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NAICS 422610
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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Industry Series data are preliminary and are subject to change; they will be superseded by data released in later reports.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
4246, 4247 Chemicals, Allied Products, and Petroleum and Petroleum Products EC02-42I-14 12/02/2004 link to full pdf 536 link to tables-only pdf 349
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 4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 15,920 128,923,496 7,241,315 165,768
Go to industry detail 42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 4,349 35,193,271 1,743,650 43,680
  422610 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 4,349 35,193,271 1,743,650 43,680

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

 

NAICS 422610: Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Wholesalers .   This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling plastics materials and resins, and unsupported plastics film, sheet, sheeting, rod, tube, and other basic forms and shapes.

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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)
422610 Comparable Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 4,349 35,193,271 43,680 1,743,650
  5162
Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes
 4,349 35,193,271 43,680 1,743,650


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
5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes 1997 4,349 35,193,271 1,743,650 43,680
1992 3,490 28,573,815 1,160,933 33,459
% chg 24.6 23.2 50.2 30.5

 

Geographic Distribution -- Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes 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 4,349 35,193,271 100.00 1,743,650 43,680
Go to industry detail Illinois 293 4,339,809 12.33 157,223 3,608
Go to industry detail California 554 3,425,937 9.73 210,821 5,514
Go to industry detail Texas 329 3,360,822 9.55 138,327 3,576
Go to industry detail Michigan 198 3,208,953 9.12 110,169 2,337
Go to industry detail New Jersey 286 3,139,213 8.92 148,252 2,947
Go to industry detail Georgia 150 2,397,376 6.81 56,509 1,276
Go to industry detail Ohio 245 1,964,560 5.58 111,652 2,979
Go to industry detail New York 291 1,648,916 4.69 91,511 2,430
Go to industry detail North Carolina 98 1,124,894 3.20 49,938 1,067
Go to industry detail Pennsylvania 178 1,019,732 2.90 78,191 1,887
Go to industry detail Florida 252 944,879 2.68 60,642 1,805
Go to industry detail Massachusetts 111 826,886 2.35 48,041 1,239
Go to industry detail Indiana 102 650,070 1.85 43,605 1,156
Go to industry detail Connecticut 76 559,818 1.59 39,440 766
Go to industry detail Missouri 103 525,593 1.49 35,104 958
Go to industry detail Wisconsin 77 502,107 1.43 43,098 1,139
Go to industry detail Minnesota 101 489,356 1.39 41,303 1,187
Go to industry detail Arizona 50 427,474 1.21 18,499 548
Go to industry detail Washington 76 427,049 1.21 21,345 655
Go to industry detail Tennessee 73 243,111 0.69 20,830 629
Go to industry detail Kansas 35 237,166 0.67 10,312 257
Go to industry detail Colorado 56 231,173 0.66 18,079 516
Go to industry detail Oregon 42 181,374 0.52 10,652 290
Go to industry detail South Carolina 49 171,592 0.49 14,642 456
Go to industry detail Mississippi 20 161,535 0.46 6,487 261
Go to industry detail Utah 36 152,114 0.43 14,936 326
Go to industry detail Virginia 47 140,303 0.40 9,998 303
Go to industry detail New Hampshire 35 125,835 0.36 11,163 188
Go to industry detail Iowa 25 94,241 0.27 8,011 257
Go to industry detail Oklahoma 38 89,317 0.25 8,319 325
Go to industry detail Alabama 29 70,667 0.20 6,429 235
Go to industry detail Arkansas 27 51,111 0.15 5,191 159
Go to industry detail Nevada 24 47,506 0.13 4,573 141
Go to industry detail Hawaii 12 16,162 0.05 3,171 89
Go to industry detail Idaho 6 15,721 0.04 849 32
Go to industry detail New Mexico 13 15,564 0.04 1,529 55
Go to industry detail Maine 8 12,348 0.04 1,071 22
Go to industry detail Alaska 4 6,144 0.02 691 22
Go to industry detail South Dakota 6 2,166 0.01 506 15
All other states, including those below 194 2,144,677 6.09 82,541 2,028
Go to industry detail     Delaware 20 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     Kentucky 35 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     Louisiana 46 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     Maryland 38 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     Nebraska 15 D   D (100-249)
Go to industry detail     Rhode Island 24 D   D (100-249)
Go to industry detail     West Virginia 6 D   D (100-249)
Go to industry detail     North Dakota 3 D   D (20-99)
Go to industry detail     Vermont 3 D   D (20-99)
Go to industry detail     District of Columbia 1 D   D (1-19)
Go to industry detail     Wyoming 3 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
  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-42223 Chemicals and allied products

 

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?