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	1,030	4,642,611	269,008	8,598
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	676	2,824,531	177,773	5,366
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	318	1,539,687	85,291	2,977
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	36	278,393	5,944	255

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

1,030

4,642,611

269,008

8,598

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

676

2,824,531

177,773

5,366

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

318

1,539,687

85,291

2,977

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

278,393

5,944

255

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	676	2,824,531	177,773	5,366
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	73	D	D	(500-999)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(250-499)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(250-499)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	19	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(250-499)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(250-499)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(100-249)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	73	D	D	(500-999)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	30	71,389	7,978	196
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	92	1,046,914	29,754	876
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	38	173,017	12,895	375
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(250-499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(100-249)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(250-499)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	191	293,930	34,434	1,114
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	105	119,908	16,408	547
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	40	63,879	6,774	208
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	13	26,939	2,426	72
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	18	20,060	3,140	116
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	80	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	29	101,772	8,266	360
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	13	18,733	2,402	125
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(100-249)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	318	1,539,687	85,291	2,977
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	28	76,606	8,093	223
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(250-499)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	99	476,642	32,724	1,312
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	13	137,340	7,869	280
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	35	124,189	14,922	591
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	12	87,257	1,572	66
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	23	28,221	2,934	99
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	7	311,390	3,110	86
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	6	D	D	(20-99)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	2	D	D	(1-19)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	1	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	9	155,390	13,463	373
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(250-499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	58	203,214	9,604	348
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	30	142,187	5,566	205
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	36	278,393	5,944	255
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	36	278,393	5,944	255
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	26	249,294	5,180	213
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	9	61,473	1,789	50
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	8	26,917	1,438	56
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	10	29,099	764	42

Wholesale Trade - by industry