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	57	510,529	20,222	283
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	29	187,232	14,635	185
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	17	239,566	3,434	60
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	11	83,731	2,153	38

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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data

NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

510,529

20,222

283

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

187,232

14,635

185

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

239,566

3,434

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

83,731

2,153

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	29	187,232	14,635	185
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	6	74,266	5,149	107
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(1-19)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	17	239,566	3,434	60
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	11	83,731	2,153	38
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	11	83,731	2,153	38
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	7	43,999	1,398	25
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	4	39,732	755	13

Wholesale Trade - by industry