2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
South Carolina

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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	4,917	32,988,974	2,402,811	60,376
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	3,031	16,313,235	1,576,118	36,911
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,559	12,856,788	752,034	21,476
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	327	3,818,951	74,659	1,989

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	3,031	16,313,235	1,576,118	36,911
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	380	1,571,140	123,917	3,956
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	120	858,029	49,039	1,377
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	79	563,892	19,440	512
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	8	31,915	2,143	67
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(100-249)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	23	188,731	19,399	535
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	177	495,603	52,237	1,840
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	76	277,753	25,708	879
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	93	202,074	23,524	892
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	8	15,776	3,005	69
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	46	196,397	18,101	544
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	37	21,111	4,540	195
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	159	761,976	66,139	2,164
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	66	D	D	(500-999)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	37	95,535	16,034	476
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	93	D	D	(1000-2499)
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	20	297,207	17,872	512
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	44	122,039	10,864	308
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	222	1,981,575	91,813	2,456
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	104	1,551,408	57,048	1,498
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	30	234,717	13,204	379
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	13	339,614	8,574	205
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	61	977,077	35,270	914
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	39	150,104	9,228	266
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	20	82,453	5,802	167
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	50	210,272	16,574	422
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	29	69,791	8,963	270
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	363	4,044,633	530,496	8,502
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	82	235,654	41,789	1,184
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	123	2,811,267	391,619	5,186
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	102	D	D	(5000-9999)
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(500-999)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	82	1,391,054	330,973	4,149
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	42	77,941	11,104	315
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	27	64,785	7,945	228
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	15	13,156	3,159	87
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	73	672,016	64,071	1,195
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	63	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	15	17,891	3,833	179
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	109	549,577	48,996	1,276
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	101	511,167	44,199	1,186
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	83	482,064	41,550	1,113
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	58	443,982	37,842	1,011
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	25	38,082	3,708	102
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	18	29,103	2,649	73
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	10	25,506	2,115	55
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	8	3,597	534	18
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	8	38,410	4,797	90
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	273	1,413,105	166,099	3,743
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	149	896,955	87,212	2,115
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	18	37,381	4,858	128
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	106	478,769	74,029	1,500
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	57	148,553	28,017	650
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	49	330,216	46,012	850
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	275	1,469,195	105,672	2,602
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	70	703,471	35,885	865
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	70	390,897	32,642	712
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	117	321,014	31,611	874
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	18	53,813	5,534	151
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	899	2,888,219	342,114	8,824
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	64	496,870	47,231	1,364
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	94	182,339	21,628	773
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	59	132,975	14,071	536
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	29	45,632	6,808	205
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	6	3,732	749	32
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	452	1,279,062	166,748	3,832
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	11	17,061	2,386	63
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	48	107,909	14,235	347
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	21	49,541	4,203	90
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	27	58,368	10,032	257
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	155	323,115	48,274	1,128
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	34	94,688	9,945	236
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	61	192,824	32,951	890
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	9	2,656	658	21
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	134	540,809	58,299	1,147
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	172	534,400	63,980	1,653
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	23	33,365	4,996	122
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	36	85,185	10,569	293
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	17	47,817	6,805	152
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	16	51,210	8,934	266
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	29	88,729	13,863	310
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	51	228,094	18,813	510
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	90	204,233	24,837	829
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	17	15,286	2,705	127
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	32	92,745	10,986	355
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	15	72,365	7,013	209
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	26	23,837	4,133	138
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	27	191,315	17,690	373
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	13	137,639	11,075	187
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	7	26,569	3,492	98
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	7	27,107	3,123	88
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	351	1,633,815	100,872	3,388
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	46	277,483	21,634	686
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	19	28,694	2,950	148
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	104	581,595	39,584	1,495
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	32	418,356	14,542	459
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	25	D	D	(250-499)
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	16	34,381	3,203	95
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	56	128,858	21,839	941
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	32	21,061	2,999	151
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(100-249)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	150	724,982	33,705	908
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	11	33,686	5,089	142
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	52	215,249	11,033	269
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	33	113,452	7,879	229
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	16	8,751	1,784	72
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(100-249)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,559	12,856,788	752,034	21,476
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	164	643,742	52,971	1,398
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	16	69,754	5,838	135
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	80	157,743	20,300	562
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	68	416,245	26,833	701
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	62	1,052,222	34,282	797
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	30	871,811	20,003	487
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	32	180,411	14,279	310
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	161	902,896	63,259	2,184
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	68	263,797	27,549	760
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	54	181,328	19,499	568
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	14	82,469	8,050	192
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	40	329,017	18,166	807
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	45	306,073	16,856	595
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	8	4,009	688	22
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	312	3,839,027	263,080	7,415
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	29	956,632	68,721	1,681
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	7	D	D	(100-249)
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(1000-2499)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	23	721,146	33,929	871
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	8	41,373	3,789	108
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	8	41,373	3,789	108
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	20	270,956	7,587	279
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	24	46,061	3,616	181
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	25	77,432	5,022	186
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	39	167,710	11,980	434
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	113	D	D	(2500-4999)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	26	107,358	5,214	207
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	45	589,702	56,457	1,769
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(1000-2499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	60	148,717	5,442	228
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	26	52,872	2,771	99
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	13	33,585	1,062	80
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	21	62,260	1,609	49
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4245902	Leaf tobacco merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4245904	Cotton merchant wholesalers	12	54,274	905	28
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	216	952,905	73,922	1,660
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	37	153,224	15,578	393
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	179	799,681	58,344	1,267
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	21	73,559	5,310	140
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	143	1,331,953	42,232	1,346
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	84	1,007,074	28,250	894
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	82	D	D	(500-999)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	67	D	D	(500-999)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	15	504,420	6,928	239
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	2	D	D	(20-99)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	59	324,879	13,982	452
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	49	1,128,060	102,883	2,616
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	30	672,106	63,771	1,719
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	19	455,954	39,112	897
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	392	2,857,266	113,963	3,832
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	94	300,395	20,788	681
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	61	170,277	10,898	399
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	33	130,118	9,890	282
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	69	113,863	21,837	1,030
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	37	488,246	17,109	613
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	33	65,273	5,975	220
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	127	D	D	(500-999)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	38	79,137	9,913	297
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	13	25,485	1,870	73
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	73	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	327	3,818,951	74,659	1,989
42511	Business to business electronic markets	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	326	D	D	(1000-2499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	221	2,579,357	55,032	1,514
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	19	1,240,019	13,169	611
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	15	101,362	1,428	38
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	17	70,599	1,702	40
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	24	149,852	5,771	154
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	11	58,778	1,109	23
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	33	164,431	5,377	127
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	18	105,310	3,535	78
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	62	560,071	19,972	372
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	22	128,935	2,969	71
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	105	D	D	(250-499)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	9	46,069	1,187	22
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	17	71,274	2,132	42
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	30	922,280	10,411	210
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	9	59,650	741	54
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	16	D	D	(20-99)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	22	96,566	4,118	113