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	514	5,103,910	307,678	7,335
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	311	1,418,879	156,676	3,788
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	174	3,585,949	148,055	3,462
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	29	99,082	2,947	85

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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data

NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

514

5,103,910

307,678

7,335

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

311

1,418,879

156,676

3,788

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

174

3,585,949

148,055

3,462

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

99,082

2,947

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	311	1,418,879	156,676	3,788
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(250-499)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	21	50,724	9,081	323
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(500-999)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(250-499)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	88	D	D	(1000-2499)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	49	176,888	28,337	562
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(100-249)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	174	3,585,949	148,055	3,462
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(250-499)
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(1000-2499)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(500-999)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	9	452,844	4,556	168
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	8	D	D	(100-249)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	5	D	D	(100-249)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	1	D	D	(1-19)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(250-499)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(500-999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	3	D	D	(20-99)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	29	99,082	2,947	85
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	29	99,082	2,947	85
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	26	92,263	2,867	81
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	3	6,819	80	4

Wholesale Trade - by industry