Seattle, Washington (WA): Economy and Business Data & Market Research
wholesale trade, grocery & related products wholesalers, machinery, etc.
Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Seattle, Washington was 533,508 / 570,426
Number of Establishments:
Wholesale trade - Seattle
Number of Employees:
Wholesale trade - Seattle
Annual Payroll:
Wholesale trade - Seattle
Shpmts / Sales / Recpts:
Wholesale trade - Seattle
| Industry Description | Number of Establishments [1997 / 2002] |
Number of Employees [1997 / 2002] |
Annual Payroll ($1,000) [1997 / 2002] |
Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000) [1997 / 2002] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale trade | 1,860 / 1,587 | 23,635 / 21,740 | $978,137 / $1,038,859 | $16,085,607 / $14,851,399 |
| Wholesale trade, durable goods | 1,115 / 876 | 13,373 / 12,240 | $582,094 / $638,392 | $7,340,374 / $4,536,948 |
| Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers | 56 / 55 | 742 / 500-999 | $22,990 / - | $195,472 / - |
| Automobile & other motor vehicle wholesalers | 10 / 12 | 135 / 100-249 | $7,284 / - | $77,685 / - |
| Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers | - / 12 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle supplies & new parts wholesalers | 33 / 31 | 500-999 / 276 | - / $10,100 | - / $57,406 |
| Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers | - / 31 | - / 276 | - / $10,100 | - / $57,406 |
| Motor vehicle parts, (used) wholesalers | 11 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Furniture & home furnishings wholesalers | 117 / 106 | 1,146 / 1,226 | $41,481 / $58,930 | $717,860 / $497,940 |
| Furniture wholesalers | 50 / 53 | 466 / 250-499 | $19,834 / - | $320,003 / - |
| Furniture merchant wholesalers | - / 53 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Home furnishings wholesalers | 67 / 53 | 680 / 500-999 | $21,647 / - | $397,857 / - |
| Home furnishing merchant wholesalers | - / 53 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Lumber & other construction materials wholesalers | 68 / 66 | 485 / 516 | $18,930 / $22,467 | $579,255 / $246,751 |
| Lumber, plywood, millwork & wood panel wholesalers | 36 / 28 | 268 / 204 | $11,347 / $8,597 | $474,030 / $117,487 |
| Lumber, plywood & wood panel merchant wholesalers | - / 28 | - / 204 | - / $8,597 | - / $117,487 |
| Brick, stone & related construction materials wholesalers | 12 / 19 | 111 / 159 | $3,802 / $6,838 | $64,387 / $66,164 |
| Brick, stone & const material merchant wholesalers | - / 19 | - / 159 | - / $6,838 | - / $66,164 |
| Roofing, siding & insulation material wholesalers | 2 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Other construction materials wholesalers | 18 / 16 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Other construction material merchant wholesalers | - / 16 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Professional & commercial equipment & supplies wholesalers | 179 / 131 | 2,530 / 2,093 | $139,608 / $132,981 | $809,157 / $612,864 |
| Photographic equipment & supplies wholesalers | 6 / - | 57 / - | $1,600 / - | $18,750 / - |
| Office equipment wholesalers | 19 / - | 241 / - | $7,709 / - | $33,282 / - |
| Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software wholesalers | 66 / 51 | 1,330 / 1,276 | $97,249 / $96,877 | $426,726 / $383,298 |
| Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers | - / 51 | - / 1,276 | - / $96,877 | - / $383,298 |
| Other commercial equipment wholesalers | 47 / 35 | 429 / 329 | $14,827 / $12,196 | $108,762 / $75,947 |
| Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 35 | - / 329 | - / $12,196 | - / $75,947 |
| Medical, dental & hospital equipment & supplies wholesalers | 32 / 15 | 360 / 100-249 | $13,993 / - | $199,256 / - |
| Med, dental & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 15 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Ophthalmic goods wholesalers | 6 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Metal & mineral (except petroleum) wholesalers | 58 / 39 | 500-999 / 556 | - / $23,678 | - / $200,955 |
| Metal service centers & offices | 56 / 39 | 749 / 556 | $27,938 / $23,678 | $287,854 / $200,955 |
| Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers | - / 39 | - / 556 | - / $23,678 | - / $200,955 |
| Electrical goods wholesalers | 125 / 99 | 1,807 / 2,628 | $79,375 / $173,709 | $735,399 / $949,240 |
| Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp & const material wholesalers | 55 / 45 | 649 / 662 | $24,855 / $31,307 | $302,933 / $252,690 |
| Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers | - / 45 | - / 662 | - / $31,307 | - / $252,690 |
| Electrical appliance, television & radio set wholesalers | 13 / - | 117 / - | $5,085 / - | $84,838 / - |
| Other electronic parts & equipment wholesalers | 57 / 47 | 1,041 / 1000-2499 | $49,435 / - | $347,628 / - |
| Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 47 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Hardware & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies wholesalers | 80 / 70 | 1,062 / 944 | $43,939 / $42,451 | $464,076 / $254,702 |
| Hardware wholesalers | 33 / - | 558 / - | $21,672 / - | $233,355 / - |
| Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) wholesalers | 19 / 32 | 198 / 307 | $8,081 / $14,398 | $102,045 / $117,103 |
| Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 32 | - / 307 | - / $14,398 | - / $117,103 |
| Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies wholesalers | 21 / 14 | 100-249 / 139 | - / $6,712 | - / $47,286 |
| Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers | - / 14 | - / 139 | - / $6,712 | - / $47,286 |
| Refrigeration equipment & supplies wholesalers | 7 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Machinery, equipment & supplies wholesalers | 253 / 171 | 3,132 / 2,145 | $130,855 / $96,904 | $1,839,982 / $839,864 |
| Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip wholesalers | 9 / - | 114 / - | $6,119 / - | $46,035 / - |
| Industrial machinery & equipment wholesalers | 117 / 77 | 1,287 / 924 | $57,923 / $44,202 | $555,978 / $308,373 |
| Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 77 | - / 924 | - / $44,202 | - / $308,373 |
| Industrial supplies wholesalers | 50 / 27 | 553 / 350 | $21,053 / $12,005 | $200,699 / $104,206 |
| Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 27 | - / 350 | - / $12,005 | - / $104,206 |
| Service establishment equipment & supplies wholesalers | 22 / 20 | 397 / 245 | $14,344 / $9,628 | $67,388 / $54,834 |
| Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 20 | - / 245 | - / $9,628 | - / $54,834 |
| Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) wholesalers | 50 / 33 | 753 / 250-499 | $30,517 / - | $960,455 / - |
| Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers | - / 33 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 179 / 139 | 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Sporting & recreational goods & supplies wholesalers | 43 / 33 | 460 / 526 | $20,873 / $22,178 | $203,359 / $115,907 |
| Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 33 | - / 526 | - / $22,178 | - / $115,907 |
| Toy & hobby goods & supplies wholesalers | 19 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Recyclable material wholesalers | 24 / 16 | 424 / 328 | $16,190 / $12,234 | $158,319 / $65,518 |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | - / 16 | - / 328 | - / $12,234 | - / $65,518 |
| Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone & precious metal wholesalers | 33 / 29 | 244 / 100-249 | $9,946 / - | $62,689 / - |
| Jewelry, watch, prec stone & prec metal merchant wholesalers | - / 29 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 60 / 50 | 250-499 / 340 | - / $14,779 | - / $448,496 |
| Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 50 | - / 340 | - / $14,779 | - / $448,496 |
| Wholesale trade, nondurable goods | 745 / 555 | 10,262 / 8,801 | $396,043 / $367,779 | $8,745,233 / $8,796,781 |
| Paper & paper product wholesalers | 55 / 44 | 576 / 559 | $20,657 / $27,655 | $189,210 / $1,081,920 |
| Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers | - / 6 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Stationery & office supplies wholesalers | 29 / 26 | 354 / 250-499 | $10,381 / - | $67,589 / - |
| Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 26 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Industrial & personal service paper wholesalers | 19 / - | 185 / - | $8,787 / - | $85,629 / - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries wholesalers | 26 / - | 556 / - | $32,892 / - | $303,111 / - |
| Apparel, piece goods & notions wholesalers | 119 / 71 | 867 / 1,613 | $39,787 / $55,235 | $535,441 / $617,496 |
| Piece goods, notions & other dry goods wholesalers | 25 / 17 | 163 / 100-249 | $8,994 / - | $84,839 / - |
| Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers | - / 17 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings wholesalers | 44 / 21 | 421 / 1000-2499 | $19,637 / - | $236,011 / - |
| Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers | - / 21 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Women's, children's & infants' clothing & accessories wholesalers | 38 / 21 | 211 / 100-249 | $8,111 / - | $159,063 / - |
| Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers | - / 21 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Footwear wholesalers | 12 / - | 72 / - | $3,045 / - | $55,528 / - |
| Grocery & related products wholesalers | 311 / 234 | 5,494 / 4,123 | $203,504 / $169,768 | $5,403,306 / $4,737,711 |
| General-line grocery wholesalers | 36 / - | 369 / - | $11,734 / - | $255,208 / - |
| Packaged frozen food wholesalers | 57 / 64 | 831 / 707 | $41,724 / $35,711 | $1,347,371 / $1,595,661 |
| Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers | - / 64 | - / 707 | - / $35,711 | - / $1,595,661 |
| Dairy products, (except dried or canned) wholesalers | 12 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers | - / 12 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers | - / 3 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Fish & seafood wholesalers | 77 / 35 | 880 / 295 | $30,490 / $13,246 | $1,256,136 / $443,767 |
| Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers | - / 35 | - / 295 | - / $13,246 | - / $443,767 |
| Meat & meat product wholesalers | 19 / - | 319 / - | $11,165 / - | $157,325 / - |
| Fresh fruit & vegetable wholesalers | 26 / 24 | 560 / 685 | $22,898 / $25,513 | $306,407 / $220,290 |
| Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers | - / 24 | - / 685 | - / $25,513 | - / $220,290 |
| Other grocery & related products wholesalers | 78 / 62 | 1000-2499 / 1,888 | - / $72,558 | - / $1,082,562 |
| Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers | - / 62 | - / 1,888 | - / $72,558 | - / $1,082,562 |
| Farm-product raw material wholesalers | 7 / - | 47 / - | $2,139 / - | $472,149 / - |
| Grain & field bean wholesalers | 5 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Chemical & allied products wholesalers | 48 / 32 | 364 / 311 | $14,357 / $15,792 | $129,553 / $140,031 |
| Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes wholesalers | 15 / - | 110 / - | $3,547 / - | $36,316 / - |
| Other chemical & allied products wholesalers | 33 / 27 | 254 / 250-499 | $10,810 / - | $93,237 / - |
| Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers | - / 27 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Petroleum & petroleum products wholesalers | 22 / 15 | 414 / 250-499 | $18,587 / - | $1,019,137 / - |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | 15 / 6 | 335 / 100-249 | $15,873 / - | $799,499 / - |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | - / 6 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Petroleum & petroleum prod wholesalers (exc bulk stations & terminals) | 7 / - | 79 / - | $2,714 / - | $219,638 / - |
| Beer, wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 21 / 20 | 250-499 / 500-999 | - | - |
| Beer & ale merchant wholesalers | - / 4 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 18 / 16 | 413 / 250-499 | $17,299 / - | $125,604 / - |
| Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers | - / 16 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 136 / 111 | 1000-2499 / 893 | - / $30,490 | - / $322,411 |
| Farm supplies wholesalers | 8 / - | 56 / - | $2,031 / - | $17,909 / - |
| Book, periodical & newspaper wholesalers | 22 / - | 335 / - | $11,494 / - | $92,852 / - |
| Flower, nursery stock & florists' supplies wholesalers | 15 / 12 | 305 / 193 | $7,285 / $4,921 | $47,676 / $30,675 |
| Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 12 | - / 193 | - / $4,921 | - / $30,675 |
| Tobacco & tobacco product wholesalers | 3 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Paint, varnish & supplies wholesalers | 10 / - | 91 / - | $2,799 / - | $23,041 / - |
| Other miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 78 / 64 | 680 / 423 | $21,015 / $14,740 | $359,004 / $202,193 |
| Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 64 | - / 423 | - / $14,740 | - / $202,193 |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 156 | - / 699 | - / $32,688 | - / $1,517,670 |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 156 | - / 699 | - / $32,688 | - / $1,517,670 |
| Business to business electronic markets | - / 1 | - / 0-19 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade agents & brokers | - / 155 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
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