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	346,027	15.1%	3.3%	0.9%	6,142,089	78.3%	54.0%	37.1%
	Alabama	4,943	25.9%	13.2%	8.6%	79,873	77.3%	52.3%	34.6%
	Alaska	600	33.5%	18.7%	14.7%	7,148	75.3%	41.5%	25.3%
	Arizona	5,727	25.1%	14.0%	9.0%	87,975	78.6%	57.5%	42.6%
	Arkansas	3,001	26.8%	13.5%	9.1%	43,532	75.3%	47.9%	33.2%
	California	50,613	18.0%	5.6%	2.5%	829,917	77.2%	50.7%	32.0%
	Colorado	6,479	24.3%	13.4%	8.9%	99,349	79.3%	57.2%	43.1%
	Connecticut	4,560	25.0%	12.8%	8.3%	78,670	80.0%	57.2%	40.7%
	Delaware	917	30.4%	19.7%	14.3%	24,106	88.4%	77.1%	64.6%
	District of Columbia	330	35.2%	21.2%	16.1%	5,606	82.3%	56.3%	44.1%
	Florida	26,466	13.4%	5.7%	3.2%	311,391	73.0%	51.6%	35.3%
	Georgia	11,733	24.2%	12.4%	7.5%	201,981	81.0%	60.3%	45.3%
	Hawaii	1,640	23.6%	11.4%	8.2%	19,673	70.4%	39.5%	25.7%
	Idaho	1,632	32.0%	15.5%	10.7%	25,138	79.3%	46.2%	30.9%
	Illinois	18,083	23.4%	10.2%	5.6%	343,491	82.0%	59.1%	44.1%
	Indiana	7,027	26.6%	12.9%	7.6%	119,576	79.2%	53.6%	35.4%
	Iowa	3,879	29.4%	13.2%	7.3%	64,527	77.9%	46.1%	25.0%
	Kansas	3,857	29.9%	14.2%	9.1%	59,479	77.9%	48.3%	31.7%
	Kentucky	4,073	28.3%	13.9%	9.1%	73,595	80.1%	56.1%	40.4%
	Louisiana	4,894	26.6%	12.1%	7.7%	78,288	75.7%	47.5%	30.5%
	Maine	1,546	24.2%	13.5%	9.0%	21,831	76.9%	50.9%	32.9%
	Maryland	5,285	26.4%	13.4%	8.7%	95,481	81.2%	57.4%	39.4%
	Massachusetts	8,755	23.8%	11.0%	6.8%	161,794	80.3%	56.7%	38.9%
	Michigan	11,247	22.5%	9.9%	6.0%	188,551	78.8%	54.4%	37.5%
	Minnesota	8,003	24.2%	11.1%	6.8%	140,178	80.7%	56.1%	38.2%
	Mississippi	2,644	26.9%	13.3%	8.8%	36,709	73.8%	43.5%	28.7%
	Missouri	7,550	25.7%	12.3%	7.4%	141,344	80.8%	57.8%	43.6%
	Montana	1,254	23.6%	12.8%	9.3%	14,766	69.2%	41.7%	29.1%
	Nebraska	2,396	32.1%	15.6%	9.7%	38,762	78.6%	46.5%	26.7%
	Nevada	2,284	31.2%	19.1%	11.6%	32,169	78.2%	54.4%	36.4%
	New Hampshire	1,900	24.3%	13.5%	9.8%	24,227	73.3%	47.9%	31.6%
	New Jersey	15,642	20.3%	8.3%	4.8%	281,004	81.3%	58.3%	40.9%
	New Mexico	1,832	29.2%	17.3%	11.8%	21,523	71.4%	48.4%	32.0%
	New York	33,732	14.2%	4.6%	2.2%	426,983	72.8%	46.4%	30.3%
	North Carolina	10,167	23.2%	11.4%	6.9%	172,306	79.3%	57.7%	39.4%
	North Dakota	1,193	30.3%	14.6%	9.4%	17,362	73.0%	42.1%	29.0%
	Ohio	13,609	24.3%	10.2%	5.7%	262,986	80.5%	56.0%	39.3%
	Oklahoma	4,087	25.5%	12.4%	8.5%	62,018	76.6%	50.3%	36.0%
	Oregon	5,001	26.4%	14.2%	8.8%	81,080	79.8%	58.2%	38.7%
	Pennsylvania	14,245	23.2%	9.6%	5.7%	244,395	78.1%	52.1%	35.9%
	Rhode Island	1,445	24.4%	12.5%	8.9%	18,905	73.2%	42.8%	30.5%
	South Carolina	4,221	25.7%	13.5%	8.1%	62,000	76.0%	52.9%	34.3%
	South Dakota	1,127	31.3%	13.1%	8.4%	15,708	74.5%	36.5%	22.4%
	Tennessee	6,458	27.4%	14.3%	9.2%	130,439	82.2%	62.8%	46.9%
	Texas	25,748	20.3%	8.4%	4.4%	456,666	78.8%	57.0%	41.4%
	Utah	2,973	29.4%	16.0%	11.2%	44,014	78.6%	53.6%	39.1%
	Vermont	819	25.9%	13.6%	8.3%	11,077	74.3%	44.1%	21.8%
	Virginia	6,494	25.6%	12.8%	7.7%	110,988	80.5%	56.7%	39.3%
	Washington	8,306	24.0%	11.6%	6.9%	125,307	78.0%	52.4%	33.6%
	West Virginia	1,502	31.0%	16.2%	12.1%	21,631	75.6%	46.1%	30.8%
	Wisconsin	6,583	25.9%	11.8%	6.7%	119,769	80.5%	55.2%	32.5%
	Wyoming	640	30.0%	17.0%	12.5%	6,801	68.4%	42.0%	26.8%

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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	346,027	15.1%	3.3%	0.9%	6,142,089	78.3%	54.0%	37.1%
	421	Wholesale trade, durable goods	221,912	14.6%	3.1%	1.0%	3,633,480	75.9%	50.5%	33.9%
	422	Wholesale trade, nondurable goods	124,958	16.5%	4.0%	1.2%	2,508,609	81.8%	59.0%	41.7%

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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				221,912	14.6%	3.1%	1.0%	3,633,480	75.9%	50.5%	33.9%
	4211		Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle			21,921	15.5%	3.9%	1.3%	387,296	78.0%	53.9%	35.7%
	42111			Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle		6,398	21.1%	5.2%	1.3%	153,814	86.2%	59.1%	36.0%
	42112			Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle		8,736	16.9%	5.4%	2.4%	165,975	80.0%	59.5%	43.6%
	42113			Tire & tube whsle		1,302	24.0%	7.9%	2.2%	24,907	80.5%	51.8%	32.1%
	42114			Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle		5,612	6.9%	0.7%	0.2%	42,600	38.9%	14.4%	6.0%
	4212		Furniture & home furnishings whsle			13,204	14.3%	3.2%	0.9%	166,135	71.7%	39.5%	15.6%
	42121			Furniture whsle		5,962	14.5%	3.1%	0.8%	72,519	72.1%	37.7%	14.0%
	42122			Home furnishings whsle		7,254	14.2%	3.4%	1.0%	93,616	71.5%	41.0%	16.8%
	4213		Lumber & other construction materials whsle			11,894	18.2%	5.5%	2.0%	185,391	76.4%	48.5%	28.7%
	42131			Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle		5,818	20.1%	5.6%	2.0%	101,631	78.7%	49.1%	28.8%
	42132			Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle		2,561	18.5%	6.2%	3.0%	31,621	70.6%	39.0%	23.6%
	42133			Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle		1,122	20.0%	8.8%	3.4%	22,287	83.4%	65.7%	38.4%
	42139			Other construction materials whsle		2,472	15.1%	5.5%	2.5%	29,852	69.6%	43.9%	26.2%
	4214		Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle			34,672	15.3%	3.7%	1.4%	776,712	82.7%	63.7%	49.9%
	42141			Photographic equipment & supplies whsle		1,027	23.2%	6.1%	3.5%	22,533	83.3%	55.6%	46.4%
	42142			Office equipment whsle		4,617	17.3%	3.2%	1.4%	147,160	86.4%	70.9%	62.6%
	42143			Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle		13,082	16.3%	4.2%	1.6%	347,834	85.8%	68.7%	54.3%
	42144			Other commercial equipment whsle		4,671	14.0%	2.8%	0.9%	53,002	61.7%	27.9%	11.0%
	42145			Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle		7,804	12.2%	3.8%	1.7%	139,657	80.4%	63.2%	48.8%
	42146			Ophthalmic goods whsle		1,372	20.8%	5.3%	1.6%	27,990	82.9%	53.2%	28.1%
	42149			Other professional equipment & supplies whsle		2,213	16.8%	5.4%	2.7%	38,536	76.7%	54.4%	38.2%
	4215		Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle			9,066	19.9%	6.0%	2.5%	166,365	78.7%	50.9%	29.5%
	42151			Metal service centers & offices		8,510	20.4%	6.0%	2.4%	162,222	79.3%	51.3%	29.7%
	42152			Coal & other mineral & ore whsle		565	14.2%	7.8%	5.1%	4,143	55.8%	33.0%	22.1%
	4216		Electrical goods whsle			26,079	16.1%	4.0%	1.6%	559,234	80.9%	60.5%	46.4%
	42161			Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle		9,223	15.9%	4.2%	1.6%	168,091	77.3%	54.9%	40.4%
	42162			Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle		2,955	17.2%	4.6%	1.8%	52,655	77.1%	51.7%	31.6%
	42169			Other electronic parts & equipment whsle		14,028	16.6%	4.4%	2.0%	338,488	83.3%	64.6%	51.7%
	4217		Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle			14,111	17.5%	4.1%	1.4%	247,959	75.7%	48.1%	29.1%
	42171			Hardware whsle		6,710	18.5%	3.9%	1.5%	122,386	77.1%	47.9%	30.8%
	42172			Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle		3,556	16.3%	4.9%	1.9%	54,353	72.4%	47.4%	25.7%
	42173			Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle		3,022	18.5%	4.9%	1.6%	57,478	76.7%	52.0%	30.7%
	42174			Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle		918	19.6%	5.9%	2.3%	13,742	72.6%	37.6%	20.4%
	4218		Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle			55,235	15.8%	3.3%	1.2%	797,004	70.5%	40.0%	22.8%
	42181			Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle		3,331	24.0%	8.2%	3.7%	93,168	86.3%	65.2%	40.9%
	42182			Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle		7,628	19.1%	2.2%	0.6%	99,387	61.9%	18.8%	7.9%
	42183			Industrial machinery & equipment whsle		26,796	14.9%	3.6%	1.5%	352,561	68.8%	38.9%	21.5%
	42184			Industrial supplies whsle		9,358	17.9%	4.4%	1.8%	144,668	72.9%	43.1%	27.1%
	42185			Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle		5,183	14.3%	2.9%	0.9%	61,700	63.9%	31.8%	13.2%
	42186			Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle		3,397	14.5%	4.3%	2.2%	45,520	71.2%	44.7%	27.5%
	4219		Miscellaneous durable goods whsle			37,139	9.9%	1.9%	0.7%	347,384	63.5%	32.9%	17.9%
	42191			Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle		5,613	13.1%	2.4%	0.8%	57,716	64.8%	28.0%	10.5%
	42192			Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle		2,890	13.4%	2.8%	0.9%	36,890	72.4%	40.9%	19.8%
	42193			Recyclable material whsle		6,847	17.6%	3.1%	1.2%	99,109	70.5%	34.4%	20.2%
	42194			Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle		8,083	6.0%	1.0%	0.3%	54,408	51.7%	26.1%	11.7%
	42199			Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle		13,730	6.5%	1.6%	0.7%	99,261	58.7%	35.0%	22.6%
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				124,958	16.5%	4.0%	1.2%	2,508,609	81.8%	59.0%	41.7%
	4221		Paper & paper product whsle			11,243	15.3%	3.5%	1.3%	225,894	80.5%	59.2%	46.6%
	42211			Printing & writing paper whsle		1,279	16.2%	5.9%	2.3%	31,024	85.4%	70.5%	51.9%
	42212			Stationery & office supplies whsle		5,641	13.3%	3.1%	1.3%	123,458	81.9%	65.5%	58.5%
	42213			Industrial & personal service paper whsle		4,374	18.5%	4.3%	1.4%	71,412	75.9%	43.5%	23.8%
	4222		Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle			5,755	18.3%	6.2%	3.1%	234,917	91.7%	80.1%	68.9%
	4223		Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle			18,161	12.4%	3.0%	0.9%	212,432	71.2%	41.6%	22.1%
	42231			Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle		5,183	10.9%	2.9%	1.1%	46,755	60.9%	30.0%	13.3%
	42232			Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle		4,181	14.8%	4.0%	1.3%	59,912	75.6%	48.3%	28.2%
	42233			Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle		7,213	12.2%	2.6%	0.8%	79,595	70.6%	37.8%	16.5%
	42234			Footwear whsle		1,621	13.5%	3.9%	1.5%	26,170	80.8%	58.7%	40.7%
	4224		Grocery & related products whsle			32,398	18.3%	4.3%	1.3%	871,071	86.0%	66.1%	49.9%
	42241			General-line grocery whsle		3,094	18.0%	6.3%	2.9%	172,432	93.3%	85.2%	75.7%
	42242			Packaged frozen food whsle		2,834	24.5%	7.8%	3.0%	87,251	87.5%	66.7%	45.3%
	42243			Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle		2,109	18.9%	6.2%	2.6%	50,239	84.7%	63.4%	45.4%
	42244			Poultry & poultry product whsle		881	24.9%	5.7%	1.5%	17,975	80.1%	40.8%	12.3%
	42245			Confectionery whsle		2,009	16.1%	4.0%	1.9%	46,929	84.8%	65.4%	55.1%
	42246			Fish & seafood whsle		2,879	12.9%	2.0%	0.4%	28,405	62.4%	22.6%	4.7%
	42247			Meat & meat product whsle		3,133	18.9%	3.8%	1.2%	53,407	75.9%	41.3%	20.1%
	42248			Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle		5,294	23.1%	4.8%	0.8%	113,100	81.7%	47.6%	15.5%
	42249			Other grocery & related products whsle		10,415	17.0%	4.8%	2.1%	301,333	87.7%	72.4%	61.1%
	4225		Farm-product raw material whsle			6,268	20.6%	3.3%	1.0%	90,547	71.0%	31.1%	16.9%
	42251			Grain & field bean whsle		3,350	21.6%	4.8%	1.1%	54,945	71.2%	38.4%	20.7%
	42252			Livestock whsle		1,584	28.1%	1.5%	0.6%	22,736	74.2%	10.2%	4.5%
	42259			Other farm product raw material whsle		1,358	10.6%	2.7%	1.4%	12,866	64.5%	37.1%	22.8%
	4226		Chemical & allied products whsle			10,689	16.1%	4.9%	2.4%	164,259	76.0%	51.1%	37.8%
	42261			Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle		3,108	18.1%	6.0%	2.7%	43,116	73.6%	41.8%	22.9%
	42269			Other chemical & allied products whsle		7,618	15.7%	4.9%	2.5%	121,143	76.8%	54.4%	43.1%
	4227		Petroleum & petroleum products whsle			7,177	29.5%	8.5%	2.2%	128,900	77.5%	45.3%	25.5%
	42271			Petroleum bulk stations & terminals		4,646	36.0%	10.0%	2.5%	94,034	79.0%	44.5%	23.5%
	42272			Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals)		2,684	21.6%	8.8%	3.4%	34,866	73.4%	47.6%	30.9%
	4228		Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle			3,688	39.5%	10.9%	1.6%	160,630	92.3%	63.2%	27.2%
	42281			Beer & ale whsle		2,287	48.5%	12.8%	1.4%	97,580	92.3%	54.8%	10.9%
	42282			Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle		1,428	26.2%	9.0%	2.9%	63,050	92.4%	76.2%	52.4%
	4229		Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle			30,311	12.5%	3.4%	1.2%	419,959	75.6%	52.7%	34.4%
	42291			Farm supplies whsle		4,800	16.8%	5.4%	1.6%	74,868	75.4%	52.3%	35.2%
	42292			Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle		2,885	19.6%	8.4%	3.6%	95,795	90.2%	77.6%	62.6%
	42293			Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle		4,181	16.4%	3.0%	0.6%	60,890	72.2%	38.3%	13.2%
	42294			Tobacco & tobacco product whsle		1,277	29.3%	8.1%	2.7%	57,261	91.6%	72.5%	52.3%
	42295			Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle		1,420	18.5%	5.0%	2.1%	19,970	70.0%	41.8%	26.5%
	42299			Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle		15,788	7.2%	1.8%	0.7%	111,175	57.7%	31.0%	13.3%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?