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Annual Wholesale Trade Survey Respondent Materials

All files are in Adobe PDF format and are for informational purposes only.

Prior to the 2020 survey year, surveys beginning with 'SA-42A' were for firms asked to report for their entire company.  Surveys beginning with 'SA-42' were for firms asked to report for a specific Employer Identification Number (EIN).  Starting with the 2020 survey year, all firms were asked to report for their entire company and received surveys beginning with 'SA-42A.'

Additionally, the surveys were separated by type of wholesale:

  1. merchant wholesalers, excluding manufacturers’ sales branches and offices;
  2. manufacturers' sales branches and offices (MSBO); and
  3. agents, brokers, and electronic markets (AGBR).

Page Last Revised - May 14, 2024