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NAICS 4236
Electrical goods 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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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
  4236 Electrical goods merchant wholesalers 33,306 322,377,337 29,521,935 509,252
Go to this NAICS 42361 Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers 13,284 82,228,457 7,432,036 163,797
Go to this NAICS 42362 Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers 3,055 59,830,490 2,202,148 45,621
Go to this NAICS 42369 Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers 16,967 180,318,390 19,887,751 299,834

 

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
4236 Electrical goods merchant wholesalers 42,678 323,300,554 9,372 22.0 923,217 0.3 33,306 322,377,337

 

Definition: NAICS 4236   Electrical goods merchant wholesalers

This NAICS Industry Group comprises establishments classified in the following NAICS Industries: 42361, Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers; 42362, Electrical and Electronic Appliance, Television, and Radio Set Merchant Wholesalers; and 42369, Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers.

 

Historical comparability

Not Comparable   NAICS 4236, Electrical goods merchant wholesalers, is not comparable to 1997 NAICS 4216 Electrical goods 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.



Comparable statistics are not available between 1997 and 2002.

 

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Electrical goods 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 33,306 322,377,337 100.00 1,119 29,521,935 509,252
See other industries in this state California 5,905 73,524,570 22.81 2,099 7,693,387 109,037
See other industries in this state Texas 2,551 29,330,967 9.10 1,348 2,645,731 45,394
See other industries in this state Illinois 1,452 26,469,803 8.21 2,102 1,818,241 32,719
See other industries in this state New Jersey 1,346 24,874,367 7.72 2,900 1,582,423 24,311
See other industries in this state Florida 2,762 14,558,131 4.52 873 1,354,151 26,734
See other industries in this state New York 2,265 14,126,676 4.38 737 1,637,827 29,522
See other industries in this state Georgia 1,058 12,672,996 3.93 1,474 1,066,389 18,212
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 1,058 11,019,977 3.42 894 888,028 16,598
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 937 9,070,615 2.81 1,410 1,133,833 17,431
See other industries in this state North Carolina 844 8,161,517 2.53 982 776,849 13,948
See other industries in this state Michigan 811 7,466,287 2.32 744 601,138 11,314
See other industries in this state Ohio 1,073 6,757,488 2.10 592 628,037 14,501
See other industries in this state Virginia 632 5,725,756 1.78 786 539,108 8,898
See other industries in this state Tennessee 552 5,705,472 1.77 986 456,377 9,701
See other industries in this state Colorado 674 5,645,557 1.75 1,255 524,499 9,022
See other industries in this state Washington 702 5,466,938 1.70 901 536,179 9,560
See other industries in this state Minnesota 604 5,180,121 1.61 1,031 505,061 9,623
See other industries in this state Missouri 525 4,884,528 1.52 860 393,579 8,364
See other industries in this state Oregon 510 4,363,444 1.35 1,238 435,786 7,393
See other industries in this state Kentucky 268 4,317,564 1.34 1,056 146,267 3,245
See other industries in this state Maryland 500 4,000,017 1.24 735 455,337 7,214
See other industries in this state Indiana 562 3,793,449 1.18 616 307,688 7,057
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 526 3,643,968 1.13 670 329,739 6,926
See other industries in this state Connecticut 374 2,836,599 0.88 820 355,451 5,939
See other industries in this state Kansas 302 2,345,357 0.73 864 167,740 3,555
See other industries in this state Idaho 143 2,067,593 0.64 1,538 79,387 1,600
See other industries in this state Alabama 451 2,054,790 0.64 459 186,334 4,068
See other industries in this state South Carolina 273 1,413,105 0.44 345 166,099 3,743
See other industries in this state Louisiana 392 1,366,762 0.42 306 173,014 4,060
See other industries in this state Utah 238 1,172,688 0.36 504 152,211 2,762
See other industries in this state Arkansas 184 1,127,022 0.35 416 100,727 2,705
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 289 1,113,998 0.35 319 162,868 3,473
See other industries in this state Iowa 236 901,639 0.28 307 116,206 2,621
See other industries in this state Nevada 217 888,690 0.28 410 85,026 1,922
See other industries in this state Hawaii 103 545,247 0.17 442 37,263 878
See other industries in this state New Mexico 144 543,011 0.17 293 46,125 1,038
See other industries in this state Nebraska 133 490,021 0.15 284 57,884 1,376
See other industries in this state Mississippi 149 414,563 0.13 145 46,050 1,238
See other industries in this state Maine 90 307,360 0.10 237 33,271 836
See other industries in this state North Dakota 47 224,226 0.07 354 17,945 467
See other industries in this state West Virginia 86 198,428 0.06 110 22,270 609
See other industries in this state South Dakota 49 188,115 0.06 247 23,966 517
See other industries in this state Montana 75 172,261 0.05 189 29,709 540
See other industries in this state Vermont 51 155,083 0.05 252 21,879 441
See other industries in this state Wyoming 40 78,882 0.02 158 7,954 235
  All other states, including those below 1,123 11,011,689 3.42   976,902 17,905
See other industries in this state     Arizona 664 D     D (10k-24k)
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 236 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 61 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 31 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 84 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Alaska 47 D     D (250-499)

 

Products Lines for Electrical goods merchant wholesalers
Product
code
Product description Sales of
this line
($000)
Percent of
industry sales
(%)
Graph
10000 Industry total 322,377,33 100.00
11600 Electronic parts and equipment 96,199,419 29.84
11400 Electrical apparatus and equipment 79,839,995 24.77
11650 Communications equipment and supplies 77,101,452 23.92
11500 Electric household appliances 56,548,887 17.54
-Other 12,687,584 3.94

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Electrical goods 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 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
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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 4236
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
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industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees 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
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 423 To broader NAICS

 

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