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Annual Report for Wholesale Trade: 2020

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Annual Report for Wholesale Trade: 2020

December 15, 2021

NOTICE: Revision of Table

March 17, 2022 - Table 1. Estimated Sales of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2020 that was released on December 15, 2021, was revised and is available below.

The U.S. Census Bureau discovered an error through internal review for Table 1. Estimated Sales of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2020. The error impacts the estimate of sales for 2015 for the "merchant wholesalers, except manufacturers' sales branches and offices" type of operation for NAICS code 42345 (Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies).

No additional tables previously released were affected.

Tables

Table 1. Estimated Sales of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Estimated E-Commerce Sales of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1998 through 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Estimated Total Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Estimated Annual Purchases, Gross Margins, and Gross Margins as a Percent of Sales for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: 1992 through 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Estimated Annual Operating Expenses and Operating Expenses as a Percent of Sales for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 2002 through 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. Estimated Sales and Commissions of Electronic Markets, Agents, Brokers, and Commission Merchants for the United States: 2004 through 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Sampling Variability

Table 1A. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for Sales of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2A. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for E-Commerce Sales of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1998 through 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Table 3A. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for Total Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Table 4A. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for Annual Purchases, Gross Margins, and Gross Margins as a Percent of Sales for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: 1992 through 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Table 5A. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for Annual Operating Expenses and Operating Expenses as a Percent of Sales for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 2002 through 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Table 6A. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for Sales and Commissions of Electronic Markets, Agents, Brokers, and Commission Merchants for the United States: 2004 through 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Summary of Changes

2020 Summary of Changes [<1.0 MB]

2020 Methodology

2020 Annual Wholesale Trade Survey Methodology

This page provides detailed information about the 2020 Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS) methodology.

Related Information

Annual Wholesale Trade Tables

Page Last Revised - December 13, 2022

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