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. 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	29	212,324	7,648	244
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	16	120,156	2,742	67
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. 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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data

NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

212,324

7,648

244

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

120,156

2,742

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

(100-249)

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. 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	16	120,156	2,742	67
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	1	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	1	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry