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NAICS 4238
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

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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.
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
  4238 Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers 64,811 297,936,999 30,113,741 704,774
Go to this NAICS 42381 Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers 5,035 47,574,705 3,993,859 88,670
Go to this NAICS 42382 Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers 8,710 40,314,213 3,152,320 95,951
Go to this NAICS 42383 Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers 31,272 113,607,776 14,694,415 319,091
Go to this NAICS 42384 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers 11,063 51,382,359 4,467,115 107,632
Go to this NAICS 42385 Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers 5,660 16,772,588 1,992,708 55,503
Go to this NAICS 42386 Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers 3,071 28,285,358 1,813,324 37,927

 

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
4238 Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers 86,291 300,304,536 21,480 24.9 2,367,537 0.8 64,811 297,936,999

 

Definition: NAICS 4238   Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of construction, mining, farm, garden, industrial, service establishment, and transportation machinery, equipment and supplies.

 

Historical comparability

Not Comparable   NAICS 4238, Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers, is not directly comparable to 1997 NAICS 4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 4218 is nearly comparable to SIC 508. 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
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 2002 69,895 323,412,481 31,047,304 723,751
1997 76,643 328,968,331 29,401,798 772,550
% change -8.8 -1.7 5.6 -6.3

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Machinery, 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.
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 64,811 297,936,999 100.00 1,034 30,113,741 704,774
See other industries in this state Texas 6,104 29,791,253 10.00 1,369 2,800,855 65,136
See other industries in this state California 6,250 28,215,359 9.47 806 2,835,265 65,488
See other industries in this state Illinois 3,433 23,691,410 7.95 1,881 2,108,490 44,489
See other industries in this state Ohio 3,039 14,058,459 4.72 1,232 1,450,134 34,643
See other industries in this state Georgia 2,070 13,974,687 4.69 1,625 1,171,161 25,675
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 2,647 13,124,434 4.41 1,065 1,301,493 29,491
See other industries in this state Michigan 2,459 12,888,005 4.33 1,284 1,313,954 28,730
See other industries in this state North Carolina 1,943 10,733,013 3.60 1,291 1,048,503 23,953
See other industries in this state New Jersey 1,933 10,678,958 3.58 1,245 1,052,263 21,193
See other industries in this state New York 2,761 10,141,290 3.40 529 1,190,180 26,570
See other industries in this state Indiana 1,532 7,378,856 2.48 1,199 682,811 16,653
See other industries in this state Minnesota 1,371 7,255,031 2.44 1,444 715,802 16,021
See other industries in this state Missouri 1,425 7,120,598 2.39 1,254 616,692 16,304
See other industries in this state Kansas 893 6,823,403 2.29 2,513 464,121 12,095
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 1,574 6,265,954 2.10 1,152 737,004 18,071
See other industries in this state Louisiana 1,412 5,726,940 1.92 1,281 715,169 17,602
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 1,072 5,416,849 1.82 842 682,856 12,885
See other industries in this state Tennessee 1,321 5,344,281 1.79 923 578,173 14,536
See other industries in this state Washington 1,333 5,278,373 1.77 870 575,306 13,377
See other industries in this state Colorado 968 4,859,036 1.63 1,080 442,712 10,009
See other industries in this state Virginia 1,166 4,779,664 1.60 656 575,130 12,959
See other industries in this state Kentucky 917 3,687,446 1.24 902 411,130 10,567
See other industries in this state Connecticut 761 3,582,753 1.20 1,036 444,269 8,700
See other industries in this state Alabama 1,045 3,495,291 1.17 781 427,768 11,208
See other industries in this state Iowa 994 3,492,630 1.17 1,190 363,512 10,885
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 1,099 2,932,612 0.98 841 365,722 10,006
See other industries in this state South Carolina 899 2,888,219 0.97 704 342,114 8,824
See other industries in this state Maryland 726 2,868,514 0.96 527 363,535 8,801
See other industries in this state Oregon 881 2,734,983 0.92 776 365,479 8,875
See other industries in this state Arkansas 728 2,689,628 0.90 994 241,046 7,112
See other industries in this state Nebraska 574 2,052,769 0.69 1,189 236,922 6,866
See other industries in this state Utah 516 1,945,291 0.65 836 255,511 6,481
See other industries in this state Nevada 328 1,592,468 0.53 734 124,545 3,203
See other industries in this state West Virginia 372 1,484,449 0.50 823 177,204 4,876
See other industries in this state Mississippi 513 1,468,005 0.49 513 168,016 4,817
See other industries in this state North Dakota 346 1,240,982 0.42 1,958 118,926 3,508
See other industries in this state Idaho 362 1,168,945 0.39 870 141,715 3,492
See other industries in this state New Mexico 351 1,012,090 0.34 545 129,032 3,115
See other industries in this state South Dakota 228 924,521 0.31 1,216 92,698 2,912
See other industries in this state Wyoming 240 865,742 0.29 1,735 103,975 2,435
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 305 846,689 0.28 665 107,194 2,463
See other industries in this state Maine 230 780,530 0.26 602 102,948 2,403
See other industries in this state Montana 243 641,521 0.22 705 72,008 2,127
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 194 563,792 0.19 528 76,190 1,763
See other industries in this state Alaska 124 501,022 0.17 782 60,974 1,132
See other industries in this state Vermont 107 361,420 0.12 586 48,125 1,007
See other industries in this state Hawaii 122 319,604 0.11 259 37,796 1,072
  All other states, including those below 4,900 18,249,230 6.13   1,677,313 40,244
See other industries in this state     Florida 3,887 D     D (25k-49k)
See other industries in this state     Arizona 834 D     D (5000-9999)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 156 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 23 D     D (100-249)

 

Products Lines for Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
10000 Industry total 297,936,99 100.00
12100 Construction and mining machinery 39,753,216 13.34
12320 General-purpose industrial machinery 34,022,477 11.42
12200 Farm machinery, equipment, and parts 24,741,424 8.30
12600 Aircraft and aeronautical equipment 22,776,927 7.64
12460 Abrasives, strapping, tapes, and inks 22,501,042 7.55
-Other 154,141,91 51.74

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Machinery, equipment, and supplies 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 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
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 4238
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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