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NAICS 4235
Metal and mineral (except petroleum) 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.
Indus-
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
  4235 Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers 10,962 117,454,774 6,561,703 147,703
Go to this NAICS 42351 Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers 10,434 108,103,507 6,354,603 143,980
Go to this NAICS 42352 Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers 528 9,351,267 207,100 3,723

 

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
4235 Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers 14,199 117,837,864 3,237 22.8 383,090 0.3 10,962 117,454,774

 

Definition: NAICS 4235   Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers

This NAICS Industry Group comprises establishments classified in the following NAICS Industries: 42351, Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers; and 42352, Coal and Other Mineral and Ore Merchant Wholesalers.

 

Historical comparability

Not Comparable   NAICS 4235, Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers, is not directly comparable to 1997 NAICS 4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 4215 is comparable to SIC 505. 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
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 2002 12,000 127,101,643 6,743,676 150,721
1997 12,583 150,493,610 6,898,028 174,029
% change -4.6 -15.5 -2.2 -13.4

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Metal and mineral (except petroleum) 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.
Other
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 10,962 117,454,774 100.00 408 6,561,703 147,703
See other industries in this state Illinois 739 12,318,326 10.49 978 686,560 14,030
See other industries in this state New York 602 9,424,726 8.02 492 348,186 6,554
See other industries in this state Ohio 659 8,704,065 7.41 763 462,935 10,241
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 602 7,947,323 6.77 645 361,306 7,728
See other industries in this state Connecticut 150 4,925,968 4.19 1,425 126,926 2,311
See other industries in this state Tennessee 208 4,214,457 3.59 728 180,410 3,989
See other industries in this state Georgia 287 3,593,604 3.06 418 195,092 3,973
See other industries in this state Indiana 277 2,559,607 2.18 416 174,405 4,335
See other industries in this state Virginia 154 2,089,990 1.78 287 80,046 2,113
See other industries in this state Alabama 204 1,966,127 1.67 439 138,920 3,364
See other industries in this state Kentucky 162 1,947,239 1.66 476 98,581 2,651
See other industries in this state Maryland 148 1,914,868 1.63 352 144,590 2,345
See other industries in this state West Virginia 69 1,690,256 1.44 937 27,392 571
See other industries in this state Minnesota 156 1,591,402 1.35 317 109,420 2,533
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 173 1,052,568 0.90 194 90,670 2,325
See other industries in this state Iowa 91 844,796 0.72 288 58,685 1,584
See other industries in this state Oregon 129 771,751 0.66 219 79,774 1,981
See other industries in this state Utah 97 596,749 0.51 257 46,146 1,130
See other industries in this state South Carolina 109 549,577 0.47 134 48,996 1,276
See other industries in this state Nevada 42 143,767 0.12 66 18,526 417
See other industries in this state New Mexico 48 126,292 0.11 68 13,088 399
See other industries in this state Montana 32 64,419 0.05 71 6,991 230
See other industries in this state Alaska 14 32,552 0.03 51 4,185 108
See other industries in this state Vermont 16 23,818 0.02 39 3,550 104
  All other states, including those below 5,794 48,360,527 41.17   3,056,323 71,411
See other industries in this state     California 1,215 D     D (10k-24k)
See other industries in this state     Texas 1,018 D     D (10k-24k)
See other industries in this state     Florida 577 D     D (5000-9999)
See other industries in this state     Michigan 491 D     D (5000-9999)
See other industries in this state     Missouri 259 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     New Jersey 398 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     North Carolina 253 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Washington 229 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Arizona 149 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 86 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Colorado 173 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Kansas 93 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Louisiana 163 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Massachusetts 201 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Oklahoma 153 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Mississippi 57 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Nebraska 42 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 42 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Idaho 37 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Maine 29 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 39 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 27 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Hawaii 18 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 11 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 23 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 2 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 9 D     D (20-99)

 

Products Lines for Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
10000 Industry total 117,454,77 100.00
11120 Flat iron and steel products 35,743,170 30.43
11220 Aluminum shapes and forms 11,205,724 9.54
11100 Semi-finished iron and steel products 10,618,712 9.04
11150 Iron and steel pipes and tubing 8,991,161 7.65
11300 Coal and coke 7,280,128 6.20
11180 Stainless steel 6,558,371 5.58
11200 Copper and brass 6,413,676 5.46
-Other 30,643,832 26.09

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers
Link
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-03 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF BE02-00I-1 Business Expenses Link to data in AFF Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (2002 NAICS Basis) US
Link to data in AFF Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (2002 NAICS Basis) US
link to PDF EC02-42A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
Drill-down iconDown arrows link to tables in "drill-down" format for easy navigation. AFF iconAFF icons link to tables in American FactFinder, which supports further manipulation and downloading. link to PDF PDF symbols link to reports in Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to view these files, you will need the Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader which is available free from the Adobe web site.

 

Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 4235
Hypertext Tables 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
Link to table for this industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees US, states, metro areas, counties
Link to table for this 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
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 423 To broader NAICS

 

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