2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Arizona

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Wholesale Trade - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
More data	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
	42	Wholesale trade	6,651	60,976,999	3,697,812	88,568
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	4,154	D	D	(50k-99k)
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,950	D	D	(25k-49k)
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	547	D	D	(2500-4999)

Wholesale Trade - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, 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	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	4,154	D	D	(50k-99k)
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	470	D	D	(2500-4999)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	139	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	78	D	D	(250-499)
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	9	21,473	1,414	50
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(500-999)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	251	D	D	(2500-4999)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	137	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	102	D	D	(500-999)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(250-499)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	228	D	D	(1000-2499)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	90	D	D	(500-999)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(100-249)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(500-999)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	138	D	D	(1000-2499)
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(100-249)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	62	D	D	(500-999)
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	338	D	D	(2500-4999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	161	D	D	(2500-4999)
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(500-999)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	121	D	D	(1000-2499)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	79	D	D	(500-999)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(250-499)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	23	64,282	12,104	353
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	65	D	D	(500-999)
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	656	D	D	(10k-24k)
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	107	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	232	D	D	(2500-4999)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	187	2,740,775	288,605	4,297
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	55	551,096	36,383	563
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	132	2,189,679	252,222	3,734
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(500-999)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	83	D	D	(500-999)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(250-499)
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(20-99)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	156	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	140	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(500-999)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	26	35,213	6,797	190
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(250-499)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	149	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	142	D	D	(1000-2499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	115	449,913	44,115	1,102
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	71	D	D	(500-999)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(250-499)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1-19)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	7	5,142	310	14
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	664	D	D	(10k-24k)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	230	D	D	(2500-4999)
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	54	D	D	(1000-2499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	380	D	D	(5000-9999)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	142	1,317,306	205,942	3,223
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	238	D	D	(5000-9999)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	355	D	D	(2500-4999)
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	128	D	D	(1000-2499)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	100	D	D	(1000-2499)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	94	475,254	51,505	1,168
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	834	D	D	(5000-9999)
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	96	749,804	91,575	1,942
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	81	D	D	(1000-2499)
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	33	D	D	(500-999)
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	28	D	D	(250-499)
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	357	D	D	(2500-4999)
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(250-499)
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(20-99)
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	140	D	D	(500-999)
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(100-249)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(500-999)
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	69	736,152	90,319	1,246
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	137	D	D	(500-999)
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	8	12,875	2,168	67
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	27	30,714	5,243	145
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(250-499)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	110	D	D	(500-999)
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(100-249)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(100-249)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	53	D	D	(500-999)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(500-999)
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	460	D	D	(2500-4999)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	88	D	D	(500-999)
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	39	299,807	11,487	301
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	69	D	D	(500-999)
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	20	57,351	6,625	233
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	16	55,479	6,421	226
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	4	1,872	204	7
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	106	D	D	(500-999)
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	100	D	D	(250-499)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	158	464,963	46,409	1,322
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(1-19)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(250-499)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	24	33,893	4,028	151
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	13	24,230	2,265	90
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	11	9,663	1,763	61
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	16	17,094	7,607	223
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(100-249)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,950	D	D	(25k-49k)
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	182	D	D	(1000-2499)
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	108	417,051	42,786	1,182
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(500-999)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	136	D	D	(2500-4999)
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	62	D	D	(500-999)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	74	D	D	(1000-2499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	151	D	D	(500-999)
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	38	139,981	7,658	242
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	26	D	D	(100-249)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(250-499)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(250-499)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	600	D	D	(10k-24k)
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	58	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	8	D	D	(20-99)
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	3	D	D	(1-19)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	47	1,102,922	57,331	1,536
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	43	670,155	25,351	1,304
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	40	562,882	21,041	615
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(250-499)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	25	243,927	10,416	296
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(500-999)
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	158	1,356,021	87,754	4,784
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	221	3,841,970	157,445	4,254
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	40	60,235	10,691	295
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	53	266,757	16,112	587
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	65	2,939,157	69,631	1,402
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(250-499)
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4245904	Cotton merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	223	D	D	(1000-2499)
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(250-499)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	179	D	D	(1000-2499)
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(250-499)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	87	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	51	D	D	(1000-2499)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	48	D	D	(500-999)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	40	D	D	(500-999)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	8	2,845,308	14,773	277
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	3	D	D	(20-99)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	36	D	D	(250-499)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	45	1,272,205	145,101	3,091
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(1000-2499)
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	482	D	D	(5000-9999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	84	D	D	(500-999)
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	50	D	D	(250-499)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	34	D	D	(100-249)
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	62	D	D	(500-999)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	86	D	D	(1000-2499)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(500-999)
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(250-499)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	191	D	D	(500-999)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	85	D	D	(500-999)
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(100-249)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	71	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	547	D	D	(2500-4999)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	547	D	D	(2500-4999)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	398	D	D	(2500-4999)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	24	D	D	(1000-2499)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	43	D	D	(100-249)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	16	D	D	(20-99)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	43	D	D	(100-249)
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	10	D	D	(1-19)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	127	1,074,259	31,184	621
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	42	D	D	(100-249)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	71	D	D	(100-249)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	22	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	149	D	D	(1000-2499)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	11	D	D	(20-99)
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	3	2,691	170	6
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	9	D	D	(1-19)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	82	D	D	(1000-2499)
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	12	D	D	(20-99)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	26	D	D	(20-99)