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	44	5,396,234	208,573	2,428
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(1000-2499)
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	10	D	D	(20-99)

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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NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

5,396,234

208,573

2,428

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

(100-249)

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

(1000-2499)

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

(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.
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	19	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(1000-2499)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1000-2499)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(100-249)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	1	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	7	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	3	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry