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Size of the US Commodity Contracts Intermediation industry

NAICS 52316, Commodity Contracts Intermediation. 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)
$18.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
26,114
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
3,531
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,317
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 26,114 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 22,9182022-Q2: 23,6942022-Q3: 23,9542022-Q4: 24,2802023-Q1: 24,7862023-Q2: 25,5772023-Q3: 25,4722023-Q4: 25,4832024-Q1: 25,5312024-Q2: 26,2582024-Q3: 26,0312024-Q4: 26,0272025-Q1: 25,4552025-Q2: 26,1442025-Q3: 25,8962025-Q4: 25,9562026-Q1: 26,114
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q126,114
2025-Q425,956
2025-Q325,896
2025-Q226,144
2025-Q125,455
2024-Q426,027
2024-Q326,031
2024-Q226,258
2024-Q125,531
2023-Q425,483
2023-Q325,472
2023-Q225,577
2023-Q124,786
2022-Q424,280
2022-Q323,954
2022-Q223,694
2022-Q122,918

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 3,531 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 3,4142022-Q2: 3,4902022-Q3: 3,5502022-Q4: 3,6062023-Q1: 3,5772023-Q2: 3,5772023-Q3: 3,6602023-Q4: 3,6662024-Q1: 3,6152024-Q2: 3,5872024-Q3: 3,5962024-Q4: 3,5702025-Q1: 3,4942025-Q2: 3,5162025-Q3: 3,5252025-Q4: 3,5272026-Q1: 3,531
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q13,531
2025-Q43,527
2025-Q33,525
2025-Q23,516
2025-Q13,494
2024-Q43,570
2024-Q33,596
2024-Q23,587
2024-Q13,615
2023-Q43,666
2023-Q33,660
2023-Q23,577
2023-Q13,577
2022-Q43,606
2022-Q33,550
2022-Q23,490
2022-Q13,414

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $4.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $2.8 billion2022-Q2: $1.4 billion2022-Q3: $1.3 billion2022-Q4: $1.6 billion2023-Q1: $3.4 billion2023-Q2: $1.6 billion2023-Q3: $1.5 billion2023-Q4: $1.7 billion2024-Q1: $3.6 billion2024-Q2: $1.8 billion2024-Q3: $1.7 billion2024-Q4: $2.3 billion2025-Q1: $3.5 billion2025-Q2: $2.3 billion2025-Q3: $2.2 billion2025-Q4: $2.2 billion2026-Q1: $4.3 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$4.3 billion
2025-Q4$2.2 billion
2025-Q3$2.2 billion
2025-Q2$2.3 billion
2025-Q1$3.5 billion
2024-Q4$2.3 billion
2024-Q3$1.7 billion
2024-Q2$1.8 billion
2024-Q1$3.6 billion
2023-Q4$1.7 billion
2023-Q3$1.5 billion
2023-Q2$1.6 billion
2023-Q1$3.4 billion
2022-Q4$1.6 billion
2022-Q3$1.3 billion
2022-Q2$1.4 billion
2022-Q1$2.8 billion

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

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages26,1142026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages3,5312026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$4.3 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$4.1 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census24,18720222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,67120222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,31720222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$18.2 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Commodity Contracts Intermediation

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
523160Commodity Contracts Intermediation$18.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census26,1142026-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.