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NAICS 423840
Industrial supplies 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.
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
Go to this NAICS 4238 Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers 64,811 297,936,999 30,113,741 704,774
Go to this NAICS 42384 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers 11,063 51,382,359 4,467,115 107,632
  423840 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers 11,063 51,382,359 4,467,115 107,632
  4238401 General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers 1,145 2,606,658 377,062 9,999
  4238402 Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers 2,102 9,773,404 766,354 18,681
  4238403 Welding supplies merchant wholesalers 1,493 3,584,424 486,706 12,588
  4238404 Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers 1,542 7,639,891 703,672 16,930
  4238405 Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers 1,425 6,183,340 760,632 16,715
  4238406 Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers 3,356 21,594,642 1,372,689 32,719

 

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
42384 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers N N N N N N 11,063 51,382,359
423840 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers N N N N N N 11,063 51,382,359

 

Definition: NAICS 423840   Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of supplies for machinery and equipment generally used in manufacturing, oil well, and warehousing activities.

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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)
($1,000)(Pct)
423840 Not Comparable Link to NAICS correspondence table Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers 11,063 51,382,359 100.0 4,467,115 107,632  
  94% of 421840 Industrial supplies whsle (pt) 11,063 51,382,359 100.0 4,467,115 107,632 Not Comparable
  421840 pt     General-line industrial supplies 1,145 2,606,658   377,062 9,999  
  421840 pt     Mechanical power transmission supplies 2,102 9,773,404   766,354 18,681  
  421840 pt     Welding supplies 1,493 3,584,424   486,706 12,588  
  421840 pt     Industrial containers and supplies 1,542 7,639,891   703,672 16,930  
  421840 pt     Industrial valves and fittings, excluding hydraulic and pneumatic 1,425 6,183,340   760,632 16,715  
  421840 pt     Other industrial supplies 3,356 21,594,642   1,372,689 32,719  

 

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
421840 Industrial supplies whsle 2002 11,723 54,646,106 4,581,770 109,928
1997 15,055 64,861,321 5,240,795 140,735
% change -22.1 -15.7 -12.6 -21.9

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Industrial 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 11,063 51,382,359 100.00 178 4,467,115 107,632
See other industries in this state California 1,211 7,303,772 14.21 209 469,559 11,120
See other industries in this state Texas 992 4,912,470 9.56 226 416,749 9,622
See other industries in this state Georgia 391 3,466,344 6.75 403 181,827 4,047
See other industries in this state Michigan 429 3,438,281 6.69 343 220,385 4,960
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 497 2,964,262 5.77 241 230,394 5,031
See other industries in this state Ohio 579 2,959,251 5.76 259 272,262 6,668
See other industries in this state New Jersey 399 2,764,949 5.38 322 195,653 4,140
See other industries in this state Illinois 640 2,703,427 5.26 215 314,965 7,208
See other industries in this state New York 515 1,790,774 3.49 93 266,503 6,125
See other industries in this state North Carolina 345 1,669,517 3.25 201 138,595 3,852
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 197 1,432,406 2.79 223 106,573 1,971
See other industries in this state Florida 530 1,370,012 2.67 82 129,775 3,501
See other industries in this state Missouri 229 1,358,030 2.64 239 73,478 1,896
See other industries in this state Tennessee 238 1,266,117 2.46 219 105,983 2,687
See other industries in this state Indiana 257 1,227,584 2.39 199 103,379 2,664
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 239 1,049,535 2.04 193 110,567 2,842
See other industries in this state Louisiana 271 909,597 1.77 203 107,509 2,887
See other industries in this state Washington 208 721,524 1.40 119 67,935 1,909
See other industries in this state Alabama 228 640,491 1.25 143 84,756 2,353
See other industries in this state South Carolina 172 534,400 1.04 130 63,980 1,653
See other industries in this state Kentucky 151 512,217 1.00 125 55,843 1,547
See other industries in this state Virginia 163 481,100 0.94 66 62,512 1,528
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 176 447,311 0.87 128 54,496 1,486
See other industries in this state Connecticut 140 427,092 0.83 124 50,249 1,057
See other industries in this state Oregon 172 407,287 0.79 116 54,602 1,270
See other industries in this state Colorado 166 369,498 0.72 82 56,823 1,458
See other industries in this state Iowa 112 335,404 0.65 114 29,803 839
See other industries in this state Maryland 120 278,885 0.54 51 37,910 911
See other industries in this state Arkansas 123 278,191 0.54 103 34,329 1,008
See other industries in this state Nebraska 50 226,406 0.44 131 25,216 662
See other industries in this state West Virginia 64 224,328 0.44 124 25,127 822
See other industries in this state Mississippi 77 177,251 0.34 62 20,807 601
See other industries in this state Utah 72 171,288 0.33 74 20,296 532
See other industries in this state Nevada 62 169,508 0.33 78 15,954 416
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 46 92,491 0.18 73 12,800 342
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 38 90,462 0.18 85 14,867 360
See other industries in this state Maine 34 84,432 0.16 65 12,350 275
See other industries in this state New Mexico 51 79,911 0.16 43 11,598 313
See other industries in this state South Dakota 11 74,259 0.14 98 3,613 73
See other industries in this state Alaska 21 50,668 0.10 79 5,563 137
See other industries in this state Hawaii 22 46,190 0.09 37 6,323 204
See other industries in this state Montana 31 45,879 0.09 50 5,820 195
See other industries in this state Wyoming 33 42,305 0.08 85 6,008 149
  All other states, including those below 561 1,787,253 3.48   183,379 4,311
See other industries in this state     Minnesota 199 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Arizona 137 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Kansas 108 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 31 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Idaho 42 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 26 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 4 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Vermont 14 D     D (20-99)

 

Products Lines for Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
10000 Industry total 51,382,359 100.00
12460 Abrasives, strapping, tapes, and inks 21,413,819 41.68
12370 Mechanical power transmission supplies 8,362,797 16.28
12450 Industrial containers and supplies 7,516,184 14.63
12380 Industrial valves and fittings 5,453,765 10.61
-Other 8,635,794 16.81

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Industrial 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 EC02-42I-07 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded 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 423840
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
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 42384 To broader NAICS

 

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