U.S. - Wholesale trade - by Year
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More data	Year	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	2008	328,784	14.8%	3.5%	1.0%	6,165,204	80.5%	58.1%	40.1%
	2007	334,676	14.3%	3.3%	0.9%	5,964,850	79.4%	56.5%	39.0%
	2006	334,597	14.5%	3.3%	0.9%	6,030,647	79.6%	56.5%	38.9%
	2005	336,736	14.2%	3.2%	0.9%	5,968,929	79.3%	56.2%	39.1%
	2004	337,642	14.3%	3.2%	0.9%	5,907,051	78.8%	55.2%	38.4%
	2003	342,450	14.2%	3.2%	0.9%	5,863,860	78.3%	54.7%	37.9%
	2002	345,309	14.4%	3.1%	0.9%	5,860,256	77.9%	53.6%	37.2%
	2001	346,027	15.1%	3.3%	0.9%	6,142,089	78.3%	54.0%	37.1%
	2000	354,153	14.8%	3.2%	0.9%	6,112,029	77.7%	53.0%	36.4%
	1999	358,564	14.6%	3.1%	0.9%	5,972,022	77.1%	52.0%	35.8%
	1998	363,454	14.5%	3.1%	0.9%	5,885,230	76.3%	50.9%	34.6%

Wholesale Trade by State
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More data	State	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	United States	363,454	14.5%	3.1%	0.9%	5,885,230	76.3%	50.9%	34.6%
	Alabama	5,362	25.3%	11.9%	7.6%	79,149	75.4%	47.5%	30.3%
	Alaska	664	28.8%	17.2%	12.8%	7,040	73.5%	46.6%	33.0%
	Arizona	6,016	23.1%	12.6%	8.2%	84,631	76.8%	55.1%	40.7%
	Arkansas	3,140	25.4%	12.4%	8.2%	42,470	73.6%	45.7%	31.9%
	California	51,204	17.4%	5.6%	2.5%	769,717	75.2%	48.5%	31.2%
	Colorado	6,689	24.1%	13.1%	8.5%	92,992	77.1%	53.7%	40.2%
	Connecticut	4,880	23.6%	12.3%	7.8%	73,085	77.2%	53.6%	37.2%
	Delaware	917	28.5%	17.6%	13.0%	14,839	81.8%	62.6%	49.2%
	District of Columbia	349	30.9%	20.1%	14.6%	5,029	77.0%	53.1%	42.0%
	Florida	27,602	13.5%	5.5%	3.1%	298,562	70.6%	46.6%	31.6%
	Georgia	12,393	23.5%	12.2%	7.6%	193,117	79.2%	58.4%	44.1%
	Hawaii	1,697	20.7%	11.4%	8.4%	18,442	65.1%	40.3%	28.4%
	Idaho	1,679	30.6%	14.2%	9.2%	23,488	77.6%	42.6%	26.5%
	Illinois	19,024	23.1%	10.2%	5.5%	330,809	79.9%	56.2%	40.2%
	Indiana	7,490	25.2%	11.8%	6.9%	115,519	77.0%	50.1%	32.8%
	Iowa	4,197	28.0%	11.5%	6.5%	64,101	75.9%	41.8%	23.7%
	Kansas	4,063	29.9%	13.8%	9.1%	63,953	78.1%	48.7%	35.9%
	Kentucky	4,359	26.6%	13.3%	8.5%	69,869	77.3%	53.0%	36.8%
	Louisiana	5,297	25.8%	11.6%	7.6%	79,877	74.6%	45.4%	29.4%
	Maine	1,586	23.0%	12.0%	7.4%	20,932	75.3%	46.9%	24.7%
	Maryland	5,654	25.0%	12.6%	8.0%	91,990	79.2%	54.7%	36.8%
	Massachusetts	9,216	22.6%	10.4%	6.5%	147,663	77.5%	52.6%	36.1%
	Michigan	11,848	22.3%	10.0%	6.0%	191,476	77.8%	53.0%	36.3%
	Minnesota	8,362	23.0%	10.7%	6.5%	133,597	78.4%	53.6%	36.4%
	Mississippi	2,816	25.5%	12.1%	7.8%	39,464	73.1%	44.8%	31.0%
	Missouri	8,213	24.5%	11.2%	6.9%	126,722	77.1%	50.6%	35.6%
	Montana	1,295	25.4%	12.1%	8.5%	15,025	70.1%	38.2%	26.6%
	Nebraska	2,565	30.3%	13.6%	8.6%	40,357	76.9%	44.4%	25.6%
	Nevada	2,174	30.5%	16.7%	10.4%	29,929	79.8%	54.1%	39.8%
	New Hampshire	1,975	23.0%	11.9%	8.4%	22,912	72.2%	43.9%	29.4%
	New Jersey	16,647	19.5%	8.2%	4.6%	275,728	79.5%	56.9%	39.4%
	New Mexico	1,997	27.9%	15.2%	11.1%	21,672	70.7%	45.3%	31.6%
	New York	35,121	13.9%	4.7%	2.3%	410,910	70.8%	44.5%	28.0%
	North Carolina	10,638	22.5%	10.8%	6.5%	161,461	77.3%	53.9%	37.4%
	North Dakota	1,239	28.8%	13.4%	8.4%	17,000	71.6%	39.8%	25.7%
	Ohio	14,413	23.7%	9.9%	5.4%	255,022	78.9%	53.2%	35.7%
	Oklahoma	4,363	24.8%	11.8%	7.8%	61,096	74.1%	47.9%	34.6%
	Oregon	5,232	26.1%	13.6%	8.4%	77,519	78.0%	54.3%	32.8%
	Pennsylvania	15,014	22.1%	8.9%	5.1%	234,941	76.2%	48.7%	32.9%
	Rhode Island	1,537	22.3%	10.3%	7.5%	18,917	71.8%	41.4%	29.2%
	South Carolina	4,391	24.3%	12.0%	7.4%	60,762	74.5%	49.4%	32.8%
	South Dakota	1,208	29.4%	12.5%	7.3%	16,089	72.9%	37.2%	19.9%
	Tennessee	6,975	26.2%	13.1%	8.3%	125,210	80.2%	58.4%	42.1%
	Texas	27,147	19.7%	8.0%	4.3%	436,053	76.8%	53.4%	38.5%
	Utah	3,041	28.8%	15.5%	10.2%	44,727	78.1%	51.8%	33.7%
	Vermont	871	24.0%	10.6%	6.4%	10,795	74.4%	41.2%	22.0%
	Virginia	6,875	24.4%	12.0%	7.2%	106,666	78.3%	54.1%	38.6%
	Washington	8,834	23.0%	10.8%	6.6%	120,205	75.6%	48.2%	29.6%
	West Virginia	1,639	28.6%	14.8%	10.9%	23,082	73.3%	46.5%	33.2%
	Wisconsin	6,901	24.8%	10.4%	6.0%	114,447	78.6%	50.7%	30.1%
	Wyoming	662	30.5%	16.9%	12.8%	6,172	64.7%	34.5%	23.0%

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U.S. - Wholesale Trade by Subsector
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Industry detail	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
			Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	42	Wholesale Trade	363,454	14.5%	3.1%	0.9%	5,885,230	76.3%	50.9%	34.6%
	421	Wholesale trade, durable goods	232,280	14.0%	3.0%	0.9%	3,466,708	73.7%	47.2%	30.9%
	422	Wholesale trade, nondurable goods	132,145	15.9%	3.8%	1.2%	2,418,522	80.1%	56.3%	39.9%

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U.S. - Wholesale Trade by Industry
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More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	421	Wholesale trade, durable goods				232,280	14.0%	3.0%	0.9%	3,466,708	73.7%	47.2%	30.9%
	4211		Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle			23,655	14.9%	3.7%	1.2%	384,205	76.4%	51.5%	34.0%
	42111			Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle		6,572	20.8%	5.1%	1.3%	156,084	86.7%	59.1%	37.2%
	42112			Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle		9,140	17.3%	5.4%	2.3%	161,154	78.7%	56.7%	40.7%
	42113			Tire & tube whsle		1,315	23.8%	7.1%	2.1%	22,195	77.6%	49.0%	28.4%
	42114			Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle		6,757	5.9%	0.5%	0.1%	44,772	32.0%	7.1%	1.3%
	4212		Furniture & home furnishings whsle			13,652	13.6%	3.0%	0.9%	157,215	69.5%	36.7%	14.8%
	42121			Furniture whsle		6,095	13.7%	2.9%	0.7%	67,806	69.5%	34.3%	11.3%
	42122			Home furnishings whsle		7,570	13.6%	3.3%	1.1%	89,409	69.5%	38.5%	17.4%
	4213		Lumber & other construction materials whsle			11,339	17.1%	5.5%	2.0%	157,584	74.4%	46.9%	27.0%
	42131			Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle		5,639	19.2%	5.7%	1.9%	91,465	77.3%	48.3%	26.8%
	42132			Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle		2,284	17.0%	6.4%	3.1%	23,428	66.8%	36.3%	22.9%
	42133			Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle		1,032	19.0%	8.5%	3.4%	17,413	81.0%	60.8%	37.6%
	42139			Other construction materials whsle		2,468	14.3%	5.8%	2.8%	25,278	66.7%	42.0%	24.2%
	4214		Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle			37,088	14.6%	3.5%	1.4%	726,783	80.4%	59.5%	46.0%
	42141			Photographic equipment & supplies whsle		1,129	21.6%	6.2%	2.7%	21,787	80.8%	52.7%	35.0%
	42142			Office equipment whsle		5,136	16.0%	2.8%	1.1%	140,372	84.2%	66.8%	59.0%
	42143			Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle		13,741	16.0%	4.0%	1.6%	326,097	84.2%	65.2%	50.9%
	42144			Other commercial equipment whsle		5,006	13.4%	2.6%	0.9%	52,516	59.1%	24.1%	11.0%
	42145			Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle		8,281	11.4%	3.5%	1.7%	124,557	77.7%	58.3%	44.0%
	42146			Ophthalmic goods whsle		1,504	19.6%	4.9%	1.7%	28,755	81.4%	50.0%	26.0%
	42149			Other professional equipment & supplies whsle		2,410	15.2%	5.0%	2.5%	32,699	70.6%	44.7%	29.9%
	4215		Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle			9,740	19.8%	5.9%	2.3%	170,928	78.3%	49.8%	29.0%
	42151			Metal service centers & offices		9,124	20.3%	6.0%	2.3%	166,137	79.0%	50.4%	29.1%
	42152			Coal & other mineral & ore whsle		627	14.2%	6.5%	4.8%	4,791	55.2%	28.9%	23.9%
	4216		Electrical goods whsle			27,611	14.5%	3.7%	1.5%	499,826	77.6%	56.4%	43.8%
	42161			Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle		9,531	14.8%	4.2%	1.8%	154,975	74.8%	52.6%	39.8%
	42162			Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle		3,211	16.0%	4.3%	1.9%	51,016	74.3%	48.2%	34.3%
	42169			Other electronic parts & equipment whsle		15,014	14.7%	3.8%	1.7%	293,835	79.7%	59.8%	47.5%
	4217		Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle			15,069	16.6%	3.8%	1.4%	225,402	71.9%	41.6%	23.1%
	42171			Hardware whsle		7,250	17.8%	3.9%	1.5%	112,859	73.3%	41.5%	23.4%
	42172			Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle		3,669	15.0%	4.3%	1.6%	47,331	69.0%	41.6%	22.7%
	42173			Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle		3,247	16.8%	4.3%	1.5%	52,121	71.9%	44.4%	24.3%
	42174			Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle		995	19.5%	5.2%	2.2%	13,091	70.0%	31.9%	17.2%
	4218		Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle			59,803	15.2%	3.2%	1.1%	798,378	68.3%	37.3%	19.7%
	42181			Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle		3,681	23.6%	7.5%	2.8%	91,431	84.7%	61.3%	32.3%
	42182			Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle		8,329	18.5%	2.1%	0.6%	102,538	58.5%	15.5%	5.1%
	42183			Industrial machinery & equipment whsle		29,095	14.4%	3.7%	1.4%	353,234	66.7%	36.4%	19.0%
	42184			Industrial supplies whsle		9,882	17.6%	4.4%	1.7%	144,708	71.6%	41.5%	25.4%
	42185			Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle		5,664	13.0%	2.7%	0.7%	60,566	60.0%	26.8%	9.5%
	42186			Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle		3,646	13.7%	4.3%	2.1%	45,901	70.7%	45.2%	28.6%
	4219		Miscellaneous durable goods whsle			35,886	10.4%	2.1%	0.7%	346,387	63.6%	33.2%	17.9%
	42191			Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle		5,725	12.3%	2.4%	0.8%	57,676	63.0%	29.6%	12.9%
	42192			Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle		3,055	12.1%	2.7%	1.0%	35,626	69.3%	40.4%	23.0%
	42193			Recyclable material whsle		7,790	18.1%	3.3%	1.2%	113,246	70.9%	34.0%	17.4%
	42194			Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle		7,858	5.6%	1.0%	0.3%	49,800	48.9%	23.0%	8.2%
	42199			Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle		11,487	7.2%	1.8%	0.8%	90,039	60.6%	37.5%	25.1%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	422	Wholesale trade, nondurable goods				132,145	15.9%	3.8%	1.2%	2,418,522	80.1%	56.3%	39.9%
	4221		Paper & paper product whsle			12,275	14.1%	3.2%	1.2%	227,521	78.7%	57.6%	46.6%
	42211			Printing & writing paper whsle		1,489	14.2%	5.5%	2.4%	32,427	82.9%	69.0%	52.6%
	42212			Stationery & office supplies whsle		6,049	12.7%	2.7%	1.2%	124,413	80.3%	64.1%	58.1%
	42213			Industrial & personal service paper whsle		4,794	16.9%	3.9%	1.5%	70,681	74.0%	40.9%	23.8%
	4222		Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle			6,382	16.8%	5.7%	2.7%	194,864	88.9%	75.4%	62.4%
	4223		Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle			19,339	11.8%	3.0%	1.1%	209,301	69.1%	40.0%	20.5%
	42231			Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle		5,263	10.7%	3.0%	1.2%	46,315	59.7%	29.5%	11.4%
	42232			Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle		4,586	14.3%	4.0%	1.6%	61,105	74.0%	46.0%	27.8%
	42233			Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle		7,883	11.3%	2.7%	0.9%	78,130	68.2%	36.6%	13.7%
	42234			Footwear whsle		1,650	12.7%	3.7%	1.8%	23,751	78.1%	56.7%	42.0%
	4224		Grocery & related products whsle			34,796	17.4%	4.1%	1.3%	855,776	84.7%	64.0%	48.4%
	42241			General-line grocery whsle		3,438	18.0%	6.5%	3.0%	169,776	93.0%	84.0%	73.3%
	42242			Packaged frozen food whsle		3,124	23.0%	7.3%	2.8%	85,495	85.9%	64.0%	41.7%
	42243			Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle		2,191	18.3%	5.8%	2.6%	48,096	83.4%	60.8%	44.6%
	42244			Poultry & poultry product whsle		942	25.3%	6.4%	1.8%	18,661	78.5%	40.9%	8.5%
	42245			Confectionery whsle		2,134	14.9%	3.8%	1.7%	54,639	85.2%	70.0%	61.8%
	42246			Fish & seafood whsle		2,978	12.3%	1.9%	0.4%	27,239	60.4%	18.5%	4.3%
	42247			Meat & meat product whsle		3,315	18.3%	3.7%	1.4%	51,002	72.7%	36.6%	18.3%
	42248			Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle		5,546	21.9%	4.1%	0.8%	105,047	78.6%	40.3%	13.0%
	42249			Other grocery & related products whsle		11,436	16.2%	4.8%	2.1%	295,821	86.5%	70.6%	58.7%
	4225		Farm-product raw material whsle			6,835	20.3%	2.9%	1.0%	95,394	69.2%	28.0%	17.2%
	42251			Grain & field bean whsle		3,636	20.9%	4.1%	1.2%	57,139	68.6%	35.7%	22.6%
	42252			Livestock whsle		1,694	28.9%	1.3%	0.5%	25,116	74.3%	9.3%	2.8%
	42259			Other farm product raw material whsle		1,539	10.9%	2.9%	1.7%	13,139	62.1%	30.4%	21.3%
	4226		Chemical & allied products whsle			11,618	14.8%	4.6%	2.4%	164,427	74.1%	50.2%	38.0%
	42261			Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle		3,351	17.3%	5.4%	2.6%	43,497	71.7%	39.0%	21.5%
	42269			Other chemical & allied products whsle		8,304	14.2%	4.7%	2.6%	120,930	74.9%	54.2%	44.0%
	4227		Petroleum & petroleum products whsle			7,867	29.4%	8.0%	2.3%	134,064	76.2%	43.2%	25.1%
	42271			Petroleum bulk stations & terminals		5,124	36.1%	9.4%	2.7%	99,466	77.6%	41.9%	22.8%
	42272			Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals)		2,927	21.5%	8.7%	3.5%	34,598	72.3%	47.0%	31.6%
	4228		Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle			3,837	39.2%	9.4%	1.4%	151,008	90.7%	57.7%	23.6%
	42281			Beer & ale whsle		2,504	47.0%	10.4%	1.0%	95,440	90.3%	48.0%	8.2%
	42282			Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle		1,363	26.3%	9.0%	3.0%	55,568	91.5%	74.4%	50.1%
	4229		Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle			30,023	12.3%	3.5%	1.3%	386,167	74.8%	51.4%	34.1%
	42291			Farm supplies whsle		5,176	16.0%	4.8%	1.8%	76,223	75.7%	53.1%	37.9%
	42292			Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle		3,237	20.2%	8.5%	3.3%	88,779	88.4%	73.1%	55.4%
	42293			Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle		3,538	15.5%	2.7%	0.6%	46,748	69.9%	33.9%	10.9%
	42294			Tobacco & tobacco product whsle		1,343	30.2%	7.8%	2.6%	55,531	90.3%	69.2%	49.6%
	42295			Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle		1,527	17.3%	5.2%	2.2%	20,466	68.8%	44.5%	29.5%
	42299			Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle		15,243	6.8%	1.8%	0.7%	98,420	56.4%	30.3%	15.1%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?