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NAICS 42472
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations and terminals)

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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
Go to this NAICS 4247 Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers 8,052 321,246,536 4,315,099 104,916
  42472 Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk) 3,216 111,265,183 1,491,795 34,752
Go to this NAICS 424720 Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk) 3,216 111,265,183 1,491,795 34,752

 

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
4247 Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers 10,383 321,507,867 2,331 22.5 261,331 0.1 8,052 321,246,536
42472 Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk) N N N N N N 3,216 111,265,183

 

Definition: NAICS 42472   Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations and terminals)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of petroleum and petroleum products (except from bulk liquid storage facilities).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of crude petroleum and petroleum products from bulk liquid storage facilities are classified in Industry 424710, Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals.

 

Historical comparability

Not Comparable   NAICS 42472, Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations and terminals), is not directly comparable to 1997 NAICS 42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals). See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 42272 is comparable to SIC 5172. 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
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 2002 3,348 117,437,807 1,547,247 35,284
1997 3,607 90,904,696 1,313,953 35,340
% change -7.2 29.2 17.8 -0.2

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations and termina

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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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 3,216 111,265,183 100.00 386 1,491,795 34,752
See other industries in this state Texas 397 39,193,339 35.23 1,801 283,363 5,157
See other industries in this state Georgia 113 10,065,833 9.05 1,171 60,048 1,230
See other industries in this state California 238 6,598,166 5.93 188 160,876 3,120
See other industries in this state Missouri 63 4,245,450 3.82 747 41,154 738
See other industries in this state New York 155 4,201,930 3.78 219 75,762 1,664
See other industries in this state Colorado 47 3,535,293 3.18 786 25,237 639
See other industries in this state Florida 155 2,195,174 1.97 132 44,175 1,282
See other industries in this state Kansas 59 1,947,388 1.75 717 18,994 395
See other industries in this state Minnesota 65 1,920,458 1.73 382 21,444 552
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 106 1,803,500 1.62 517 34,913 937
See other industries in this state Illinois 127 1,670,496 1.50 133 46,718 1,993
See other industries in this state North Carolina 97 1,332,657 1.20 160 30,517 686
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 90 1,279,974 1.15 104 53,149 1,359
See other industries in this state Ohio 102 1,261,019 1.13 110 30,422 758
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 67 1,175,554 1.06 216 15,870 419
See other industries in this state Maryland 25 1,109,262 1.00 204 11,881 239
See other industries in this state Tennessee 71 1,054,221 0.95 182 18,506 524
See other industries in this state Arkansas 45 1,005,448 0.90 372 21,946 578
See other industries in this state Virginia 60 865,706 0.78 119 19,594 521
See other industries in this state Kentucky 58 862,627 0.78 211 38,511 810
See other industries in this state Alabama 85 775,005 0.70 173 26,308 967
See other industries in this state Louisiana 72 747,427 0.67 167 20,447 641
See other industries in this state Washington 46 682,934 0.61 113 22,731 591
See other industries in this state Indiana 66 674,070 0.61 110 21,864 536
See other industries in this state Mississippi 45 480,271 0.43 168 13,804 436
See other industries in this state Oregon 34 422,045 0.38 120 14,623 404
See other industries in this state Iowa 47 410,645 0.37 140 10,236 376
See other industries in this state Nevada 22 385,793 0.35 178 7,058 215
See other industries in this state South Carolina 59 324,879 0.29 79 13,982 452
See other industries in this state West Virginia 28 312,992 0.28 173 8,140 298
See other industries in this state Nebraska 29 201,279 0.18 117 7,778 358
See other industries in this state Idaho 22 174,723 0.16 130 9,134 280
See other industries in this state North Dakota 25 153,354 0.14 242 4,179 167
See other industries in this state Montana 20 113,377 0.10 125 1,978 65
See other industries in this state Utah 25 104,060 0.09 45 4,803 181
See other industries in this state New Mexico 25 87,935 0.08 47 6,589 240
See other industries in this state Wyoming 11 62,530 0.06 125 2,565 69
See other industries in this state South Dakota 16 54,066 0.05 71 1,963 92
See other industries in this state Vermont 5 38,472 0.03 62 1,112 32
See other industries in this state Alaska 8 14,798 0.01 23 2,169 61
  All other states, including those below 386 17,721,033 15.93   237,252 4,690
See other industries in this state     New Jersey 110 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Michigan 85 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Arizona 36 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 37 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Massachusetts 56 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Maine 16 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 9 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 16 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 2 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Hawaii 7 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 12 D     D (20-99)

 

Products Lines for Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations and terminals)
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
10000 Industry total 111,265,18 100.00
15400 Refined petroleum products 66,954,760 60.18
15500 Crude oil 25,652,491 23.06
15420 Liquefied petroleum (LP) 6,541,128 5.88
-Other 12,116,804 10.89

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations and terminals)
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 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 42472
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 4247 To broader NAICS

 

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