Industry Statistics Sampler: NAICS 722320

Industry Statistics Sampler:
NAICS 722320
Caterers

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2002 Economic Census Industry Series Report

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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
722	Food Services and Drinking Places	EC02-72I-02	10/27/2004		435		245

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

72 Accommodation & foodservices 545,068 350,399,194 97,007,396 r 9,451,226

722 Foodservices & drinking places 486,906 251,941,763 70,333,544 r 7,754,567

7223 Special foodservices 28,062 19,407,810 5,765,977 464,870

72232 Caterers 6,478 3,368,823 978,105 91,191

722320 Caterers 6,478 3,368,823 978,105 91,191

NAICS code	NAICS Title (and link to definition)	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
72	Accommodation & foodservices	545,068	350,399,194	97,007,396	r 9,451,226
722	Foodservices & drinking places	486,906	251,941,763	70,333,544	r 7,754,567
7223	Special foodservices	28,062	19,407,810	5,765,977	464,870
72232	Caterers	6,478	3,368,823	978,105	91,191
722320	Caterers	6,478	3,368,823	978,105	91,191

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

NAICS 722320: Caterers . This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing single event-based food services. These establishments generally have equipment and vehicles to transport meals and snacks to events and/or prepare food at an off-premise site. Banquet halls with catering staff are included in this industry. Examples of events catered by establishments in this industry are graduation parties, wedding receptions, business or retirement luncheons, and trade shows.

Historical Comparability - Bridge Between NAICS and SIC

NAICS SIC Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Paid
employees Annual
payroll
($1,000)

722320 Not Comparable Caterers 6,478 3,368,823 91,191 978,105

D 5812
Caterers
6,478 3,368,823 91,191 978,105

NAICS	SIC	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Paid employees	Annual payroll ($1,000)
722320		Caterers	6,478	3,368,823	91,191	978,105
D	5812	Caterers	6,478	3,368,823	91,191	978,105

Comparative Statistics for 4-digit SICs: 1997 and 1992

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SIC 1987 SIC Description Year Establishments Receipts
($1,000) Annual payroll
($1,000) Paid employees

5812 Eating places 1997 423,082 D D (100,000+)
1992 377,760 184,203,215 50,306,719 6,243,862
% chg 12.0 N N N

58121 Restaurants 1997 191,429 D D (100,000+)
1992 170,183 85,178,356 25,369,098 2,988,535
% chg 12.5 N N N

58123 Cafeterias 1997 4,172 2,578,922 799,108 72,324
1992 5,513 3,619,172 1,036,681 109,063
% chg -24.3 -28.7 -22.9 -33.7

58124 Refreshment places 1997 190,677 100,042,695 25,418,432 3,101,501
1992 164,341 77,685,530 18,807,954 2,651,779
% chg 16.0 28.8 35.1 17.0

5812a Other eating places 1997 36,804 20,952,747 6,156,928 534,034
1992 37,723 17,720,157 5,092,986 494,485
% chg -2.4 18.2 20.9 8.0

D=Withheld to avoid disclosure
$$ 1992 sales data include sales from catalog order desks. 1997 sales data exclude sales from catalog order desks.

SIC	1987 SIC Description	Year	Establishments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
5812	Eating places	1997	423,082	D	D	(100,000+)
1992	377,760	184,203,215	50,306,719	6,243,862
% chg	12.0	N	N	N
58121	Restaurants	1997	191,429	D	D	(100,000+)
1992	170,183	85,178,356	25,369,098	2,988,535
% chg	12.5	N	N	N
58123	Cafeterias	1997	4,172	2,578,922	799,108	72,324
1992	5,513	3,619,172	1,036,681	109,063
% chg	-24.3	-28.7	-22.9	-33.7
58124	Refreshment places	1997	190,677	100,042,695	25,418,432	3,101,501
1992	164,341	77,685,530	18,807,954	2,651,779
% chg	16.0	28.8	35.1	17.0
5812a	Other eating places	1997	36,804	20,952,747	6,156,928	534,034
1992	37,723	17,720,157	5,092,986	494,485
% chg	-2.4	18.2	20.9	8.0

Geographic Distribution -- Caterers: 1997

Data for the Accommodation & foodservices sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.

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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 6,478 3,368,823 100.00 978,105 91,191

New York 731 594,390 17.64 180,273 13,511

California 666 368,861 10.95 109,252 10,241

New Jersey 325 248,951 7.39 71,672 5,141

Illinois 364 242,398 7.20 69,988 7,181

Pennsylvania 388 182,730 5.42 52,085 5,453

Ohio 327 166,479 4.94 43,513 5,139

Maryland 165 128,864 3.83 39,830 2,952

Texas 272 124,126 3.68 34,683 3,210

Massachusetts 234 122,563 3.64 38,572 3,772

Florida 299 119,942 3.56 30,863 3,673

Michigan 267 113,120 3.36 31,923 3,467

Connecticut 171 84,213 2.50 26,623 1,638

Virginia 142 69,829 2.07 18,895 1,481

Indiana 145 67,616 2.01 19,001 2,146

Missouri 152 66,992 1.99 20,722 2,357

Georgia 142 60,387 1.79 16,001 1,817

Wisconsin 144 53,593 1.59 15,252 2,126

Colorado 103 49,784 1.48 15,633 1,338

Minnesota 106 47,101 1.40 15,102 1,361

Louisiana 86 43,351 1.29 11,519 1,299

North Carolina 118 42,013 1.25 13,018 1,257

Arizona 69 35,026 1.04 9,035 1,110

Washington 116 32,621 0.97 10,626 1,109

Tennessee 82 29,670 0.88 8,022 627

Rhode Island 44 19,948 0.59 6,216 510

Oregon 66 19,927 0.59 6,910 762

Kentucky 52 18,588 0.55 3,892 317

South Carolina 64 18,301 0.54 5,399 547

New Hampshire 44 18,242 0.54 4,943 469

Utah 35 17,097 0.51 4,341 656

Alabama 51 13,660 0.41 3,274 385

Delaware 24 13,039 0.39 3,954 256

Iowa 66 12,722 0.38 3,274 453

Hawaii 22 12,597 0.37 4,173 447

Oklahoma 38 11,069 0.33 2,673 300

Maine 41 8,875 0.26 2,233 241

Nebraska 41 8,853 0.26 2,555 352

Nevada 24 6,269 0.19 1,260 189

Alaska 10 5,114 0.15 2,107 89

New Mexico 27 4,681 0.14 1,322 228

Mississippi 22 4,035 0.12 1,103 139

Vermont 17 3,679 0.11 1,095 126

Arkansas 25 3,636 0.11 1,071 133

Idaho 23 3,594 0.11 832 100

West Virginia 25 3,213 0.10 792 156

North Dakota 8 1,725 0.05 409 64

South Dakota 9 1,597 0.05 335 38

Montana 10 1,275 0.04 251 41

Wyoming 4 90 14 15

All other states, including those below 72 42,377 1.26 11,574 772

District of Columbia 23 D D (250-499)

Kansas 49 D D (250-499)

State	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Sales % of U.S.	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
United States	6,478	3,368,823	100.00	978,105	91,191
New York	731	594,390	17.64	180,273	13,511
California	666	368,861	10.95	109,252	10,241
New Jersey	325	248,951	7.39	71,672	5,141
Illinois	364	242,398	7.20	69,988	7,181
Pennsylvania	388	182,730	5.42	52,085	5,453
Ohio	327	166,479	4.94	43,513	5,139
Maryland	165	128,864	3.83	39,830	2,952
Texas	272	124,126	3.68	34,683	3,210
Massachusetts	234	122,563	3.64	38,572	3,772
Florida	299	119,942	3.56	30,863	3,673
Michigan	267	113,120	3.36	31,923	3,467
Connecticut	171	84,213	2.50	26,623	1,638
Virginia	142	69,829	2.07	18,895	1,481
Indiana	145	67,616	2.01	19,001	2,146
Missouri	152	66,992	1.99	20,722	2,357
Georgia	142	60,387	1.79	16,001	1,817
Wisconsin	144	53,593	1.59	15,252	2,126
Colorado	103	49,784	1.48	15,633	1,338
Minnesota	106	47,101	1.40	15,102	1,361
Louisiana	86	43,351	1.29	11,519	1,299
North Carolina	118	42,013	1.25	13,018	1,257
Arizona	69	35,026	1.04	9,035	1,110
Washington	116	32,621	0.97	10,626	1,109
Tennessee	82	29,670	0.88	8,022	627
Rhode Island	44	19,948	0.59	6,216	510
Oregon	66	19,927	0.59	6,910	762
Kentucky	52	18,588	0.55	3,892	317
South Carolina	64	18,301	0.54	5,399	547
New Hampshire	44	18,242	0.54	4,943	469
Utah	35	17,097	0.51	4,341	656
Alabama	51	13,660	0.41	3,274	385
Delaware	24	13,039	0.39	3,954	256
Iowa	66	12,722	0.38	3,274	453
Hawaii	22	12,597	0.37	4,173	447
Oklahoma	38	11,069	0.33	2,673	300
Maine	41	8,875	0.26	2,233	241
Nebraska	41	8,853	0.26	2,555	352
Nevada	24	6,269	0.19	1,260	189
Alaska	10	5,114	0.15	2,107	89
New Mexico	27	4,681	0.14	1,322	228
Mississippi	22	4,035	0.12	1,103	139
Vermont	17	3,679	0.11	1,095	126
Arkansas	25	3,636	0.11	1,071	133
Idaho	23	3,594	0.11	832	100
West Virginia	25	3,213	0.10	792	156
North Dakota	8	1,725	0.05	409	64
South Dakota	9	1,597	0.05	335	38
Montana	10	1,275	0.04	251	41
Wyoming	4	90		14	15
All other states, including those below	72	42,377	1.26	11,574	772
District of Columbia	23	D		D	(250-499)
Kansas	49	D		D	(250-499)

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

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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 26 % of establishments and 2.5 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports below.

EC97R72S-LS Merchandise Line Sales ** Includes sales by industry by merchandise line for the U.S. AFF and CD-ROM include data for states and metropolitan areas.

EC97R72S-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.

EC97R72S-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Includes topics that vary from industry to industry

EC97R72S-SM Summary Republication of key tables from other reports

Series number	Title	Contents
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 26 % of establishments and 2.5 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports below.
EC97R72S-LS	Merchandise Line Sales **	Includes sales by industry by merchandise line for the U.S. AFF and CD-ROM include data for states and metropolitan areas.
EC97R72S-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.
EC97R72S-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Includes topics that vary from industry to industry
EC97R72S-SM	Summary	Republication of key tables from other reports

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