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Size of the US Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42412, Stationery and Office Supplies 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)
$36.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
34,560
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
3,086
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,454
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 34,560 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 50,0322019-Q2: 50,2262019-Q3: 49,1162019-Q4: 49,5002020-Q1: 47,5962020-Q2: 42,3322020-Q3: 42,7362020-Q4: 43,6702021-Q1: 41,9092021-Q2: 41,8032021-Q3: 41,2312021-Q4: 42,2092022-Q1: 41,0292022-Q2: 41,5392022-Q3: 41,0842022-Q4: 41,1352023-Q1: 39,9582023-Q2: 40,7572023-Q3: 39,7862023-Q4: 40,0942024-Q1: 39,1992024-Q2: 39,4132024-Q3: 38,6652024-Q4: 38,3252025-Q1: 37,2882025-Q2: 37,7402025-Q3: 36,8122025-Q4: 36,5882026-Q1: 34,560NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q134,5602022
2025-Q436,5882022
2025-Q336,8122022
2025-Q237,7402022
2025-Q137,2882022
2024-Q438,3252022
2024-Q338,6652022
2024-Q239,4132022
2024-Q139,1992022
2023-Q440,0942022
2023-Q339,7862022
2023-Q240,7572022
2023-Q139,9582022
2022-Q441,1352022
2022-Q341,0842022
2022-Q241,5392022
2022-Q141,0292022
2021-Q442,2092017
2021-Q341,2312017
2021-Q241,8032017
2021-Q141,9092017
2020-Q443,6702017
2020-Q342,7362017
2020-Q242,3322017
2020-Q147,5962017
2019-Q449,5002017
2019-Q349,1162017
2019-Q250,2262017
2019-Q150,0322017

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 54,346 · 2023
2017: 69,4002018: 69,9542019: 68,7192020: 66,3132021: 60,4422022: 56,6722023: 54,346
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PeriodValue
202354,346
202256,672
202160,442
202066,313
201968,719
201869,954
201769,400

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 3,086 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,8112019-Q2: 3,8082019-Q3: 3,7782019-Q4: 3,7742020-Q1: 3,6962020-Q2: 3,6832020-Q3: 3,6642020-Q4: 3,6782021-Q1: 3,5832021-Q2: 3,5772021-Q3: 3,5722021-Q4: 3,5672022-Q1: 3,5372022-Q2: 3,5272022-Q3: 3,5422022-Q4: 3,5372023-Q1: 3,4172023-Q2: 3,3842023-Q3: 3,3972023-Q4: 3,3982024-Q1: 3,3032024-Q2: 3,2882024-Q3: 3,2942024-Q4: 3,2792025-Q1: 3,1692025-Q2: 3,1442025-Q3: 3,1402025-Q4: 3,1282026-Q1: 3,086NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q13,0862022
2025-Q43,1282022
2025-Q33,1402022
2025-Q23,1442022
2025-Q13,1692022
2024-Q43,2792022
2024-Q33,2942022
2024-Q23,2882022
2024-Q13,3032022
2023-Q43,3982022
2023-Q33,3972022
2023-Q23,3842022
2023-Q13,4172022
2022-Q43,5372022
2022-Q33,5422022
2022-Q23,5272022
2022-Q13,5372022
2021-Q43,5672017
2021-Q33,5722017
2021-Q23,5772017
2021-Q13,5832017
2020-Q43,6782017
2020-Q33,6642017
2020-Q23,6832017
2020-Q13,6962017
2019-Q43,7742017
2019-Q33,7782017
2019-Q23,8082017
2019-Q13,8112017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 3,190 · 2023
2017: 4,4392018: 4,1112019: 3,8952020: 3,7512021: 3,5462022: 3,3192023: 3,190
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PeriodValue
20233,190
20223,319
20213,546
20203,751
20193,895
20184,111
20174,439

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $610.5 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $705.4 million2019-Q2: $633.0 million2019-Q3: $608.1 million2019-Q4: $653.6 million2020-Q1: $647.7 million2020-Q2: $518.2 million2020-Q3: $559.1 million2020-Q4: $634.7 million2021-Q1: $549.1 million2021-Q2: $557.9 million2021-Q3: $552.1 million2021-Q4: $627.5 million2022-Q1: $615.5 million2022-Q2: $594.1 million2022-Q3: $613.2 million2022-Q4: $657.7 million2023-Q1: $684.7 million2023-Q2: $600.4 million2023-Q3: $585.7 million2023-Q4: $631.3 million2024-Q1: $632.2 million2024-Q2: $610.2 million2024-Q3: $587.8 million2024-Q4: $620.9 million2025-Q1: $635.6 million2025-Q2: $595.0 million2025-Q3: $570.1 million2025-Q4: $611.9 million2026-Q1: $610.5 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$610.5 million2022
2025-Q4$611.9 million2022
2025-Q3$570.1 million2022
2025-Q2$595.0 million2022
2025-Q1$635.6 million2022
2024-Q4$620.9 million2022
2024-Q3$587.8 million2022
2024-Q2$610.2 million2022
2024-Q1$632.2 million2022
2023-Q4$631.3 million2022
2023-Q3$585.7 million2022
2023-Q2$600.4 million2022
2023-Q1$684.7 million2022
2022-Q4$657.7 million2022
2022-Q3$613.2 million2022
2022-Q2$594.1 million2022
2022-Q1$615.5 million2022
2021-Q4$627.5 million2017
2021-Q3$552.1 million2017
2021-Q2$557.9 million2017
2021-Q1$549.1 million2017
2020-Q4$634.7 million2017
2020-Q3$559.1 million2017
2020-Q2$518.2 million2017
2020-Q1$647.7 million2017
2019-Q4$653.6 million2017
2019-Q3$608.1 million2017
2019-Q2$633.0 million2017
2019-Q1$705.4 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.4 billion · 2023
2017: $3.7 billion2018: $3.6 billion2019: $3.5 billion2020: $3.2 billion2021: $3.2 billion2022: $3.2 billion2023: $3.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.4 billion
2022$3.2 billion
2021$3.2 billion
2020$3.2 billion
2019$3.5 billion
2018$3.6 billion
2017$3.7 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 Wages34,5602026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages3,0862026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$610.5 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns54,34620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns3,19020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census57,06820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census3,38020222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,45420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$36.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
424120Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers$36.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census34,5602026-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.