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2017 Edition

national industry 451211

Book Stores

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new books.

The immediate parent of national industry 451211 is international industry 45121: Book Stores and News Dealers

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Retailing books via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers; and
  • Retailing used books (including used rare books)--are classified in Industry 453310, Used Merchandise Stores.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 451211 - Book stores
  2. 451211 - Religious book stores

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 451211
2007 451211
2012 451211
2017 451211
2022 459210

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 5942 - Book Stores

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 451211, Book Stores:

  1. audio or video cassette record or compact disc store retail
  2. book and magazine store
  3. book and magazine store new
  4. book and magazine store nonprofit cgl
  5. book and magazine store other than secondhand material
  6. book magazine stationary card or paper product retail
  7. book new only
  8. book or magazine or stationary or card or paper product retail
  9. book store
  10. book store and news dealer
  11. book store retail
  12. bookstore florist hairgood stationery
  13. bookstore greeting card stationery
  14. drafting instrument luggage toy hobby handicraft leather dry or religious good flea market retail
  15. dry leather or religious good handicraft craft toy hobby luggage drafting instrument
  16. dry leather or religious good handicraft hobby toy luggage drafting instrument flea market retail
  17. flea market drafting instrument luggage toy hobby handicraft dry leather or religious good retail
  18. florist hairgood bookstore stationery
  19. hairgood florist bookstore stationery
  20. handicraft dry leather or religious good hobby toy luggage drafting instrument flea market retail
  21. hobby handicraft leather dry or religious good toy luggage drafting instrument flea market retail
  22. leather dry or religious good handicraft hobby toy luggage drafting instrument flea market retail
  23. luggage toy hobby handicraft leather dry or religious good drafting instrument flea market retail
  24. mercantile not otherwise classified
  25. religious leather or dry good flea market drafting instrument luggage toy hobby handicraft retail
  26. retail store not otherwise classified
  27. retail trade
  28. sporting good hobby musical instrument and book store
  29. stationery bookstore florist hairgood
  30. store book retail
  31. store retail
  32. store retail not otherwise classified
  33. store retail store not otherwise classified including service of food not restaurant
  34. store retail store not otherwise classified no service of food
  35. toy hobby handicraft leather dry or religious good luggage drafting instrument flea market retail

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