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NAICS 42343
Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, monthly data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. 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

42	Wholesale trade	435,521	4,634,755,112	259,653,080	5,878,405
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	260,445	2,171,265,591	157,156,665	3,356,985
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	37,416	406,445,349	41,221,694	710,154
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	13,760	232,520,267	22,176,606	316,614
423430	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	13,760	232,520,267	22,176,606	316,614

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)
N = Not available
42	Wholesale trade	799,302	4,664,777,063	363,781	45.5	30,021,951	0.6	435,521	4,634,755,112
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	454,362	2,188,221,869	193,917	42.7	16,956,278	0.8	260,445	2,171,265,591
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	48,199	407,408,105	10,783	22.4	962,756	0.2	37,416	406,445,349
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	N	N	N	N	N	N	13,760	232,520,267

Definition: NAICS 42343 Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of computers, computer peripheral equipment, loaded computer boards, and/or computer software.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Merchant wholesale distribution of modems and other electronic communications equipment--are classified in Industry 423690, Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers; and
Selling, planning, and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software, and communication technologies--are classified in U.S. Industry 541512, Computer Systems Design Services.

Historical comparability

Almost Comparable NAICS 42343, Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers, is close, but not quite comparable to 1997 NAICS 42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

In the following table, both 1997 and 2002 data are classified by 1997 NAICS, so that the two years are comparable.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

42143	Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle	2002	14,143	238,215,788	22,361,382	319,599
		1997	16,929	221,447,412	17,305,512	317,662
		% change	-16.5	7.6	29.2	0.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers: 2002

Data for the Wholesale trade sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. 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.

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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

13,760

232,520,267

100.00

807

22,176,606

316,614

California

2,837

56,414,096

24.26

1,611

4,436,843

64,083

Texas

1,059

29,840,664

12.83

1,371

1,544,447

25,986

Florida

1,087

18,877,798

8.12

1,132

881,740

14,501

Colorado

308

16,797,362

7.22

3,733

1,138,199

14,245

Illinois

515

13,370,198

5.75

1,062

998,197

13,343

Massachusetts

468

9,440,076

4.06

1,468

1,532,921

17,869

New York

794

9,319,471

4.01

486

1,192,389

17,394

Pennsylvania

403

7,091,445

3.05

576

659,250

9,659

Virginia

360

4,849,712

2.09

666

633,270

8,861

Tennessee

180

4,041,194

1.74

698

180,983

3,392

Washington

338

3,955,630

1.70

652

467,948

6,460

Minnesota

339

3,855,088

1.66

767

537,103

8,110

Maryland

262

3,648,780

1.57

671

707,449

8,776

North Carolina

315

3,533,545

1.52

425

989,559

8,478

Ohio

410

3,502,890

1.51

307

519,772

7,763

Kentucky

3,334,553

1.43

815

161,737

3,570

South Carolina

123

2,811,267

1.21

685

391,619

5,186

Indiana

165

2,242,735

0.96

364

219,289

3,650

Connecticut

188

2,147,881

0.92

621

256,589

3,413

Missouri

193

1,625,860

0.70

286

242,413

3,432

Wisconsin

193

1,451,585

0.62

267

214,626

3,687

Utah

125

1,245,223

0.54

535

145,499

2,254

Oregon

168

1,005,381

0.43

285

163,290

2,290

Nebraska

957,381

0.41

554

102,329

1,468

Kansas

111

737,764

0.32

272

82,653

1,626

Alabama

107

648,595

0.28

145

103,714

1,703

Oklahoma

114

636,346

0.27

182

79,125

1,962

Iowa

552,835

0.24

188

79,330

1,054

New Mexico

420,390

0.18

227

43,722

772

Idaho

391,341

0.17

291

37,647

514

Arkansas

360,106

0.15

133

47,722

782

Louisiana

346,323

0.15

62,413

1,162

Nevada

313,442

0.13

144

56,406

1,077

Mississippi

304,967

0.13

107

25,471

544

Rhode Island

218,189

0.09

204

52,710

748

Hawaii

178,465

0.08

145

48,415

578

Maine

111,538

0.05

16,905

295

West Virginia

101,330

0.04

10,114

199

Alaska

63,427

0.03

8,637

154

South Dakota

51,201

0.02

7,019

145

Vermont

50,964

0.02

3,164

North Dakota

35,349

0.02

7,580

214

Montana

32,575

0.01

5,730

132

All other states, including those below

1,770

21,605,305

9.29

3,080,668

45,002

Georgia

457

(10k-24k)

New Jersey

567

(10k-24k)

Michigan

317

(5000-9999)

Arizona

232

(2500-4999)

New Hampshire

138

(1000-2499)

District of Columbia

(500-999)

Delaware

(250-499)

Wyoming

(20-99)

Products Lines for Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
10000	Industry total	232,520,26	100.00
10920	New computer equipment	185,213,51	79.65
10950	Packaged computer software	17,473,114	7.51
19960	Custom computer software	12,280,721	5.28
	-Other	17,552,915	7.55

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997	Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-42SL-LS	Product Lines	All Types of Operation by Kind of Business & Product Line	US, states, metros
		All Types of Operation by Broad Product Line & Kind of Business	US, states, metros
		Merchant Wholesalers by Kind of Business & Product Line	US, states, metros
		Merchant Wholesalers by Broad Product Line & Kind of Business	US, states, metros
		Manufacturers' Sales Branches & Offices by Kind of Business and Product Line	US, states, metros
		Manufacturers' Sales Branches & Offices by Broad Product Line and Kind of Business	US, states, metros
EC02-42SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Sales Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Units & Multiunits	US
		Sales Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-42SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Sales by Class of Customer	US
		Employment by Primary Function	US
		End-of-Year Inventories	US
		Detailed Type of Operation	US
		Gross Margin & its Components for Merchant Wholesalers	US
		Gross Profit & its Components	US
EC02-42I-13	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-42A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 42343
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Benchmark Report for Wholesale Trade	Annual	Monthly sales and inventories back to 1992	US
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
E-Commerce Statistics	Annual	Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments	US
Monthly Wholesale Trade	Monthly	Monthly sales, inventories, and inventory/sales ratios for merchant wholesalers	US
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas

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Industry Statistics Sampler NAICS 42343 Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers

Definition: NAICS 42343 Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers

Historical comparability

Industry Statistics Sampler
NAICS 42343
Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers