Industry Statistics Sampler: NAICS 4223

Industry Statistics Sampler:
NAICS 4223
Apparel, piece goods, and notions 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
4243	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions	EC02-42I-10	10/07/2004		485		299
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

4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 20,707 124,104,420 7,759,577 207,574

42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 5,666 25,776,927 1,611,443 45,435

42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 5,006 33,360,264 2,166,205 62,253

42233 Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle 8,217 40,603,484 2,799,463 76,256

42234 Footwear whsle 1,818 24,363,745 1,182,466 23,630

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
4223	Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle	20,707	124,104,420	7,759,577	207,574
42231	Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle	5,666	25,776,927	1,611,443	45,435
42232	Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle	5,006	33,360,264	2,166,205	62,253
42233	Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle	8,217	40,603,484	2,799,463	76,256
42234	Footwear whsle	1,818	24,363,745	1,182,466	23,630

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

NAICS 4223: Apparel, piece goods, and notions wholesalers . This NAICS Industry Group includes establishments classified in the following NAICS Industries: 42231, Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods wholesalers; 42232, Men's and boys' clothing and furnishings wholesalers; 42233, Women's, children's and infants' clothing and accessories wholesalers; 42234, Footwear wholesalers.

Geographic Distribution -- Apparel, piece goods, and notions 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 20,707 124,104,420 100.00 7,759,577 207,574

New York 5,921 43,943,534 35.41 2,608,545 55,394

California 4,139 17,190,997 13.85 1,180,529 36,723

New Jersey 1,194 9,759,379 7.86 834,550 19,535

Massachusetts 447 6,962,408 5.61 420,928 8,507

Texas 1,010 4,140,758 3.34 240,025 8,736

North Carolina 557 3,567,400 2.87 178,317 6,909

Florida 1,399 3,504,673 2.82 232,802 8,710

Tennessee 228 3,337,136 2.69 125,069 3,908

Illinois 636 3,191,170 2.57 184,839 5,003

Georgia 525 2,821,036 2.27 140,593 4,320

South Carolina 202 2,441,650 1.97 89,285 3,527

Pennsylvania 484 2,264,604 1.82 160,870 5,197

Michigan 250 2,167,790 1.75 108,787 2,854

Missouri 247 2,022,960 1.63 163,059 4,166

Connecticut 160 1,771,853 1.43 102,850 1,687

Washington 315 1,629,624 1.31 132,010 3,294

Ohio 295 1,333,239 1.07 82,358 2,724

Alabama 126 1,252,287 1.01 62,550 2,249

New Hampshire 62 962,261 0.78 62,738 1,436

Minnesota 248 860,875 0.69 50,946 1,776

Kentucky 75 747,050 0.60 19,667 627

Colorado 247 691,474 0.56 49,618 1,906

Virginia 182 660,072 0.53 54,937 1,907

Wisconsin 132 511,354 0.41 36,302 1,115

Arizona 154 481,048 0.39 35,408 1,421

Nevada 59 403,877 0.33 28,378 970

Indiana 156 384,728 0.31 26,399 1,088

Hawaii 156 284,985 0.23 24,818 1,006

Mississippi 70 234,875 0.19 12,759 576

Rhode Island 46 211,863 0.17 18,484 757

Maine 41 188,937 0.15 23,130 509

Oklahoma 68 175,505 0.14 25,198 1,090

Utah 91 159,017 0.13 11,299 706

Iowa 53 110,107 0.09 9,434 544

Vermont 39 96,849 0.08 11,540 443

Arkansas 47 90,998 0.07 8,890 396

Montana 20 36,160 0.03 3,958 141

New Mexico 34 18,264 0.01 2,737 138

Idaho 20 15,667 0.01 2,118 119

Alaska 10 12,880 0.01 1,514 59

North Dakota 6 12,467 0.01 860 42

Wyoming 7 6,765 0.01 1,034 50

All other states, including those below 549 3,443,844 2.77 189,445 5,309

Maryland 158 D D (1000-2499)

Oregon 131 D D (1000-2499)

Kansas 70 D D (500-999)

Louisiana 89 D D (500-999)

Nebraska 34 D D (250-499)

Delaware 19 D D (100-249)

District of Columbia 21 D D (20-99)

South Dakota 11 D D (20-99)

West Virginia 16 D D (20-99)

State	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Sales % of U.S.	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
United States	20,707	124,104,420	100.00	7,759,577	207,574
New York	5,921	43,943,534	35.41	2,608,545	55,394
California	4,139	17,190,997	13.85	1,180,529	36,723
New Jersey	1,194	9,759,379	7.86	834,550	19,535
Massachusetts	447	6,962,408	5.61	420,928	8,507
Texas	1,010	4,140,758	3.34	240,025	8,736
North Carolina	557	3,567,400	2.87	178,317	6,909
Florida	1,399	3,504,673	2.82	232,802	8,710
Tennessee	228	3,337,136	2.69	125,069	3,908
Illinois	636	3,191,170	2.57	184,839	5,003
Georgia	525	2,821,036	2.27	140,593	4,320
South Carolina	202	2,441,650	1.97	89,285	3,527
Pennsylvania	484	2,264,604	1.82	160,870	5,197
Michigan	250	2,167,790	1.75	108,787	2,854
Missouri	247	2,022,960	1.63	163,059	4,166
Connecticut	160	1,771,853	1.43	102,850	1,687
Washington	315	1,629,624	1.31	132,010	3,294
Ohio	295	1,333,239	1.07	82,358	2,724
Alabama	126	1,252,287	1.01	62,550	2,249
New Hampshire	62	962,261	0.78	62,738	1,436
Minnesota	248	860,875	0.69	50,946	1,776
Kentucky	75	747,050	0.60	19,667	627
Colorado	247	691,474	0.56	49,618	1,906
Virginia	182	660,072	0.53	54,937	1,907
Wisconsin	132	511,354	0.41	36,302	1,115
Arizona	154	481,048	0.39	35,408	1,421
Nevada	59	403,877	0.33	28,378	970
Indiana	156	384,728	0.31	26,399	1,088
Hawaii	156	284,985	0.23	24,818	1,006
Mississippi	70	234,875	0.19	12,759	576
Rhode Island	46	211,863	0.17	18,484	757
Maine	41	188,937	0.15	23,130	509
Oklahoma	68	175,505	0.14	25,198	1,090
Utah	91	159,017	0.13	11,299	706
Iowa	53	110,107	0.09	9,434	544
Vermont	39	96,849	0.08	11,540	443
Arkansas	47	90,998	0.07	8,890	396
Montana	20	36,160	0.03	3,958	141
New Mexico	34	18,264	0.01	2,737	138
Idaho	20	15,667	0.01	2,118	119
Alaska	10	12,880	0.01	1,514	59
North Dakota	6	12,467	0.01	860	42
Wyoming	7	6,765	0.01	1,034	50
All other states, including those below	549	3,443,844	2.77	189,445	5,309
Maryland	158	D		D	(1000-2499)
Oregon	131	D		D	(1000-2499)
Kansas	70	D		D	(500-999)
Louisiana	89	D		D	(500-999)
Nebraska	34	D		D	(250-499)
Delaware	19	D		D	(100-249)
District of Columbia	21	D		D	(20-99)
South Dakota	11	D		D	(20-99)
West Virginia	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

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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