2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
District of Columbia

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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	381	2,971,507	278,233	5,779
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	176	D	D	(2500-4999)
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	186	D	D	(2500-4999)
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	19	D	D	(20-99)

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	176	D	D	(2500-4999)
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	10	31,107	3,979	143
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	1	D	D	(20-99)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(250-499)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(20-99)
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(1000-2499)
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(500-999)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(500-999)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(500-999)
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(500-999)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(500-999)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	1	D	D	(1-19)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	186	D	D	(2500-4999)
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	11	D	D	(20-99)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	72	416,557	33,433	1,072
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4244401	Live poultry merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(250-499)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	2	D	D	(1-19)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	2	D	D	(1-19)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	2	D	D	(1-19)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	2	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(500-999)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	14	198,822	18,899	381
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(500-999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	1	D	D	(1-19)
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(100-249)
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	19	D	D	(20-99)
42511	Business to business electronic markets	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	18	D	D	(20-99)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	12	D	D	(20-99)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	6	D	D	(1-19)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)