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. 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	1,372	26,874,055	1,235,820	27,477
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	900	14,923,279	826,943	17,645
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	384	9,046,945	357,128	8,618
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	88	2,903,831	51,749	1,214

Wholesale Trade - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. 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

1,372

26,874,055

1,235,820

27,477

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

900

14,923,279

826,943

17,645

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

384

9,046,945

357,128

8,618

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

2,903,831

51,749

1,214

Wholesale Trade - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. 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	900	14,923,279	826,943	17,645
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	119	D	D	(2500-4999)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(500-999)
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	64	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	32	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	30	D	D	(500-999)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(500-999)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(250-499)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	67	519,108	34,913	896
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	36	309,103	20,347	548
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	7	143,809	6,392	163
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	126	D	D	(2500-4999)
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(500-999)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(500-999)
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(250-499)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(250-499)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(1000-2499)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	107	1,307,826	145,547	3,342
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	55	456,146	34,016	817
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(1000-2499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(1000-2499)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	79	D	D	(1000-2499)
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(500-999)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	240	D	D	(2500-4999)
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	13	D	D	(250-499)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	105	430,386	59,782	1,394
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	32	158,770	15,593	375
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	26	104,185	19,337	480
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	52	672,717	37,495	834
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	5	26,731	3,675	88
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(250-499)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(500-999)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	82	D	D	(1000-2499)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	20	51,199	5,354	200
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(500-999)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	384	9,046,945	357,128	8,618
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	58	591,864	47,371	1,101
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(500-999)
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(500-999)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(500-999)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(250-499)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	86	1,559,038	96,015	2,523
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	5	130,763	5,319	177
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(250-499)
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	19	1,207,788	13,451	303
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	13	665,843	9,585	207
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	52	358,035	27,559	658
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(500-999)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	23	683,651	11,501	280
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	12	475,719	6,820	175
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	12	475,719	6,820	175
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	6	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(500-999)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(250-499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	76	D	D	(1000-2499)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	19	2,111,880	44,337	726
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	9	D	D	(500-999)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(500-999)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	88	2,903,831	51,749	1,214
42511	Business to business electronic markets	2	D	D	(100-249)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	86	D	D	(1000-2499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	59	1,529,961	28,611	593
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	9	D	D	(250-499)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	13	118,430	5,330	92
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	17	61,546	3,407	72
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	27	D	D	(500-999)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	17	769,550	16,845	490
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry