2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Delaware

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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	997	17,292,794	1,286,636	21,162
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	610	D	D	(5000-9999)
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	335	14,597,795	1,033,111	15,151
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	52	D	D	(100-249)

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	610	D	D	(5000-9999)
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	84	D	D	(500-999)
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(100-249)
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(500-999)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	21	D	D	(100-249)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	18	D	D	(250-499)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	5	1,210	311	13
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	4	1,702	219	9
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(500-999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	29	231,391	13,196	368
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	83	267,657	49,059	988
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(20-99)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	61	D	D	(500-999)
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	57	D	D	(250-499)
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	23	95,482	9,300	270
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	156	D	D	(1000-2499)
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	14	68,191	5,717	136
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	19	60,813	7,983	240
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	6	D	D	(20-99)
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	69	137,889	20,477	539
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(100-249)
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(100-249)
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	5	7,896	1,343	32
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	61	D	D	(250-499)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	6	D	D	(20-99)
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	335	14,597,795	1,033,111	15,151
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	7	11,223	2,110	54
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(5000-9999)
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(5000-9999)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	77	D	D	(500-999)
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	2	D	D	(1-19)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	19	28,398	5,579	165
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	7	23,869	4,763	164
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	11	50,208	1,297	48
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(2500-4999)
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(2500-4999)
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	6	D	D	(20-99)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	5	D	D	(20-99)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	4	D	D	(20-99)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	1	D	D	(1-19)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	1	D	D	(1-19)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	16	D	D	(20-99)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(250-499)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	9	133,660	13,253	279
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	81	D	D	(1000-2499)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	8	D	D	(20-99)
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(1000-2499)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(100-249)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(1-19)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	11	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	52	D	D	(100-249)
42511	Business to business electronic markets	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	51	D	D	(100-249)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	28	D	D	(100-249)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	8	D	D	(1-19)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	23	D	D	(20-99)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	8	D	D	(1-19)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	8	D	D	(20-99)