2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Washington

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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	9,670	84,634,499	5,156,988	121,132
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	5,731	36,208,563	3,138,421	68,056
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	3,080	38,320,756	1,809,851	47,953
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	859	10,105,180	208,716	5,123

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	5,731	36,208,563	3,138,421	68,056
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	504	5,236,632	189,633	5,815
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	144	3,987,485	58,092	1,652
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	83	D	D	(250-499)
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(500-999)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	273	1,114,879	110,564	3,557
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	121	804,049	71,206	2,137
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	146	307,075	38,340	1,404
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	6	3,755	1,018	16
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(250-499)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	332	1,633,947	169,224	4,182
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	134	D	D	(1000-2499)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	63	D	D	(500-999)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	71	D	D	(500-999)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	198	D	D	(2500-4999)
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	21	45,560	6,552	130
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	90	591,086	51,682	1,213
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	57	D	D	(500-999)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	616	3,962,301	271,206	6,714
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	367	3,201,438	182,124	4,373
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	105	885,143	37,886	860
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	45	435,421	21,280	496
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	217	1,880,874	122,958	3,017
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	98	267,278	34,633	878
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	44	133,869	16,674	417
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(250-499)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(100-249)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	65	298,178	31,142	764
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	86	195,407	23,307	699
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	819	6,314,487	776,285	13,200
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	115	520,713	103,043	2,470
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	338	3,955,630	467,948	6,460
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	258	3,592,868	385,809	5,250
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	82	1,250,986	84,269	1,284
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	176	2,341,882	301,540	3,966
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	80	362,762	82,139	1,210
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	127	313,994	38,723	1,032
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	71	177,534	23,702	640
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	56	136,460	15,021	392
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	146	1,034,066	110,229	1,992
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	124	913,582	85,745	1,559
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	22	120,484	24,484	433
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	22	53,155	5,892	186
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(500-999)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(250-499)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	229	D	D	(2500-4999)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	223	D	D	(2500-4999)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	174	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	124	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(100-249)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(500-999)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	28	172,498	16,638	408
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(1-19)
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	702	5,466,938	536,179	9,560
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	310	1,447,258	154,886	3,516
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	68	580,038	39,437	906
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	324	3,439,642	341,856	5,138
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	149	1,785,881	130,771	1,976
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	175	1,653,761	211,085	3,162
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	443	1,630,891	181,491	4,586
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	161	541,007	57,578	1,610
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	160	663,939	67,036	1,657
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	92	336,070	43,180	980
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	30	89,875	13,697	339
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	1,333	5,278,373	575,306	13,377
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	132	688,136	73,807	1,570
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	161	543,413	60,345	1,829
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	113	362,573	43,981	1,361
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	35	89,651	9,190	274
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	13	91,189	7,174	194
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	565	2,001,491	248,163	5,326
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	25	60,108	8,060	165
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	72	175,315	25,088	604
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	33	64,461	9,235	238
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	39	110,854	15,853	366
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	217	1,206,555	123,918	2,485
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	49	112,449	14,596	346
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	82	260,437	46,919	1,049
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(1-19)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	107	D	D	(500-999)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	208	721,524	67,935	1,909
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	20	39,973	4,910	125
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	38	126,346	10,315	256
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	32	73,128	7,641	175
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	22	241,042	12,388	532
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	33	113,750	16,536	291
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	63	127,285	16,145	530
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	125	212,640	31,600	938
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	40	41,325	7,999	294
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	34	67,108	9,094	264
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	15	26,570	3,551	100
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	36	77,637	10,956	280
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	142	1,111,169	93,456	1,805
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	79	941,911	68,533	1,245
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	51	145,703	22,403	492
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	12	23,555	2,520	68
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	753	D	D	(5000-9999)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	176	840,606	90,106	2,259
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	84	D	D	(1000-2499)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	147	420,058	51,137	1,508
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	29	118,808	13,571	359
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	21	115,484	12,994	334
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	8	3,324	577	25
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	46	167,793	17,613	498
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	72	133,457	19,953	651
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	73	D	D	(250-499)
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	66	D	D	(250-499)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1-19)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	273	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	62	1,318,815	24,911	376
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	73	177,584	17,629	481
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	37	133,837	4,914	171
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(20-99)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	65	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	3,080	38,320,756	1,809,851	47,953
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	260	3,020,848	160,426	3,768
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	31	1,763,840	42,663	745
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	127	535,422	60,642	1,706
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	102	721,586	57,121	1,317
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	146	6,336,121	118,474	2,284
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	78	4,459,055	38,618	1,068
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	68	1,877,066	79,856	1,216
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	216	1,427,010	116,335	3,162
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(250-499)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	35	52,883	8,530	193
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	77	983,856	73,711	2,145
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	64	139,455	12,209	313
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	997	14,506,397	818,590	22,409
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	70	2,519,434	172,712	3,793
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	15	44,266	3,197	116
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	5	D	D	(20-99)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(2500-4999)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	165	3,064,817	87,440	1,939
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	56	1,500,887	37,644	1,187
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	56	1,500,887	37,644	1,187
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4244401	Live poultry merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	51	434,066	11,899	403
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	127	1,008,705	40,149	1,044
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	62	510,708	24,768	631
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	171	1,946,244	177,517	6,563
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	286	D	D	(5000-9999)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	54	135,831	22,545	709
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	50	459,965	33,056	941
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	61	635,635	80,152	1,905
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	22	481,515	27,326	778
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	7	14,021	3,374	54
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	92	D	D	(1000-2499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	172	1,880,577	34,698	1,013
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	153	1,858,689	32,973	907
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	7	7,952	788	66
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	12	13,936	937	40
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4245903	Wool, wool tops, & mohair merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	244	1,025,201	86,732	1,893
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	56	330,350	18,437	486
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	188	694,851	68,295	1,407
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	14	38,930	6,866	136
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	128	4,319,386	68,941	1,866
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	82	3,636,452	46,210	1,275
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	78	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	66	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	12	D	D	(100-249)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	4	D	D	(20-99)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	46	682,934	22,731	591
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	95	D	D	(2500-4999)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	56	776,579	92,177	2,528
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	822	D	D	(5000-9999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	214	1,211,831	73,526	2,125
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	142	453,809	37,483	1,110
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	72	758,022	36,043	1,015
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	100	296,950	32,219	951
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	136	277,491	43,879	1,463
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	26	1,806,113	34,798	986
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	61	124,423	16,525	429
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	285	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	108	337,238	25,050	807
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(250-499)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	7	14,811	2,207	51
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	127	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	859	10,105,180	208,716	5,123
42511	Business to business electronic markets	4	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	855	D	D	(5000-9999)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	615	6,421,304	136,932	3,206
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	31	2,163,574	24,749	921
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	83	563,251	13,564	276
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	34	203,972	4,706	124
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	57	302,855	19,039	260
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	14	64,586	1,633	34
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	134	1,215,961	30,398	638
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	53	468,508	14,433	316
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	131	1,100,097	19,839	432
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	78	338,500	8,571	205
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	240	D	D	(1000-2499)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	29	155,339	3,191	99
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	7	43,165	1,081	19
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	31	214,140	6,429	110
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	101	2,803,946	49,663	1,280
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	11	186,090	2,908	173
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	9	38,211	600	17
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	47	125,871	5,295	166