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	2,336	14,804,170	925,471	19,768
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	1,396	5,967,870	481,886	10,014
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	736	6,737,766	404,619	8,654
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	204	2,098,534	38,966	1,100

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

2,336

14,804,170

925,471

19,768

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

1,396

5,967,870

481,886

10,014

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

736

6,737,766

404,619

8,654

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

204

2,098,534

38,966

1,100

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	1,396	5,967,870	481,886	10,014
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	134	423,627	31,574	798
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	33	138,117	4,942	148
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	77	223,218	22,016	490
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	32	D	D	(100-249)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	43	D	D	(100-249)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	14	58,284	3,680	110
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	135	D	D	(500-999)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(100-249)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(100-249)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	85	D	D	(250-499)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	101	D	D	(500-999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	44	266,778	24,552	612
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	6	32,552	3,433	96
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	32	208,922	20,063	491
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(100-249)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	207	2,684,224	182,913	2,885
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	73	2,389,411	125,872	1,689
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	57	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(1000-2499)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	56	195,560	39,340	729
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(100-249)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(500-999)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	54	D	D	(250-499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(250-499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(100-249)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	193	481,616	54,800	1,106
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	64	177,948	19,695	413
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	111	D	D	(500-999)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	44	128,057	13,907	266
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	67	D	D	(250-499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	99	D	D	(500-999)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	27	106,612	9,376	240
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	222	D	D	(1000-2499)
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	10	81,923	7,005	120
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	11	70,252	4,492	107
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	92	160,018	20,423	484
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(20-99)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(250-499)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	27	322,444	26,023	375
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	251	D	D	(1000-2499)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	66	D	D	(100-249)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	30	107,831	11,498	425
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	14	86,566	8,327	326
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(100-249)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	86	D	D	(100-249)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	736	6,737,766	404,619	8,654
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	55	D	D	(250-499)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	57	2,389,060	141,242	2,215
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(1000-2499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	93	307,636	28,328	561
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	174	2,677,562	123,781	2,993
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	17	228,799	11,412	274
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	8	34,146	3,462	79
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	45	615,544	20,881	663
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	47	1,075,264	25,318	646
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	20	907,279	10,793	225
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	85	D	D	(500-999)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	65	D	D	(500-999)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	14	167,649	3,936	101
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	13	D	D	(100-249)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	2	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(500-999)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(250-499)
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	12	274,631	15,242	204
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	225	D	D	(1000-2499)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(100-249)
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	25	D	D	(100-249)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	64	100,019	15,106	634
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	93	64,426	8,381	281
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	204	2,098,534	38,966	1,100
42511	Business to business electronic markets	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	202	D	D	(1000-2499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	139	1,358,018	20,581	598
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	7	D	D	(250-499)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	28	130,576	2,058	50
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	6	D	D	(1-19)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	21	110,822	3,098	55
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	23	92,334	2,876	50
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	22	83,113	2,082	44
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	17	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	63	D	D	(250-499)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	8	D	D	(1-19)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	22	274,083	7,900	105
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	14	393,919	8,243	334
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	13	D	D	(20-99)

Wholesale Trade - by industry