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NAICS 4246
Chemical and allied products 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 424 Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 142,661 1,980,329,666 92,564,262 2,272,823
  4246 Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers 14,594 115,554,263 7,229,694 141,373
Go to this NAICS 42461 Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers 3,436 28,792,084 1,699,233 36,477
Go to this NAICS 42469 Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers 11,158 86,762,179 5,530,461 104,896

 

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
424 Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 288,507 1,992,346,677 145,846 50.6 12,017,011 0.6 142,661 1,980,329,666
4246 Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers 19,031 115,974,085 4,437 23.3 419,822 0.4 14,594 115,554,263

 

Definition: NAICS 4246   Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of chemicals; plastics materials and basic forms and shapes; and allied products.

 

Historical comparability

Not Comparable   NAICS 4246, Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers, is not directly comparable to 1997 NAICS 4226 Chemical & allied products whsle. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 4226 is comparable to SIC 516. 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
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 2002 15,483 120,141,763 7,353,415 143,723
1997 15,920 128,923,496 7,241,315 165,768
% change -2.7 -6.8 1.5 -13.3

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Chemical and allied products 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 14,594 115,554,263 100.00 401 7,229,694 141,373
See other industries in this state Texas 1,453 14,792,075 12.80 680 689,676 13,169
See other industries in this state New York 834 10,092,384 8.73 527 444,952 7,329
See other industries in this state California 1,501 7,412,891 6.42 212 645,928 13,260
See other industries in this state New Jersey 733 7,283,896 6.30 849 416,787 7,217
See other industries in this state Georgia 585 6,509,289 5.63 757 324,646 6,441
See other industries in this state Illinois 734 6,380,555 5.52 507 404,529 7,840
See other industries in this state North Carolina 462 6,062,326 5.25 729 268,663 5,590
See other industries in this state Ohio 678 5,750,342 4.98 504 368,502 8,118
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 587 5,247,892 4.54 426 405,668 7,497
See other industries in this state Michigan 455 4,533,835 3.92 452 285,348 4,694
See other industries in this state Connecticut 205 2,956,269 2.56 855 158,924 2,735
See other industries in this state Florida 932 2,845,991 2.46 171 257,760 6,103
See other industries in this state Missouri 311 2,309,015 2.00 406 143,672 3,341
See other industries in this state Louisiana 281 2,203,162 1.91 493 169,520 3,193
See other industries in this state Minnesota 279 1,940,643 1.68 386 140,811 2,783
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 292 1,786,764 1.55 329 167,558 3,598
See other industries in this state Indiana 330 1,719,614 1.49 279 157,262 3,465
See other industries in this state Alabama 168 1,361,875 1.18 304 87,747 1,807
See other industries in this state Tennessee 266 1,222,800 1.06 211 131,539 2,780
See other industries in this state Arkansas 113 1,098,025 0.95 406 27,671 656
See other industries in this state Washington 244 1,025,201 0.89 169 86,732 1,893
See other industries in this state Oregon 166 992,464 0.86 282 47,926 1,196
See other industries in this state Colorado 220 979,873 0.85 218 76,322 1,569
See other industries in this state South Carolina 216 952,905 0.82 232 73,922 1,660
See other industries in this state Virginia 226 838,562 0.73 115 75,966 1,655
See other industries in this state Kansas 142 816,316 0.71 301 57,030 1,240
See other industries in this state Kentucky 134 684,462 0.59 167 62,446 1,630
See other industries in this state Maryland 191 683,060 0.59 126 72,492 1,435
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 193 608,038 0.53 174 49,252 1,162
See other industries in this state Mississippi 93 462,040 0.40 161 78,522 1,138
See other industries in this state Utah 129 392,368 0.34 169 44,182 1,108
See other industries in this state Nebraska 65 387,147 0.34 224 19,019 498
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 88 331,508 0.29 260 29,697 513
See other industries in this state Iowa 102 326,281 0.28 111 29,803 726
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 61 275,622 0.24 258 26,387 592
See other industries in this state New Mexico 85 216,824 0.19 117 22,589 520
See other industries in this state Hawaii 40 153,277 0.13 124 22,614 488
See other industries in this state Maine 38 136,272 0.12 105 15,408 374
See other industries in this state Alaska 25 135,849 0.12 212 10,064 185
See other industries in this state Wyoming 52 117,495 0.10 235 15,802 293
See other industries in this state Nevada 69 105,509 0.09 49 16,805 412
See other industries in this state Idaho 57 92,495 0.08 69 8,099 214
See other industries in this state North Dakota 39 76,377 0.07 121 9,470 242
See other industries in this state Vermont 28 41,986 0.04 68 4,628 164
See other industries in this state South Dakota 27 41,462 0.04 55 4,812 135
See other industries in this state Montana 29 39,905 0.03 44 4,706 122
  All other states, including those below 636 11,131,322 9.63   567,836 8,593
See other industries in this state     Delaware 51 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Massachusetts 289 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Arizona 223 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 69 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 4 D     D (20-99)

 

Products Lines for Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
10000 Industry total 115,554,26 100.00
15330 Chemicals and allied products 72,815,739 63.01
15300 Plastics materials and basic shapes 27,635,186 23.92
15320 Industrial gases 3,950,306 3.42
-Other 11,153,032 9.65

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Chemical and allied products 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-14 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded 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
Drill-down iconDown arrows link to tables in "drill-down" format for easy navigation. AFF iconAFF icons link to tables in American FactFinder, which supports further manipulation and downloading. link to PDF PDF symbols link to reports in Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to view these files, you will need the Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader which is available free from the Adobe web site.

 

Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 4246
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 424 To broader NAICS

 

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Source: 2002 Economic Census   Questions?