2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
California

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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	58,770	655,954,708	39,060,893	811,344
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	34,865	389,837,607	25,517,639	483,905
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	20,719	211,776,464	12,366,473	301,307
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	3,186	54,340,637	1,176,781	26,132

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	34,865	389,837,607	25,517,639	483,905
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	3,265	139,703,408	1,897,858	44,664
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	712	124,565,680	774,047	14,152
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	452	121,824,831	560,905	9,306
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	28	408,792	17,126	430
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	36	371,005	24,989	687
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	46	413,001	37,547	831
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	150	1,548,051	133,480	2,898
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	1,999	12,859,907	970,494	26,146
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	1,018	5,865,012	464,142	13,087
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	939	6,897,975	491,339	12,645
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	42	96,920	15,013	414
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	231	D	D	(2500-4999)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	323	D	D	(1000-2499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	2,254	10,616,763	1,061,915	28,326
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	958	4,818,958	455,474	11,569
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	587	2,556,927	228,322	6,552
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	371	2,262,031	227,152	5,017
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	1,296	5,797,805	606,441	16,757
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	193	687,207	71,604	2,126
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	268	1,498,164	151,881	4,421
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	351	1,783,238	207,634	4,962
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	484	1,829,196	175,322	5,248
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	1,673	10,072,626	944,603	22,568
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	775	6,362,769	525,582	12,498
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	143	1,103,455	58,416	1,327
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	144	1,476,121	114,836	2,820
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	488	3,783,193	352,330	8,351
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	398	1,650,512	178,679	4,305
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	214	838,086	93,771	2,215
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	129	325,000	51,775	1,408
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	55	487,426	33,133	682
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	160	816,695	78,265	1,738
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	340	1,242,650	162,077	4,027
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	88	230,361	41,212	1,190
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	5,961	80,253,183	7,364,329	120,028
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	238	3,644,711	192,878	3,740
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	691	4,826,401	794,176	17,121
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	2,837	56,414,096	4,436,843	64,083
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	2,356	50,164,651	3,648,103	54,522
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	1,271	28,798,250	1,904,891	30,189
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	1,085	21,366,401	1,743,212	24,333
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	481	6,249,445	788,740	9,561
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	557	1,706,713	229,037	6,026
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	321	1,129,929	119,907	3,199
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	236	576,784	109,130	2,827
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	1,060	10,534,288	1,284,922	20,131
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	930	9,843,775	1,180,013	17,967
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	130	690,513	104,909	2,164
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	239	1,115,308	155,211	3,874
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	339	2,011,666	271,262	5,053
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	50	171,306	29,830	734
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	289	1,840,360	241,432	4,319
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	1,215	D	D	(10k-24k)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	1,184	D	D	(10k-24k)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	912	6,352,153	506,230	11,952
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	622	4,711,610	406,745	9,688
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	290	1,640,543	99,485	2,264
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	272	D	D	(2500-4999)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	176	1,339,804	127,711	3,066
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	96	D	D	(500-999)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(100-249)
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	5,905	73,524,570	7,693,387	109,037
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	1,750	9,640,066	969,516	20,814
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	600	12,250,148	451,228	8,968
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	3,555	51,634,356	6,272,643	79,255
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	1,126	15,246,242	1,826,414	25,855
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	2,429	36,388,114	4,446,229	53,400
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	2,093	9,770,865	1,035,007	24,271
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	982	4,933,276	491,158	12,417
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	532	2,414,544	270,573	6,279
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	391	1,707,447	191,709	3,777
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	188	715,598	81,567	1,798
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	6,250	28,215,359	2,835,265	65,488
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	368	2,455,498	276,037	5,640
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	624	2,814,490	247,952	6,849
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	294	970,741	126,683	3,566
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	210	880,523	76,495	2,045
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	120	963,226	44,774	1,238
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	3,057	10,165,635	1,325,906	29,317
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	116	319,176	44,193	1,054
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	325	985,571	147,863	3,487
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	145	341,510	44,077	1,060
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	180	644,061	103,786	2,427
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	1,195	4,186,688	491,730	10,940
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	327	1,074,007	136,065	2,835
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	357	1,328,451	237,474	5,405
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	168	460,036	50,594	1,181
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	569	1,811,706	217,987	4,415
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	1,211	7,303,772	469,559	11,120
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	104	265,781	31,980	944
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	216	624,002	69,464	1,731
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	130	270,038	36,535	956
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	221	1,121,579	79,192	1,909
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	132	589,214	76,481	1,573
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	408	4,433,158	175,907	4,007
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	531	1,866,600	276,701	7,606
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	138	359,322	75,264	2,695
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	172	622,774	98,709	2,408
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(500-999)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	171	D	D	(1000-2499)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	459	3,609,364	239,110	4,956
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	350	3,421,848	213,528	4,310
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	69	114,624	18,185	458
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	40	72,892	7,397	188
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	6,249	D	D	(50k-99k)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	1,036	4,310,053	390,286	9,925
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	758	7,058,298	399,128	9,281
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	851	3,579,546	328,658	10,567
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	197	778,371	77,253	2,070
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	127	691,971	63,942	1,610
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	70	86,400	13,311	460
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	161	1,038,175	93,104	2,629
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	493	1,763,000	158,301	5,868
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	1,503	6,540,321	268,780	7,404
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	1,425	3,702,876	244,690	6,863
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	78	2,837,445	24,090	541
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	2,101	D	D	(10k-24k)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	116	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	168	317,035	25,741	708
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	575	1,514,914	131,312	3,739
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	466	3,299,492	246,113	5,720
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	206	1,782,761	119,471	2,878
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	260	1,516,731	126,642	2,842
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	113	D	D	(500-999)
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	663	D	D	(2500-4999)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	20,719	211,776,464	12,366,473	301,307
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	1,676	11,902,205	1,011,850	25,369
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	221	2,588,037	165,374	2,896
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	832	4,293,010	455,476	14,228
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	623	5,021,158	391,000	8,245
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	1,282	34,136,780	1,836,916	28,277
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	651	19,878,482	667,465	11,214
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	631	14,258,298	1,169,451	17,063
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	4,433	19,417,682	1,527,814	41,706
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	1,116	3,422,253	256,336	7,395
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	850	2,794,637	181,258	5,186
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	266	627,616	75,078	2,209
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	999	4,851,006	377,088	10,822
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	1,865	7,568,693	643,843	18,957
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	453	3,575,730	250,547	4,532
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	5,397	69,228,241	4,032,702	108,585
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	464	8,724,821	496,572	11,899
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	85	489,621	39,516	1,527
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	8	D	D	(500-999)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	371	D	D	(5000-9999)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	549	9,235,797	425,912	11,389
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	333	3,317,440	196,929	5,328
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	16	152,923	8,205	289
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	317	3,164,517	188,724	5,039
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	91	1,007,075	64,110	2,504
4244401	Live poultry merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	89	D	D	(1000-2499)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	274	3,809,861	153,581	5,315
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	289	1,622,579	115,030	3,820
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	401	5,184,702	249,868	7,604
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	1,106	15,795,632	989,366	26,091
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	1,890	20,530,334	1,341,334	34,635
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	299	1,144,254	112,824	3,246
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	343	3,033,294	211,416	6,131
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	273	3,691,293	399,362	10,025
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	199	2,501,986	109,069	2,518
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	76	282,024	24,781	668
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	700	9,877,483	483,882	12,047
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	320	2,884,259	93,018	2,498
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	166	1,473,850	56,811	1,586
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	47	198,167	5,091	157
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	107	1,212,242	31,116	755
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	31	127,670	5,349	190
4245902	Leaf tobacco merchant wholesalers	11	15,797	974	25
4245903	Wool, wool tops, & mohair merchant wholesalers	3	3,363	347	8
4245904	Cotton merchant wholesalers	20	927,153	16,877	306
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	1,501	7,412,891	645,928	13,260
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	460	2,415,325	183,722	4,108
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	1,041	4,997,566	462,206	9,152
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	148	666,182	61,938	1,306
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	555	32,399,472	429,013	8,769
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	317	25,801,306	268,137	5,649
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	300	D	D	(5000-9999)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	223	D	D	(2500-4999)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	77	22,019,108	127,717	1,867
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	17	D	D	(250-499)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	238	6,598,166	160,876	3,120
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	511	12,071,042	942,128	18,843
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	203	4,573,110	408,404	10,180
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	308	7,497,932	533,724	8,663
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	5,044	22,323,892	1,847,104	54,000
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	626	4,912,134	371,420	8,862
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	371	2,889,273	243,728	5,607
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	255	2,022,861	127,692	3,255
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	446	4,124,755	302,752	8,327
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	758	1,667,406	280,329	10,924
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	99	5,424,356	137,293	3,888
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	275	819,038	119,304	2,663
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,840	5,376,203	636,006	19,336
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	983	1,850,509	271,012	7,783
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	514	1,452,221	108,419	3,690
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	109	300,920	59,775	1,533
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,234	1,772,553	196,800	6,330
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	3,186	54,340,637	1,176,781	26,132
42511	Business to business electronic markets	15	129,655	6,166	82
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	3,171	54,210,982	1,170,615	26,050
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	2,044	31,773,934	721,705	16,182
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	116	12,639,624	123,437	5,925
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	214	1,659,880	49,461	1,082
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	77	380,028	11,605	259
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	236	1,413,319	72,338	1,178
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	64	427,264	7,923	153
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	611	9,159,225	259,780	3,883
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	152	2,184,834	68,135	1,191
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	380	2,129,900	87,445	1,694
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	194	1,779,860	41,581	817
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	1,127	22,437,048	448,910	9,868
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	95	726,717	20,636	460
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	37	607,991	12,195	167
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	229	1,595,043	51,416	930
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	420	17,111,018	306,037	6,770
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	40	944,040	9,420	477
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	66	428,807	11,774	199
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	12	127,383	3,021	85
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	26	159,149	7,844	137
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	202	736,900	26,567	643