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Size of the US Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 423420, Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$33.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
62,607
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
5,565
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,901
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$6.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 62,607 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 80,0452019-Q2: 79,3122019-Q3: 78,9752019-Q4: 78,8962020-Q1: 78,7472020-Q2: 71,2152020-Q3: 70,8802020-Q4: 72,4082021-Q1: 70,6412021-Q2: 70,1632021-Q3: 69,8442021-Q4: 70,2942022-Q1: 70,2052022-Q2: 70,2102022-Q3: 69,8752022-Q4: 69,3482023-Q1: 69,0622023-Q2: 69,3412023-Q3: 68,8402023-Q4: 68,8032024-Q1: 69,0112024-Q2: 68,4262024-Q3: 67,6002024-Q4: 66,7562025-Q1: 65,9902025-Q2: 65,4882025-Q3: 64,5332025-Q4: 64,1712026-Q1: 62,607NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q162,6072022
2025-Q464,1712022
2025-Q364,5332022
2025-Q265,4882022
2025-Q165,9902022
2024-Q466,7562022
2024-Q367,6002022
2024-Q268,4262022
2024-Q169,0112022
2023-Q468,8032022
2023-Q368,8402022
2023-Q269,3412022
2023-Q169,0622022
2022-Q469,3482022
2022-Q369,8752022
2022-Q270,2102022
2022-Q170,2052022
2021-Q470,2942017
2021-Q369,8442017
2021-Q270,1632017
2021-Q170,6412017
2020-Q472,4082017
2020-Q370,8802017
2020-Q271,2152017
2020-Q178,7472017
2019-Q478,8962017
2019-Q378,9752017
2019-Q279,3122017
2019-Q180,0452017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 83,163 · 2023
2017: 117,2422018: 111,4472019: 109,9602020: 107,9072021: 102,6292022: 98,1372023: 83,163
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PeriodValue
202383,163
202298,137
2021102,629
2020107,907
2019109,960
2018111,447
2017117,242

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,565 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 5,9172019-Q2: 5,9712019-Q3: 6,0212019-Q4: 6,0132020-Q1: 5,9842020-Q2: 6,0152020-Q3: 6,0122020-Q4: 6,0632021-Q1: 6,0432021-Q2: 6,0132021-Q3: 6,0422021-Q4: 6,0292022-Q1: 6,0842022-Q2: 6,1232022-Q3: 6,1662022-Q4: 6,1152023-Q1: 5,9902023-Q2: 5,9632023-Q3: 5,9592023-Q4: 5,9882024-Q1: 5,9502024-Q2: 5,8672024-Q3: 5,8482024-Q4: 5,8302025-Q1: 5,6372025-Q2: 5,6312025-Q3: 5,6752025-Q4: 5,5932026-Q1: 5,565NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,5652022
2025-Q45,5932022
2025-Q35,6752022
2025-Q25,6312022
2025-Q15,6372022
2024-Q45,8302022
2024-Q35,8482022
2024-Q25,8672022
2024-Q15,9502022
2023-Q45,9882022
2023-Q35,9592022
2023-Q25,9632022
2023-Q15,9902022
2022-Q46,1152022
2022-Q36,1662022
2022-Q26,1232022
2022-Q16,0842022
2021-Q46,0292017
2021-Q36,0422017
2021-Q26,0132017
2021-Q16,0432017
2020-Q46,0632017
2020-Q36,0122017
2020-Q26,0152017
2020-Q15,9842017
2019-Q46,0132017
2019-Q36,0212017
2019-Q25,9712017
2019-Q15,9172017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 5,377 · 2023
2017: 8,8082018: 9,0482019: 8,7922020: 8,5782021: 8,5402022: 8,5542023: 5,377
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PeriodValue
20235,377
20228,554
20218,540
20208,578
20198,792
20189,048
20178,808

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.5 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.4 billion2019-Q2: $1.5 billion2019-Q3: $1.4 billion2019-Q4: $1.5 billion2020-Q1: $1.5 billion2020-Q2: $1.3 billion2020-Q3: $1.2 billion2020-Q4: $1.4 billion2021-Q1: $1.3 billion2021-Q2: $1.4 billion2021-Q3: $1.3 billion2021-Q4: $1.5 billion2022-Q1: $1.4 billion2022-Q2: $1.4 billion2022-Q3: $1.5 billion2022-Q4: $1.5 billion2023-Q1: $1.4 billion2023-Q2: $1.4 billion2023-Q3: $1.4 billion2023-Q4: $1.5 billion2024-Q1: $1.5 billion2024-Q2: $1.5 billion2024-Q3: $1.4 billion2024-Q4: $1.5 billion2025-Q1: $1.5 billion2025-Q2: $1.4 billion2025-Q3: $1.4 billion2025-Q4: $1.5 billion2026-Q1: $1.5 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.5 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.4 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $6.5 billion · 2023
2017: $7.4 billion2018: $7.3 billion2019: $7.4 billion2020: $6.9 billion2021: $6.8 billion2022: $6.9 billion2023: $6.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$6.5 billion
2022$6.9 billion
2021$6.8 billion
2020$6.9 billion
2019$7.4 billion
2018$7.3 billion
2017$7.4 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages62,6072026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,5652026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.5 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$6.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns83,16320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns5,37720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$6.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census89,60820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census5,37520222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,90120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$33.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.