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	995	28,512,637	653,899	13,631
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	598	21,672,406	448,753	7,874
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	229	4,598,060	157,790	4,569
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	168	2,242,171	47,356	1,188

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

995

28,512,637

653,899

13,631

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

598

21,672,406

448,753

7,874

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

229

4,598,060

157,790

4,569

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

168

2,242,171

47,356

1,188

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	598	21,672,406	448,753	7,874
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(250-499)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(500-999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	15	134,759	16,950	364
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	10	25,668	3,179	84
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	143	2,746,858	193,249	2,969
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	68	2,048,063	126,124	1,643
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(1000-2499)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(500-999)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(500-999)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	122	964,267	95,900	1,714
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	33	157,713	18,461	294
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	74	D	D	(1000-2499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	43	375,484	43,107	736
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(500-999)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(250-499)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	15	131,235	9,657	189
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	101	D	D	(500-999)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	46	115,839	19,628	323
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(250-499)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	66	D	D	(500-999)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	229	4,598,060	157,790	4,569
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(100-249)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	45	2,553,976	74,782	2,860
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(1000-2499)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(250-499)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(250-499)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(500-999)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	42	97,007	9,112	190
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	5	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(250-499)
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(250-499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(250-499)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	3	D	D	(20-99)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	168	2,242,171	47,356	1,188
42511	Business to business electronic markets	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	167	D	D	(1000-2499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	125	D	D	(500-999)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	8	60,275	1,144	28
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	8	D	D	(1-19)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	5	49,023	1,178	21
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	13	D	D	(20-99)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	37	420,538	11,379	214
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	9	64,577	2,089	38
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	29	91,234	5,520	120
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	14	55,527	1,342	48
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	42	1,407,146	21,767	660
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	22	1,352,957	20,281	615

Wholesale Trade - by industry