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	707	6,640,965	411,030	9,659
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	443	3,231,756	269,791	5,862
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	202	1,904,236	122,904	3,255
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	62	1,504,973	18,335	542

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

707

6,640,965

411,030

9,659

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

443

3,231,756

269,791

5,862

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

202

1,904,236

122,904

3,255

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

1,504,973

18,335

542

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	443	3,231,756	269,791	5,862
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(500-999)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	16	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	43	665,238	36,678	666
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	33	453,537	37,147	761
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	33	453,537	37,147	761
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(500-999)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(500-999)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(500-999)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(500-999)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(250-499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(500-999)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	11	51,091	6,598	123
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	116	380,549	49,287	1,097
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	57	D	D	(500-999)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	30	73,382	13,564	319
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	59	D	D	(500-999)
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	202	1,904,236	122,904	3,255
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1-19)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	47	669,294	63,016	1,916
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	37	177,216	15,826	324
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	5	D	D	(20-99)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	4	D	D	(20-99)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	2	D	D	(20-99)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	1	D	D	(1-19)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(250-499)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	62	1,504,973	18,335	542
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	62	1,504,973	18,335	542
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	48	1,449,786	16,957	510
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	6	D	D	(250-499)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	19	D	D	(20-99)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	14	55,187	1,378	32
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	4	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry