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Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale trade
United States

Data based on the 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Introductory text includes scope and 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 Nonemployers
Establish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
42 Wholesale trade 363,781 30,021,951
423 Durable goods merchant wholesalers 193,917 16,956,278
4231 Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers 14,451 2,007,127
4232 Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers 15,366 1,152,839
4233 Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers 7,443 844,086
4234 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers 10,783 962,756
4235 Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers 3,237 383,090
4236 Electrical goods merchant wholesalers 9,372 923,217
4237 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers 5,676 521,241
4238 Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers 21,480 2,367,537
4239 Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers 106,109 7,794,385
42391 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers 10,879 713,595
42392 Toy and hobby goods and supplies merchant wholesalers 9,263 435,913
42393 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers 4,633 339,510
42394 Jewelry, watch, precious stone, and precious metal merchant wholesalers 18,767 1,492,479