More data	NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	42	Wholesale trade		453,470	4,059,657,778	214,915,405	5,796,557
	421	Wholesale trade, durable goods		290,629	2,179,717,376	133,236,997	3,398,261
	422	Wholesale trade, nondurable goods		162,841	1,879,940,402	81,678,408	2,398,296

Wholesale Trade by Industry
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NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
42	Wholesale trade		453,470	4,059,657,778	214,915,405	5,796,557
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
421	Wholesale trade, durable goods		290,629	2,179,717,376	133,236,997	3,398,261
4211	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle		29,328	533,352,124	11,458,634	375,731
42111	Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle		7,664	428,356,355	4,638,901	150,947
4211101	Automobile & motorcycle whsle		3,952	232,780,708	1,767,828	70,675
4211102	Bus & recreational vehicle whsle		387	3,059,157	152,468	5,047
4211103	Light truck & van (14,000 lb or less) whsle		548	159,991,093	427,702	9,552
4211104	Medium truck & tractor (14,001 lb to 26,000 lb) whsle		516	4,375,397	275,806	7,929
4211105	Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle		2,261	28,150,000	2,015,097	57,744
42112	Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle		12,620	83,214,728	5,065,064	156,038
4211201	Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors		5,095	30,313,120	2,002,699	67,362
4211202	Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers		6,942	51,468,506	2,905,299	84,003
4211203	Petroleum products marketing equipment whsle		583	1,433,102	157,066	4,673
42113	Tire & tube whsle		1,939	16,508,934	782,893	22,939
42114	Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle		7,105	5,272,107	971,776	45,807
4212	Furniture & home furnishings whsle		15,246	75,006,478	5,316,976	157,465
42121	Furniture whsle		6,697	31,898,583	2,415,323	65,930
4212101	Household & lawn furniture whsle		3,304	12,079,496	698,636	23,346
4212102	Office & business furniture whsle		3,393	19,819,087	1,716,687	42,584
42122	Home furnishings whsle		8,549	43,107,895	2,901,653	91,535
4212201	Household china, glassware, & crockery whsle		1,332	6,744,886	478,488	16,343
4212202	Linens, domestics, draperies, & curtains whsle		1,876	11,337,298	658,252	20,019
4212203	Floor coverings whsle		2,591	16,467,044	1,044,511	30,315
4212204	Other home furnishings whsle		2,750	8,558,667	720,402	24,858
4213	Lumber & other construction materials whsle		14,267	89,175,875	5,296,176	155,535
42131	Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle		6,767	60,455,924	3,126,436	88,905
4213101	Lumber without yard whsle		1,627	17,143,755	529,208	12,611
4213102	Lumber with yard whsle		1,599	15,464,304	890,605	27,481
4213103	Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle		3,541	27,847,865	1,706,623	48,813
42132	Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle		3,026	10,711,750	761,681	23,753
4213201	Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe whsle		1,184	3,546,360	284,096	9,941
4213202	Sand, gravel, & stone whsle		1,012	2,001,239	239,974	7,775
4213203	Cement, lime, & related products whsle		830	5,164,151	237,611	6,037
42133	Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle		1,584	9,811,545	601,826	16,402
42139	Other construction materials whsle		2,890	8,196,656	806,233	26,475
4213901	Flat glass & other construction glass whsle		669	1,950,805	235,834	8,197
4213902	Other construction materials whsle		2,221	6,245,851	570,399	18,278
4214	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle		45,351	367,383,550	33,292,437	716,113
42141	Photographic equipment & supplies whsle		1,379	16,679,051	929,865	21,195
42142	Office equipment whsle		7,319	36,646,598	5,421,076	143,381
42143	Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle		16,929	221,447,412	17,305,512	317,662
4214301	Computer & peripheral equipment whsle		14,080	209,760,805	15,450,012	282,335
42143011	Computers & peripheral equipment for resale		5,657	115,317,362	4,275,564	91,857
42143012	Computers & peripheral equipment for end use		8,423	94,443,443	11,174,448	190,478
4214302	Computer software (packaged) whsle		2,849	11,686,607	1,855,500	35,327
42144	Other commercial equipment whsle		5,380	15,914,735	1,754,684	52,186
4214401	Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle		3,165	10,686,971	1,012,146	30,890
4214402	Store machines & equipment whsle		2,215	5,227,764	742,538	21,296
42145	Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle		9,782	58,791,711	5,746,165	121,572
4214501	Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle		8,721	54,484,063	5,125,079	106,502
4214502	Dental equipment & supplies whsle		1,061	4,307,648	621,086	15,070
42146	Ophthalmic goods whsle		1,781	6,865,265	867,808	28,260
42149	Other professional equipment & supplies whsle		2,781	11,038,778	1,267,327	31,857
4214901	Religious & school supplies whsle		456	1,495,661	175,321	5,811
4214902	Other professional equipment & supplies whsle		2,325	9,543,117	1,092,006	26,046
4215	Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle		12,583	150,493,610	6,898,028	174,029
42151	Metal service centers & offices		11,827	135,695,563	6,637,599	168,950
4215101	Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices		9,437	106,496,206	5,338,101	138,934
42151011	Ferrous metal service centers		6,412	69,014,037	4,683,412	123,914
42151012	Ferrous metal sales offices		3,025	37,482,169	654,689	15,020
4215102	Nonferrous metal service centers & sales offices		2,390	29,199,357	1,299,498	30,016
42151021	Nonferrous metal service centers		1,556	22,107,893	1,122,138	26,446
42151022	Nonferrous metal sales offices		834	7,091,464	177,360	3,570
42152	Coal & other mineral & ore whsle		756	14,798,047	260,429	5,079
4215201	Coal whsle		452	10,037,343	158,986	3,037
4215202	Other mineral & ore whsle		304	4,760,704	101,443	2,042
4216	Electrical goods whsle		38,234	357,691,888	22,524,717	475,766
42161	Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle		13,431	85,861,019	6,028,387	144,585
42162	Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle		3,895	54,683,947	2,079,747	50,922
42169	Other electronic parts & equipment whsle		20,908	217,146,922	14,416,583	280,259
4216901	Communications equipment & supplies whsle		9,180	88,413,555	8,091,469	152,279
4216902	Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle		11,728	128,733,367	6,325,114	127,980
4217	Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle		21,194	92,189,762	7,977,961	219,233
42171	Hardware whsle		9,473	44,063,674	3,865,008	110,963
42172	Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle		4,625	22,928,107	1,582,219	43,887
42173	Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle		5,524	20,062,710	2,013,489	51,252
42174	Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle		1,572	5,135,271	517,245	13,131
4218	Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle		76,643	328,968,331	29,401,798	772,550
42181	Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle		5,321	44,725,989	3,604,644	87,611
42182	Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle		9,782	39,713,264	2,860,510	101,413
4218201	Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers		6,931	21,996,353	1,898,402	72,177
4218202	Farm machinery & equipment - whsle distributors		2,122	13,486,595	643,692	19,867
4218203	Lawn & garden machinery & equipment whsle		729	4,230,316	318,416	9,369
42183	Industrial machinery & equipment whsle		35,674	139,946,952	14,167,699	342,008
4218301	Food-processing machinery & equipment whsle		1,333	4,273,371	496,582	12,098
4218302	Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle		3,866	13,016,250	1,637,232	40,348
42183021	Hydraulic & pneumatic pumps & motors whsle		1,636	4,753,826	543,359	13,756
42183022	Hydraulic & pneumatic parts, accessories, & supplies whsle		2,230	8,262,424	1,093,873	26,592
4218303	General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle		11,101	42,641,534	4,279,378	102,295
4218304	Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle		4,092	19,008,973	1,603,844	35,524
4218305	Materials handling equipment whsle		4,642	18,803,215	2,371,197	63,169
4218306	Oilwell, oil refinery, & pipeline mach, equip, & supplies whsle		3,536	11,671,958	1,006,985	25,475
4218307	Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle		7,104	30,531,651	2,772,481	63,099
42184	Industrial supplies whsle		15,055	64,861,321	5,240,795	140,735
4218401	General-line industrial supplies whsle		2,176	4,367,291	554,823	16,136
4218402	Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle		2,917	13,895,428	1,027,321	28,097
4218403	Welding supplies whsle		2,141	4,750,926	649,262	19,335
4218404	Industrial containers & supplies whsle		1,763	9,931,630	574,198	15,879
4218405	Industrial valves & fittings (except fluid-power) whsle		1,552	6,805,404	731,411	16,740
4218406	Other industrial supplies whsle		4,506	25,110,642	1,703,780	44,548
42185	Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle		6,808	16,038,492	1,804,565	59,878
4218501	Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle		1,296	2,416,390	372,536	14,071
4218502	Custodial, janitors' equipment & supplies whsle		2,356	4,430,938	654,149	22,107
4218503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment & supplies whsle		699	4,123,097	240,347	6,526
4218504	Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle		2,457	5,068,067	537,533	17,174
42186	Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle		4,003	23,682,313	1,723,585	40,905
4218601	Aircraft & aeronautical equipment & supplies whsle		2,428	17,709,438	1,162,838	25,666
4218602	Marine machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle		952	3,513,978	344,478	9,314
4218603	Other transportation equipment & supplies whsle		623	2,458,897	216,269	5,925
4219	Miscellaneous durable goods whsle		37,783	185,455,758	11,070,270	351,839
42191	Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle		6,080	28,233,685	1,897,111	59,861
42192	Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle		3,229	20,166,025	1,229,055	36,337
42193	Recyclable material whsle		9,088	38,748,659	3,229,092	114,992
4219301	Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers		3,480	18,205,778	1,296,382	43,789
42193011	Iron