2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Maryland

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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	6,104	60,679,602	4,443,829	93,474
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	3,764	30,877,447	2,850,450	55,555
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,813	22,852,501	1,393,573	33,581
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	527	6,949,654	199,806	4,338

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	3,764	30,877,447	2,850,450	55,555
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	425	9,056,676	185,700	5,182
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	107	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(500-999)
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(250-499)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(500-999)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	250	975,413	94,681	2,723
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	101	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	142	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	249	D	D	(2500-4999)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	111	D	D	(1000-2499)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(250-499)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	69	355,709	55,260	1,178
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	138	D	D	(1000-2499)
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	75	D	D	(1000-2499)
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	295	2,022,981	200,289	4,733
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	147	1,302,422	122,932	2,987
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(500-999)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	105	888,157	97,614	2,351
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	52	250,986	24,592	584
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	54	D	D	(500-999)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(250-499)
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	672	6,326,493	1,019,009	15,215
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	95	387,533	75,677	1,784
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	262	3,648,780	707,449	8,776
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	219	D	D	(5000-9999)
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(500-999)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	170	D	D	(5000-9999)
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(500-999)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	80	D	D	(500-999)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	53	221,960	27,902	699
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	144	1,477,775	133,401	2,427
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	127	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	58	D	D	(500-999)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	8	44,491	8,663	184
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(500-999)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	148	1,914,868	144,590	2,345
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	133	1,266,514	122,802	2,104
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	113	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	77	647,265	65,057	1,546
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(100-249)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	15	648,354	21,788	241
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	9	341,126	10,498	144
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	6	307,228	11,290	97
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	500	4,000,017	455,337	7,214
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	193	986,837	107,701	2,249
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(500-999)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	255	D	D	(2500-4999)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	122	D	D	(2500-4999)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	133	D	D	(1000-2499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	343	1,440,771	175,311	4,084
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	96	D	D	(1000-2499)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	100	460,076	70,807	1,590
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	120	544,524	53,679	1,157
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	726	2,868,514	363,535	8,801
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	81	668,187	68,288	1,515
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	55	254,568	25,772	698
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	37	158,740	16,867	505
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	16	D	D	(100-249)
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	312	1,091,612	157,385	3,434
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	38	112,647	14,843	337
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	13	45,483	6,032	138
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	25	67,164	8,811	199
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	105	284,033	44,160	939
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	32	81,480	11,607	252
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	54	229,712	41,555	1,022
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	61	D	D	(500-999)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	120	278,885	37,910	911
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	13	31,492	6,032	158
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	22	55,084	4,851	142
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(20-99)
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	21	78,248	9,447	215
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	10	14,864	2,449	53
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	114	339,762	47,192	1,352
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	39	155,107	23,547	578
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(100-249)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	44	235,500	26,988	891
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(500-999)
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(20-99)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	406	D	D	(2500-4999)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	70	D	D	(500-999)
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	94	567,731	48,265	1,339
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	23	118,746	17,122	448
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	18	117,682	17,040	442
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	5	1,064	82	6
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(500-999)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	57	D	D	(100-249)
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	54	D	D	(100-249)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	156	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(20-99)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	37	174,193	21,665	666
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	25	413,521	12,423	470
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(250-499)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	15	29,464	4,483	117
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,813	22,852,501	1,393,573	33,581
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	216	2,939,336	196,544	4,095
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	125	D	D	(1000-2499)
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	66	1,403,008	70,011	1,347
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	106	2,956,876	143,697	2,682
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(500-999)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	55	D	D	(1000-2499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	130	580,931	64,933	1,590
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	16	D	D	(20-99)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	51	190,008	35,263	879
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(250-499)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	9	273,794	14,620	217
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	561	9,358,672	589,531	15,336
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	70	3,022,883	178,268	4,322
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	15	D	D	(250-499)
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	3	D	D	(1-19)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(2500-4999)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	60	1,175,276	43,285	1,182
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	18	290,886	20,919	496
4244401	Live poultry merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(500-999)
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	65	320,088	25,301	751
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	25	256,163	18,526	515
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	71	808,893	68,565	1,907
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	197	D	D	(5000-9999)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	52	339,573	31,931	976
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	42	701,469	99,322	2,453
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	17	97,112	6,255	171
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	11	91,650	5,534	128
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(1000-2499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	30	116,140	4,730	146
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	20	98,464	4,102	115
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(1-19)
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4245902	Leaf tobacco merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4245903	Wool, wool tops, & mohair merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4245904	Cotton merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	191	683,060	72,492	1,435
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	162	D	D	(1000-2499)
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	15	67,258	15,808	294
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	64	2,629,892	37,299	817
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	39	1,520,630	25,418	578
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	37	D	D	(500-999)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	28	D	D	(250-499)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	9	D	D	(100-249)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	2	D	D	(1-19)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	25	1,109,262	11,881	239
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	83	1,456,701	121,836	2,737
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	38	658,361	67,958	1,583
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	45	798,340	53,878	1,154
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	432	2,130,893	162,511	4,743
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	59	322,268	29,691	741
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	34	D	D	(250-499)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	25	D	D	(250-499)
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	72	481,955	29,655	858
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	69	D	D	(1000-2499)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(500-999)
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	53	D	D	(250-499)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	166	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	51	71,253	7,886	235
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	81	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	527	6,949,654	199,806	4,338
42511	Business to business electronic markets	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	526	D	D	(2500-4999)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	382	4,152,618	145,150	2,860
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	14	D	D	(250-499)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	62	358,717	14,281	621
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	17	89,498	2,964	42
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	64	849,000	33,681	460
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	9	D	D	(1-19)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	82	913,386	32,948	513
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	42	D	D	(250-499)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	72	717,691	29,114	427
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	20	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	144	D	D	(1000-2499)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	18	D	D	(20-99)
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	14	77,936	1,769	28
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	63	2,079,746	37,788	920
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	6	D	D	(1-19)
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	24	120,845	7,911	236