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	178	710,977	66,474	2,030
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	112	D	D	(1000-2499)
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(250-499)
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	19	D	D	(100-249)

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

178

710,977

66,474

2,030

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

112

(1000-2499)

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

(250-499)

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

(100-249)

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	112	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(250-499)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(1-19)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(250-499)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	19	D	D	(100-249)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	13	D	D	(100-249)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	6	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry