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NAICS 423450
Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

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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.
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try
Detail

NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 42 Wholesale trade 435,521 4,634,755,112 259,653,080 5,878,405
Go to this NAICS 423 Durable goods merchant wholesalers 260,445 2,171,265,591 157,156,665 3,356,985
Go to this NAICS 4234 Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers 37,416 406,445,349 41,221,694 710,154
Go to this NAICS 42345 Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers 7,851 80,381,871 7,728,521 127,962
  423450 Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers 7,851 80,381,871 7,728,521 127,962
  4234501 Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers 6,871 74,274,459 6,888,592 111,983
  4234502 Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers 980 6,107,412 839,929 15,979

 

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)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
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
42345 Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers N N N N N N 7,851 80,381,871
423450 Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers N N N N N N 7,851 80,381,871

 

Definition: NAICS 423450   Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of professional medical equipment, instruments, and supplies (except ophthalmic equipment and instruments and goods used by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of professional equipment, instruments and/or goods sold, prescribed, or used by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians are classified in Industry 423460, Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers.

 

Historical Comparability - Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS

Figures to the left of 1997 NAICS codes indicate the percent of 2002 receipts (as classified by 1997 NAICS) represented by that part; and link to a complementary table where other parts of the 1997 NAICS are shown. Table description discusses features and symbols.
2002
NAICS
code
1997
NAICS
code
Pt. Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Link to
SIC
(1997 data)
($1,000)(Pct)
423450 Not Comparable Link to NAICS correspondence table Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers 7,851 80,381,871 100.0 7,728,521 127,962
  92% of 421450 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle (pt) 7,851 80,381,871 100.0 7,728,521 127,962
  421450 pt     Surgical, medical, and hospital equipment and supplies 6,871 74,274,459   6,888,592 111,983
  421450 pt     Dental equipment and supplies 980 6,107,412   839,929 15,979

 

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
421450 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 2002 8,963 87,264,366 8,199,285 133,505
1997 9,782 58,791,711 5,746,165 121,572
% change -8.4 48.4 42.7 9.8

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 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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Indus-
tries
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Sales
% of
U.S.
Sales
per capita
($)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 7,851 80,381,871 100.00 279 7,728,521 127,962
See other industries in this state California 1,060 10,534,288 13.11 301 1,284,922 20,131
See other industries in this state Illinois 370 8,269,240 10.29 657 590,889 9,719
See other industries in this state Minnesota 168 7,399,071 9.20 1,473 847,018 6,810
See other industries in this state New York 572 5,690,246 7.08 297 617,704 10,717
See other industries in this state New Jersey 316 4,877,928 6.07 569 436,397 6,575
See other industries in this state Florida 870 4,681,097 5.82 281 405,151 8,494
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 203 3,744,925 4.66 582 350,256 5,595
See other industries in this state Texas 552 3,636,618 4.52 167 278,017 5,743
See other industries in this state Georgia 235 3,375,490 4.20 393 239,927 4,241
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 300 3,255,146 4.05 264 271,948 4,611
See other industries in this state Tennessee 163 2,622,376 3.26 453 250,856 3,614
See other industries in this state Ohio 304 2,527,866 3.14 221 251,861 4,967
See other industries in this state North Carolina 191 2,307,351 2.87 278 184,432 3,362
See other industries in this state Michigan 210 1,959,575 2.44 195 227,897 3,701
See other industries in this state Indiana 130 1,654,821 2.06 269 142,105 2,162
See other industries in this state Connecticut 93 1,495,684 1.86 433 98,366 1,600
See other industries in this state Maryland 144 1,477,775 1.84 272 133,401 2,427
See other industries in this state Missouri 164 1,106,881 1.38 195 115,123 2,141
See other industries in this state Washington 146 1,034,066 1.29 170 110,229 1,992
See other industries in this state Louisiana 110 705,757 0.88 158 57,311 1,260
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 100 692,024 0.86 127 96,150 1,910
See other industries in this state South Carolina 73 672,016 0.84 164 64,071 1,195
See other industries in this state Virginia 124 629,033 0.78 86 70,947 1,365
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 101 473,062 0.59 136 45,845 873
See other industries in this state Nevada 55 439,311 0.55 203 30,116 621
See other industries in this state Oregon 69 400,349 0.50 114 42,058 644
See other industries in this state Alabama 82 393,550 0.49 88 36,428 801
See other industries in this state Kentucky 72 365,047 0.45 89 32,963 806
See other industries in this state Nebraska 47 290,351 0.36 168 30,479 703
See other industries in this state Kansas 73 279,357 0.35 103 30,322 660
See other industries in this state Utah 71 260,235 0.32 112 31,955 1,146
See other industries in this state Mississippi 34 153,045 0.19 53 15,268 393
See other industries in this state Iowa 32 142,824 0.18 49 12,448 335
See other industries in this state Arkansas 52 129,287 0.16 48 15,222 451
See other industries in this state West Virginia 24 127,791 0.16 71 11,501 332
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 32 109,177 0.14 86 11,469 282
See other industries in this state Hawaii 30 103,509 0.13 84 10,673 239
See other industries in this state Maine 19 93,716 0.12 72 13,345 282
See other industries in this state New Mexico 40 71,924 0.09 39 10,416 234
See other industries in this state Idaho 24 67,066 0.08 50 8,842 209
See other industries in this state North Dakota 12 64,024 0.08 101 10,706 185
See other industries in this state Montana 12 19,981 0.02 22 3,212 94
See other industries in this state Vermont 9 15,269 0.02 25 2,354 52
See other industries in this state South Dakota 13 9,852 0.01 13 2,337 38
See other industries in this state Alaska 5 8,718 0.01 14 1,016 23
See other industries in this state Wyoming 4 3,365   7 913 23
  All other states, including those below 341 2,011,787 2.50   193,655 4,204
See other industries in this state     Arizona 156 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Colorado 141 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 23 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 16 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 5 D     D (20-99)

 

Products Lines for Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
Product
code
Product description Sales of
this line
($000)
Percent of
industry sales
(%)
Graph
10000 Industry total 80,381,871 100.00
11000 Medical, hospital, and surgical supplies 71,346,416 88.76
11020 Dental equipment, instruments, and supplies 5,200,159 6.47
13500 Pharmaceuticals 1,755,344 2.18
-Other 2,079,952 2.59

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
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to pdf
Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables
Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-BDG Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997 Link to drill-down tables Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined US
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-42SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF All Types of Operation by Kind of Business & Product Line US, states, metros
Link to data in AFF All Types of Operation by Broad Product Line & Kind of Business US, states, metros
Link to data in AFF Merchant Wholesalers by Kind of Business & Product Line US, states, metros
Link to data in AFF Merchant Wholesalers by Broad Product Line & Kind of Business US, states, metros
Link to data in AFF Manufacturers' Sales Branches & Offices by Kind of Business and Product Line US, states, metros
Link to data in AFF Manufacturers' Sales Branches & Offices by Broad Product Line and Kind of Business US, states, metros
link to PDF EC02-42SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Sales Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Units & Multiunits US
Link to data in AFF Sales Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-42SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Sales by Class of Customer US
Link to data in AFF Employment by Primary Function US
Link to data in AFF End-of-Year Inventories US
Link to data in AFF Detailed Type of Operation US
Link to data in AFF Gross Margin & its Components for Merchant Wholesalers US
Link to data in AFF Gross Profit & its Components US
link to PDF EC02-42I-12 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
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PDF EC02-42A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 423450
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
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industry 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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