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	13	354,839	26,169	609
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	8	235,427	15,782	385
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	2	D	D	(100-249)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	5	119,412	10,387	224
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(100-249)

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

354,839

26,169

609

423