2002 Economic Census: Wholesale Trade

U.S. Department of Commerce

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
42	Wholesale trade	39	349,564	13,219	346
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	19	26,828	2,732	71
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	9	12,516	996	19
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	11	310,220	9,491	256
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	11	310,220	9,491	256
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	6	25,218	1,183	28
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	5	285,002	8,308	228
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	2	D	D	(100-249)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)

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.

D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals

NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Wholesale trade

349,564

13,219

346

423