SIC 5193 Flowers, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies

SIC 5193

This category includes establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies.

NAICS CODE(S)

424930

Flower, Nursery Stock and Florists' Supplies Wholesalers

444220

Nursery and Garden Centers

According to the D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions 2006 industry report, there were 9,126 businesses in this industry with annual sales of $9.1 billion. The total number of employees also increased to 86,292. The average sales per establishment totaled about $1 million.

In the Floriculture and Nursery Crop Outlook report released by the USDA, the estimated total sales for floriculture crops in 2006 was valued at $5.4 billion; nursery crops were estimated at $11 billion; and floriculture and nursery were estimated to be $16.5 billion. Floriculture crop sales were growing fastest in the South and Northeast, while the Midwest and West saw sales decline in 2005. Bedding and garden plants and flowers were the largest groups in the floriculture crops and made up approximately 66 percent of annual floriculture sales in the Midwest. It accounted for 56 percent in the Northeast; 43 percent in the South; and 38 percent in the West.

The industry is divided into two general categories: Wholesalers...