2002 Economic Census: Wholesale Trade

U.S. Department of Commerce

Wholesale Trade - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
More data	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
	42	Wholesale trade	1,358	15,660,455	874,303	21,248
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	930	5,899,932	539,915	12,993
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	310	8,765,253	297,863	7,538
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	118	995,270	36,525	717

Wholesale Trade - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals

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NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

1,358

15,660,455

874,303

21,248

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

930

5,899,932

539,915

12,993

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

310

8,765,253

297,863

7,538

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

118

995,270

36,525

717

Wholesale Trade - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	930	5,899,932	539,915	12,993
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	125	827,894	62,600	1,931
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	47	527,542	32,444	878
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	20	333,556	23,132	583
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	55	213,715	21,164	727
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	24	141,383	12,357	458
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(250-499)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	24	74,238	10,810	259
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	75	853,233	40,087	918
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	35	433,332	22,773	489
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	10	286,273	9,360	152
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	102	512,777	77,844	1,554
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	23	149,117	16,979	295
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	80	1,377,729	77,427	1,801
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	71	D	D	(1000-2499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	61	1,206,512	69,841	1,635
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	43	636,108	58,107	1,430
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	18	570,404	11,734	205
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	97	467,617	43,152	972
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	48	343,766	28,734	623
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(250-499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(100-249)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	94	D	D	(1000-2499)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	30	141,043	18,530	392
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	243	1,022,453	147,342	3,470
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	25	312,992	50,753	1,039
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	136	470,894	63,953	1,512
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	22	99,108	12,389	305
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	57	188,695	26,278	593
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	24	108,502	16,522	395
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	54	152,560	18,312	511
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	10	34,924	3,784	123
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	17	24,832	3,442	96
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	75	D	D	(500-999)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	25	217,759	13,416	369
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	12	162,445	8,444	229
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(100-249)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	310	8,765,253	297,863	7,538
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(500-999)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	24	94,378	9,475	269
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(500-999)
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(250-499)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	75	1,746,308	115,130	3,106
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(250-499)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(250-499)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	45	957,194	27,556	555
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(250-499)
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	29	871,288	16,695	414
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	15	D	D	(100-249)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	15	D	D	(100-249)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	6	D	D	(20-99)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	9	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(500-999)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(250-499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	59	D	D	(1000-2499)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	118	995,270	36,525	717
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	118	995,270	36,525	717
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	97	D	D	(250-499)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	14	D	D	(20-99)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	19	186,645	6,325	104
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	7	51,705	1,255	24
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	31	D	D	(100-249)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	21	D	D	(250-499)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)

Wholesale Trade - by industry