Boston, Massachusetts (MA): Economy and Business Data & Market Research
wholesale trade, grocery & related products wholesalers, etc.
Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Boston, Massachusetts was 555,873 / 589,281
Number of Establishments:
Wholesale trade - Boston
Number of Employees:
Wholesale trade - Boston
Annual Payroll:
Wholesale trade - Boston
Shpmts / Sales / Recpts:
Wholesale trade - Boston
| 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 | 770 / 686 | 9,857 / 13,719 | $437,197 / $798,438 | $7,574,878 / $11,392,716 |
| Wholesale trade, durable goods | 412 / 371 | 5,183 / 5000-9999 | $235,499 / - | $2,820,339 / - |
| Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers | 35 / 28 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Automobile & other motor vehicle wholesalers | 6 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Motor vehicle supplies & new parts wholesalers | 20 / 21 | 355 / 250-499 | $10,559 / - | $95,362 / - |
| Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers | - / 21 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle parts, (used) wholesalers | 7 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Furniture & home furnishings wholesalers | 73 / 53 | 500-999 | - | - |
| Furniture wholesalers | 35 / 28 | 500-999 | - | - |
| Furniture merchant wholesalers | - / 28 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Home furnishings wholesalers | 38 / 25 | 225 / 100-249 | $7,889 / - | $59,431 / - |
| Home furnishing merchant wholesalers | - / 25 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Lumber & other construction materials wholesalers | 16 / 15 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Lumber, plywood, millwork & wood panel wholesalers | 8 / - | 122 / - | $2,364 / - | $38,606 / - |
| Brick, stone & related construction materials wholesalers | 4 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Brick, stone & const material merchant wholesalers | - / 4 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Other construction materials wholesalers | 2 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Professional & commercial equipment & supplies wholesalers | 71 / 73 | 1,346 / 1000-2499 | $64,291 / - | $574,693 / - |
| Photographic equipment & supplies wholesalers | 8 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Office equipment wholesalers | 8 / - | 250-499 / - | - | - |
| Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software wholesalers | 27 / 28 | 500-999 / 1,172 | - / $111,137 | - / $470,680 |
| Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers | - / 28 | - / 1,172 | - / $111,137 | - / $470,680 |
| Other commercial equipment wholesalers | 12 / 13 | 100-249 / 20-99 | - | - |
| Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 13 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Medical, dental & hospital equipment & supplies wholesalers | 11 / 8 | 20-99 / 100-249 | - | - |
| Med, dental & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Other professional equipment & supplies wholesalers | 3 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Metal & mineral (except petroleum) wholesalers | 17 / 16 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Metal service centers & offices | 17 / 15 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers | - / 15 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Electrical goods wholesalers | 51 / 58 | 500-999 / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp & const material wholesalers | 16 / 21 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers | - / 21 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Other electronic parts & equipment wholesalers | 35 / 36 | 500-999 / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 36 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Hardware & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies wholesalers | 28 / 22 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Hardware wholesalers | 15 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) wholesalers | 5 / - | 36 / - | $1,174 / - | $13,071 / - |
| Refrigeration equipment & supplies wholesalers | 2 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Machinery, equipment & supplies wholesalers | 45 / 37 | 317 / 250-499 | $12,888 / - | $88,319 / - |
| Industrial machinery & equipment wholesalers | 18 / 17 | 100-249 / 116 | - / $6,104 | - / $39,658 |
| Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 17 | - / 116 | - / $6,104 | - / $39,658 |
| Industrial supplies wholesalers | 13 / 8 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Service establishment equipment & supplies wholesalers | 10 / 6 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 6 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 76 / 69 | 500-999 | - | - |
| Toy & hobby goods & supplies wholesalers | 6 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Recyclable material wholesalers | 17 / 15 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | - / 15 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone & precious metal wholesalers | 39 / 32 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Jewelry, watch, prec stone & prec metal merchant wholesalers | - / 32 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 10 / 14 | 100-249 / 20-99 | - | - |
| Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 14 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade, nondurable goods | 358 / 287 | 4,674 / 7,186 | $201,698 / $389,967 | $4,754,539 / $8,681,369 |
| Paper & paper product wholesalers | 36 / 18 | 250-499 / 100-249 | - | - |
| Printing & writing paper wholesalers | 6 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Stationery & office supplies wholesalers | 18 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Industrial & personal service paper wholesalers | 12 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers | - / 9 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Apparel, piece goods & notions wholesalers | 66 / 37 | 500-999 / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Piece goods, notions & other dry goods wholesalers | 20 / - | 100 / - | $4,194 / - | $42,119 / - |
| Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings wholesalers | 9 / 6 | 109 / 20-99 | $8,850 / - | $51,236 / - |
| Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers | - / 6 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Women's, children's & infants' clothing & accessories wholesalers | 28 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Footwear wholesalers | 9 / 7 | 250-499 / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Footwear merchant wholesalers | - / 7 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Grocery & related products wholesalers | 148 / 134 | 2500-4999 / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| General-line grocery wholesalers | 17 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Packaged frozen food wholesalers | 12 / 9 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers | - / 9 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Dairy products, (except dried or canned) wholesalers | 5 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Poultry & poultry product wholesalers | 4 / 8 | 134 / 100-249 | $4,816 / - | $103,948 / - |
| Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Fish & seafood wholesalers | 46 / 40 | 500-999 / 575 | - / $26,054 | - / $341,142 |
| Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers | - / 40 | - / 575 | - / $26,054 | - / $341,142 |
| Meat & meat product wholesalers | 22 / 23 | 500-999 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers | - / 23 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Fresh fruit & vegetable wholesalers | 10 / - | 250-499 / - | - | - |
| Other grocery & related products wholesalers | 29 / 22 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers | - / 22 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Farm-product raw material wholesalers | 9 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Other farm product raw material wholesalers | 6 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Chemical & allied products wholesalers | 15 / 17 | 137 / 100-249 | $7,223 / - | $185,308 / - |
| Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes wholesalers | 3 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Other chemical & allied products wholesalers | 12 / 13 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers | - / 13 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Petroleum & petroleum products wholesalers | 10 / 9 | 100-249 / 20-99 | - | - |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | 3 / 5 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | - / 5 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Petroleum & petroleum prod wholesalers (exc bulk stations & terminals) | 7 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Beer, wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 2 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 66 / 57 | 500-999 | - | - |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 3 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Book, periodical & newspaper wholesalers | 19 / 16 | 100-249 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Book, periodical & newspaper merchant wholesalers | - / 16 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Flower, nursery stock & florists' supplies wholesalers | 19 / 14 | 211 / 100-249 | $7,531 / - | $64,832 / - |
| Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 14 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Tobacco & tobacco product wholesalers | 3 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 19 / 21 | 20-99 / 100-249 | - | - |
| Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 21 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 28 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 28 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade agents & brokers | - / 28 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
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