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	354,153	14.8%	3.2%	0.9%	6,112,029	77.7%	53.0%	36.4%
	Alabama	5,104	26.1%	13.1%	8.6%	82,141	77.1%	51.7%	34.2%
	Alaska	634	31.1%	18.8%	13.4%	7,285	74.5%	45.9%	24.1%
	Arizona	5,893	24.1%	13.4%	8.6%	86,222	77.9%	56.5%	42.0%
	Arkansas	3,040	26.6%	13.6%	8.9%	44,822	75.4%	48.6%	33.3%
	California	51,165	17.7%	5.5%	2.5%	808,198	76.5%	49.8%	31.9%
	Colorado	6,580	24.1%	13.6%	9.0%	97,104	78.1%	55.3%	42.5%
	Connecticut	4,685	24.2%	12.6%	8.3%	76,997	79.0%	56.3%	40.6%
	Delaware	930	29.8%	18.9%	13.9%	18,843	84.8%	70.2%	53.1%
	District of Columbia	352	34.1%	22.4%	17.9%	5,461	81.1%	58.0%	47.8%
	Florida	27,233	13.3%	5.7%	3.1%	314,935	72.8%	51.3%	35.2%
	Georgia	12,025	23.8%	12.4%	7.4%	198,709	80.0%	59.7%	44.0%
	Hawaii	1,644	22.0%	11.4%	8.4%	18,714	67.3%	38.0%	27.5%
	Idaho	1,678	30.9%	15.6%	10.3%	24,426	77.7%	45.1%	29.6%
	Illinois	18,633	23.2%	10.0%	5.5%	344,027	81.5%	58.0%	42.9%
	Indiana	7,124	26.7%	12.5%	7.5%	120,010	78.9%	52.0%	34.9%
	Iowa	4,004	28.4%	12.6%	7.2%	65,289	77.2%	44.5%	24.3%
	Kansas	3,936	29.6%	13.9%	8.9%	62,058	78.1%	48.2%	32.9%
	Kentucky	4,222	27.9%	13.5%	8.8%	73,604	79.2%	54.5%	38.9%
	Louisiana	5,072	26.4%	11.9%	7.6%	78,798	75.9%	46.5%	30.4%
	Maine	1,558	24.7%	13.6%	8.6%	22,472	77.9%	52.3%	29.9%
	Maryland	5,446	25.5%	13.0%	8.5%	95,135	80.3%	56.7%	38.3%
	Massachusetts	8,966	23.3%	11.0%	6.8%	156,242	79.0%	55.2%	36.9%
	Michigan	11,636	22.2%	9.8%	5.9%	190,692	78.3%	53.2%	36.5%
	Minnesota	8,204	23.5%	10.9%	6.7%	137,145	79.7%	54.3%	37.3%
	Mississippi	2,702	26.6%	12.8%	8.7%	39,972	74.8%	45.9%	31.9%
	Missouri	7,790	25.0%	12.0%	7.3%	145,528	80.3%	58.1%	43.9%
	Montana	1,261	25.4%	13.3%	9.6%	15,076	71.1%	42.5%	28.4%
	Nebraska	2,467	31.3%	15.0%	9.5%	40,998	79.4%	49.3%	30.0%
	Nevada	2,344	30.4%	18.0%	11.3%	31,116	78.2%	53.2%	35.0%
	New Hampshire	1,958	24.0%	12.9%	9.0%	24,832	73.6%	47.6%	34.8%
	New Jersey	16,047	20.1%	8.3%	4.7%	279,140	80.7%	57.3%	39.5%
	New Mexico	1,911	28.8%	16.8%	11.8%	22,316	71.8%	47.9%	31.2%
	New York	34,267	14.2%	4.6%	2.2%	422,403	72.2%	45.8%	29.2%
	North Carolina	10,332	23.0%	11.1%	6.6%	173,341	79.2%	57.0%	39.0%
	North Dakota	1,203	29.8%	14.0%	9.1%	17,593	73.5%	42.2%	29.5%
	Ohio	13,818	24.4%	10.2%	5.6%	261,121	80.2%	55.1%	38.1%
	Oklahoma	4,214	24.4%	12.0%	8.3%	62,040	75.2%	50.0%	36.8%
	Oregon	5,095	26.3%	14.1%	8.9%	79,114	79.2%	56.3%	36.2%
	Pennsylvania	14,640	22.6%	9.2%	5.4%	243,026	77.5%	50.6%	34.9%
	Rhode Island	1,478	24.8%	12.3%	9.0%	21,364	76.6%	48.6%	37.0%
	South Carolina	4,323	25.6%	13.1%	7.8%	65,255	77.2%	54.1%	35.3%
	South Dakota	1,175	30.6%	13.6%	8.8%	16,191	74.3%	38.5%	22.6%
	Tennessee	6,654	27.2%	13.9%	9.0%	126,597	81.3%	59.9%	43.8%
	Texas	26,387	19.9%	8.3%	4.4%	457,527	78.3%	56.3%	41.5%
	Utah	2,979	28.9%	16.1%	10.8%	43,947	77.5%	52.1%	35.0%
	Vermont	828	26.3%	13.4%	8.3%	11,161	75.1%	43.6%	21.0%
	Virginia	6,651	25.1%	12.7%	7.8%	109,687	79.7%	56.1%	38.8%
	Washington	8,475	23.8%	11.3%	6.9%	125,131	77.6%	50.9%	33.1%
	West Virginia	1,568	29.2%	15.2%	11.5%	22,473	74.3%	45.9%	33.1%
	Wisconsin	6,740	25.5%	11.2%	6.6%	119,177	79.7%	52.8%	32.0%
	Wyoming	626	30.7%	17.7%	13.6%	6,574	66.5%	39.9%	24.4%

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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	354,153	14.8%	3.2%	0.9%	6,112,029	77.7%	53.0%	36.4%
	421	Wholesale trade, durable goods	227,279	14.4%	3.0%	1.0%	3,624,617	75.3%	49.5%	33.2%
	422	Wholesale trade, nondurable goods	127,772	16.3%	3.9%	1.2%	2,487,412	81.3%	58.1%	41.2%

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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				227,279	14.4%	3.0%	1.0%	3,624,617	75.3%	49.5%	33.2%
	4211		Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle			22,751	15.3%	3.8%	1.2%	402,051	78.2%	54.3%	36.1%
	42111			Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle		6,590	21.0%	5.3%	1.3%	166,023	87.1%	61.0%	38.7%
	42112			Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle		8,961	17.1%	5.2%	2.3%	166,430	79.9%	58.5%	42.3%
	42113			Tire & tube whsle		1,322	23.1%	7.3%	2.0%	25,752	80.4%	53.0%	34.2%
	42114			Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle		6,007	6.5%	0.7%	0.1%	43,846	37.1%	13.2%	3.5%
	4212		Furniture & home furnishings whsle			13,525	14.0%	3.2%	0.9%	167,403	71.4%	39.3%	15.2%
	42121			Furniture whsle		6,071	14.1%	3.0%	0.8%	72,457	71.5%	38.1%	13.7%
	42122			Home furnishings whsle		7,466	14.1%	3.4%	1.0%	94,946	71.3%	40.1%	16.3%
	4213		Lumber & other construction materials whsle			11,692	18.3%	5.6%	2.1%	183,937	76.4%	48.7%	28.4%
	42131			Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle		5,739	20.6%	5.7%	2.0%	104,798	79.2%	50.2%	29.1%
	42132			Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle		2,487	18.0%	6.3%	3.0%	29,196	68.8%	37.2%	21.7%
	42133			Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle		1,082	20.3%	9.4%	3.7%	20,899	82.7%	64.3%	36.5%
	42139			Other construction materials whsle		2,466	15.1%	5.7%	2.6%	29,044	69.8%	43.6%	26.8%
	4214		Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle			35,600	15.4%	3.6%	1.4%	763,142	81.7%	61.5%	48.1%
	42141			Photographic equipment & supplies whsle		1,066	23.6%	6.4%	3.3%	23,606	83.6%	54.7%	43.0%
	42142			Office equipment whsle		4,771	16.9%	3.3%	1.3%	134,340	84.1%	66.8%	57.2%
	42143			Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle		13,571	16.5%	4.2%	1.7%	356,853	85.4%	67.5%	53.8%
	42144			Other commercial equipment whsle		4,756	14.3%	2.8%	0.9%	52,991	60.9%	26.0%	10.8%
	42145			Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle		7,853	12.0%	3.6%	1.7%	130,855	79.2%	60.5%	47.7%
	42146			Ophthalmic goods whsle		1,410	20.9%	5.0%	1.4%	28,452	82.7%	51.1%	26.8%
	42149			Other professional equipment & supplies whsle		2,290	15.9%	5.2%	2.5%	36,045	73.5%	50.2%	34.7%
	4215		Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle			9,288	20.0%	6.0%	2.5%	173,178	79.4%	51.9%	31.5%
	42151			Metal service centers & offices		8,723	20.5%	6.0%	2.4%	168,576	80.0%	52.4%	31.7%
	42152			Coal & other mineral & ore whsle		575	14.1%	7.7%	5.4%	4,602	56.7%	33.6%	25.1%
	4216		Electrical goods whsle			26,673	15.3%	3.8%	1.5%	534,804	79.5%	58.7%	45.4%
	42161			Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle		9,357	15.1%	4.1%	1.6%	165,955	76.5%	54.5%	41.1%
	42162			Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle		3,023	16.9%	4.4%	1.9%	52,676	76.5%	49.9%	32.7%
	42169			Other electronic parts & equipment whsle		14,429	15.7%	4.2%	1.8%	316,173	81.6%	62.4%	49.7%
	4217		Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle			14,381	17.2%	4.0%	1.4%	248,895	75.3%	48.0%	29.3%
	42171			Hardware whsle		6,866	18.2%	4.0%	1.6%	124,860	76.8%	48.5%	31.5%
	42172			Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle		3,585	15.6%	4.6%	1.7%	52,669	71.6%	46.1%	26.4%
	42173			Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle		3,077	18.2%	4.9%	1.7%	57,696	76.1%	51.2%	30.0%
	42174			Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle		951	19.8%	5.5%	2.1%	13,670	72.3%	36.4%	18.0%
	4218		Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle			57,121	15.5%	3.2%	1.1%	796,213	69.6%	38.8%	21.7%
	42181			Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle		3,464	23.5%	7.9%	3.4%	93,450	86.0%	64.6%	38.5%
	42182			Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle		7,888	18.8%	2.1%	0.7%	101,374	60.5%	18.1%	7.9%
	42183			Industrial machinery & equipment whsle		27,764	14.5%	3.6%	1.4%	349,093	67.6%	37.3%	20.0%
	42184			Industrial supplies whsle		9,572	18.1%	4.4%	1.8%	145,730	73.0%	42.5%	27.1%
	42185			Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle		5,382	14.3%	2.8%	0.9%	61,407	62.9%	29.1%	12.8%
	42186			Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle		3,524	13.6%	4.3%	2.1%	45,159	70.0%	44.0%	25.5%
	4219		Miscellaneous durable goods whsle			37,725	9.9%	1.9%	0.7%	354,994	64.2%	34.0%	19.3%
	42191			Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle		5,749	12.8%	2.3%	0.8%	57,625	64.3%	27.6%	10.8%
	42192			Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle		3,008	13.2%	2.8%	1.0%	38,325	73.3%	43.3%	24.3%
	42193			Recyclable material whsle		7,102	17.6%	3.1%	1.2%	103,108	70.5%	34.9%	20.7%
	42194			Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle		8,226	6.0%	1.0%	0.3%	55,854	53.2%	26.7%	12.4%
	42199			Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle		13,665	6.5%	1.6%	0.7%	100,082	60.2%	37.1%	24.8%
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				127,772	16.3%	3.9%	1.2%	2,487,412	81.3%	58.1%	41.2%
	4221		Paper & paper product whsle			11,678	15.0%	3.4%	1.2%	231,535	80.3%	59.2%	46.9%
	42211			Printing & writing paper whsle		1,345	16.2%	5.8%	2.4%	31,475	84.7%	69.4%	51.5%
	42212			Stationery & office supplies whsle		5,862	13.2%	2.9%	1.2%	129,198	82.1%	66.0%	59.0%
	42213			Industrial & personal service paper whsle		4,525	17.9%	4.3%	1.5%	70,862	75.1%	42.4%	22.9%
	4222		Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle			5,948	17.8%	6.0%	3.1%	210,418	90.3%	77.7%	65.6%
	4223		Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle			18,722	11.9%	2.9%	0.9%	214,141	70.5%	41.6%	22.3%
	42231			Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle		5,316	10.8%	2.8%	1.1%	47,544	60.7%	29.1%	12.8%
	42232			Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle		4,339	14.4%	3.8%	1.3%	60,632	75.0%	47.3%	28.0%
	42233			Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle		7,462	11.4%	2.6%	0.8%	79,373	69.8%	38.4%	16.5%
	42234			Footwear whsle		1,642	12.5%	4.0%	1.6%	26,592	79.8%	60.2%	43.6%
	4224		Grocery & related products whsle			33,040	18.1%	4.3%	1.4%	874,524	85.7%	65.6%	50.0%
	42241			General-line grocery whsle		3,183	17.8%	6.3%	2.8%	171,229	93.1%	84.7%	74.7%
	42242			Packaged frozen food whsle		2,946	24.1%	7.9%	3.1%	85,680	86.6%	65.3%	42.1%
	42243			Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle		2,137	18.8%	5.9%	2.5%	49,578	83.9%	62.0%	44.8%
	42244			Poultry & poultry product whsle		867	24.9%	6.0%	1.5%	17,612	79.7%	41.4%	8.5%
	42245			Confectionery whsle		2,027	15.9%	4.2%	2.0%	51,332	85.4%	68.5%	58.6%
	42246			Fish & seafood whsle		2,897	13.0%	2.1%	0.4%	28,710	62.6%	22.2%	4.7%
	42247			Meat & meat product whsle		3,185	19.2%	4.0%	1.5%	57,312	76.8%	44.4%	25.5%
	42248			Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle		5,355	22.1%	4.5%	0.9%	108,650	80.6%	45.8%	17.0%
	42249			Other grocery & related products whsle		10,718	17.1%	4.8%	2.2%	304,421	87.5%	71.7%	60.8%
	4225		Farm-product raw material whsle			6,465	20.5%	3.3%	1.0%	91,987	70.7%	30.0%	16.8%
	42251			Grain & field bean whsle		3,474	21.2%	4.7%	1.3%	56,407	70.7%	37.8%	21.8%
	42252			Livestock whsle		1,604	28.5%	1.5%	0.6%	23,170	75.7%	10.2%	2.1%
	42259			Other farm product raw material whsle		1,416	10.8%	3.0%	1.4%	12,410	61.8%	31.7%	21.5%
	4226		Chemical & allied products whsle			11,018	15.8%	4.9%	2.4%	166,400	75.4%	51.2%	37.4%
	42261			Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle		3,209	18.3%	6.0%	2.7%	44,576	74.0%	43.0%	22.2%
	42269			Other chemical & allied products whsle		7,845	15.1%	4.8%	2.6%	121,824	75.9%	54.2%	43.0%
	4227		Petroleum & petroleum products whsle			7,445	29.2%	8.5%	2.3%	131,990	77.0%	45.4%	25.6%
	42271			Petroleum bulk stations & terminals		4,830	35.7%	10.0%	2.6%	97,236	78.9%	45.1%	24.5%
	42272			Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals)		2,775	21.4%	8.9%	3.4%	34,754	72.0%	46.2%	28.5%
	4228		Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle			3,735	39.9%	10.7%	1.6%	157,259	92.1%	61.6%	25.3%
	42281			Beer & ale whsle		2,355	48.5%	12.4%	1.3%	97,379	92.0%	53.4%	10.6%
	42282			Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle		1,407	26.7%	8.9%	2.7%	59,880	92.2%	75.0%	49.2%
	4229		Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle			30,491	12.3%	3.4%	1.2%	409,158	75.3%	52.0%	34.4%
	42291			Farm supplies whsle		4,933	16.8%	5.3%	1.7%	75,258	75.7%	52.5%	36.2%
	42292			Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle		3,007	20.1%	8.4%	3.6%	96,303	90.0%	76.4%	61.3%
	42293			Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle		3,712	15.2%	2.4%	0.7%	49,657	69.9%	33.4%	13.0%
	42294			Tobacco & tobacco product whsle		1,300	29.5%	7.9%	2.4%	57,802	91.2%	71.7%	50.8%
	42295			Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle		1,477	18.7%	5.3%	2.1%	20,619	70.5%	43.1%	26.4%
	42299			Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle		16,103	7.1%	1.8%	0.7%	109,519	57.2%	30.0%	12.2%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

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By detailed employment size

By year

By state

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?