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	516	7,320,725	415,139	9,567
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	331	D	D	(5000-9999)
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	131	3,410,709	161,847	3,932
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	54	D	D	(250-499)

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

516

7,320,725

415,139

9,567

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

331

(5000-9999)

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

131

3,410,709

161,847

3,932

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. 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	331	D	D	(5000-9999)
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1-19)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(1000-2499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(500-999)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	106	547,202	71,069	1,552
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	65	347,127	47,147	1,019
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	13	88,668	7,434	151
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(250-499)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(250-499)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	131	3,410,709	161,847	3,932
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	19	140,696	17,234	451
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(500-999)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(250-499)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	36	2,189,480	66,203	1,477
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(500-999)
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	25	287,784	22,859	499
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(250-499)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(500-999)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	10	57,924	6,066	136
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	54	D	D	(250-499)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	54	D	D	(250-499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	38	757,562	13,521	368
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	2	D	D	(100-249)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	5	48,576	758	12
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	5	67,509	3,784	68
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	15	D	D	(20-99)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	16	D	D	(100-249)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry