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	1,071	15,679,992	1,095,525	22,921
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	674	D	D	(10k-24k)
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	324	8,330,473	609,737	11,239
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	73	D	D	(250-499)

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

1,071

15,679,992

1,095,525

22,921

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

674

(10k-24k)

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

324

8,330,473

609,737

11,239

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

(250-499)

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	674	D	D	(10k-24k)
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	78	D	D	(1000-2499)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(250-499)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(500-999)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	23	D	D	(250-499)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	32	423,746	33,630	756
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	62	430,328	35,816	873
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	28	256,385	17,937	479
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	13	111,671	9,884	208
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	105	1,132,609	110,545	2,480
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	35	305,686	39,297	575
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(500-999)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(500-999)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	16	505,469	35,611	958
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(500-999)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	84	D	D	(1000-2499)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(500-999)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(250-499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	64	306,824	41,460	998
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	161	2,962,302	118,477	2,776
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(500-999)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(500-999)
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	3	D	D	(20-99)
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(250-499)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	70	D	D	(500-999)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(250-499)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	13	71,667	10,516	290
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	18	38,405	5,186	146
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(250-499)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	63	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(250-499)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	324	8,330,473	609,737	11,239
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(1000-2499)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	26	306,172	25,527	602
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	23	80,531	9,427	292
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	9	61,400	7,205	230
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	83	3,717,415	424,516	6,882
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	12	1,031,660	29,176	708
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(500-999)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(5000-9999)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(5000-9999)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	27	259,489	20,767	636
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(250-499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	51	397,334	19,168	433
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	15	279,277	8,906	211
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	36	118,057	10,262	222
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(250-499)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	12	651,642	12,442	273
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	12	651,642	12,442	273
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	6	D	D	(100-249)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	6	D	D	(100-249)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	8	702,606	36,263	677
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(250-499)
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(250-499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	76	D	D	(1000-2499)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	34	45,502	6,446	152
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	73	D	D	(250-499)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	73	D	D	(250-499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	46	D	D	(100-249)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	9	54,786	4,534	59
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	10	70,853	2,660	52
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	8	39,942	1,659	41
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	8	32,702	1,695	30
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	27	277,437	6,654	195
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	5	50,149	924	16
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	5	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	8	19,061	356	15

Wholesale Trade - by industry