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	1,074	18,289,127	833,910	31,740
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	686	5,467,246	413,041	9,787
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	284	11,431,708	384,111	21,135
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	104	1,390,173	36,758	818

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

1,074

18,289,127

833,910

31,740

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

686

5,467,246

413,041

9,787

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

284

11,431,708

384,111

21,135

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

104

1,390,173

36,758

818

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	686	5,467,246	413,041	9,787
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	95	D	D	(1000-2499)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(500-999)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(500-999)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(500-999)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	30	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(500-999)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(250-499)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(500-999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	25	189,354	17,982	413
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	92	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(500-999)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(500-999)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(500-999)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	20	182,384	10,824	226
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(500-999)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(500-999)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(500-999)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	65	D	D	(500-999)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(500-999)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	61	D	D	(500-999)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	199	1,985,419	103,570	2,684
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(250-499)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	3	D	D	(20-99)
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	108	422,692	60,147	1,414
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(500-999)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(250-499)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(250-499)
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	58	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	284	11,431,708	384,111	21,135
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(10k-24k)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(10k-24k)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(500-999)
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(250-499)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(250-499)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	88	962,825	59,806	1,772
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(500-999)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	29	129,482	14,316	329
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	22	109,373	12,182	300
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	3	D	D	(20-99)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	3	D	D	(20-99)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	1	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(250-499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(500-999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	104	1,390,173	36,758	818
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	104	1,390,173	36,758	818
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	73	1,030,760	27,343	660
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	11	D	D	(250-499)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	4	9,524	263	5
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	7	28,408	5,019	57
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	12	D	D	(20-99)
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	11	65,976	3,066	61
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	19	76,752	3,047	56
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	31	359,413	9,415	158
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	9	D	D	(20-99)

Wholesale Trade - by industry