2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Indiana

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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	8,213	79,806,006	4,202,096	109,600
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	5,080	31,271,469	2,696,754	66,890
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,415	39,830,279	1,337,364	37,451
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	718	8,704,258	167,978	5,259

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	5,080	31,271,469	2,696,754	66,890
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	590	3,870,692	320,360	9,468
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	184	1,617,153	123,986	3,692
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	78	473,053	31,547	1,022
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	14	115,377	10,919	292
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	10	116,364	2,465	75
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	11	115,396	10,031	301
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	71	796,963	69,024	2,002
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	308	1,930,653	159,125	4,594
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	162	1,263,069	79,980	2,416
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	136	647,284	75,533	2,088
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	10	20,300	3,612	90
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	62	282,371	29,002	913
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	36	40,515	8,247	269
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	189	D	D	(2500-4999)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	96	D	D	(1000-2499)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(250-499)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	51	680,010	46,687	1,153
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	93	D	D	(500-999)
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(250-499)
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	371	2,255,695	210,967	5,472
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	188	1,231,344	106,588	2,738
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	32	147,206	14,103	373
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	29	160,624	14,990	435
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	127	923,514	77,495	1,930
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	68	433,774	36,439	774
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	31	97,394	14,329	319
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(100-249)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(250-499)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(1000-2499)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	64	D	D	(500-999)
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	12	12,637	2,080	69
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	581	5,026,847	507,882	10,155
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	14	114,096	6,433	171
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	114	498,668	86,275	2,512
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	165	2,242,735	219,289	3,650
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	133	2,195,686	208,562	3,445
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	32	948,440	37,370	684
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	101	1,247,246	171,192	2,761
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	32	47,049	10,727	205
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	93	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	54	262,068	27,725	796
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	130	1,654,821	142,105	2,162
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	116	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	24	30,788	7,013	273
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(250-499)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	9	18,616	3,571	101
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	277	2,559,607	174,405	4,335
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	264	D	D	(2500-4999)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	221	2,096,547	147,474	3,746
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	151	1,357,765	115,494	2,841
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	70	738,782	31,980	905
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(500-999)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	29	349,470	20,257	464
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	562	3,793,449	307,688	7,057
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	275	1,630,630	124,170	3,106
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	54	387,584	30,466	691
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	233	1,775,235	153,052	3,260
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	122	1,019,781	110,197	2,361
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	111	755,454	42,855	899
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	414	3,396,118	208,166	5,250
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	153	2,136,628	80,467	2,077
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	114	523,576	53,531	1,380
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	126	538,804	63,972	1,557
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	21	197,110	10,196	236
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	1,532	7,378,856	682,811	16,653
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	93	793,170	80,871	1,717
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	255	1,106,184	90,972	2,886
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	203	894,733	74,746	2,471
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	42	162,594	12,120	308
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	10	48,857	4,106	107
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	774	3,642,834	338,955	7,904
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	115	432,233	47,334	1,067
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	49	173,109	17,290	418
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	66	259,124	30,044	649
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	292	1,052,611	129,732	2,883
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	95	331,140	37,840	1,037
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	115	375,559	62,139	1,527
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	8	7,895	995	23
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	129	D	D	(1000-2499)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	257	1,227,584	103,379	2,664
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	34	91,394	14,681	370
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	59	456,785	21,348	506
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	33	173,384	12,179	385
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	34	174,005	14,571	350
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	20	65,360	8,479	230
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	77	266,656	32,121	823
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	121	514,980	62,160	1,326
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	23	13,609	2,090	95
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	46	164,127	25,472	671
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	11	26,909	3,717	123
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	41	310,335	30,881	437
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	32	94,104	6,474	156
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	15	68,542	3,729	66
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	8	8,582	879	22
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	9	16,980	1,866	68
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	564	D	D	(5000-9999)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	82	188,744	19,085	668
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	48	107,734	11,393	353
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	190	933,639	100,768	2,800
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	82	639,774	66,362	1,742
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	68	610,426	60,476	1,553
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	14	29,348	5,886	189
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	22	40,783	7,266	169
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	86	253,082	27,140	889
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	44	108,427	9,529	364
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(250-499)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1-19)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	200	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	11	144,394	8,263	177
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	25	44,835	4,340	132
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	50	89,989	10,155	359
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	25	171,755	14,229	498
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	15	165,990	13,606	481
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	10	5,765	623	17
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	41	40,118	8,096	269
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,415	39,830,279	1,337,364	37,451
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	222	1,066,015	104,802	2,737
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	22	223,394	14,431	300
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	120	462,276	47,093	1,305
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	80	380,345	43,278	1,132
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	97	16,954,745	136,902	3,360
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(500-999)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(2500-4999)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	115	380,197	30,253	996
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	26	D	D	(250-499)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	47	122,437	10,705	451
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	28	49,962	6,659	237
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	456	5,960,473	410,664	11,938
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	41	1,666,892	92,376	2,582
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	6	D	D	(100-249)
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	1	D	D	(20-99)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	34	1,557,978	83,894	2,342
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(1000-2499)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	38	277,000	15,594	474
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	12	69,493	5,081	168
4244401	Live poultry merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	66	185,404	14,176	568
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	32	288,381	16,620	503
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	35	469,119	45,319	1,186
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	179	D	D	(5000-9999)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(20-99)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	58	314,991	23,750	731
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	50	1,184,097	91,870	2,912
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	8	19,179	2,369	70
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(1000-2499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	267	3,287,468	70,566	1,999
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	218	2,397,684	66,619	1,825
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(100-249)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	330	1,719,614	157,262	3,465
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	75	374,581	33,797	887
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	255	1,345,033	123,465	2,578
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	28	55,764	12,656	313
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	179	3,935,404	74,095	2,005
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	113	3,261,334	52,231	1,469
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	108	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	77	D	D	(500-999)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	31	2,604,633	20,200	431
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	5	D	D	(20-99)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	66	674,070	21,864	536
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	64	D	D	(2500-4999)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	49	702,570	61,055	1,611
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(500-999)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	685	D	D	(5000-9999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	302	1,200,007	83,273	2,568
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	217	791,768	61,683	1,957
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	85	408,239	21,590	611
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	55	1,086,191	40,899	1,649
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	80	115,211	20,070	883
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	32	2,509,227	45,031	1,494
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	59	179,565	18,857	623
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	157	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(500-999)
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(100-249)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	75	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	718	8,704,258	167,978	5,259
42511	Business to business electronic markets	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	717	D	D	(5000-9999)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	556	6,986,741	138,572	4,167
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	53	3,817,142	46,064	2,321
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	39	269,116	2,983	68
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	32	207,676	5,859	152
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	47	196,721	8,907	146
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	38	202,131	5,119	126
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	113	1,178,572	29,776	568
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	51	299,027	11,339	206
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	137	635,677	23,490	485
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	46	180,679	5,035	95
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	161	D	D	(1000-2499)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	17	90,390	2,505	65
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	20	71,140	1,670	35
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	35	929,392	13,039	464
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	19	328,043	3,542	317
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	31	146,840	3,653	85
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	34	98,878	3,701	102