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	1,188	15,157,730	963,586	21,793
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	738	7,303,964	623,558	13,340
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	353	7,141,167	315,753	7,937
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	97	712,599	24,275	516

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

1,188

15,157,730

963,586

21,793

423

Durable goods merchant wholesalers

738

7,303,964

623,558

13,340

424

Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

353

7,141,167

315,753

7,937

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

712,599

24,275

516

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	738	7,303,964	623,558	13,340
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	65	2,509,428	94,423	2,135
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(250-499)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(500-999)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	15	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	34	170,281	26,666	724
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	12	119,874	20,567	565
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(500-999)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	22	50,407	6,099	159
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	11	40,388	4,995	125
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	44	347,776	34,992	769
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	18	202,691	20,791	473
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	11	161,290	18,046	402
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	111	834,353	136,706	2,684
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	40	286,008	54,308	781
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(500-999)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	23	180,088	46,796	656
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(500-999)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(500-999)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	21	172,601	27,528	433
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(500-999)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(500-999)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(500-999)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(500-999)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	100	1,083,545	74,226	1,482
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	51	869,270	43,384	868
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(500-999)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	21	143,077	22,540	393
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	58	D	D	(500-999)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	15	114,997	16,822	334
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	222	1,328,569	149,075	3,103
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	17	316,620	26,372	451
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	119	548,476	64,472	1,306
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	50	104,255	13,193	289
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	21	245,354	25,413	523
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	22	121,553	15,941	297
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	58	196,661	26,365	707
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	10	52,726	4,351	126
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	19	40,281	7,219	234
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(250-499)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(250-499)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	78	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	30	316,506	30,723	700
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	14	148,828	15,846	398
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	7	D	D	(250-499)
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	353	7,141,167	315,753	7,937
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	39	468,730	28,604	785
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	17	287,763	17,728	482
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	28	244,935	24,545	489
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	101	2,392,756	143,558	3,843
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(500-999)
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	1	D	D	(500-999)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(500-999)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(500-999)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	7	117,230	2,046	59
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	54	455,311	32,836	748
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(500-999)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	11	1,117,136	6,838	180
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	9	D	D	(100-249)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	8	D	D	(20-99)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	2	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	11	280,201	23,048	588
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	4	128,760	10,805	297
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	7	151,441	12,243	291
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	74	D	D	(500-999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	4	D	D	(100-249)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	19	51,419	6,621	187
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	97	712,599	24,275	516
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	97	712,599	24,275	516
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	77	541,926	20,122	336
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	8	182,640	3,994	44
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	22	157,375	4,518	90
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	19	61,371	2,110	54
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	20	170,673	4,153	180
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	8	69,437	2,609	60
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)

Wholesale Trade - by industry