2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Colorado

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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	7,339	92,092,155	4,789,420	101,108
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	4,495	57,428,926	3,357,515	63,432
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,093	26,231,648	1,258,177	32,986
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	751	8,431,581	173,728	4,690

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	4,495	57,428,926	3,357,515	63,432
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	404	19,885,067	202,198	5,032
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	103	18,545,526	90,801	1,905
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	56	18,043,517	26,397	591
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	31	337,182	44,021	953
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	220	D	D	(2500-4999)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	86	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	126	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(250-499)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	284	909,330	99,589	2,503
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	131	458,826	37,964	1,011
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	61	D	D	(250-499)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	70	D	D	(500-999)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	153	450,504	61,625	1,492
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	12	15,363	2,505	75
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	79	335,653	42,000	924
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(250-499)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	395	2,849,132	252,079	5,974
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	186	1,973,629	172,026	3,937
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	33	216,905	24,437	629
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	21	205,330	17,096	425
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	132	1,551,394	130,493	2,883
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	88	307,866	31,159	763
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	48	139,669	18,716	447
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	54	422,682	30,342	745
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	67	144,955	18,552	529
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	740	19,261,034	1,430,557	20,852
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(250-499)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	109	D	D	(2500-4999)
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	308	16,797,362	1,138,199	14,245
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	249	D	D	(10k-24k)
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	84	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	165	12,740,085	901,882	10,876
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	59	D	D	(1000-2499)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	89	D	D	(500-999)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	48	111,289	15,477	379
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(250-499)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	141	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	126	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	15	49,013	7,545	122
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	23	89,914	13,901	394
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(250-499)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	6	1,970	490	13
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	173	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	163	D	D	(1000-2499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	139	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	101	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(250-499)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	674	5,645,557	524,499	9,022
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	248	1,211,469	113,008	2,430
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(250-499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	381	D	D	(5000-9999)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	187	3,023,445	266,084	4,037
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	194	D	D	(1000-2499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	322	1,593,598	158,231	3,683
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	101	452,781	44,978	1,226
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	120	615,364	64,619	1,399
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	75	466,041	38,554	804
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	26	59,412	10,080	254
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	968	4,859,036	442,712	10,009
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	99	2,191,968	96,912	2,086
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	141	455,964	53,648	1,632
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	86	281,392	30,522	1,075
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	19	63,318	8,341	231
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	36	111,254	14,785	326
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	425	1,167,437	182,067	3,697
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	42	78,893	12,219	272
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	20	34,993	4,203	97
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	22	43,900	8,016	175
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	160	481,385	72,658	1,553
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(100-249)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	41	139,105	27,403	574
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	70	154,108	16,592	377
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	67	D	D	(500-999)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	166	369,498	56,823	1,458
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	18	20,336	3,745	109
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	30	57,493	6,286	152
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	27	111,073	19,819	562
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	24	42,938	5,691	178
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	24	79,743	9,999	184
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	43	57,915	11,283	273
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	107	514,715	44,647	928
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	33	41,163	7,549	297
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	34	408,669	26,537	368
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	9	25,569	4,178	112
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	31	39,314	6,383	151
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	30	159,454	8,615	208
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	535	D	D	(2500-4999)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	155	646,793	44,395	1,185
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(100-249)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	78	201,427	30,361	913
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	21	76,463	6,768	188
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	17	D	D	(100-249)
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	19	36,092	10,955	313
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	38	88,872	12,638	412
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	87	62,005	6,578	251
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	80	47,730	5,592	226
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	7	14,275	986	25
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	168	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	6	1,672	184	15
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	12	8,238	923	27
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(250-499)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	18	30,238	6,991	163
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	57	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,093	26,231,648	1,258,177	32,986
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	235	1,381,566	126,665	2,778
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	130	617,733	62,482	1,553
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	80	D	D	(500-999)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	124	2,589,543	71,634	1,631
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	55	2,015,847	29,247	774
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	69	573,696	42,387	857
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	207	754,533	79,457	1,859
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	49	76,943	14,273	421
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	38	62,641	10,618	268
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	11	14,302	3,655	153
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	68	330,517	32,101	741
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	71	188,797	16,279	385
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	19	158,276	16,804	312
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	492	9,418,128	485,521	13,427
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	44	849,039	65,741	1,555
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	4	D	D	(20-99)
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	4	D	D	(1-19)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	36	804,467	62,440	1,447
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	52	1,508,879	93,575	3,115
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(1000-2499)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	9	75,977	4,781	141
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	9	75,977	4,781	141
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	34	365,635	15,437	536
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	11	76,685	9,103	256
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	45	1,489,519	22,163	599
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	77	705,404	60,012	2,140
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	190	D	D	(2500-4999)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	31	52,647	8,764	228
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	41	253,386	16,675	542
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	47	650,550	69,025	1,593
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	57	1,401,474	63,105	1,499
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	127	795,686	32,245	1,047
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	107	753,923	29,852	888
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	9	15,384	1,013	104
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	11	26,379	1,380	55
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4245902	Leaf tobacco merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	220	979,873	76,322	1,569
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	49	358,855	19,529	467
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	171	621,018	56,793	1,102
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	17	35,411	5,695	131
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	131	4,723,748	71,897	1,975
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	84	1,188,455	46,660	1,336
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	82	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	72	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	10	D	D	(100-249)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	2	D	D	(1-19)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	47	3,535,293	25,237	639
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	87	2,081,318	149,019	3,369
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	49	947,873	80,012	2,004
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	38	1,133,445	69,007	1,365
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	470	3,507,253	165,417	5,331
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	112	718,200	31,864	913
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	69	239,597	17,159	558
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	43	478,603	14,705	355
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	53	385,950	27,278	1,028
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	65	133,093	22,051	803
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	15	1,970,729	38,154	1,084
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	190	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	80	66,062	12,791	617
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	89	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	751	8,431,581	173,728	4,690
42511	Business to business electronic markets	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	749	D	D	(2500-4999)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	540	4,965,543	121,679	3,037
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	29	2,067,596	23,051	1,106
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	62	298,223	7,661	182
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	40	239,146	5,971	118
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	67	277,895	14,462	216
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	11	21,516	509	20
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	126	1,157,672	34,950	635
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	46	282,975	11,136	218
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	101	395,983	17,405	373
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	58	224,537	6,534	169
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	209	D	D	(1000-2499)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	18	72,013	1,505	44
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	8	D	D	(1-19)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	34	103,943	3,481	79
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	64	1,820,791	29,867	825
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	16	1,122,381	7,232	438
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	9	24,018	736	14
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	5	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	52	247,842	7,234	210