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NAICS 425120
Wholesale trade agents and brokers

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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
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	32,415	483,159,855	9,932,153	248,597
4251	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	32,415	483,159,855	9,932,153	248,597
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	32,320	480,395,239	9,870,215	247,185
425120	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	32,320	480,395,239	9,870,215	247,185
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	22,112	284,958,168	6,328,876	147,793
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	10,208	195,437,071	3,541,339	99,392

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
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	56,433	484,208,517	24,018	42.6	1,048,662	0.2	32,415	483,159,855
4251	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	56,433	484,208,517	24,018	42.6	1,048,662	0.2	32,415	483,159,855
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	54,637	481,365,125	22,317	40.8	969,886	0.2	32,320	480,395,239
425120	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	54,637	481,365,125	22,317	40.8	969,886	0.2	32,320	480,395,239

Definition: NAICS 425120 Wholesale trade agents and brokers

This industry comprises wholesale trade agents and brokers acting on behalf of buyers or sellers in the wholesale distribution of goods. Agents and brokers do not take title to the goods being sold but rather receive a commission or fee for their service. Agents and brokers for all durable and nondurable goods are included in this industry.

Cross-References. Establishments acting in the capacity of agents or brokers that operate using the Internet or other electronic means instead of a sales force are classified in Industry 425110, Business to Business Electronic Markets.

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)

2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	($1,000)	(Pct)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)
425120			Wholesale trade agents and brokers	32,320	480,395,239		9,870,215	247,185

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.
Year	Establishments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

2002	0	0	0
1997	0	0	0
% change	N	N	N	N

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Geographic Distribution -- Wholesale trade agents and brokers: 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

United States

32,320

480,395,239

100.00

1,667

9,870,215

247,185

California

3,171

54,210,982

11.28

1,548

1,170,615

26,050

Texas

2,139

35,730,479

7.44

1,642

884,993

23,420

Florida

2,143

30,647,133

6.38

1,837

547,449

15,771

Georgia

1,205

15,416,092

3.21

1,793

341,547

8,045

Alabama

376

4,820,378

1.00

1,077

100,490

2,589

Kansas

429

4,033,510

0.84

1,486

92,567

2,729

Louisiana

245

3,011,347

0.63

674

60,752

1,750

Nevada

104

2,243,480

0.47

1,034

32,327

1,173

South Dakota

1,754,823

0.37

2,308

14,030

1,168

New Hampshire

170

1,587,531

0.33

1,246

36,286

855

Mississippi

150

1,556,293

0.32

544

26,326

1,154

Idaho

926,238

0.19

689

15,125

685

New Mexico

101

903,608

0.19

487

19,674

624

Montana

833,722

0.17

916

12,715

719

North Dakota

627,384

0.13

990

10,281

487

Maine

584,394

0.12

451

16,144

508

West Virginia

426,573

0.09

236

9,774

479

Vermont

328,682

0.07

533

8,406

243

Wyoming

283,018

0.06

567

5,229

194

Alaska

181,793

0.04

284

5,367

157

All other states, including those below

21,565

320,287,779

66.67

6,460,118

158,385

Illinois

1,934

(10k-24k)

New Jersey

1,227

(10k-24k)

New York

2,203

(10k-24k)

Ohio

1,533

(10k-24k)

Pennsylvania

1,324

(10k-24k)

Indiana

717

(5000-9999)

Massachusetts

960

(5000-9999)

Michigan

1,401

(5000-9999)

Minnesota

1,111

(5000-9999)

Missouri

773

(5000-9999)

North Carolina

1,075

(5000-9999)

Tennessee

512

(5000-9999)

Washington

855

(5000-9999)

Arizona

547

(2500-4999)

Colorado

749

(2500-4999)

Kentucky

354

(2500-4999)

Maryland

526

(2500-4999)

Oklahoma

287

(2500-4999)

Oregon

442

(2500-4999)

Virginia

538

(2500-4999)

Wisconsin

626

(2500-4999)

Arkansas

189

(1000-2499)

Connecticut

381

(1000-2499)

Iowa

271

(1000-2499)

Nebraska

171

(1000-2499)

South Carolina

326

(1000-2499)

Utah

269

(1000-2499)

Hawaii

(500-999)

Rhode Island

100

(500-999)

Delaware

(100-249)

District of Columbia

(20-99)

Products Lines for Wholesale trade agents and brokers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
10000	Industry total	480,395,23	100.00
10100	New and used automobiles, motorcycles, and trailers	85,517,969	17.80
14860	Grocery specialties	37,166,365	7.74
14100	Packaged frozen food	26,303,409	5.48
	-Other	331,407,49	68.99

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Wholesale trade agents and brokers
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
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
EC02-42SL-LS	Product Lines	All Types of Operation by Broad Product Line & 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
		Sales & Commissions of Electronic Markets, Agents, Brokers, and Commission Merchants	US
EC02-42I-19	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 425120
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
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	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