2002 Economic Census: Wholesale Trade

U.S. Department of Commerce

Wholesale Trade - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. 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.
More data	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
	42	Wholesale trade	1,421	19,688,243	827,407	17,937
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	796	8,452,767	469,308	10,085
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	336	8,521,720	290,320	6,479
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	289	2,713,756	67,779	1,373

Wholesale Trade - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. 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.

D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals

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NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

1,421

19,688,243

827,407

17,937

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

796

8,452,767

469,308

10,085

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

336

8,521,720

290,320

6,479

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

289

2,713,756

67,779

1,373

Wholesale Trade - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. 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
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	796	8,452,767	469,308	10,085
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	48	3,047,101	19,920	544
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(250-499)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(100-249)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	16	45,750	4,596	128
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(500-999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	20	192,371	18,265	434
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	157	D	D	(2500-4999)
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	59	D	D	(500-999)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(500-999)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(500-999)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	46	211,090	20,716	426
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(250-499)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(250-499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	144	D	D	(1000-2499)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	55	D	D	(500-999)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	73	D	D	(1000-2499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(1000-2499)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	61	D	D	(500-999)
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	22	138,032	13,075	296
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	187	D	D	(1000-2499)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	7	D	D	(20-99)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	104	D	D	(1000-2499)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(100-249)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(250-499)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(100-249)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	78	D	D	(500-999)
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(250-499)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	336	8,521,720	290,320	6,479
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	65	D	D	(500-999)
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	14	252,411	18,126	374
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	70	D	D	(2500-4999)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(500-999)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(250-499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	10	2,342,762	11,361	196
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(250-499)
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(20-99)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	5	D	D	(100-249)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	5	D	D	(100-249)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	5	D	D	(100-249)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(250-499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	71	1,672,491	35,324	779
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	6	D	D	(20-99)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	289	2,713,756	67,779	1,373
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	289	2,713,756	67,779	1,373
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	216	1,324,451	43,294	787
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	33	D	D	(20-99)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	26	D	D	(100-249)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	53	367,281	12,360	210
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	20	152,617	4,500	87
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	44	D	D	(100-249)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	17	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	73	1,389,305	24,485	586
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	19	1,040,493	16,450	438
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	4	110,356	1,014	8
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	7	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	24	D	D	(20-99)

Wholesale Trade - by industry