2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Essex County, NJ

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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	1,358	18,657,856	1,073,914	19,929
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	753	10,436,141	553,400	10,683
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	525	6,783,633	495,092	8,633
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	80	1,438,082	25,422	613

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	753	10,436,141	553,400	10,683
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	68	D	D	(500-999)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(250-499)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	22	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	65	D	D	(500-999)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(250-499)
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	11	96,446	3,965	108
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(250-499)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	19	92,876	8,188	180
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	11	63,026	7,640	113
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	117	1,848,581	179,282	3,039
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	22	83,356	13,372	303
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(250-499)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	96	686,847	99,043	1,631
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	32	208,616	22,668	463
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	55	D	D	(1000-2499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(500-999)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	58	240,129	33,377	717
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	164	2,010,059	91,308	1,897
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	90	345,917	45,205	917
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	28	109,865	15,529	277
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(500-999)
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	112	D	D	(1000-2499)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	36	266,146	25,496	641
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	13	155,645	16,031	340
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	10	D	D	(250-499)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(100-249)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(20-99)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	525	6,783,633	495,092	8,633
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	65	354,643	39,541	685
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	22	96,611	10,501	162
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(2500-4999)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(2500-4999)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	59	D	D	(250-499)
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	154	1,307,375	80,991	2,277
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	9	278,758	14,483	349
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	9	278,758	14,483	349
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	23	422,145	16,503	412
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(250-499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	59	D	D	(500-999)
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(250-499)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	24	694,068	9,805	243
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	10	D	D	(100-249)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	10	D	D	(100-249)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	4	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	99	D	D	(500-999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	54	D	D	(100-249)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	80	1,438,082	25,422	613
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	80	1,438,082	25,422	613
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	54	1,158,467	17,152	485
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	4	D	D	(250-499)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	15	324,268	6,773	110
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	12	121,715	2,407	46
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	26	279,615	8,270	128
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	7	40,182	2,431	38
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	7	188,700	4,067	58
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	4	22,645	558	9