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	89	505,190	20,658	421
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	40	53,003	4,528	108
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	23	175,440	8,964	176
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	26	276,747	7,166	137
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	26	276,747	7,166	137
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	17	204,913	5,570	116
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	6	142,023	3,242	45
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	9	71,834	1,596	21
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	4	D	D	(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.

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

505,190

20,658

421

423