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NAICS 423610
Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual 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
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
423610	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	13,284	82,228,457	7,432,036	163,797

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
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
423610	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	N	N	N	N	N	N	13,284	82,228,457

Definition: NAICS 423610 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers

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.

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)

2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	($1,000)	(Pct)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)
423610			Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	13,284	82,228,457	100.0	7,432,036	163,797
80% of	421610		Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle (pt)	13,284	82,228,457	100.0	7,432,036	163,797

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

421610	Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle	2002	15,442	102,915,766	8,146,549	177,081
		1997	N	N	N	N
		% change	N	N	N	N

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Geographic Distribution -- Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant who

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

13,284

82,228,457

100.00

285

7,432,036

163,797

California

1,750

9,640,066

11.72

275

969,516

20,814

Texas

1,057

7,457,812

9.07

343

712,594

15,054

Illinois

633

5,668,286

6.89

450

538,020

13,037

Pennsylvania

487

5,620,269

6.83

456

356,658

7,392

New York

811

4,034,643

4.91

210

447,161

9,652

Florida

936

3,785,364

4.60

227

370,699

8,532

Ohio

521

3,477,258

4.23

305

304,654

6,769

Michigan

373

3,321,837

4.04

331

249,208

4,788

North Carolina

397

3,269,255

3.98

393

221,975

4,687

Missouri

256

3,211,369

3.91

565

194,947

4,338

Georgia

476

2,733,661

3.32

318

252,737

5,218

New Jersey

454

2,612,460

3.18

305

285,152

5,401

Wisconsin

282

2,305,565

2.80

424

180,946

3,950

Tennessee

282

1,797,691

2.19

311

145,586

3,336

Minnesota

243

1,716,814

2.09

342

170,247

3,652

Indiana

275

1,630,630

1.98

265

124,170

3,106

Massachusetts

307

1,574,359

1.91

245

175,371

3,574

Washington

310

1,447,258

1.76

238

154,886

3,516

Virginia

280

1,221,391

1.49

168

133,506

2,872

Colorado

248

1,211,469

1.47

269

113,008

2,430

Maryland

193

986,837

1.20

181

107,701

2,249

Connecticut

145

953,793

1.16

276

136,492

2,256

Alabama

205

951,959

1.16

213

88,207

2,028

South Carolina

149

896,955

1.09

219

87,212

2,115

Louisiana

197

866,945

1.05

194

81,612

2,114

Oregon

186

794,286

0.97

225

71,904

1,843

Kentucky

133

779,766

0.95

191

63,955

1,710

Arkansas

692,504

0.84

256

43,645

1,640

Kansas

146

601,724

0.73

222

57,832

1,462

Iowa

123

600,282

0.73

205

57,961

1,454

Nevada

559,480

0.68

258

42,158

963

Oklahoma

163

546,249

0.66

157

52,206

1,383

Utah

111

430,913

0.52

185

42,446

1,012

Mississippi

287,676

0.35

100

23,926

712

New Mexico

272,542

0.33

147

18,801

493

Nebraska

257,769

0.31

149

21,412

536

Maine

209,653

0.25

162

19,583

481

Idaho

194,701

0.24

145

19,424

497

South Dakota

153,881

0.19

202

18,698

401

North Dakota

142,873

0.17

225

10,762

297

Hawaii

126,235

0.15

102

13,130

316

Montana

123,372

0.15

136

10,783

312

Vermont

103,795

0.13

168

10,899

249

Alaska

98,538

0.12

154

9,425

220

Wyoming

68,376

0.08

137

6,261

184

All other states, including those below

439

2,789,896

3.39

214,560

4,752

Arizona

230

(2500-4999)

New Hampshire

(500-999)

Delaware

(250-499)

Rhode Island

(250-499)

West Virginia

(250-499)

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Products Lines for Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
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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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment 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-17	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 423610
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
	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 423610 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers

Definition: NAICS 423610 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers

Industry Statistics Sampler
NAICS 423610
Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers