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NAICS 422920
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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Industry Series data are preliminary and are subject to change; they will be superseded by data released in later reports.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
4241, 42492 Books, Periodicals, Newspapers, and Other Paper Products EC02-42I-02 06/25/2004 link to full pdf 531 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 4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 34,063 213,618,778 11,321,311 378,531
Go to industry detail 42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 4,265 33,630,300 2,618,123 89,309
  422920 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 4,265 33,630,300 2,618,123 89,309

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

 

NAICS 422920: Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Wholesalers .   This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling books, periodicals, and newspapers.

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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)
422920 Not Comparable Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 4,265 33,630,300 89,309 2,618,123
  5192
Books, periodicals, & newsapapers
 4,265 33,630,300 89,309 2,618,123


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
5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 1997 4,265 33,630,300 2,618,123 89,309
1992 4,205 26,568,841 2,044,218 77,392
% chg 1.4 26.6 28.1 15.4

 

Geographic Distribution -- Book, periodical and newspaper 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 4,265 33,630,300 100.00 2,618,123 89,309
Go to industry detail California 587 5,963,855 17.73 369,311 9,963
Go to industry detail New York 479 3,989,123 11.86 333,143 8,823
Go to industry detail Illinois 238 3,130,047 9.31 234,708 9,173
Go to industry detail New Jersey 179 3,068,265 9.12 263,909 6,993
Go to industry detail Texas 256 2,227,870 6.62 115,501 4,296
Go to industry detail Tennessee 97 1,500,087 4.46 115,969 4,005
Go to industry detail Massachusetts 141 1,338,275 3.98 115,890 3,173
Go to industry detail Connecticut 58 1,270,378 3.78 36,943 958
Go to industry detail Florida 231 1,035,565 3.08 74,282 3,217
Go to industry detail Missouri 92 916,278 2.72 74,219 3,712
Go to industry detail Georgia 107 900,344 2.68 71,011 2,260
Go to industry detail Pennsylvania 175 847,432 2.52 86,413 4,374
Go to industry detail Virginia 85 796,116 2.37 31,619 1,140
Go to industry detail Ohio 131 624,526 1.86 52,561 2,517
Go to industry detail Maryland 88 521,267 1.55 44,398 1,661
Go to industry detail Minnesota 90 508,198 1.51 92,347 2,373
Go to industry detail Michigan 118 500,029 1.49 57,738 1,949
Go to industry detail Wisconsin 72 429,356 1.28 54,511 1,658
Go to industry detail Colorado 77 351,571 1.05 41,021 1,699
Go to industry detail North Carolina 76 313,559 0.93 26,218 973
Go to industry detail Washington 117 311,937 0.93 29,300 1,037
Go to industry detail Indiana 73 276,127 0.82 22,378 927
Go to industry detail Arizona 68 172,373 0.51 18,819 870
Go to industry detail Alabama 40 167,389 0.50 26,000 1,130
Go to industry detail Kentucky 41 150,262 0.45 18,562 979
Go to industry detail Utah 47 149,261 0.44 15,420 714
Go to industry detail Iowa 28 125,464 0.37 11,978 813
Go to industry detail New Hampshire 27 113,137 0.34 13,526 495
Go to industry detail Kansas 40 101,317 0.30 10,136 368
Go to industry detail Vermont 18 101,123 0.30 8,518 457
Go to industry detail Oklahoma 33 97,236 0.29 8,574 418
Go to industry detail South Carolina 36 84,267 0.25 5,868 312
Go to industry detail Arkansas 17 83,884 0.25 8,246 422
Go to industry detail Louisiana 36 78,958 0.23 7,729 356
Go to industry detail Maine 18 49,888 0.15 4,286 229
Go to industry detail New Mexico 15 49,210 0.15 3,111 158
Go to industry detail Hawaii 15 48,656 0.14 5,431 201
Go to industry detail Mississippi 11 42,368 0.13 5,037 325
Go to industry detail Idaho 8 25,067 0.07 2,023 27
Go to industry detail North Dakota 10 19,157 0.06 1,835 95
Go to industry detail South Dakota 9 13,673 0.04 2,154 172
Go to industry detail Wyoming 5 5,045 0.02 360 38
All other states, including those below 176 1,132,360 3.37 97,120 3,849
Go to industry detail     Oregon 68 D   D (1000-2499)
Go to industry detail     District of Columbia 18 D   D (500-999)
Go to industry detail     Nebraska 18 D   D (500-999)
Go to industry detail     Nevada 26 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     Delaware 6 D   D (100-249)
Go to industry detail     Montana 7 D   D (100-249)
Go to industry detail     West Virginia 15 D   D (100-249)
Go to industry detail     Alaska 7 D   D (20-99)
Go to industry detail     Rhode Island 11 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-42231 Books, periodicals, flowers, and florists' supplies

 

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 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?