2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Philadelphia County, PA

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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	1,296	12,643,546	969,116	21,381
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	720	4,003,423	509,150	10,806
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	537	8,141,603	444,235	10,224
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	39	498,520	15,731	351

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	720	4,003,423	509,150	10,806
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	81	D	D	(500-999)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	41	68,477	10,818	403
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	67	512,575	48,458	1,305
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	34	406,686	36,660	948
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	19	172,275	23,461	688
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	15	234,411	13,199	260
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	33	105,889	11,798	357
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	16	51,198	7,290	206
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	38	165,696	18,280	440
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	5	11,020	1,076	39
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	86	760,377	156,055	2,545
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	21	506,619	118,382	1,546
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	16	493,153	111,301	1,477
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(1000-2499)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	28	45,950	8,058	237
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	30	297,638	28,796	551
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	30	297,638	28,796	551
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	20	256,859	25,032	451
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	87	606,037	59,940	1,183
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(250-499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	39	273,255	31,200	575
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	17	161,780	12,601	236
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	22	111,475	18,599	339
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	67	250,587	42,270	809
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	25	107,924	26,244	437
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	18	85,880	9,507	202
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	8	27,473	2,790	71
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	122	D	D	(1000-2499)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	63	170,754	30,753	615
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	36	152,762	17,502	428
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	142	D	D	(1000-2499)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	48	302,364	23,719	592
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	27	147,424	14,093	310
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(250-499)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	537	8,141,603	444,235	10,224
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	41	542,718	49,500	935
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(500-999)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	17	1,624,675	43,850	776
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(500-999)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	68	D	D	(1000-2499)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(500-999)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	230	2,558,045	177,241	4,147
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	7	37,295	3,351	82
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	18	495,374	24,985	538
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	60	756,203	51,881	1,150
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	49	323,784	24,509	705
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	28	609,085	49,463	927
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(500-999)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	13	844,723	13,395	191
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	7	D	D	(100-249)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	7	D	D	(100-249)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	5	D	D	(100-249)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	42	341,195	27,686	545
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	30	310,527	26,236	504
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	96	D	D	(1000-2499)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	3	D	D	(20-99)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(250-499)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	13	25,140	4,105	71
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	39	498,520	15,731	351
42511	Business to business electronic markets	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	38	D	D	(250-499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	16	310,358	9,564	181
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	22	D	D	(100-249)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	7	84,849	1,824	73
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	7	D	D	(20-99)