 6,637,599
  5051
Ferrous metals service centers
 6,412 69,014,037 123,914 4,683,412
  5051
Ferrous metals sales offices
 3,025 37,482,169 15,020 654,689
  5051
Nonferrous metals service centers
 1,556 22,107,893 26,446 1,122,138
  5051
Nonferrous metals sales offices
 834 7,091,464 3,570 177,360


=sum of SIC parts listed below the symbol

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
5051 Metals service centers and offices 1997 11,827 135,695,563 6,637,599 168,950
1992 10,426 105,833,987 4,458,116 132,741
% chg 13.4 28.2 48.9 27.3

 

Geographic Distribution -- Metal service centers and offices: 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 11,827 135,695,563 100.00 6,637,599 168,950
Go to industry detail Illinois 861 17,197,864 12.67 663,623 16,668
Go to industry detail Michigan 636 14,617,429 10.77 459,939 10,024
Go to industry detail Texas 1,085 12,733,151 9.38 543,076 13,559
Go to industry detail California 1,226 10,012,933 7.38 642,661 17,148
Go to industry detail Pennsylvania 642 9,766,026 7.20 358,001 8,920
Go to industry detail Ohio 798 9,577,790 7.06 701,335 15,906
Go to industry detail New York 722 8,349,101 6.15 349,017 8,173
Go to industry detail New Jersey 467 6,281,289 4.63 260,211 5,584
Go to industry detail Georgia 316 4,536,701 3.34 182,195 4,292
Go to industry detail Tennessee 224 4,199,327 3.09 148,790 3,797
Go to industry detail Indiana 316 3,799,113 2.80 177,907 5,192
Go to industry detail Florida 566 3,326,859 2.45 183,996 5,376
Go to industry detail Alabama 222 2,962,292 2.18 153,295 4,282
Go to industry detail Missouri 316 2,552,029 1.88 146,252 4,138
Go to industry detail North Carolina 256 2,397,537 1.77 134,679 3,505
Go to industry detail Connecticut 177 2,249,850 1.66 105,769 2,195
Go to industry detail Minnesota 184 2,155,063 1.59 121,255 3,070
Go to industry detail Wisconsin 206 1,630,646 1.20 97,486 2,654
Go to industry detail Kentucky 128 1,523,466 1.12 64,701 2,025
Go to industry detail Washington 237 1,429,709 1.05 122,782 2,868
Go to industry detail Massachusetts 238 1,404,925 1.04 119,730 2,657
Go to industry detail Oklahoma 180 1,196,761 0.88 72,635 2,424
Go to industry detail Virginia 137 1,096,215 0.81 91,876 2,237
Go to industry detail Oregon 119 955,888 0.70 77,417 2,078
Go to industry detail Colorado 163 828,349 0.61 66,462 1,837
Go to industry detail South Carolina 123 741,843 0.55 45,429 1,433
Go to industry detail Arkansas 75 496,851 0.37 29,296 1,013
Go to industry detail Utah 82 468,492 0.35 40,940 1,397
Go to industry detail West Virginia 46 286,569 0.21 17,680 657
Go to industry detail New Hampshire 43 187,072 0.14 18,609 472
Go to industry detail Nevada 32 119,065 0.09 17,623 432
Go to industry detail Hawaii 29 63,686 0.05 8,448 246
Go to industry detail South Dakota 9 25,761 0.02 1,789 61
All other states, including those below 966 6,525,911 4.81 412,695 12,630
Go to industry detail     Arizona 146 D   D (1000-2499)
Go to industry detail     Iowa 87 D   D (1000-2499)
Go to industry detail     Kansas 105 D   D (1000-2499)
Go to industry detail     Louisiana 168 D   D (1000-2499)
Go to industry detail     Maryland 136 D   D (1000-2499)
Go to industry detail     Mississippi 56 D   D (500-999)
Go to industry detail     Nebraska 35 D   D (500-999)
Go to industry detail     Rhode Island 43 D   D (500-999)
Go to industry detail     Delaware 26 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     Idaho 29 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     Maine 25 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     Montana 20 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     New Mexico 45 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     Alaska 14 D   D (100-249)
Go to industry detail     North Dakota 6 D   D (100-249)
Go to industry detail     Vermont 9 D   D (20-99)
Go to industry detail     Wyoming 16 D   D (20-99)

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-42115 Ferrous and nonferrous metals

 

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?