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	989	6,243,694	647,397	13,027
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	676	3,602,323	461,278	9,585
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	230	1,555,250	166,185	3,157
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	83	1,086,121	19,934	285

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

989

6,243,694

647,397

13,027

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

676

3,602,323

461,278

9,585

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

230

1,555,250

166,185

3,157

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

1,086,121

19,934

285

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	676	3,602,323	461,278	9,585
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	102	D	D	(1000-2499)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	76	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	29	D	D	(250-499)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	46	D	D	(1000-2499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(500-999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(500-999)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(500-999)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	68	D	D	(500-999)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	61	D	D	(500-999)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	61	D	D	(500-999)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(500-999)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(500-999)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(250-499)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	240	D	D	(2500-4999)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	168	458,645	81,904	1,873
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	53	67,809	11,722	287
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(500-999)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(500-999)
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(1000-2499)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	59	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	13	111,524	9,286	267
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	230	1,555,250	166,185	3,157
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(500-999)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	20	252,358	32,865	700
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	77	408,904	33,601	959
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(250-499)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(250-499)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	37	477,369	56,031	407
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	3	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(250-499)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(250-499)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	83	1,086,121	19,934	285
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	83	1,086,121	19,934	285
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	68	1,025,006	18,109	219
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	27	863,248	12,595	112
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	18	69,987	2,445	42
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	15	61,115	1,825	66
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	4	D	D	(20-99)

Wholesale Trade - by industry