Chicago, Illinois (IL): Economy and Business Data & Market Research
wholesale trade, grocery & related products wholesalers, etc.
Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Chicago, Illinois was 2,807,709 / 2,886,251
Number of Establishments:
Wholesale trade - Chicago
Number of Employees:
Wholesale trade - Chicago
Annual Payroll:
Wholesale trade - Chicago
Shpmts / Sales / Recpts:
Wholesale trade - Chicago
| 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 | 3,312 / 3,019 | 50,029 / 48,062 | $1,970,139 / $2,038,635 | $31,971,060 / $29,983,954 |
| Wholesale trade, durable goods | 1,873 / 1,625 | 27,258 / 10000-24999 | $1,143,593 / - | $18,094,914 / - |
| Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers | 131 / 117 | 1,607 / 1000-2499 | $51,271 / - | $755,577 / - |
| Automobile & other motor vehicle wholesalers | 12 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers | - / 12 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle supplies & new parts wholesalers | 66 / 82 | 946 / 1000-2499 | $30,280 / - | $422,330 / - |
| Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers | - / 82 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle parts, (used) wholesalers | 45 / 19 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers | - / 19 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Furniture & home furnishings wholesalers | 220 / 189 | 2,582 / 1,861 | $111,905 / $82,823 | $2,242,089 / $936,696 |
| Furniture wholesalers | 112 / 106 | 1,257 / 1,083 | $59,005 / $55,044 | $1,036,570 / $630,575 |
| Furniture merchant wholesalers | - / 106 | - / 1,083 | - / $55,044 | - / $630,575 |
| Home furnishings wholesalers | 108 / 83 | 1,325 / 778 | $52,900 / $27,779 | $1,205,519 / $306,121 |
| Home furnishing merchant wholesalers | - / 83 | - / 778 | - / $27,779 | - / $306,121 |
| Lumber & other construction materials wholesalers | 77 / 70 | 994 / 1,566 | $43,289 / $73,845 | $811,519 / $839,812 |
| Lumber, plywood, millwork & wood panel wholesalers | 30 / 23 | 432 / 324 | $19,048 / $16,113 | $247,429 / $188,457 |
| Lumber, plywood & wood panel merchant wholesalers | - / 23 | - / 324 | - / $16,113 | - / $188,457 |
| Brick, stone & related construction materials wholesalers | 18 / 16 | 224 / 232 | $7,999 / $12,116 | $127,105 / $143,986 |
| Brick, stone & const material merchant wholesalers | - / 16 | - / 232 | - / $12,116 | - / $143,986 |
| Roofing, siding & insulation material wholesalers | 9 / 13 | 20-99 / 164 | - / $10,534 | - / $81,518 |
| Roofing, siding & insul mat merchant wholesalers | - / 13 | - / 164 | - / $10,534 | - / $81,518 |
| Other construction materials wholesalers | 20 / 18 | 250-499 / 846 | - / $35,082 | - / $425,851 |
| Other construction material merchant wholesalers | - / 18 | - / 846 | - / $35,082 | - / $425,851 |
| Professional & commercial equipment & supplies wholesalers | 241 / 229 | 3,779 / 3,291 | $179,895 / $173,617 | $2,276,660 / $1,474,708 |
| Photographic equipment & supplies wholesalers | 16 / 12 | 116 / 100-249 | $3,234 / - | $32,443 / - |
| Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 12 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Office equipment wholesalers | 43 | 843 / 1,645 | $30,351 / $70,041 | $130,450 / $417,721 |
| Office equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 43 | - / 1,645 | - / $70,041 | - / $417,721 |
| Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software wholesalers | 69 / 70 | 1,092 / 737 | $68,744 / $59,689 | $1,013,980 / $519,874 |
| Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers | - / 70 | - / 737 | - / $59,689 | - / $519,874 |
| Other commercial equipment wholesalers | 50 / 45 | 511 / 272 | $16,587 / $8,491 | $251,512 / $70,704 |
| Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 45 | - / 272 | - / $8,491 | - / $70,704 |
| Medical, dental & hospital equipment & supplies wholesalers | 43 / 34 | 953 / 306 | $53,074 / $18,635 | $776,936 / $222,879 |
| Med, dental & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 34 | - / 306 | - / $18,635 | - / $222,879 |
| Ophthalmic goods wholesalers | 7 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Other professional equipment & supplies wholesalers | 13 / 22 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 22 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Metal & mineral (except petroleum) wholesalers | 125 / 100 | 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Metal service centers & offices | 122 / 96 | 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers | - / 96 | - / 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Electrical goods wholesalers | 199 / 160 | 4,042 / 2,643 | $206,283 / $168,530 | $2,186,129 / $1,794,563 |
| Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp & const material wholesalers | 73 / 59 | 1,336 / 500-999 | $55,766 / - | $772,259 / - |
| Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers | - / 59 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Electrical appliance, television & radio set wholesalers | 32 / 27 | 861 / 600 | $33,618 / $32,344 | $432,638 / $704,802 |
| Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers | - / 27 | - / 600 | - / $32,344 | - / $704,802 |
| Other electronic parts & equipment wholesalers | 94 / 74 | 1,845 / 1000-2499 | $116,899 / - | $981,232 / - |
| Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 74 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Hardware & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies wholesalers | 125 / 116 | 1,542 / 1,573 | $59,416 / $77,877 | $523,836 / $1,077,576 |
| Hardware wholesalers | 65 / 55 | 693 / 617 | $26,268 / $30,271 | $293,799 / $795,649 |
| Hardware merchant wholesalers | - / 55 | - / 617 | - / $30,271 | - / $795,649 |
| Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) wholesalers | 25 / 28 | 495 / 551 | $17,676 / $29,183 | $117,308 / $173,183 |
| Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 28 | - / 551 | - / $29,183 | - / $173,183 |
| Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies wholesalers | 25 | 266 / 260 | $11,831 / $12,094 | $89,170 / $80,129 |
| Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers | - / 25 | - / 260 | - / $12,094 | - / $80,129 |
| Refrigeration equipment & supplies wholesalers | 10 / 8 | 88 / 145 | $3,641 / $6,329 | $23,559 / $28,615 |
| Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 145 | - / $6,329 | - / $28,615 |
| Machinery, equipment & supplies wholesalers | 323 / 270 | 3,158 / 2,888 | $120,799 / $122,960 | $1,110,296 / $983,685 |
| Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip wholesalers | 7 / - | 57 / - | $3,004 / - | $80,452 / - |
| Farm & garden machinery & equipment wholesalers | 4 / - | 0-19 / - | - | - |
| Industrial machinery & equipment wholesalers | 158 / 140 | 1,444 / 1000-2499 | $57,170 / - | $449,022 / - |
| Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 140 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Industrial supplies wholesalers | 93 / 67 | 1,240 / 982 | $48,741 / $45,609 | $462,145 / $364,855 |
| Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 67 | - / 982 | - / $45,609 | - / $364,855 |
| Service establishment equipment & supplies wholesalers | 47 / 45 | 362 / 312 | $9,182 / $9,388 | $73,740 / $94,623 |
| Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 45 | - / 312 | - / $9,388 | - / $94,623 |
| Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) wholesalers | 14 / 8 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 432 / 374 | 5000-9999 / 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Sporting & recreational goods & supplies wholesalers | 23 / 21 | 874 / 359 | $53,730 / $17,314 | $948,359 / $454,661 |
| Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 21 | - / 359 | - / $17,314 | - / $454,661 |
| Toy & hobby goods & supplies wholesalers | 29 / 24 | 218 / 100-249 | $7,073 / - | $159,436 / - |
| Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 24 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Recyclable material wholesalers | 117 / 82 | 2,062 / 1,298 | $66,679 / $50,750 | $1,043,646 / $646,057 |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | - / 82 | - / 1,298 | - / $50,750 | - / $646,057 |
| Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone & precious metal wholesalers | 153 / 143 | 1,156 / 936 | $38,937 / $35,876 | $492,612 / $450,784 |
| Jewelry, watch, prec stone & prec metal merchant wholesalers | - / 143 | - / 936 | - / $35,876 | - / $450,784 |
| Other miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 110 / 104 | 500-999 | - | - |
| Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 104 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade, nondurable goods | 1,439 / 1,206 | 22,771 / 23,590 | $826,546 / $887,992 | $13,876,146 / $14,346,069 |
| Paper & paper product wholesalers | 169 / 120 | 2,361 / 1,191 | $111,582 / $60,817 | $2,709,218 / $704,367 |
| Printing & writing paper wholesalers | 29 / 12 | 546 / 246 | $29,684 / $14,636 | $1,562,957 / $295,649 |
| Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers | - / 12 | - / 246 | - / $14,636 | - / $295,649 |
| Stationery & office supplies wholesalers | 66 / 51 | 737 / 446 | $29,589 / $23,197 | $284,421 / $198,250 |
| Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 51 | - / 446 | - / $23,197 | - / $198,250 |
| Industrial & personal service paper wholesalers | 74 / 57 | 1,078 / 499 | $52,309 / $22,984 | $861,840 / $210,468 |
| Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers | - / 57 | - / 499 | - / $22,984 | - / $210,468 |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries wholesalers | 61 / - | 685 / - | $28,050 / - | $408,929 / - |
| Apparel, piece goods & notions wholesalers | 253 / 155 | 1,613 / 1,171 | $59,548 / $41,501 | $1,017,275 / $506,971 |
| Piece goods, notions & other dry goods wholesalers | 57 / 49 | 626 / 589 | $18,493 / $23,895 | $203,837 / $243,377 |
| Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers | - / 49 | - / 589 | - / $23,895 | - / $243,377 |
| Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings wholesalers | 63 / 36 | 308 / 306 | $14,852 / $10,829 | $254,339 / $202,998 |
| Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers | - / 36 | - / 306 | - / $10,829 | - / $202,998 |
| Women's, children's & infants' clothing & accessories wholesalers | 119 / 60 | 645 / 100-249 | $25,268 / - | $522,210 / - |
| Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers | - / 60 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Footwear wholesalers | 14 / - | 34 / - | $935 / - | $36,889 / - |
| Grocery & related products wholesalers | 520 / 503 | 9,596 / 9,598 | $317,764 / $362,882 | $5,031,504 / $6,498,488 |
| General-line grocery wholesalers | 61 / 55 | 680 / 1,166 | $18,969 / $45,911 | $328,065 / $1,806,119 |
| General line grocery merchant wholesalers | - / 55 | - / 1,166 | - / $45,911 | - / $1,806,119 |
| Packaged frozen food wholesalers | 50 / 55 | 1,247 / 675 | $37,215 / $29,447 | $761,671 / $359,834 |
| Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers | - / 55 | - / 675 | - / $29,447 | - / $359,834 |
| Dairy products, (except dried or canned) wholesalers | 41 / 38 | 683 / 500-999 | $21,573 / - | $395,806 / - |
| Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers | - / 38 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Poultry & poultry product wholesalers | 12 / 16 | 380 / 455 | $11,006 / $22,264 | $216,833 / $399,689 |
| Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers | - / 16 | - / 455 | - / $22,264 | - / $399,689 |
| Confectionery wholesalers | 31 / 27 | 602 / 524 | $22,389 / $21,901 | $318,736 / $676,721 |
| Confectionery merchant wholesalers | - / 27 | - / 524 | - / $21,901 | - / $676,721 |
| Fish & seafood wholesalers | 17 / 13 | 177 / 247 | $5,086 / $8,148 | $80,431 / $97,198 |
| Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers | - / 13 | - / 247 | - / $8,148 | - / $97,198 |
| Meat & meat product wholesalers | 94 / 90 | 2,109 / 1,708 | $62,657 / $63,431 | $1,065,415 / $934,937 |
| Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers | - / 90 | - / 1,708 | - / $63,431 | - / $934,937 |
| Fresh fruit & vegetable wholesalers | 90 / 97 | 1000-2499 / 1,372 | - / $68,037 | - / $888,076 |
| Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers | - / 97 | - / 1,372 | - / $68,037 | - / $888,076 |
| Other grocery & related products wholesalers | 124 / 112 | 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers | - / 112 | - / 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Farm-product raw material wholesalers | 12 / 8 | 100-249 / 77 | - / $3,320 | - / $213,338 |
| Grain & field bean wholesalers | 9 / - | 235 / - | $11,142 / - | $143,006 / - |
| Chemical & allied products wholesalers | 101 / 75 | 1,112 / 1,034 | $49,222 / $44,399 | $901,257 / $627,363 |
| Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes wholesalers | 26 / - | 264 / - | $11,486 / - | $272,051 / - |
| Other chemical & allied products wholesalers | 75 / 57 | 848 / 500-999 | $37,736 / - | $629,206 / - |
| Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers | - / 57 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Petroleum & petroleum products wholesalers | 24 / 30 | 537 / 374 | $18,895 / $15,121 | $447,792 / $565,287 |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | 12 / 10 | 471 / 100-249 | $16,937 / - | $364,482 / - |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | - / 10 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Petroleum & petroleum prod wholesalers (exc bulk stations & terminals) | 12 / - | 66 / - | $1,958 / - | $83,310 / - |
| Beer, wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 39 / 35 | 1000-2499 / 3,639 | - / $168,420 | - / $2,867,291 |
| Beer & ale wholesalers | 14 / 15 | 615 / 685 | $25,393 / $44,241 | $622,540 / $1,079,114 |
| Beer & ale merchant wholesalers | - / 15 | - / 685 | - / $44,241 | - / $1,079,114 |
| Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 25 / 20 | 1000-2499 / 2,954 | - / $124,179 | - / $1,788,177 |
| Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers | - / 20 | - / 2,954 | - / $124,179 | - / $1,788,177 |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 260 / 236 | 2500-4999 / 5000-9999 | - | - |
| Farm supplies wholesalers | 7 / 4 | 20-99 / 500-999 | - | - |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 4 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Book, periodical & newspaper wholesalers | 64 / 53 | 2,482 / 2500-4999 | $77,831 / - | $539,626 / - |
| Book, periodical & newspaper merchant wholesalers | - / 53 | - / 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Flower, nursery stock & florists' supplies wholesalers | 24 / 22 | 250-499 / 326 | - / $9,045 | - / $58,860 |
| Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 22 | - / 326 | - / $9,045 | - / $58,860 |
| Tobacco & tobacco product wholesalers | 13 | 500-999 | - | - |
| Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers | - / 13 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Paint, varnish & supplies wholesalers | 17 / 18 | 196 / 100-249 | $6,529 / - | $46,364 / - |
| Paint, varnish & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 18 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 135 / 126 | 500-999 | - | - |
| Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 126 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 188 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 188 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Business to business electronic markets | - / 1 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade agents & brokers | - / 187 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
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