2002 Economic Census: Wholesale Trade

U.S. Department of Commerce

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
42	Wholesale trade	17	164,188	5,644	191
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	8	90,004	3,273	92
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	1	D	D	(20-99)
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	1	D	D	(20-99)

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.

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

NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

164,188

5,644

191

423