2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Connecticut

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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	4,785	86,932,049	4,328,971	79,072
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	2,909	24,861,407	2,401,678	45,149
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,491	53,331,184	1,785,023	31,645
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	385	8,739,458	142,270	2,278

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	2,909	24,861,407	2,401,678	45,149
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	228	1,700,481	118,437	2,932
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	54	563,010	35,411	896
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	25	268,969	8,710	226
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	5	75,639	7,093	163
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	14	119,641	12,590	330
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	133	1,042,380	70,395	1,676
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	78	900,159	50,522	1,113
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	55	142,221	19,873	563
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	147	D	D	(1000-2499)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	66	305,257	56,252	1,115
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	26	74,520	10,581	217
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	40	230,737	45,671	898
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	81	D	D	(500-999)
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	15	70,704	5,179	103
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	15	48,063	8,360	165
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	27	100,266	10,800	229
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	186	1,217,602	127,977	2,808
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	93	812,415	79,424	1,744
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	14	237,052	12,402	232
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	13	122,574	13,858	295
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	66	452,789	53,164	1,217
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(250-499)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	16	26,417	5,308	125
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	9	43,907	4,636	88
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	28	192,140	23,122	488
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(250-499)
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	494	6,488,477	815,194	13,643
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	85	1,972,022	354,204	6,318
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	188	2,147,881	256,589	3,413
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	165	2,090,473	236,805	3,148
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	45	374,966	52,791	877
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	120	1,715,507	184,014	2,271
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	23	57,408	19,784	265
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(500-999)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	93	1,495,684	98,366	1,600
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	77	1,419,932	85,452	1,403
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	16	75,752	12,914	197
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(500-999)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	150	4,925,968	126,926	2,311
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	144	D	D	(1000-2499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	105	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	73	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(100-249)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	39	3,919,035	55,857	817
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	27	3,889,043	53,607	744
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	12	29,992	2,250	73
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	374	2,836,599	355,451	5,939
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	145	953,793	136,492	2,256
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	21	253,796	22,774	445
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	208	1,629,010	196,185	3,238
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	107	569,408	119,571	1,949
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	101	1,059,602	76,614	1,289
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	241	1,238,563	159,154	2,921
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	87	649,352	82,129	1,431
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	76	314,058	40,807	819
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	67	251,385	32,323	568
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	11	23,768	3,895	103
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	761	3,582,753	444,269	8,700
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	41	299,111	32,381	563
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	23	277,007	26,384	584
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	9	53,364	7,182	111
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(250-499)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	443	1,762,880	233,769	4,586
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	14	33,657	6,815	106
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	41	88,502	17,789	343
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	12	36,363	8,363	135
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	29	52,139	9,426	208
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	151	657,325	76,495	1,537
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	87	305,793	37,412	839
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	46	141,527	30,575	601
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	7	11,060	1,944	70
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	97	525,016	62,739	1,090
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	140	427,092	50,249	1,057
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	28	194,560	17,590	328
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	13	40,997	8,820	184
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(100-249)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	56	326,237	35,981	771
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(250-499)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	22	76,724	12,101	289
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	58	490,426	65,505	1,139
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	42	315,876	38,808	644
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(250-499)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	328	D	D	(2500-4999)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	51	315,464	25,704	658
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(250-499)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	68	574,196	43,328	1,097
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	21	152,643	11,620	250
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	14	D	D	(100-249)
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	7	D	D	(1-19)
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	11	192,163	7,464	189
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	36	229,390	24,244	658
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(500-999)
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(500-999)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	125	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	10	26,834	2,968	64
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	28	25,169	4,105	103
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	18	19,193	2,183	79
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	15	27,005	6,282	165
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,491	53,331,184	1,785,023	31,645
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	218	4,443,037	212,579	3,122
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	42	1,658,810	64,546	760
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	88	313,519	47,450	1,130
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	88	2,470,708	100,583	1,232
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	101	3,252,719	416,853	4,528
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	43	2,079,269	35,222	776
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	58	1,173,450	381,631	3,752
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	118	D	D	(1000-2499)
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(250-499)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(500-999)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	402	7,450,638	427,912	9,751
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	36	895,008	51,565	1,027
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	3	D	D	(1-19)
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(1000-2499)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	37	639,774	24,305	481
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	24	384,028	24,402	546
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	24	384,028	24,402	546
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	6	98,424	5,453	135
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	6	98,424	5,453	135
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	32	413,186	19,020	543
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	20	126,117	6,407	132
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	31	247,834	19,490	485
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	41	357,083	25,768	699
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	175	4,289,184	251,502	5,703
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	46	324,563	21,919	645
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	44	930,848	103,838	2,277
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(2500-4999)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(250-499)
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	205	2,956,269	158,924	2,735
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	57	793,265	42,527	722
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	148	2,163,004	116,397	2,013
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	18	57,190	10,337	239
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	71	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	34	10,807,368	93,129	1,065
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	34	10,807,368	93,129	1,065
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	21	D	D	(250-499)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	13	D	D	(500-999)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	37	D	D	(250-499)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	55	D	D	(2500-4999)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	23	1,899,635	99,063	1,475
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	305	D	D	(5000-9999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(250-499)
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	16	D	D	(20-99)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	20	D	D	(100-249)
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(1000-2499)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(500-999)
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(1000-2499)
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	133	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(500-999)
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	68	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	385	8,739,458	142,270	2,278
42511	Business to business electronic markets	4	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	381	D	D	(1000-2499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	281	4,940,855	90,087	1,594
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	8	D	D	(250-499)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	27	D	D	(20-99)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	14	D	D	(20-99)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	19	170,029	7,725	106
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	23	D	D	(20-99)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	59	535,308	18,075	304
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	32	210,642	8,019	186
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	76	439,123	15,662	325
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	23	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	100	D	D	(500-999)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	15	D	D	(20-99)
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	19	150,557	3,765	80
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	26	803,585	17,018	322
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	7	245,116	8,962	84
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	11	D	D	(1-19)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	15	39,809	860	33