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	135	4,821,464	92,709	2,105
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	74	3,537,711	66,594	1,446
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(500-999)
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	15	D	D	(20-99)

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

135

4,821,464

92,709

2,105

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

3,537,711

66,594

1,446

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

(500-999)

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

(20-99)

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	74	3,537,711	66,594	1,446
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	4	D	D	(100-249)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(250-499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(500-999)
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	2	D	D	(1-19)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	2	D	D	(1-19)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	1	D	D	(1-19)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	15	D	D	(20-99)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	15	D	D	(20-99)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	11	D	D	(20-99)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	4	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry