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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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4239 | Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 36,364 | 156,820,514 | 11,675,812 | 321,810 | |
| 42392 | Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers | 2,886 | 19,182,762 | 1,396,732 | 34,162 | ||
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423920 | Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers | 2,886 | 19,182,762 | 1,396,732 | 34,162 | |
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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 | |||||||
| 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 | |
| 4239 | Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 142,473 | 164,614,899 | 106,109 | 74.5 | 7,794,385 | 4.7 | 36,364 | 156,820,514 | |
| 42392 | Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers | 12,149 | 19,618,675 | 9,263 | 76.2 | 435,913 | 2.2 | 2,886 | 19,182,762 | |
| 423920 | Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers | 12,149 | 19,618,675 | 9,263 | 76.2 | 435,913 | 2.2 | 2,886 | 19,182,762 | |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of games, toys, fireworks, playing cards, hobby goods and supplies, and/or related goods.
NAICS
42392, Toy and hobby goods and supplies merchant wholesalers,
is not comparable to 1997 NAICS 42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle.
See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.
In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 42192 is comparable to SIC 5092. 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 (%) |
Graph |
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| 10000 | Industry total | 19,182,762 | 100.00 | |
| 12800 | Toys and hobby goods and supplies | 17,465,270 | 91.05 | |
| 10950 | Packaged computer software | 1,045,866 | 5.45 | |
| 10540 | Miscellaneous home furnishings | 146,152 | 0.76 | |
| -Other | 525,474 | 2.74 |
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