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	652	11,678,030	404,632	12,000
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	386	2,813,686	231,117	6,130
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	215	D	D	(2500-4999)
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	51	D	D	(1000-2499)

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

652

11,678,030

404,632

12,000

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

386

2,813,686

231,117

6,130

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

215

(2500-4999)

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

(1000-2499)

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	386	2,813,686	231,117	6,130
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	50	487,923	32,336	1,012
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	28	402,683	20,275	628
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	38	344,618	26,210	660
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	23	219,472	15,237	372
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	40	625,384	36,460	904
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(250-499)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(250-499)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(250-499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	34	189,433	24,258	553
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	135	674,491	71,777	1,779
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	39	244,038	24,520	631
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	24	146,354	15,617	430
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	55	288,143	32,199	769
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	13	124,082	18,009	390
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	19	52,279	6,799	148
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	10	46,048	3,548	106
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	11	29,652	4,143	100
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	15	36,110	3,224	105
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	215	D	D	(2500-4999)
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	59	1,194,978	55,541	1,626
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	6	259,548	4,983	120
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	9	147,098	4,029	140
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	20	410,915	17,073	459
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	9	93,159	2,771	78
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	15	32,977	3,498	68
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	6	D	D	(100-249)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	5	D	D	(20-99)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	1	D	D	(20-99)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	82	D	D	(1000-2499)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	33	188,035	13,351	433
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	23	110,519	7,396	285
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	10	77,516	5,955	148
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	6	61,078	11,187	280
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	51	D	D	(1000-2499)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	51	D	D	(1000-2499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	31	D	D	(1000-2499)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1000-2499)
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	20	D	D	(100-249)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	3	217,952	2,776	124

Wholesale Trade - by industry