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	1,519	15,310,918	923,648	23,035
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	1,016	4,346,978	537,260	12,226
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	417	7,729,804	329,940	9,183
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	86	3,234,136	56,448	1,626

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

1,519

15,310,918

923,648

23,035

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

1,016

4,346,978

537,260

12,226

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

417

7,729,804

329,940

9,183

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

3,234,136

56,448

1,626

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	1,016	4,346,978	537,260	12,226
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	124	D	D	(1000-2499)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	72	D	D	(500-999)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	33	D	D	(250-499)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	61	195,979	26,792	695
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	27	88,861	12,674	370
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	34	107,118	14,118	325
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	23	95,034	12,096	254
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	67	443,936	36,545	924
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	29	257,524	16,818	432
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	4	65,013	4,264	128
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	20	153,970	9,782	231
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	10	49,708	10,487	221
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	174	911,310	139,019	2,556
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	57	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(500-999)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(500-999)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(500-999)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	47	255,810	20,074	527
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	47	255,810	20,074	527
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(500-999)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(250-499)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	123	D	D	(1000-2499)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	52	317,817	26,417	624
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	59	D	D	(500-999)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	43	234,055	35,534	541
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	95	354,402	41,422	1,057
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(100-249)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	234	854,713	139,399	2,994
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	22	247,491	57,098	857
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	118	378,878	45,124	1,180
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	22	46,901	5,691	148
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	42	159,125	16,149	365
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(250-499)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	12	45,499	6,558	185
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	91	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	13	61,022	5,713	226
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	10	46,871	3,113	126
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	33	86,223	9,498	325
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	417	7,729,804	329,940	9,183
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	55	243,897	22,141	621
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	40	1,976,127	36,820	1,117
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	128	1,944,778	136,222	3,904
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(1000-2499)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(500-999)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	38	413,653	34,284	926
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(250-499)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(250-499)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(500-999)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	12	D	D	(250-499)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	12	D	D	(250-499)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	7	D	D	(250-499)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(1000-2499)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	86	D	D	(1000-2499)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	86	3,234,136	56,448	1,626
42511	Business to business electronic markets	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	85	D	D	(1000-2499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	53	1,668,921	22,218	800
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	7	D	D	(500-999)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	7	D	D	(1-19)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	7	38,181	2,816	35
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	6	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	32	D	D	(500-999)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	25	1,548,377	33,695	811

Wholesale Trade - by industry