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. 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	838	10,732,286	558,086	12,768
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	558	3,100,970	349,532	7,931
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	214	6,408,555	190,799	4,405
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	66	1,222,761	17,755	432

Wholesale Trade - by subsector

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

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NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

838

10,732,286

558,086

12,768

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

558

3,100,970

349,532

7,931

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

214

6,408,555

190,799

4,405

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

1,222,761

17,755

432

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
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	558	3,100,970	349,532	7,931
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	51	281,346	28,983	797
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(250-499)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	6	109,337	12,355	242
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	23	68,430	10,063	284
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(250-499)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	5	10,170	914	24
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	106	1,172,808	127,612	2,309
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(500-999)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	69	312,588	34,870	675
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	31	124,959	10,234	231
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	67	D	D	(500-999)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	26	101,407	12,618	303
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	7	32,931	4,251	114
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	134	553,852	75,246	1,928
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	6	D	D	(20-99)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	73	D	D	(500-999)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	21	41,819	6,849	185
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	25	61,167	10,006	261
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(250-499)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	27	180,341	20,240	488
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	11	73,267	7,863	238
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	48	258,833	18,106	485
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	15	165,076	3,680	87
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	214	6,408,555	190,799	4,405
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	26	86,166	8,300	225
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	57	3,482,990	100,125	2,030
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(1000-2499)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	8	1,100,443	7,605	122
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	8	269,661	6,897	168
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	2	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(250-499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	55	949,471	23,231	616
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	11	D	D	(250-499)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	66	1,222,761	17,755	432
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	66	1,222,761	17,755	432
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	38	261,773	7,754	171
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	8	45,514	1,307	39
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	7	70,544	1,909	45
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	28	960,988	10,001	261
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	7	D	D	(20-99)

Wholesale Trade - by industry