2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Rhode Island

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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	1,479	8,566,430	699,457	17,688
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	936	3,743,722	459,349	11,506
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	442	3,710,106	211,289	5,448
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	101	1,112,602	28,819	734

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	936	3,743,722	459,349	11,506
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	101	D	D	(500-999)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	60	D	D	(500-999)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	23	D	D	(100-249)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	36	D	D	(250-499)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(500-999)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	50	259,503	24,625	577
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	24	106,038	14,072	347
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	9	88,091	3,392	89
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	3	71,220	2,073	55
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	124	782,513	123,381	2,992
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1-19)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	37	218,189	52,710	748
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(500-999)
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(500-999)
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	19	158,804	18,993	417
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	10	141,858	16,103	341
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	9	16,946	2,890	76
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(1000-2499)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(250-499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(250-499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	84	D	D	(500-999)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(250-499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	65	553,057	39,277	766
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(20-99)
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	194	563,792	76,190	1,763
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	1	D	D	(1-19)
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	4	3,686	559	18
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	101	364,758	46,885	1,018
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(250-499)
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(100-249)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	38	90,462	14,867	360
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	27	60,397	7,233	198
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	12	27,343	2,539	68
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	231	D	D	(2500-4999)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(20-99)
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(20-99)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	4	D	D	(1-19)
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	19	33,482	5,451	184
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	132	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	124	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	35	62,341	9,027	284
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	7	6,889	1,296	42
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	442	3,710,106	211,289	5,448
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(250-499)
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(20-99)
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	44	242,782	19,467	475
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	14	121,307	6,426	129
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	155	1,617,416	82,608	2,280
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	2	D	D	(1-19)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(250-499)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	35	620,347	12,658	338
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	34	298,111	27,058	779
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(250-499)
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(1-19)
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	61	275,622	26,387	592
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	16	54,792	3,385	82
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	45	220,830	23,002	510
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	14	656,156	9,251	246
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	14	656,156	9,251	246
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	10	D	D	(100-249)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	4	D	D	(20-99)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	9	D	D	(100-249)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	21	316,671	24,574	538
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	7	124,474	12,000	267
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	14	192,197	12,574	271
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	71	D	D	(500-999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	6	D	D	(1-19)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	4	D	D	(20-99)
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	40	91,740	11,648	291
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	18	71,855	8,651	213
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	16	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	101	1,112,602	28,819	734
42511	Business to business electronic markets	1	D	D	(100-249)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	100	D	D	(500-999)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	57	D	D	(100-249)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	5	165,211	2,365	87
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	12	59,428	2,344	38
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	6	D	D	(1-19)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	17	80,570	2,774	55
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	8	40,291	1,227	17
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	43	D	D	(250-499)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	4	89,666	1,984	34
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	4	D	D	(100-249)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	11	92,941	2,152	38
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	4	23,422	531	8
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	16	83,174	2,316	47