2002 Economic Census: Wholesale Trade

U.S. Department of Commerce

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
42	Wholesale trade	65	187,511	19,505	566
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	31	80,032	8,889	268
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	24	72,744	9,064	254
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	10	34,735	1,552	44
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	10	34,735	1,552	44
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	9	D	D	(20-99)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	5	14,064	775	19
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	1	D	D	(1-19)

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.

D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals

NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

187,511

19,505

566

423