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	1,038	6,442,790	553,010	13,890
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	692	2,526,360	321,467	7,775
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	293	3,258,194	211,332	5,749
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	53	658,236	20,211	366

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

1,038

6,442,790

553,010

13,890

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

692

2,526,360

321,467

7,775

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

293

3,258,194

211,332

5,749

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

658,236

20,211

366

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	692	2,526,360	321,467	7,775
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(500-999)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(500-999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	18	89,053	7,976	202
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	114	478,081	61,070	1,316
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	36	262,689	23,510	403
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	27	119,718	11,943	315
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(250-499)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	89	439,791	61,888	1,229
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	48	263,442	28,101	669
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	32	107,432	29,495	444
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	22	72,434	27,182	373
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	56	109,330	15,915	492
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	22	62,244	7,433	217
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	220	802,689	112,634	2,661
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	121	509,898	75,072	1,701
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	39	239,849	32,070	717
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	26	92,383	15,856	353
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(250-499)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(250-499)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(250-499)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	293	3,258,194	211,332	5,749
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	31	165,232	12,080	419
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	20	120,175	7,758	279
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	105	1,006,846	78,137	2,383
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	14	36,594	1,752	74
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	34	182,049	11,958	418
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	4	27,845	7,505	165
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	41	180,067	18,894	477
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(250-499)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	10	D	D	(250-499)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	9	D	D	(250-499)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	5	D	D	(100-249)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(500-999)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(250-499)
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	7	321,495	24,394	492
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	55	D	D	(500-999)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(250-499)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	53	658,236	20,211	366
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	53	658,236	20,211	366
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	35	362,286	14,807	237
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	14	63,633	3,273	66
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	18	295,950	5,404	129
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry