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	911	8,218,129	641,434	11,941
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	459	3,719,238	271,031	5,495
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	381	3,804,387	348,320	6,053
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	71	694,504	22,083	393

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

911

8,218,129

641,434

11,941

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

459

3,719,238

271,031

5,495

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

381

3,804,387

348,320

6,053

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

694,504

22,083

393

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	459	3,719,238	271,031	5,495
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(250-499)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	20	70,668	8,586	260
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	75	D	D	(1000-2499)
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	8	38,882	6,666	120
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	61	D	D	(1000-2499)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(500-999)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(500-999)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	107	D	D	(500-999)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	55	D	D	(500-999)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	13	41,186	8,652	152
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	12	35,725	6,627	131
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	71	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(1-19)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	381	3,804,387	348,320	6,053
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(500-999)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(500-999)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(500-999)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(500-999)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(1000-2499)
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(500-999)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	100	607,981	50,407	1,407
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(250-499)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(250-499)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(500-999)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	54	D	D	(250-499)
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(250-499)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	2	D	D	(20-99)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	2	D	D	(20-99)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	93	D	D	(500-999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(250-499)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	71	694,504	22,083	393
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	71	694,504	22,083	393
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	55	521,810	18,142	326
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	16	172,694	3,941	67
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)

Wholesale Trade - by industry