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	662	6,091,272	339,605	8,613
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	436	2,205,229	222,063	5,304
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	179	3,491,114	111,189	3,165
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	47	394,929	6,353	144

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

662

6,091,272

339,605

8,613

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

436

2,205,229

222,063

5,304

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

179

3,491,114

111,189

3,165

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

394,929

6,353

144

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	436	2,205,229	222,063	5,304
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	41	363,427	27,856	683
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	9	D	D	(100-249)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(500-999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(250-499)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	60	D	D	(500-999)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	55	260,121	22,111	563
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(250-499)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	18	77,237	7,889	181
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	131	388,786	51,256	1,266
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	83	246,894	33,315	772
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	13	87,828	7,234	196
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	16	36,905	6,158	140
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	22	45,201	5,462	148
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	15	68,308	8,788	243
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	179	3,491,114	111,189	3,165
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(250-499)
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	9	54,828	6,544	181
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	48	588,836	39,647	1,188
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(500-999)
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	7	176,950	12,022	406
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	5	D	D	(20-99)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	5	D	D	(20-99)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	5	D	D	(20-99)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(250-499)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	47	394,929	6,353	144
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	47	394,929	6,353	144
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	36	D	D	(100-249)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	6	D	D	(1-19)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	6	50,968	1,071	22
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	6	63,939	1,084	29
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	11	D	D	(20-99)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	2	D	D	(20-99)

Wholesale Trade - by industry