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	81	320,233	26,377	833
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	38	190,330	18,131	586
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(100-249)
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	10	D	D	(20-99)

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

More
data

NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

320,233

26,377

833

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

190,330

18,131

586

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

(100-249)

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

(20-99)

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	38	190,330	18,131	586
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(250-499)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(250-499)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	1	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	13	24,400	2,778	78
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(100-249)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	4	21,232	1,315	45
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	7	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	3	D	D	(20-99)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	1	D	D	(20-99)

Wholesale Trade - by industry