2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
New Jersey

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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	16,803	256,925,492	14,428,836	273,837
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	9,293	125,931,843	7,470,264	140,254
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	6,281	107,064,532	6,489,907	123,465
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	1,229	23,929,117	468,665	10,118

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	9,293	125,931,843	7,470,264	140,254
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	864	45,762,094	604,461	13,652
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	236	39,521,824	269,433	4,815
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	140	36,476,170	170,152	2,626
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(500-999)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	51	1,327,659	49,655	1,084
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	489	D	D	(5000-9999)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	233	2,662,114	118,294	3,113
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	246	D	D	(2500-4999)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	70	D	D	(500-999)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	69	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	681	5,679,939	526,921	10,621
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	242	1,401,142	140,592	2,981
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	123	431,449	39,621	1,147
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	119	969,693	100,971	1,834
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	439	4,278,797	386,329	7,640
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	69	941,494	78,064	1,654
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	107	811,415	101,513	1,559
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	130	1,652,500	113,599	2,314
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	133	873,388	93,153	2,113
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	483	2,933,061	308,024	6,898
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	202	1,629,566	161,610	3,564
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	24	206,391	18,358	382
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	35	284,834	24,172	596
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	143	1,138,341	119,080	2,586
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	100	D	D	(500-999)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	57	D	D	(500-999)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	78	580,928	56,657	1,257
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	103	D	D	(1000-2499)
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	33	79,675	17,861	534
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	1,544	22,597,004	2,224,248	37,446
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	62	D	D	(1000-2499)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	196	4,088,972	363,414	6,952
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	567	D	D	(10k-24k)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	472	D	D	(10k-24k)
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	172	D	D	(2500-4999)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	300	5,914,841	664,870	9,226
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	95	D	D	(500-999)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	208	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	120	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	88	D	D	(500-999)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	316	4,877,928	436,397	6,575
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	277	4,584,784	388,641	5,611
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	39	293,144	47,756	964
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	53	887,160	116,281	3,172
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	142	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	126	D	D	(1000-2499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	398	D	D	(2500-4999)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	377	4,198,995	225,336	4,437
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	291	D	D	(2500-4999)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	173	D	D	(2500-4999)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	118	D	D	(500-999)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	86	D	D	(500-999)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(500-999)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(100-249)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	1,346	24,874,367	1,582,423	24,311
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	454	2,612,460	285,152	5,401
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	144	12,138,579	385,558	5,797
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	748	10,123,328	911,713	13,113
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	311	4,613,847	524,080	6,807
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	437	5,509,481	387,633	6,306
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	610	D	D	(5000-9999)
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	257	975,953	147,434	3,021
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	158	887,231	100,549	2,224
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	157	D	D	(1000-2499)
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	1,933	10,678,958	1,052,263	21,193
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	106	D	D	(1000-2499)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	84	D	D	(500-999)
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	32	D	D	(100-249)
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	31	121,772	15,645	319
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	21	119,032	10,028	244
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	1,045	4,124,014	555,816	10,614
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	42	135,323	23,020	446
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	106	296,031	46,921	904
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	45	109,248	16,449	288
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	61	186,783	30,472	616
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	405	1,760,119	212,935	4,150
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	125	D	D	(1000-2499)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	137	551,136	89,508	1,830
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	206	D	D	(1000-2499)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	399	2,764,949	195,653	4,140
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(250-499)
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	65	235,712	31,527	647
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	93	395,242	50,710	1,088
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	42	356,077	28,855	569
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	130	D	D	(1000-2499)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	194	704,650	95,659	2,320
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	38	145,176	24,384	698
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	81	221,640	36,496	852
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	20	79,804	8,444	198
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	55	258,030	26,335	572
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	105	2,071,502	80,471	1,537
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	47	1,675,590	52,478	830
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(500-999)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	1,434	D	D	(10k-24k)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	187	1,026,411	94,060	2,098
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	149	D	D	(1000-2499)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	279	984,364	118,698	3,263
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	84	472,550	45,791	1,196
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	62	D	D	(1000-2499)
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	52	129,663	20,258	730
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	143	382,151	52,649	1,337
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	283	1,570,305	110,771	2,101
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	257	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	536	D	D	(2500-4999)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(100-249)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(100-249)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	146	D	D	(500-999)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	98	395,329	29,749	854
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	53	D	D	(250-499)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(500-999)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(250-499)
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	175	D	D	(1000-2499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	6,281	107,064,532	6,489,907	123,465
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	687	5,677,234	475,278	11,889
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	103	1,422,715	80,096	1,324
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	317	2,220,049	224,308	7,382
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	267	2,034,470	170,874	3,183
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	576	30,796,880	2,391,809	32,340
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	267	8,834,297	309,724	5,883
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	309	21,962,583	2,082,085	26,457
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	1,009	8,632,368	726,298	15,114
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	261	716,010	75,389	1,771
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	189	D	D	(1000-2499)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	72	D	D	(500-999)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	272	2,545,013	226,555	4,184
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	381	4,110,205	356,514	7,554
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	95	1,261,140	67,840	1,605
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	1,693	30,335,791	1,452,321	33,674
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	143	D	D	(5000-9999)
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	27	D	D	(500-999)
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	5	D	D	(500-999)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	111	D	D	(2500-4999)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	155	3,199,968	166,652	3,547
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	127	3,983,720	133,679	3,277
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	122	D	D	(2500-4999)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	28	191,695	10,587	318
4244401	Live poultry merchant wholesalers	3	3,715	474	15
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	25	187,980	10,113	303
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	132	7,102,852	221,362	4,391
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	93	530,947	36,135	1,051
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	188	D	D	(1000-2499)
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	221	2,032,820	106,347	2,543
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	606	D	D	(10k-24k)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	80	D	D	(500-999)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	130	526,113	47,902	1,357
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	91	D	D	(2500-4999)
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	47	831,357	26,060	548
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	228	D	D	(2500-4999)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	61	D	D	(250-499)
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(100-249)
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4245902	Leaf tobacco merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4245903	Wool, wool tops, & mohair merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4245904	Cotton merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	733	7,283,896	416,787	7,217
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	194	1,515,571	98,572	1,954
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	539	5,768,325	318,215	5,263
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(500-999)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	206	D	D	(2500-4999)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	96	7,006,262	87,011	1,692
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	92	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	53	D	D	(500-999)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	39	6,094,710	47,011	892
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	4	D	D	(20-99)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	110	D	D	(1000-2499)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	116	2,656,706	254,708	4,363
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	51	988,854	96,434	1,856
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	65	1,667,852	158,274	2,507
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,200	D	D	(10k-24k)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	101	765,107	47,354	1,148
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	44	D	D	(250-499)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	57	D	D	(500-999)
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	140	D	D	(2500-4999)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	164	587,321	83,962	2,503
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	84	3,378,300	52,137	1,253
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	80	D	D	(1000-2499)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	631	D	D	(2500-4999)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	191	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	105	D	D	(500-999)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	308	D	D	(1000-2499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	1,229	23,929,117	468,665	10,118
42511	Business to business electronic markets	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	1,227	D	D	(10k-24k)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	765	11,282,237	223,192	4,850
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	31	4,830,084	39,096	1,628
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	105	505,597	14,722	296
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	41	D	D	(100-249)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	81	D	D	(250-499)
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	38	1,260,797	15,609	235
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	147	D	D	(500-999)
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	63	798,051	32,601	487
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	173	857,988	32,011	587
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	86	653,142	14,974	311
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	462	D	D	(5000-9999)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	75	710,611	17,806	290
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	22	D	D	(250-499)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	86	D	D	(100-249)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	132	7,930,374	137,964	3,022
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	53	D	D	(100-249)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	9	482,346	3,370	39
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	5	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	71	670,906	23,494	1,061