2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Montana

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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	1,485	7,223,420	430,384	13,728
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	839	2,414,310	244,270	7,045
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	571	3,975,388	173,399	5,964
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	75	833,722	12,715	719

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	839	2,414,310	244,270	7,045
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	95	312,030	29,677	924
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	30	132,716	11,797	327
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	15	45,354	1,913	66
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	10	81,754	9,472	241
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	50	159,235	15,698	528
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	18	102,325	7,437	270
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	30	D	D	(100-249)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1-19)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	31	33,572	4,154	145
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	9	10,092	1,901	55
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	22	23,480	2,253	90
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	3	213	18	2
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	12	18,275	1,499	57
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	105	451,307	30,794	919
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	59	356,809	21,587	627
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	28	190,942	10,829	307
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	7	39,696	1,372	38
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	24	126,171	9,386	282
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	23	15,549	2,236	76
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	10	10,032	1,632	53
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(1-19)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	12	36,318	2,584	80
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	11	42,631	4,387	136
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	99	133,190	22,751	701
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	29	36,358	6,816	212
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	23	32,575	5,730	132
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	19	32,203	5,675	130
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	4	372	55	2
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	20	20,988	2,938	115
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	13	17,980	2,573	99
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	7	3,008	365	16
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	12	19,981	3,212	94
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	12	19,981	3,212	94
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	6	12,419	1,969	88
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	32	64,419	6,991	230
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	32	64,419	6,991	230
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(100-249)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	21	46,431	4,515	153
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	75	172,261	29,709	540
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	35	123,372	10,783	312
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	4	1,176	76	7
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	36	47,713	18,850	221
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	24	40,130	17,560	194
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	12	7,583	1,290	27
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	60	188,933	22,151	628
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	25	118,875	12,268	357
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	20	50,652	6,320	156
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	243	641,521	72,008	2,127
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	33	239,204	25,749	638
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	84	253,650	24,227	788
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	78	229,413	21,182	695
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	4	D	D	(20-99)
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	69	82,145	12,341	371
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	13	19,103	3,734	108
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	5	8,227	1,751	54
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	8	10,876	1,983	54
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	28	34,078	4,710	132
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	4	4,604	557	15
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	6	8,096	1,532	59
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	12	13,609	1,382	45
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	31	45,879	5,820	195
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	4	6,379	704	27
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	11	24,969	2,856	85
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	7	6,086	953	34
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(20-99)
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	11	3,808	610	29
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	4	3,188	473	20
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	99	417,077	26,035	831
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	29	280,798	6,531	233
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1-19)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	15	25,652	3,771	134
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	3	D	D	(20-99)
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	11	9,693	371	16
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	11	9,693	371	16
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(250-499)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	7	5,009	577	38
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	8	9,748	932	40
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	9	6,512	1,005	43
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	571	3,975,388	173,399	5,964
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	35	52,571	7,052	205
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	6	14,019	1,958	42
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	25	29,368	4,054	127
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	4	9,184	1,040	36
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	27	161,023	7,637	220
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	4	805	180	13
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	12	29,354	2,357	62
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1-19)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	105	1,022,597	64,307	1,959
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	9	492,032	19,755	565
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	2	D	D	(100-249)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	9	19,332	721	25
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	11	15,674	1,143	53
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	11	15,674	1,143	53
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	4	558	47	3
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	9	31,536	1,679	61
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(250-499)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	55	D	D	(500-999)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	10	42,970	1,664	69
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	23	119,015	16,932	594
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	100	1,054,138	12,397	489
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	82	903,892	10,345	344
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	29	39,905	4,706	122
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(100-249)
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	4	4,493	835	23
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	79	1,006,363	23,304	916
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	59	892,986	21,326	851
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	58	D	D	(500-999)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	48	D	D	(500-999)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	10	D	D	(100-249)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	1	D	D	(1-19)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	20	113,377	1,978	65
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	34	216,566	22,781	785
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	29	210,032	22,360	764
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	5	6,534	421	21
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	138	D	D	(1000-2499)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	69	195,228	12,124	466
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	52	139,314	9,416	378
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	17	55,914	2,708	88
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	11	17,096	2,048	91
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	10	88,025	4,982	155
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	37	23,448	3,566	187
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	12	13,339	2,215	115
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	8	5,376	719	35
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	75	833,722	12,715	719
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	75	833,722	12,715	719
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	43	436,873	7,844	291
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	4	D	D	(100-249)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	3	8,099	196	9
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	10	36,507	860	22
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	8	32,394	1,786	33
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	6	24,497	962	17
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	3	12,160	214	12
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	32	396,849	4,871	428
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	4	9,294	277	6
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	9	108,020	1,971	62
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	10	243,466	1,786	305
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)