2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Essex County, MA

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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	985	11,235,768	631,564	12,112
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	575	D	D	(5000-9999)
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	308	7,096,512	222,554	4,696
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	102	D	D	(250-499)

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	575	D	D	(5000-9999)
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	53	131,456	13,043	408
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(500-999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(250-499)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	141	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	66	D	D	(500-999)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	53	D	D	(250-499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(250-499)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(500-999)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(500-999)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(250-499)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	102	D	D	(1000-2499)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	59	D	D	(1000-2499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	16	345,460	12,793	203
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(1000-2499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	111	351,599	62,114	1,228
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	63	249,916	47,406	890
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	28	90,661	19,563	390
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	9	77,132	16,357	278
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	69	D	D	(250-499)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	308	7,096,512	222,554	4,696
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(500-999)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	41	1,845,850	56,787	743
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	128	D	D	(1000-2499)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	33	294,165	15,536	331
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(500-999)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	5	D	D	(20-99)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	5	D	D	(20-99)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	5	D	D	(20-99)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	102	D	D	(250-499)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	102	D	D	(250-499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	72	585,605	17,560	270
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	13	D	D	(20-99)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	20	D	D	(100-249)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	16	D	D	(20-99)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	30	D	D	(100-249)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	3	123,416	2,446	30
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	8	114,172	2,190	37
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	8	D	D	(20-99)