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NAICS 422210
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These data are from the 1997 and 2002 Economic Censuses.
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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Industry Series data are preliminary and are subject to change; they will be superseded by data released in later reports.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
4242 Drugs, Cosmetics, and Toiletries EC02-42I-05 07/28/2004 link to full pdf 421 link to tables-only pdf 240
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 422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 162,841 1,879,940,402 81,678,408 r 2,398,296
Go to industry detail 4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 8,053 203,147,771 8,394,864 190,127
Go to industry detail 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
  4222101 General-line drugs whsle 3,283 79,946,995 2,290,715 70,977
  4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 4,770 123,200,776 6,104,149 119,150

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

 

NAICS 422210: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Wholesalers .   This U.S. 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.

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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)
422210 Not Comparable Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 8,053 203,147,771 190,127 8,394,864
100% of 5122
Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle
 8,053 203,147,771 70,977 8,394,864
  5122
General-line drugs
 3,283 79,946,995 70,977 2,290,715
  5122
Specialty-line drugs, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, & toiletries
 4,770 123,200,776 119,150 6,104,149


=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
5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists' sundries 1997 8,053 203,147,771 8,394,864 190,127
1992 6,069 129,306,287 5,367,953 157,855
% chg 32.7 57.1 56.4 20.4

 

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.

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 8,053 203,147,771 100.00 8,394,864 190,127
Go to industry detail New Jersey 555 25,811,756 12.71 1,200,543 21,544
Go to industry detail California 1,208 19,203,258 9.45 906,353 21,029
Go to industry detail New York 827 15,940,718 7.85 1,195,745 23,591
Go to industry detail Pennsylvania 249 14,998,963 7.38 539,602 9,305
Go to industry detail Illinois 321 14,057,069 6.92 550,755 11,403
Go to industry detail Texas 560 10,848,480 5.34 421,383 9,360
Go to industry detail Florida 824 9,379,965 4.62 381,390 11,266
Go to industry detail Ohio 234 8,281,239 4.08 326,929 9,114
Go to industry detail Georgia 183 7,564,844 3.72 313,993 5,777
Go to industry detail Tennessee 132 6,247,981 3.08 137,886 4,270
Go to industry detail Indiana 93 5,977,011 2.94 79,456 2,695
Go to industry detail Missouri 151 5,279,370 2.60 150,842 3,810
Go to industry detail North Carolina 145 4,936,661 2.43 182,756 3,477
Go to industry detail Arkansas 57 4,734,257 2.33 83,220 3,131
Go to industry detail Massachusetts 137 4,238,968 2.09 169,657 4,244
Go to industry detail Alabama 93 4,090,242 2.01 75,779 2,433
Go to industry detail Michigan 158 4,067,512 2.00 124,700 3,316
Go to industry detail Minnesota 114 3,500,680 1.72 111,261 2,941
Go to industry detail Connecticut 118 3,269,688 1.61 245,524 4,204
Go to industry detail Arizona 166 3,239,309 1.59 150,260 2,894
Go to industry detail Washington 155 3,074,760 1.51 119,116 2,986
Go to industry detail Utah 114 2,732,101 1.34 107,101 3,081
Go to industry detail Virginia 96 1,910,530 0.94 52,333 1,770
Go to industry detail Kentucky 71 1,823,939 0.90 52,293 1,912
Go to industry detail Louisiana 115 1,635,454 0.81 50,474 1,581
Go to industry detail Wisconsin 98 1,635,300 0.80 66,142 2,183
Go to industry detail Colorado 155 1,382,483 0.68 51,058 1,574
Go to industry detail Kansas 64 1,201,686 0.59 43,844 1,199
Go to industry detail Oregon 95 1,114,155 0.55 39,091 1,224
Go to industry detail Oklahoma 66 982,314 0.48 36,085 1,351
Go to industry detail Iowa 54 784,961 0.39 28,403 789
Go to industry detail Mississippi 39 688,286 0.34 14,208 583
Go to industry detail South Carolina 67 629,638 0.31 19,386 691
Go to industry detail Hawaii 58 501,086 0.25 23,380 668
Go to industry detail Maine 18 341,200 0.17 11,572 349
Go to industry detail New Mexico 34 278,992 0.14 8,213 320
Go to industry detail Idaho 29 203,300 0.10 10,605 457
Go to industry detail North Dakota 10 130,832 0.06 2,923 120
Go to industry detail Vermont 13 97,837 0.05 5,381 168
Go to industry detail Montana 21 93,192 0.05 3,789 188
Go to industry detail 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
Go to industry detail     Maryland 91 D   D (2500-4999)
Go to industry detail     Delaware 16 D   D (1000-2499)
Go to industry detail     Nebraska 39 D   D (500-999)
Go to industry detail     Nevada 91 D   D (500-999)
Go to industry detail     New Hampshire 20 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     West Virginia 30 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     Alaska 12 D   D (100-249)
Go to industry detail     District of Columbia 9 D   D (100-249)
Go to industry detail     Rhode Island 19 D   D (100-249)
Go to industry detail     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
  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-42203 Drugs, drug proprietaries and druggists' sundries

 

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
Link to hypertext table Nonemployer Statistics Annual State, metro area, county Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees
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?