1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
Pittsburgh, PA MSA
See also 2002 Economic Census data.
 
Wholesale Trade by Subsector
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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data		 NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
  42 Wholesale trade 3,811 39,222,059 1,839,178 51,132
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 2,806 26,841,333 1,268,571 33,442
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 1,005 12,380,726 570,607 17,690

 

 

Wholesale Trade by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. 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
42 Wholesale trade 3,811 39,222,059 1,839,178 51,132
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 2,806 26,841,333 1,268,571 33,442
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 258 8,962,388 89,789 3,317
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 68 8,607,499 48,158 1,741
4211101 Automobile & motorcycle whsle 31 2,305,826 14,168 864
4211102 Bus & recreational vehicle whsle 4 D D (20-99)
4211103 Light truck & van (14,000 lb or less) whsle 8 D D (100-249)
4211104 Medium truck & tractor (14,001 lb to 26,000 lb) whsle 5 D D (100-249)
4211105 Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle 20 D D (500-999)
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 101 261,525 30,971 1,086
4211201 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors 53 193,450 23,585 733
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 46 D D (250-499)
42113 Tire & tube whsle 14 D D (100-249)
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 75 D D (250-499)
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 102 D D (1000-2499)
42121 Furniture whsle 48 179,969 14,576 378
4212101 Household & lawn furniture whsle 21 D D (20-99)
4212102 Office & business furniture whsle 27 D D (250-499)
42122 Home furnishings whsle 54 D D (500-999)
4212202 Linens, domestics, draperies, & curtains whsle 19 D D (250-499)
4212203 Floor coverings whsle 14 D D (100-249)
4212204 Other home furnishings whsle 14 D D (20-99)
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 113 752,530 54,840 1,462
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 52 D D (500-999)
4213101 Lumber without yard whsle 18 D D (100-249)
4213102 Lumber with yard whsle 9 71,090 6,532 214
4213103 Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle 25 D D (500-999)
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 15 87,001 3,323 82
4213201 Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe whsle 8 D D (20-99)
4213202 Sand, gravel, & stone whsle 4 D D (20-99)
4213203 Cement, lime, & related products whsle 3 D D (1-19)
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 24 D D (100-249)
42139 Other construction materials whsle 22 D D (250-499)
4213901 Flat glass & other construction glass whsle 6 D D (100-249)
4213902 Other construction materials whsle 16 D D (250-499)
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 402 2,344,484 285,091 6,461
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 12 D D (20-99)
42142 Office equipment whsle 54 259,426 50,445 1,429
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 126 886,725 131,545 2,495
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 104 854,037 123,170 2,329
42143011 Computers & peripheral equipment for resale 28 142,584 14,663 300
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 76 711,453 108,507 2,029
4214302 Computer software (packaged) whsle 22 32,688 8,375 166
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 63 D D (500-999)
4214401 Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle 31 103,541 9,383 318
4214402 Store machines & equipment whsle 32 D D (250-499)
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 95 780,962 55,687 1,248
4214501 Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle 85 751,006 52,181 1,151
4214502 Dental equipment & supplies whsle 10 29,956 3,506 97
42146 Ophthalmic goods whsle 19 D D (100-249)
42149 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 33 D D (250-499)
4214902 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 27 D D (250-499)
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 273 6,443,031 138,757 3,278
42151 Metal service centers & offices 224 5,232,026 120,017 2,914
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 187 3,778,572 96,765 2,378
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 109 1,292,985 73,919 1,964
42151012 Ferrous metal sales offices 78 2,485,587 22,846 414
4215102 Nonferrous metal service centers & sales offices 37 1,453,454 23,252 536
42151021 Nonferrous metal service centers 20 953,836 18,417 445
42151022 Nonferrous metal sales offices 17 499,618 4,835 91
42152 Coal & other mineral & ore whsle 49 1,211,005 18,740 364
4215201 Coal whsle 32 D D (100-249)
4215202 Other mineral & ore whsle 17 D D (100-249)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 303 2,057,081 148,889 3,447
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 141 1,168,308 87,452 1,935
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 25 310,072 11,207 301
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 137 578,701 50,230 1,211
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 67 325,103 37,328 883
4216902 Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle 70 253,598 12,902 328
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 231 736,036 73,250 2,079
42171 Hardware whsle 77 201,323 27,431 737
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 74 316,795 22,330 687
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 69 D D (500-999)
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 11 D D (100-249)
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 814 3,217,888 342,520 8,574
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 71 429,496 56,459 1,327
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 33 D D (250-499)
4218201 Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers 21 31,332 2,701 175
4218202 Farm machinery & equipment - whsle distributors 8 D D (20-99)
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 415 1,717,390 182,264 4,205
4218301 Food-processing machinery & equipment whsle 10 D D (20-99)
4218302 Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle 50 154,015 21,619 551
42183021 Hydraulic & pneumatic pumps & motors whsle 22 51,018 6,486 158
42183022 Hydraulic & pneumatic parts, accessories, & supplies whsle 28 102,997 15,133 393
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 146 468,874 57,800 1,400
4218304 Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle 59 398,946 34,461 659
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 58 218,220 30,095 849
4218306 Oilwell, oil refinery, & pipeline mach, equip, & supplies whsle 14 54,386 3,443 79
4218307 Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle 78 D D (500-999)
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 208 795,553 71,792 1,850
4218401 General-line industrial supplies whsle 31 37,312 4,335 161
4218402 Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle 35 174,808 10,211 261
4218403 Welding supplies whsle 23 46,322 6,759 209
4218404 Industrial containers & supplies whsle 18 81,962 8,723 192
4218405 Industrial valves & fittings (except fluid-power) whsle 23 138,551 11,491 238
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 78 316,598 30,273 789
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 73 134,889 18,320 633
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 15 5,361 992 74
4218502 Custodial, janitors' equipment & supplies whsle 22 39,912 5,358 180
4218503 Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment & supplies whsle 6 D D (20-99)
4218504 Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 30 D D (250-499)
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 14 D D (100-249)
4218601 Aircraft & aeronautical equipment & supplies whsle 5 D D (100-249)
4218603 Other transportation equipment & supplies whsle 6 D D (20-99)
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 310 D D (2500-4999)
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 36 D D (250-499)
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 14 18,032 2,166 115
42193 Recyclable material whsle 141 1,301,561 56,264 1,816
4219301 Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers 63 911,713 35,728 1,173
42193011 Iron & steel scrap processors (using power processing equipment) 44 D D (1000-2499)
42193012 Iron & steel scrap processors (not using power processing equip) 19 D D (20-99)
4219302 Recyclable paper & paperboard whsle 22 D D (100-249)
4219303 Other recyclable material whsle 56 D D (500-999)
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 36 D D (100-249)
4219401 Jewelry, watch, diamonds, precious stone, & silverware whsle 33 D D (100-249)
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 83 D D (1000-2499)
4219902 Forest products (except lumber) whsle 9 D D (20-99)
4219903 General merchandise (durable goods) whsle 27 D D (500-999)
4219904 Prerecorded media whsle 11 D D (100-249)
42199041 Compact discs/prerecorded audio tapes, & phonograph records whsle 9 D D (20-99)
42199042 Prerecorded video tapes whsle 2 D D (20-99)
4219905 Fire extinguishers & fire safety equipment whsle 13 D D (100-249)
4219906 Other durable goods whsle 21 D D (20-99)
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 1,005 12,380,726 570,607 17,690
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 117 706,360 59,223 1,641
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 18 115,243 10,734 337
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 60 382,970 30,673 852
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 39 208,147 17,816 452
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 50 1,961,564 44,741 1,033
4222101 General-line drugs whsle 24 D D (250-499)
4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 26 D D (500-999)
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 53 204,659 17,312 552
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 16 D D (20-99)
4223101 Piece goods - jobbers 13 D D (20-99)
42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 21 63,410 5,984 298
42233 Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle 14 D D (20-99)
42234 Footwear whsle 2 D D (100-249)
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 297 5,849,590 241,071 7,723
42241 General-line grocery whsle 45 2,581,271 100,655 3,009
4224101 General-line grocery whsle, voluntary group 3 D D (1000-2499)
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 39 D D (1000-2499)
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 40 510,891 21,845 768
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 14 D D (250-499)
4224302 Dairy product (except raw milk) whsle 14 D D (250-499)
42244 Poultry & poultry product whsle 7 62,504 1,745 23
4224402 Poultry & poultry product (except live) whsle 7 62,504 1,745 23
42245 Confectionery whsle 27 395,337 16,308 622
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 26 717,146 9,581 333
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 41 320,640 17,153 583
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 93 D D (1000-2499)
4224901 Coffee, tea, & spice whsle 13 D D (100-249)
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 28 132,795 17,597 679
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 17 179,275 23,375 700
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 34 D D (500-999)
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 6 21,011 895 53
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 150 1,198,715 82,689 2,089
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 31 140,795 15,793 373
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 119 1,057,920 66,896 1,716
4226901 Industrial gases (except LP) whsle 14 49,802 5,183 158
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 105 1,008,118 61,713 1,558
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 67 D D (1000-2499)
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 40 847,083 28,757 897
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 38 D D (500-999)
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 22 D D (500-999)
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 16 D D (250-499)
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 27 D D (100-249)
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 83 D D (1000-2499)
42281 Beer & ale whsle 68 333,993 24,522 896
42282 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 15 D D (100-249)
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 182 D D (2500-4999)
42291 Farm supplies whsle 21 D D (100-249)
4229101 Farm supplies - farm dealers 10 26,527 2,717 132
4229102 Farm supplies - whsle distributors 11 D D (20-99)
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 29 258,203 14,555 762
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 27 D D (250-499)
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 16 333,384 11,170 535
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 11 29,970 2,749 73
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 78 D D (500-999)
4229901 Art goods whsle 21 29,616 2,082 163
4229902 General merchandise (nondurable goods) whsle 20 D D (100-249)
4229904 Other nondurable goods whsle 33 D D (100-249)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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