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	747	9,072,608	440,924	11,092
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	504	5,434,763	327,298	8,206
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	210	D	D	(2500-4999)
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	33	D	D	(100-249)

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

747

9,072,608

440,924

11,092

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

504

5,434,763

327,298

8,206

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

210

(2500-4999)

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

(100-249)

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	504	5,434,763	327,298	8,206
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(500-999)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(500-999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	65	D	D	(500-999)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(250-499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	14	39,056	4,977	101
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	22	152,793	13,526	389
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	22	152,793	13,526	389
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(250-499)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(100-249)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	42	103,671	13,759	382
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	167	4,112,415	185,422	4,399
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(250-499)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	64	155,591	18,881	517
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(2500-4999)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(2500-4999)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(250-499)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	210	D	D	(2500-4999)
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(500-999)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	17	279,137	3,891	109
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(250-499)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	4	D	D	(20-99)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	4	D	D	(20-99)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	15	D	D	(100-249)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(250-499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(500-999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	7	D	D	(100-249)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	33	D	D	(100-249)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	33	D	D	(100-249)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	30	D	D	(100-249)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	13	62,159	1,593	26
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	3	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry