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	36	313,643	17,019	450
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	20	122,846	7,892	198
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	16	190,797	9,127	252
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)

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

313,643

17,019

450

423