Industry Statistics Sampler: NAICS 42221

Industry Statistics Sampler:
NAICS 42221
Drugs and druggists' sundries wholesalers

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These data are from the 1997 and 2002 Economic Censuses.
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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
4242	Drugs, Cosmetics, and Toiletries	EC02-42I-05	07/28/2004		421		240
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

422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 162,841 1,879,940,402 81,678,408 r 2,398,296

4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 8,053 203,147,771 8,394,864 190,127

42221 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 8,053 203,147,771 8,394,864 190,127

422210 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 8,053 203,147,771 8,394,864 190,127

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
422	Wholesale trade, nondurable goods	162,841	1,879,940,402	81,678,408	r 2,398,296
4222	Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle	8,053	203,147,771	8,394,864	190,127
42221	Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle	8,053	203,147,771	8,394,864	190,127
422210	Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle	8,053	203,147,771	8,394,864	190,127

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

NAICS 42221: Drugs and druggists' sundries wholesalers . This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling biological and medical products; botanical drugs and herbs; and pharmaceutical products intended for internal and external consumption in such forms as ampoules, tablets, capsules, vials, ointments, powders, solutions, and suspensions.

Geographic Distribution -- Drugs and druggists' sundries wholesalers: 1997

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

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Other
Indus-
tries State Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Sales
% of
U.S. Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

United States 8,053 203,147,771 100.00 8,394,864 190,127

New Jersey 555 25,811,756 12.71 1,200,543 21,544

California 1,208 19,203,258 9.45 906,353 21,029

New York 827 15,940,718 7.85 1,195,745 23,591

Pennsylvania 249 14,998,963 7.38 539,602 9,305

Illinois 321 14,057,069 6.92 550,755 11,403

Texas 560 10,848,480 5.34 421,383 9,360

Florida 824 9,379,965 4.62 381,390 11,266

Ohio 234 8,281,239 4.08 326,929 9,114

Georgia 183 7,564,844 3.72 313,993 5,777

Tennessee 132 6,247,981 3.08 137,886 4,270

Indiana 93 5,977,011 2.94 79,456 2,695

Missouri 151 5,279,370 2.60 150,842 3,810

North Carolina 145 4,936,661 2.43 182,756 3,477

Arkansas 57 4,734,257 2.33 83,220 3,131

Massachusetts 137 4,238,968 2.09 169,657 4,244

Alabama 93 4,090,242 2.01 75,779 2,433

Michigan 158 4,067,512 2.00 124,700 3,316

Minnesota 114 3,500,680 1.72 111,261 2,941

Connecticut 118 3,269,688 1.61 245,524 4,204

Arizona 166 3,239,309 1.59 150,260 2,894

Washington 155 3,074,760 1.51 119,116 2,986

Utah 114 2,732,101 1.34 107,101 3,081

Virginia 96 1,910,530 0.94 52,333 1,770

Kentucky 71 1,823,939 0.90 52,293 1,912

Louisiana 115 1,635,454 0.81 50,474 1,581

Wisconsin 98 1,635,300 0.80 66,142 2,183

Colorado 155 1,382,483 0.68 51,058 1,574

Kansas 64 1,201,686 0.59 43,844 1,199

Oregon 95 1,114,155 0.55 39,091 1,224

Oklahoma 66 982,314 0.48 36,085 1,351

Iowa 54 784,961 0.39 28,403 789

Mississippi 39 688,286 0.34 14,208 583

South Carolina 67 629,638 0.31 19,386 691

Hawaii 58 501,086 0.25 23,380 668

Maine 18 341,200 0.17 11,572 349

New Mexico 34 278,992 0.14 8,213 320

Idaho 29 203,300 0.10 10,605 457

North Dakota 10 130,832 0.06 2,923 120

Vermont 13 97,837 0.05 5,381 168

Montana 21 93,192 0.05 3,789 188

Wyoming 13 22,491 0.01 3,603 117

All other states, including those below 343 6,215,263 3.06 297,830 7,012

Maryland 91 D D (2500-4999)

Delaware 16 D D (1000-2499)

Nebraska 39 D D (500-999)

Nevada 91 D D (500-999)

New Hampshire 20 D D (250-499)

West Virginia 30 D D (250-499)

Alaska 12 D D (100-249)

District of Columbia 9 D D (100-249)

Rhode Island 19 D D (100-249)

South Dakota 16 D D (100-249)

State	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Sales % of U.S.	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
United States	8,053	203,147,771	100.00	8,394,864	190,127
New Jersey	555	25,811,756	12.71	1,200,543	21,544
California	1,208	19,203,258	9.45	906,353	21,029
New York	827	15,940,718	7.85	1,195,745	23,591
Pennsylvania	249	14,998,963	7.38	539,602	9,305
Illinois	321	14,057,069	6.92	550,755	11,403
Texas	560	10,848,480	5.34	421,383	9,360
Florida	824	9,379,965	4.62	381,390	11,266
Ohio	234	8,281,239	4.08	326,929	9,114
Georgia	183	7,564,844	3.72	313,993	5,777
Tennessee	132	6,247,981	3.08	137,886	4,270
Indiana	93	5,977,011	2.94	79,456	2,695
Missouri	151	5,279,370	2.60	150,842	3,810
North Carolina	145	4,936,661	2.43	182,756	3,477
Arkansas	57	4,734,257	2.33	83,220	3,131
Massachusetts	137	4,238,968	2.09	169,657	4,244
Alabama	93	4,090,242	2.01	75,779	2,433
Michigan	158	4,067,512	2.00	124,700	3,316
Minnesota	114	3,500,680	1.72	111,261	2,941
Connecticut	118	3,269,688	1.61	245,524	4,204
Arizona	166	3,239,309	1.59	150,260	2,894
Washington	155	3,074,760	1.51	119,116	2,986
Utah	114	2,732,101	1.34	107,101	3,081
Virginia	96	1,910,530	0.94	52,333	1,770
Kentucky	71	1,823,939	0.90	52,293	1,912
Louisiana	115	1,635,454	0.81	50,474	1,581
Wisconsin	98	1,635,300	0.80	66,142	2,183
Colorado	155	1,382,483	0.68	51,058	1,574
Kansas	64	1,201,686	0.59	43,844	1,199
Oregon	95	1,114,155	0.55	39,091	1,224
Oklahoma	66	982,314	0.48	36,085	1,351
Iowa	54	784,961	0.39	28,403	789
Mississippi	39	688,286	0.34	14,208	583
South Carolina	67	629,638	0.31	19,386	691
Hawaii	58	501,086	0.25	23,380	668
Maine	18	341,200	0.17	11,572	349
New Mexico	34	278,992	0.14	8,213	320
Idaho	29	203,300	0.10	10,605	457
North Dakota	10	130,832	0.06	2,923	120
Vermont	13	97,837	0.05	5,381	168
Montana	21	93,192	0.05	3,789	188
Wyoming	13	22,491	0.01	3,603	117
All other states, including those below	343	6,215,263	3.06	297,830	7,012
Maryland	91	D		D	(2500-4999)
Delaware	16	D		D	(1000-2499)
Nebraska	39	D		D	(500-999)
Nevada	91	D		D	(500-999)
New Hampshire	20	D		D	(250-499)
West Virginia	30	D		D	(250-499)
Alaska	12	D		D	(100-249)
District of Columbia	9	D		D	(100-249)
Rhode Island	19	D		D	(100-249)
South Dakota	16	D		D	(100-249)

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

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
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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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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