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	36	486,760	13,271	261
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	20	450,261	11,178	212
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	9	11,197	1,336	34
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	7	25,302	757	15

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

486,760

13,271

261

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

450,261

11,178

212

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

11,197

1,336

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

25,302

757

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	20	450,261	11,178	212
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	6	20,751	2,902	81
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	9	11,197	1,336	34
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	7	25,302	757	15
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	7	25,302	757	15
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	6	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	1	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry