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Size of the US Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42344, Other Commercial 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)
$33.0 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
56,749
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
6,665
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,693
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 56,749 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 56,7162019-Q2: 57,0372019-Q3: 56,6432019-Q4: 57,2482020-Q1: 57,0142020-Q2: 50,5722020-Q3: 50,8962020-Q4: 51,4002021-Q1: 50,3942021-Q2: 51,7342021-Q3: 52,2402021-Q4: 53,9262022-Q1: 55,2772022-Q2: 56,5642022-Q3: 57,5462022-Q4: 58,2872023-Q1: 57,9702023-Q2: 58,7622023-Q3: 59,1562023-Q4: 59,9282024-Q1: 58,8552024-Q2: 59,2052024-Q3: 59,1052024-Q4: 58,9052025-Q1: 58,3312025-Q2: 58,2652025-Q3: 57,9232025-Q4: 57,9412026-Q1: 56,749NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q156,7492022
2025-Q457,9412022
2025-Q357,9232022
2025-Q258,2652022
2025-Q158,3312022
2024-Q458,9052022
2024-Q359,1052022
2024-Q259,2052022
2024-Q158,8552022
2023-Q459,9282022
2023-Q359,1562022
2023-Q258,7622022
2023-Q157,9702022
2022-Q458,2872022
2022-Q357,5462022
2022-Q256,5642022
2022-Q155,2772022
2021-Q453,9262017
2021-Q352,2402017
2021-Q251,7342017
2021-Q150,3942017
2020-Q451,4002017
2020-Q350,8962017
2020-Q250,5722017
2020-Q157,0142017
2019-Q457,2482017
2019-Q356,6432017
2019-Q257,0372017
2019-Q156,7162017

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 49,828 · 2023
2017: 51,9932018: 52,0272019: 52,8732020: 51,9442021: 45,9032022: 47,8542023: 49,828
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PeriodValue
202349,828
202247,854
202145,903
202051,944
201952,873
201852,027
201751,993

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 6,665 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6,3192019-Q2: 6,3492019-Q3: 6,3992019-Q4: 6,4442020-Q1: 6,4122020-Q2: 6,3862020-Q3: 6,4222020-Q4: 6,4472021-Q1: 6,3712021-Q2: 6,4322021-Q3: 6,5032021-Q4: 6,5502022-Q1: 6,5812022-Q2: 6,6352022-Q3: 6,6552022-Q4: 6,6782023-Q1: 6,6202023-Q2: 6,6792023-Q3: 6,7222023-Q4: 6,7522024-Q1: 6,6432024-Q2: 6,6822024-Q3: 6,6902024-Q4: 6,7202025-Q1: 6,5942025-Q2: 6,6112025-Q3: 6,6572025-Q4: 6,6692026-Q1: 6,665NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q16,6652022
2025-Q46,6692022
2025-Q36,6572022
2025-Q26,6112022
2025-Q16,5942022
2024-Q46,7202022
2024-Q36,6902022
2024-Q26,6822022
2024-Q16,6432022
2023-Q46,7522022
2023-Q36,7222022
2023-Q26,6792022
2023-Q16,6202022
2022-Q46,6782022
2022-Q36,6552022
2022-Q26,6352022
2022-Q16,5812022
2021-Q46,5502017
2021-Q36,5032017
2021-Q26,4322017
2021-Q16,3712017
2020-Q46,4472017
2020-Q36,4222017
2020-Q26,3862017
2020-Q16,4122017
2019-Q46,4442017
2019-Q36,3992017
2019-Q26,3492017
2019-Q16,3192017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 3,637 · 2023
2017: 4,0742018: 3,9702019: 3,9292020: 3,8472021: 3,7852022: 3,6952023: 3,637
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PeriodValue
20233,637
20223,695
20213,785
20203,847
20193,929
20183,970
20174,074

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $975.7 million2019-Q2: $926.9 million2019-Q3: $929.1 million2019-Q4: $1.1 billion2020-Q1: $1.0 billion2020-Q2: $801.7 million2020-Q3: $827.8 million2020-Q4: $1.0 billion2021-Q1: $893.3 million2021-Q2: $904.9 million2021-Q3: $918.8 million2021-Q4: $1.1 billion2022-Q1: $1.1 billion2022-Q2: $1.1 billion2022-Q3: $1.1 billion2022-Q4: $1.2 billion2023-Q1: $1.2 billion2023-Q2: $1.1 billion2023-Q3: $1.1 billion2023-Q4: $1.3 billion2024-Q1: $1.3 billion2024-Q2: $1.2 billion2024-Q3: $1.2 billion2024-Q4: $1.3 billion2025-Q1: $1.3 billion2025-Q2: $1.2 billion2025-Q3: $1.2 billion2025-Q4: $1.3 billion2026-Q1: $1.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q3$918.8 million2017
2021-Q2$904.9 million2017
2021-Q1$893.3 million2017
2020-Q4$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q3$827.8 million2017
2020-Q2$801.7 million2017
2020-Q1$1.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$929.1 million2017
2019-Q2$926.9 million2017
2019-Q1$975.7 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.7 billion · 2023
2017: $3.1 billion2018: $3.2 billion2019: $3.3 billion2020: $3.0 billion2021: $3.2 billion2022: $3.4 billion2023: $3.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.7 billion
2022$3.4 billion
2021$3.2 billion
2020$3.0 billion
2019$3.3 billion
2018$3.2 billion
2017$3.1 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 Wages56,7492026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6,6652026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns49,82820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns3,63720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census46,79120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census3,22020222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,69320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$33.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
423440Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers$33.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census56,7492026-Q1 · QCEW

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.