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NAICS 42381
Construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and 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
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	64,811	297,936,999	30,113,741	704,774
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	5,035	47,574,705	3,993,859	88,670
423810	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	5,035	47,574,705	3,993,859	88,670

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
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
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	N	N	N	N	N	N	5,035	47,574,705

Definition: NAICS 42381 Construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of specialized machinery, equipment, and related parts generally used in construction, mining (except oil well) and logging activities.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of oil well machinery and equipment are classified in Industry 423830, Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers.

Historical comparability

Almost Comparable NAICS 42381, Construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers, is close, but not quite comparable to 1997 NAICS 42181 Construction & mining (except oil well) machinery & equip whsle. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 42181 is comparable to SIC 5082. 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

42181	Construction & mining (except oil well) machinery & equip whsle	2002	5,211	48,702,667	4,023,836	89,369
		1997	5,321	44,725,989	3,604,644	87,611
		% change	-2.1	8.9	11.6	2.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers:

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

5,035

47,574,705

100.00

165

3,993,859

88,670

Illinois

185

7,778,023

16.35

618

193,398

4,080

Texas

396

3,187,982

6.70

146

306,443

6,861

Pennsylvania

246

3,082,105

6.48

250

194,242

4,205

California

368

2,455,498

5.16

276,037

5,640

Florida

306

2,400,888

5.05

144

203,324

4,904

Colorado

2,191,968

4.61

487

96,912

2,086

North Carolina

141

1,991,485

4.19

240

147,521

3,332

Georgia

185

1,856,842

3.90

216

126,286

2,809

Virginia

179

1,199,018

2.52

165

120,152

2,830

Minnesota

112

1,119,176

2.35

223

114,395

2,159

Tennessee

111

1,036,919

2.18

179

89,704

2,065

Kentucky

143

992,896

2.09

243

112,958

2,501

New York

160

907,512

1.91

103,535

2,102

Wisconsin

104

888,350

1.87

163

84,808

1,759

Louisiana

869,234

1.83

194

61,958

1,478

Alabama

861,033

1.81

192

108,982

2,418

Missouri

127

805,932

1.69

142

90,317

2,249

Indiana

793,170

1.67

129

80,871

1,717

West Virginia

103

772,756

1.62

428

88,393

2,121

Arizona

749,804

1.58

138

91,575

1,942

Massachusetts

704,471

1.48

110

76,235

1,424

Washington

132

688,136

1.45

113

73,807

1,570

Maryland

668,187

1.40

123

68,288

1,515

Utah

613,635

1.29

264

86,289

1,966

South Carolina

496,870

1.04

121

47,231

1,364

Iowa

482,816

1.01

164

50,413

1,196

Nevada

434,633

0.91

200

43,412

1,096

Oklahoma

400,869

0.84

115

48,923

1,175

Kansas

397,279

0.84

146

46,587

1,112

Mississippi

332,412

0.70

116

33,740

775

Arkansas

320,045

0.67

118

39,741

1,005

Maine

318,052

0.67

245

33,931

743

Connecticut

299,111

0.63

32,381

563

Wyoming

271,810

0.57

545

34,260

634

Nebraska

254,778

0.54

148

30,619

611

Montana

239,204

0.50

263

25,749

638

North Dakota

209,275

0.44

330

20,553

476

Idaho

208,872

0.44

155

26,502

615

New Hampshire

195,195

0.41

153

17,490

391

New Mexico

183,543

0.39

19,078

525

Alaska

146,465

0.31

229

16,699

293

South Dakota

96,172

0.20

126

10,399

260

Hawaii

87,829

0.18

7,147

202

Delaware

68,191

0.14

5,717

136

Vermont

65,690

0.14

107

5,071

111

All other states, including those below

543

3,450,574

7.25

401,786

9,016

Ohio

186

(2500-4999)

Michigan

138

(1000-2499)

New Jersey

106

(1000-2499)

Oregon

101

(1000-2499)

Rhode Island

(100-249)

District of Columbia

(1-19)

Products Lines for Construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
10000	Industry total	47,574,705	100.00
12100	Construction and mining machinery	38,801,792	81.56
19700	Service receipts and labor charges	3,882,535	8.16
19940	Rental and operating lease receipts	2,235,250	4.70
	-Other	2,655,128	5.58

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and 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-09	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 42381
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 42381 Construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers

Definition: NAICS 42381 Construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers

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Industry Statistics Sampler
NAICS 42381
Construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers