2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Arkansas

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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	3,498	34,470,795	1,437,962	42,875
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	2,156	10,166,733	785,595	22,825
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,152	17,559,515	601,990	18,425
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	190	6,744,547	50,377	1,625

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	2,156	10,166,733	785,595	22,825
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	261	1,546,845	104,406	3,318
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	98	635,855	44,943	1,388
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	37	152,362	5,146	197
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	7	44,726	2,426	81
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	49	409,232	34,845	1,031
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	110	796,446	45,597	1,473
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	47	D	D	(250-499)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	52	450,308	28,305	875
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	28	94,444	10,379	296
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	25	20,100	3,487	161
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	81	251,892	23,323	704
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	12	36,111	5,553	144
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(250-499)
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	17	87,993	8,186	229
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	172	1,042,520	51,617	1,690
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	89	615,237	35,593	1,158
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	23	85,016	3,167	87
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	25	210,758	13,823	446
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	41	319,463	18,603	625
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	34	320,902	5,813	205
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(20-99)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	230	672,711	97,571	2,284
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	59	113,894	23,452	663
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	59	360,106	47,722	782
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	52	355,854	45,713	730
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	13	17,659	2,536	72
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	39	338,195	43,177	658
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	7	4,252	2,009	52
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(250-499)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	24	38,170	5,254	197
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	52	129,287	15,222	451
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	44	82,748	7,965	255
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	8	46,539	7,257	196
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	86	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	83	D	D	(1000-2499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	73	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	57	377,740	31,939	983
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	184	1,127,022	100,727	2,705
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	99	692,504	43,645	1,640
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	72	D	D	(500-999)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	42	351,580	40,940	640
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	169	1,577,287	68,528	1,810
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	44	583,726	18,028	573
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	43	117,901	16,513	398
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	61	821,723	24,158	610
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	21	53,937	9,829	229
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	728	2,689,628	241,046	7,112
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	63	320,045	39,741	1,005
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	195	777,273	70,246	2,209
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	152	652,945	55,608	1,825
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	31	80,843	9,652	267
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	12	43,485	4,986	117
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	267	543,607	78,971	2,320
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	4	2,034	472	21
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	29	62,167	7,269	202
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	12	39,201	3,303	82
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	17	22,966	3,966	120
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	110	278,983	37,002	1,076
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	18	28,911	3,448	94
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	50	79,509	15,055	500
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	20	46,934	7,349	219
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	36	45,069	8,376	208
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	123	278,191	34,329	1,008
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	13	19,547	2,673	93
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	35	90,866	10,630	336
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	22	51,026	6,114	168
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(1-19)
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	15	27,016	2,928	85
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	62	732,433	12,887	399
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(20-99)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	18	38,079	4,872	171
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	245	D	D	(1000-2499)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	36	87,271	8,901	216
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	5	10,651	1,090	38
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	71	178,235	17,961	639
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	37	122,426	11,599	406
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	23	113,228	10,558	330
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	14	9,198	1,041	76
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	9	27,322	3,191	89
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	25	28,487	3,171	144
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	114	D	D	(500-999)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	5	4,169	989	22
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	40	116,002	7,233	236
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	22	51,888	4,436	152
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	6	3,414	334	16
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	14	26,166	4,607	137
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,152	17,559,515	601,990	18,425
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	94	334,941	46,994	1,484
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	7	80,156	5,406	111
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	45	88,332	13,583	404
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	42	166,453	28,005	969
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	51	4,417,161	90,572	2,178
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(500-999)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(1000-2499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(500-999)
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(500-999)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(20-99)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	245	5,689,582	188,968	5,430
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	26	1,948,848	48,642	1,393
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	4	D	D	(250-499)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(1000-2499)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(500-999)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	19	769,244	19,441	555
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	19	769,244	19,441	555
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	17	128,731	3,761	109
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	13	165,332	8,414	305
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	19	176,972	9,353	273
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	104	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	39	367,940	42,826	1,134
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	92	730,491	28,689	938
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	68	617,483	25,788	783
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4245904	Cotton merchant wholesalers	7	51,559	1,002	19
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	113	1,098,025	27,671	656
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	97	D	D	(500-999)
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	168	2,327,482	60,099	2,235
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	123	1,322,034	38,153	1,657
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	120	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	107	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	13	D	D	(250-499)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	3	D	D	(1-19)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	45	1,005,448	21,946	578
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	38	467,389	40,369	1,154
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	32	302,908	27,715	824
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	6	164,481	12,654	330
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	299	D	D	(2500-4999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	132	785,748	46,119	1,469
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	89	405,792	23,439	763
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	43	379,956	22,680	706
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(250-499)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	34	30,970	5,264	255
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	20	604,359	17,550	691
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	83	D	D	(250-499)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	25	19,284	3,850	149
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	8	10,942	1,871	59
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	48	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	190	6,744,547	50,377	1,625
42511	Business to business electronic markets	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	189	D	D	(1000-2499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	117	D	D	(500-999)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	11	416,314	5,959	220
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	14	58,972	1,690	32
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	7	D	D	(1-19)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	16	50,111	1,777	47
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	5	D	D	(1-19)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	16	182,022	6,126	86
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	9	31,166	1,242	33
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	24	56,031	1,435	50
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	15	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	72	5,826,889	28,318	1,086
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	9	37,494	796	17
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	4	9,615	243	7
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	28	D	D	(500-999)
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	20	D	D	(250-499)
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)