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| Employers | Nonemployers | Compare to '97 | States | Products, Size, etc. | ||
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NAICS code |
Description |
Estab- lish- ments |
Sales
($1,000) |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
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42 | Wholesale trade | 435,521 | 4,634,755,112 | 259,653,080 | 5,878,405 | |
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423 | Durable goods merchant wholesalers | 260,445 | 2,171,265,591 | 157,156,665 | 3,356,985 | |
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4236 | Electrical goods merchant wholesalers | 33,306 | 322,377,337 | 29,521,935 | 509,252 | |
| 42361 | Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers | 13,284 | 82,228,457 | 7,432,036 | 163,797 | ||
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423610 | Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers | 13,284 | 82,228,457 | 7,432,036 | 163,797 | |
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NAICS Title |
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Establish- ments |
Receipts ($1,000) | Establishments | Receipts |
Establish- ments |
Sales ($1,000) | |||||
| Number | % of all | $1,000 | % of all | |||||||
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| 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 | |
| 42361 | Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers | N | N | N | N | N | N | 13,284 | 82,228,457 | |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of electrical construction materials; wiring supplies; electric light fixtures; light bulbs; and/or electrical power equipment for the generation, transmission, distribution, or control of electric energy.
NAICS
42361, Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers,
is not comparable to 1997 NAICS 42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material 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.
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Data for the Wholesale trade sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places.




















































| Product code | Product description | Sales of this line ($000) |
Percent of industry sales (%) |
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| 10000 | Industry total | 82,228,457 | 100.00 | |
| 11400 | Electrical apparatus and equipment | 77,685,623 | 94.48 | |
| 11650 | Communications equipment and supplies | 1,193,149 | 1.45 | |
| 19700 | Service receipts and labor charges | 610,178 | 0.74 | |
| -Other | 2,739,507 | 3.33 |
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