Wholesale Trade
Census.gov › Business & Industry › Wholesale TradeDefinition: NAICS 42, Wholesale TradeThe Wholesale Trade sector comprises establishments engaged in wholesaling merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. The merchandise described in this sector includes the outputs of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and certain information industries, such as publishing. The wholesaling process is an intermediate step in the distribution of merchandise. Wholesalers are organized to sell or arrange the purchase or sale of (a) goods for resale (i.e., goods sold to other wholesalers or retailers), (b) capital or durable nonconsumer goods, and (c) raw and intermediate materials and supplies used in production. more Guide to Data Sources from the U.S. Census Bureau | ||||
| Title (with link to data) | Frequency | Contents | Number of Industry Categories | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Wholesale Trade | Monthly | Monthly sales, inventories, and inventory/sales ratios for merchant wholesalers | 22 | US |
| Monthly Trade Inventory and Sales | Monthly | Sales, inventories, and inventory/sales ratios | 1 | US |
| Quarterly Financial Report | Quarterly | Income, retained earnings, balance sheets, and related financial and operating ratios for the domestic operations of manufacturing corporations with assets over $250,000, and corporations in the mining and trade areas with over $50 million. | 3 | US |
| Annual Wholesale Trade | Annual | Sales and inventories | 22 | US |
| Annual Revision of Monthly Wholesale Distributors: Sales and Inventories | Annual | Monthly sales and inventories back to 1992 | 22 | US |
| Annual Capital Expenditures Survey | Annual | Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees | 1 | US |
| County Business Patterns | Annual | Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment | 166 | US, states, metro areas, counties, ZIP Codes |
| E-Commerce Statistics | Annual | Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments | 22 | US |
| Nonemployer Statistics | Annual | Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees | 37 | US, states, metro areas, counties |
| Profile of U.S. Exporting Companies | Annual | Number of exporters and value of exports by employment size of company for the U.S.; number of exporting companies by state | 1 | U.S., states |
| Statistics of U.S. Businesses | Annual | Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise | 166 | US, states, metro areas |
| Economic Census | Every 5 years | Number of establishments, sales, employees, and payroll (for additional topics available, see Economic Census details) | 301 | US, states, metro areas, counties, places |
| Survey of Business Owners | Every 5 years | Number of firms, sales, employees, and payroll for all businesses and for businesses owned by females, Hispanics, and major race categories (plus national-only data on veteran status and other owner and business characteristics) | 1 | US, states, metro areas |
| Business Expenses | Every 5 years | Operating expenses by type | 22 | US |
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