2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Tennessee

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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	7,566	97,792,030	4,895,194	121,961
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	4,886	44,266,381	3,010,318	71,903
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,166	42,450,862	1,698,089	44,932
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	514	11,074,787	186,787	5,126

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	4,886	44,266,381	3,010,318	71,903
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	609	12,654,905	381,371	10,795
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	151	7,184,225	124,737	3,326
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	76	5,863,744	37,310	1,175
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(250-499)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	54	978,555	62,360	1,527
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	324	2,822,256	190,292	5,528
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	166	D	D	(2500-4999)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	150	1,620,644	90,883	2,466
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	68	D	D	(1000-2499)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	66	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	211	949,877	102,946	2,767
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	91	340,082	37,386	871
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	42	152,717	13,551	335
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	49	187,365	23,835	536
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	120	609,795	65,560	1,896
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	7	34,244	1,817	57
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	16	58,747	4,953	160
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	61	191,125	26,257	608
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	36	325,679	32,533	1,071
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	399	2,290,042	184,902	4,970
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	194	1,293,329	104,938	2,921
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	56	385,475	20,656	532
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	41	333,487	22,812	708
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	97	574,367	61,470	1,681
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	65	443,333	24,679	583
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	24	124,255	10,597	241
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	26	178,099	10,725	252
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	15	140,979	3,357	90
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	66	224,659	19,452	484
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	74	328,721	35,833	982
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	16	63,546	8,000	243
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	682	7,855,976	627,122	11,862
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	22	184,156	14,846	261
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	149	579,203	120,993	2,917
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	180	4,041,194	180,983	3,392
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	165	4,012,653	170,749	3,229
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	123	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	15	28,541	10,234	163
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	106	D	D	(500-999)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	62	170,808	20,650	577
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(250-499)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	163	2,622,376	250,856	3,614
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	143	2,563,787	239,914	3,403
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	20	58,589	10,942	211
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(250-499)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	8	15,849	1,867	80
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	208	4,214,457	180,410	3,989
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	195	3,906,506	162,560	3,487
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	173	1,695,547	109,643	2,661
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	118	1,150,977	94,378	2,358
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	55	544,570	15,265	303
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	22	2,210,959	52,917	826
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(500-999)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	13	307,951	17,850	502
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	13	307,951	17,850	502
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	552	5,705,472	456,377	9,701
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	282	1,797,691	145,586	3,336
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	45	2,099,181	66,143	1,486
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	225	1,808,600	244,648	4,879
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	141	1,271,335	208,011	4,132
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	84	537,265	36,637	747
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	379	2,315,179	275,360	6,717
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	109	512,403	41,714	1,171
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	88	D	D	(1000-2499)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	152	1,422,277	168,990	4,042
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	1,321	5,344,281	578,173	14,536
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	111	1,036,919	89,704	2,065
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	188	603,748	52,778	1,735
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	130	369,787	30,161	1,110
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	44	147,915	17,038	483
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	14	86,046	5,579	142
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	606	1,828,893	259,155	6,170
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	19	91,655	12,359	269
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	103	333,455	49,081	1,045
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	36	138,991	17,973	437
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	67	194,464	31,108	608
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	227	559,410	76,077	1,841
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	54	161,732	22,332	520
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	110	364,660	55,713	1,434
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	8	24,921	1,952	55
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	85	293,060	41,641	1,006
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	238	1,266,117	105,983	2,687
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	25	45,953	6,691	176
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	33	101,202	9,011	252
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	34	100,097	13,874	312
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	34	462,618	21,142	439
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	28	91,358	11,985	344
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	84	464,889	43,280	1,164
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	129	210,115	30,410	897
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	36	37,277	4,508	186
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	45	93,096	15,464	432
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	10	14,249	2,170	50
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	38	65,493	8,268	229
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	49	398,489	40,143	982
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	34	304,698	29,916	763
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	525	2,936,192	223,657	6,566
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	92	167,101	21,049	704
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	133	458,131	45,326	1,587
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	51	286,609	27,446	896
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	39	264,776	24,064	794
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	12	21,833	3,382	102
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	32	93,206	10,252	397
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	50	78,316	7,628	294
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	66	49,222	7,884	237
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	65	D	D	(100-249)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	207	D	D	(2500-4999)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	17	247,444	9,904	249
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	56	554,749	47,025	1,378
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	50	1,231,881	64,680	1,595
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	34	1,052,506	26,967	732
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	16	179,375	37,713	863
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,166	42,450,862	1,698,089	44,932
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	246	1,616,240	144,650	3,555
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	34	323,939	22,842	499
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	133	679,935	73,632	2,013
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	79	612,366	48,176	1,043
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	119	13,608,645	202,316	4,833
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	55	6,801,691	54,545	1,361
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	64	6,806,954	147,771	3,472
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	176	2,249,716	96,141	3,066
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	31	129,957	7,853	205
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	18	35,158	2,754	61
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	13	94,799	5,099	144
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	64	1,266,957	50,194	1,807
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	54	107,631	5,993	331
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	27	745,171	32,101	723
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	447	8,387,908	516,968	13,841
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	44	1,909,704	103,955	2,716
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	9	222,886	12,847	464
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	35	1,686,818	91,108	2,252
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	54	2,108,587	121,293	2,847
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	32	181,311	14,097	535
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	14	87,317	4,742	126
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	14	87,317	4,742	126
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	38	354,326	15,243	517
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	13	31,060	1,883	96
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	31	753,325	26,446	759
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	65	431,861	52,915	1,571
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	156	2,530,417	176,394	4,674
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	12	9,601	2,222	76
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	36	352,867	19,823	587
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	50	759,481	87,157	2,469
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	11	535,718	31,604	399
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(500-999)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	113	3,068,878	43,919	1,289
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	43	977,907	18,270	533
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	31	131,537	2,664	241
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	39	1,959,434	22,985	515
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4245902	Leaf tobacco merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4245904	Cotton merchant wholesalers	21	1,937,179	21,489	450
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	266	1,222,800	131,539	2,780
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	54	177,221	17,512	477
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	212	1,045,579	114,027	2,303
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	31	245,692	40,213	673
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	204	4,381,581	72,318	2,232
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	133	3,327,360	53,812	1,708
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	132	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	107	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	25	2,048,994	9,690	301
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	1	D	D	(1-19)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	71	1,054,221	18,506	524
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	56	1,097,695	129,194	2,759
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	35	683,031	88,921	2,030
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	21	414,664	40,273	729
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	539	6,817,399	361,044	10,577
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	123	2,733,570	88,021	2,008
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	74	566,882	21,581	604
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	49	2,166,688	66,440	1,404
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	87	1,431,156	129,384	4,003
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	93	131,261	20,755	852
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	35	1,432,969	40,745	1,213
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	40	87,003	9,975	308
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	161	1,001,440	72,164	2,193
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	53	137,793	24,421	676
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	34	303,711	18,674	487
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	73	D	D	(1000-2499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	514	11,074,787	186,787	5,126
42511	Business to business electronic markets	2	D	D	(100-249)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	512	D	D	(5000-9999)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	343	7,910,641	129,362	3,212
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	28	5,576,742	52,339	1,841
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	25	192,797	4,414	92
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	25	150,799	3,830	64
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	39	194,762	14,150	189
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	21	212,141	5,017	67
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	54	487,358	15,955	300
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	34	249,768	11,334	217
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	87	699,353	17,914	357
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	30	146,921	4,409	85
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	169	D	D	(1000-2499)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	6	159,349	3,999	292
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	17	242,318	6,068	87
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	56	1,555,317	29,907	835
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	42	330,567	4,277	398
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	17	110,970	2,202	48
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	20	209,896	3,975	72