2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Mississippi

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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	2,948	19,215,751	1,170,055	35,316
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	1,758	5,981,980	580,165	17,218
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,040	11,677,478	563,564	16,944
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	150	1,556,293	26,326	1,154

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	1,758	5,981,980	580,165	17,218
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	233	1,197,000	96,979	3,083
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	72	560,507	40,526	1,189
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	37	96,949	3,764	230
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	28	417,144	34,165	857
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	113	482,215	39,395	1,354
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	44	371,939	23,672	792
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	64	98,270	13,574	497
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	5	12,006	2,149	65
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	23	138,804	14,131	380
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	25	15,474	2,927	160
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	82	291,361	25,447	870
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	49	225,130	18,430	644
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	30	171,010	12,789	477
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	19	54,120	5,641	167
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	33	66,231	7,017	226
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	15	45,250	4,146	107
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	162	739,153	48,049	1,356
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	88	581,364	35,313	969
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	27	233,861	10,323	217
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	22	165,102	10,580	335
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	39	182,401	14,410	417
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	28	46,458	3,398	111
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	6	11,868	1,052	28
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	15	10,979	1,277	49
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	7	23,611	1,069	34
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	17	68,380	4,414	120
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	29	42,951	4,924	156
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	187	715,894	87,819	2,438
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	52	115,602	21,886	665
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	50	304,967	25,471	544
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	44	296,701	23,763	493
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	11	101,950	5,535	78
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	33	194,751	18,228	415
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	6	8,266	1,708	51
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	28	63,399	9,407	234
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	12	53,192	6,844	166
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	16	10,207	2,563	68
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	34	153,045	15,268	393
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	6	6,131	1,657	56
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	17	72,750	14,130	546
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(250-499)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	57	D	D	(500-999)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(500-999)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(500-999)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	37	234,510	26,887	745
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	149	414,563	46,050	1,238
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	75	287,676	23,926	712
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	12	23,134	1,656	59
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	62	103,753	20,468	467
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	54	96,377	19,213	439
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	8	7,376	1,255	28
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	142	290,404	32,238	921
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	33	57,902	8,995	248
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	46	122,356	12,939	336
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	50	93,209	8,487	278
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	13	16,937	1,817	59
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	513	1,468,005	168,016	4,817
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	45	332,412	33,740	775
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	147	486,277	42,512	1,385
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	114	407,472	35,290	1,156
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	22	54,966	4,748	145
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	11	23,839	2,474	84
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	193	405,005	60,443	1,669
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	5	5,639	764	18
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	22	60,268	7,656	181
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	13	39,996	5,099	112
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	9	20,272	2,557	69
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	54	97,810	12,165	332
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	16	33,748	4,658	112
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	35	106,735	19,124	584
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	36	71,112	10,167	263
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	25	29,693	5,909	179
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	77	177,251	20,807	601
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	9	9,968	1,370	51
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	14	32,247	2,958	89
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	28	61,342	7,452	211
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	5	9,062	1,647	34
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	11	34,009	3,471	102
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	10	30,623	3,909	114
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	42	58,533	9,575	353
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	11	13,647	2,798	106
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	12	10,642	1,656	68
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	9	8,527	939	34
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	3	1,150	162	5
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	6	7,377	777	29
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	233	D	D	(1000-2499)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	23	33,155	3,264	115
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	61	116,615	12,792	474
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	40	79,719	8,832	317
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	29	76,582	8,263	287
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	11	3,137	569	30
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	14	6,796	955	40
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	14	6,796	955	40
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	128	D	D	(500-999)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	82	237,229	14,754	537
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	12	48,374	4,831	156
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	5	996	168	12
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	9	16,001	1,566	70
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	19	65,144	5,989	185
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,040	11,677,478	563,564	16,944
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	78	172,925	23,552	767
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	6	35,813	5,228	149
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	49	54,766	8,464	306
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	23	82,346	9,860	312
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	57	1,202,749	24,276	601
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(250-499)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	66	1,007,947	25,898	964
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	22	D	D	(250-499)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	20	482,060	13,096	537
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	247	3,351,484	191,657	5,794
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	17	1,335,467	52,622	1,478
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	1	D	D	(20-99)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(1000-2499)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	26	547,185	39,215	987
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	18	40,991	3,275	134
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	14	194,438	4,783	122
4244401	Live poultry merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	27	80,303	4,575	193
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	24	53,118	2,972	142
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	19	425,080	10,696	229
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	23	75,928	6,718	274
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	79	598,974	66,801	2,235
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	40	473,821	58,955	1,951
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	3	2,733	202	18
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	69	1,134,934	19,690	686
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	37	288,823	8,702	273
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4245904	Cotton merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	93	462,040	78,522	1,138
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	18	112,206	5,961	190
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	75	349,834	72,561	948
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	148	1,675,304	51,858	1,845
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	103	1,195,033	38,054	1,409
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	98	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	81	731,656	28,688	1,149
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	17	D	D	(100-249)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	5	D	D	(20-99)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	45	480,271	13,804	436
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(1000-2499)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	35	414,131	42,805	1,292
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	241	D	D	(2500-4999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	105	584,611	38,075	1,353
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	78	426,810	23,571	773
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	27	157,801	14,504	580
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	13	36,208	3,343	127
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	38	104,444	10,744	538
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	23	1,289,963	38,989	1,283
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	10	16,154	2,153	70
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(250-499)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	12	8,413	1,866	87
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	6	4,459	454	24
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(100-249)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	150	1,556,293	26,326	1,154
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	150	1,556,293	26,326	1,154
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	84	1,058,725	17,900	678
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	10	763,466	9,095	472
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	19	81,543	1,155	25
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	10	13,214	1,085	28
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	15	89,266	2,685	57
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	8	33,076	2,252	39
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	11	66,496	1,083	40
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	7	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	66	497,568	8,426	476
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	8	22,749	469	19
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	9	37,732	331	14
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	19	173,391	3,627	93
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	15	214,357	2,837	312
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	9	36,576	737	25