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	1,704	16,073,053	992,451	25,099
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	1,126	D	D	(10k-24k)
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	472	7,910,967	344,263	9,682
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	106	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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NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

1,704

16,073,053

992,451

25,099

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

1,126

(10k-24k)

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

472

7,910,967

344,263

9,682

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

106

(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	1,126	D	D	(10k-24k)
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	135	D	D	(1000-2499)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	34	227,644	15,544	415
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	75	208,258	24,815	843
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	34	D	D	(250-499)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	67	D	D	(500-999)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(250-499)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	69	D	D	(500-999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	4	65,013	4,264	128
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	195	1,155,582	172,996	3,473
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	67	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	58	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(1000-2499)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(500-999)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(500-999)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(500-999)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	51	262,261	20,504	542
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	51	262,261	20,504	542
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	43	253,800	19,729	515
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	135	675,113	71,134	1,440
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	55	D	D	(500-999)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	65	D	D	(500-999)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(500-999)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	101	D	D	(1000-2499)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	14	53,998	7,275	176
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	261	918,406	145,101	3,184
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(500-999)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	130	402,720	47,991	1,248
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	48	179,520	18,446	408
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(250-499)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	27	59,998	8,010	222
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	33	95,027	13,307	412
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
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	112	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	20	63,261	5,993	243
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	38	87,851	9,647	339
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	472	7,910,967	344,263	9,682
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	61	D	D	(500-999)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(250-499)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(1000-2499)
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	139	1,993,004	139,042	3,993
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(1000-2499)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(500-999)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(500-999)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	12	23,609	1,653	96
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	48	148,146	18,145	372
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(250-499)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(500-999)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	13	675,533	17,687	326
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	13	675,533	17,687	326
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	7	D	D	(250-499)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(1000-2499)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	103	D	D	(1000-2499)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(250-499)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	106	D	D	(1000-2499)
42511	Business to business electronic markets	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	105	D	D	(1000-2499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	66	1,743,426	24,040	842
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	10	D	D	(500-999)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	9	D	D	(1-19)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	6	D	D	(1-19)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	11	D	D	(20-99)
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)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	39	D	D	(500-999)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	29	D	D	(500-999)

Wholesale Trade - by industry