2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Louisiana

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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	5,904	47,192,153	2,676,924	73,548
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	3,672	15,279,767	1,558,755	40,997
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,987	28,901,039	1,057,417	30,801
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	245	3,011,347	60,752	1,750

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	3,672	15,279,767	1,558,755	40,997
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	308	2,044,089	95,755	3,159
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	71	1,495,151	32,371	973
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(500-999)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	169	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	56	D	D	(500-999)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	103	217,547	29,374	1,043
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	10	9,363	2,031	57
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	113	268,845	35,851	1,122
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	50	121,265	16,203	537
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	21	47,311	7,435	214
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	29	73,954	8,768	323
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	63	147,580	19,648	585
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	5	7,323	1,336	50
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	9	6,898	1,479	74
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	36	119,643	14,743	379
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	13	13,716	2,090	82
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	288	1,570,593	109,515	3,218
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	128	994,367	56,466	1,677
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	30	120,931	6,955	223
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	29	543,047	18,195	499
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	69	330,389	31,316	955
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	64	305,019	25,605	694
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	18	96,445	5,947	169
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	29	107,761	14,584	411
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	17	100,813	5,074	114
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	42	138,102	11,932	382
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	54	133,105	15,512	465
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	10	12,708	2,019	64
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	434	1,802,735	199,011	4,734
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	12	64,994	4,475	102
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	88	249,769	44,561	1,185
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	98	346,323	62,413	1,162
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	81	336,424	59,528	1,091
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	17	54,361	4,996	84
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	64	282,063	54,532	1,007
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	17	9,899	2,885	71
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	78	364,031	20,997	691
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	54	336,330	15,137	493
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	24	27,701	5,860	198
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	110	705,757	57,311	1,260
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	98	665,450	50,747	1,130
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	12	40,307	6,564	130
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	11	9,837	1,900	88
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	37	62,024	7,354	246
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	4	6,360	867	29
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	33	55,664	6,487	217
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	163	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	155	970,126	78,943	2,141
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	141	786,928	60,541	1,680
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	102	710,779	54,473	1,468
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	39	76,149	6,068	212
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	14	183,198	18,402	461
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	9	65,690	5,187	151
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	5	117,508	13,215	310
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	392	1,366,762	173,014	4,060
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	197	866,945	81,612	2,114
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	26	100,676	6,503	195
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	169	399,141	84,899	1,751
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	110	273,774	69,008	1,297
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	59	125,367	15,891	454
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	255	620,835	77,327	2,359
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	60	D	D	(500-999)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	57	167,079	22,284	641
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	106	309,756	30,158	895
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	1,412	5,726,940	715,169	17,602
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	83	869,234	61,958	1,478
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	110	375,918	38,358	1,336
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	75	275,988	28,572	990
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	25	58,612	7,077	247
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	10	41,318	2,709	99
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	770	3,043,796	431,857	9,815
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	8	15,977	2,016	66
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	96	384,676	52,716	1,210
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	45	190,421	22,004	592
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	51	194,255	30,712	618
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	211	690,385	91,698	2,227
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	28	70,700	9,282	265
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	48	138,592	28,748	761
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	305	1,526,704	221,549	4,661
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	74	216,762	25,848	625
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	271	909,597	107,509	2,887
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	33	69,306	11,234	298
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	27	83,336	9,362	242
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	45	142,210	17,634	549
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	19	57,120	6,767	151
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	75	410,041	41,553	993
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	72	147,584	20,959	654
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	104	209,010	29,496	979
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	22	29,030	4,492	189
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	35	79,492	12,569	427
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(250-499)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	74	319,385	45,991	1,107
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	15	59,924	5,039	133
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	53	250,757	39,997	941
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	6	8,704	955	33
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	307	D	D	(2500-4999)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	54	133,629	10,469	425
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	16	17,423	2,461	103
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	65	298,962	22,059	813
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	30	221,786	11,106	404
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	21	D	D	(250-499)
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	14	33,185	4,081	186
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	21	43,991	6,872	223
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	34	71,518	3,808	175
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(100-249)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	138	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	37	137,592	8,422	223
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	31	110,968	11,154	302
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	12	24,818	2,077	80
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	25	19,588	4,647	132
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,987	28,901,039	1,057,417	30,801
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	150	581,074	63,788	1,919
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	14	108,302	14,424	328
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	85	261,018	30,649	1,031
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	51	211,754	18,715	560
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	93	4,730,164	68,939	1,792
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(1000-2499)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(500-999)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	78	184,925	24,921	1,024
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	11	D	D	(250-499)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(1-19)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	31	68,914	7,970	330
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	26	69,485	7,423	356
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	558	4,542,557	304,542	10,134
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	43	1,274,284	69,444	2,062
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	10	44,478	4,208	131
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	2	D	D	(500-999)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(1000-2499)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	81	896,868	57,481	1,895
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	4	9,100	488	18
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	4	9,100	488	18
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	36	204,052	9,980	429
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	135	331,750	19,141	1,082
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	36	296,754	18,768	712
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	41	216,765	24,172	945
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	158	D	D	(2500-4999)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	38	160,898	12,062	349
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	26	209,856	8,229	252
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	43	406,871	46,626	1,454
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	89	8,426,987	60,948	1,580
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	61	8,244,998	55,316	1,355
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	3	12,092	1,405	50
4245902	Leaf tobacco merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4245903	Wool, wool tops, & mohair merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4245904	Cotton merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	281	2,203,162	169,520	3,193
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	33	84,657	9,713	292
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	248	2,118,505	159,807	2,901
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	41	147,410	18,264	437
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	264	3,869,970	103,205	3,008
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	192	3,122,543	82,758	2,367
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	190	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	148	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	42	2,140,579	32,588	654
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	2	D	D	(20-99)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	72	747,427	20,447	641
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	63	1,490,450	133,492	3,693
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	38	699,835	67,898	2,052
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	25	790,615	65,594	1,641
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	411	2,871,750	128,062	4,458
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	115	469,444	36,220	1,120
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	82	323,691	24,757	827
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	33	145,753	11,463	293
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	32	141,464	12,487	478
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	50	47,159	8,195	472
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	33	2,023,628	42,887	1,357
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	47	72,633	9,944	286
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	134	117,422	18,329	745
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	53	47,892	8,812	294
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	21	15,630	2,201	82
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	7	5,023	578	21
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	53	48,877	6,738	348
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	245	3,011,347	60,752	1,750
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	245	3,011,347	60,752	1,750
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	170	2,237,052	48,291	1,310
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	11	1,079,330	9,989	561
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	17	80,597	1,400	36
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	16	78,481	5,327	74
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	5	33,177	780	18
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	31	373,060	12,766	218
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	12	138,249	4,316	83
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	67	245,895	12,118	294
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	75	774,295	12,461	440
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	11	55,369	2,096	51
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	6	D	D	(1-19)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	30	455,091	6,916	200
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	9	69,563	1,072	148
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	5	D	D	(1-19)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	10	17,047	459	11