2002 Economic Census: Wholesale Trade

U.S. Department of Commerce

Wholesale Trade - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. 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
42	Wholesale trade	45	155,363	7,458	179
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	22	26,349	3,471	70
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	16	65,362	2,310	79
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	7	63,652	1,677	30
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	7	63,652	1,677	30
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	4	11,296	431	11
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	3	52,356	1,246	19
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. 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

NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

155,363

7,458

179

423