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	1,711	37,073,207	1,556,746	35,377
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	1,086	19,308,951	1,022,544	22,167
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	487	D	D	(10k-24k)
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	138	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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data

NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

1,711

37,073,207

1,556,746

35,377

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

1,086

19,308,951

1,022,544

22,167

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

487

(10k-24k)

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

138

(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	1,086	19,308,951	1,022,544	22,167
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	137	D	D	(2500-4999)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(500-999)
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
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	78	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	40	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	36	D	D	(1000-2499)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	60	D	D	(500-999)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(500-999)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	83	D	D	(1000-2499)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(500-999)
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	25	93,426	12,330	354
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	11	141,368	8,118	174
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	160	D	D	(2500-4999)
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(500-999)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(1000-2499)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(500-999)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(500-999)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(250-499)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(250-499)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(250-499)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	134	D	D	(2500-4999)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	70	D	D	(500-999)
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	55	D	D	(1000-2499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(1000-2499)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	88	D	D	(1000-2499)
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(500-999)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	279	D	D	(2500-4999)
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	15	D	D	(250-499)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	127	D	D	(1000-2499)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(250-499)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(500-999)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	54	D	D	(500-999)
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	16	117,319	4,756	131
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(100-249)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(500-999)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(500-999)
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	108	D	D	(1000-2499)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(500-999)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	487	D	D	(10k-24k)
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	68	D	D	(1000-2499)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(500-999)
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(500-999)
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(1000-2499)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(1000-2499)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(250-499)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	104	D	D	(2500-4999)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(250-499)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(250-499)
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(500-999)
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(500-999)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
4245904	Cotton merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	68	D	D	(500-999)
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(500-999)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	14	D	D	(100-249)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	14	D	D	(100-249)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	6	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(500-999)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(250-499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	105	D	D	(1000-2499)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(500-999)
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	17	D	D	(500-999)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(500-999)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(250-499)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	138	D	D	(1000-2499)
42511	Business to business electronic markets	2	D	D	(100-249)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	136	D	D	(1000-2499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	95	D	D	(500-999)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	11	D	D	(250-499)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	8	D	D	(1-19)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	20	D	D	(100-249)
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	7	53,402	2,787	54
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	25	D	D	(20-99)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	7	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	41	D	D	(500-999)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	24	D	D	(500-999)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	5	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry