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	965	13,366,713	908,831	21,064
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	431	6,143,447	396,170	9,041
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	509	7,003,922	504,123	11,926
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	25	219,344	8,538	97

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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NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

965

13,366,713

908,831

21,064

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

431

6,143,447

396,170

9,041

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

509

7,003,922

504,123

11,926

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

219,344

8,538

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	431	6,143,447	396,170	9,041
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(100-249)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	17	20,202	3,671	111
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	65	239,961	27,992	824
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	56	222,071	26,420	758
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	14	69,927	6,731	243
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	27	100,065	12,015	291
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	25	163,353	28,390	700
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(500-999)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	42	507,108	50,784	1,843
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1000-2499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(1000-2499)
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(1000-2499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	68	D	D	(500-999)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(250-499)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	115	D	D	(1000-2499)
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	27	218,736	19,532	619
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	6	D	D	(100-249)
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	5	D	D	(100-249)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(500-999)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	509	7,003,922	504,123	11,926
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	42	376,539	44,553	751
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	19	155,805	17,860	376
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	171	2,594,978	166,476	3,900
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(250-499)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	29	D	D	(250-499)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(500-999)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	88	1,648,952	116,904	2,697
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	145	2,218,430	137,372	3,156
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	12	934,152	66,211	1,295
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	9	933,547	66,175	1,291
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	10	156,901	3,236	88
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	60	692,370	43,102	1,139
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(500-999)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(500-999)
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(250-499)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	14	348,274	8,678	200
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	6	D	D	(100-249)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	6	D	D	(100-249)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	4	D	D	(100-249)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(250-499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	63	D	D	(1000-2499)
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	8	380,561	31,233	998
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	25	219,344	8,538	97
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	25	219,344	8,538	97
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	12	27,523	2,183	50
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	13	191,821	6,355	47
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry