Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA): Economy and Business Data & Market Research
wholesale trade, machinery, equipment & supplies wholesalers, etc.
Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was 345,073 / 327,898
Number of Establishments:
Wholesale trade - Pittsburgh
Number of Employees:
Wholesale trade - Pittsburgh
Annual Payroll:
Wholesale trade - Pittsburgh
Shpmts / Sales / Recpts:
Wholesale trade - Pittsburgh
| 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 | 742 / 526 | 12,740 / 9,825 | $517,228 / $441,616 | $12,543,401 / $8,341,923 |
| Wholesale trade, durable goods | 545 / 362 | 7,972 / 5,710 | $343,372 / $271,357 | $8,463,005 / $5,687,388 |
| Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers | 40 / 32 | 500-999 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Automobile & other motor vehicle wholesalers | 6 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers | - / 6 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle supplies & new parts wholesalers | 30 / 21 | 303 / 100-249 | $10,334 / - | $91,576 / - |
| Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers | - / 21 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Furniture & home furnishings wholesalers | 33 / 19 | 396 / 378 | $13,054 / $13,777 | $140,323 / $84,836 |
| Furniture wholesalers | 16 / - | 176 / - | $7,636 / - | $101,099 / - |
| Home furnishings wholesalers | 17 / 11 | 220 / 230 | $5,418 / $6,893 | $39,224 / $44,952 |
| Home furnishing merchant wholesalers | - / 11 | - / 230 | - / $6,893 | - / $44,952 |
| Lumber & other construction materials wholesalers | 20 / 23 | 195 / 250-499 | $6,947 / - | $65,438 / - |
| Lumber, plywood, millwork & wood panel wholesalers | 9 / 10 | 147 / 100-249 | $5,651 / - | $53,768 / - |
| Lumber, plywood & wood panel merchant wholesalers | - / 10 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Professional & commercial equipment & supplies wholesalers | 102 / 67 | 2,118 / 1,361 | $99,547 / $66,677 | $699,920 / $382,953 |
| Photographic equipment & supplies wholesalers | 4 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Office equipment wholesalers | 13 / - | 389 / - | $10,710 / - | $60,472 / - |
| Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software wholesalers | 38 / 26 | 938 / 521 | $59,371 / $35,241 | $361,358 / $166,979 |
| Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers | - / 26 | - / 521 | - / $35,241 | - / $166,979 |
| Other commercial equipment wholesalers | 21 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Medical, dental & hospital equipment & supplies wholesalers | 14 / 8 | 255 / 104 | $11,380 / $4,546 | $100,675 / $39,333 |
| Med, dental & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 104 | - / $4,546 | - / $39,333 |
| Ophthalmic goods wholesalers | 7 / - | 157 / - | $4,412 / - | $18,757 / - |
| Other professional equipment & supplies wholesalers | 5 | 100-249 / 62 | - / $2,276 | - / $39,357 |
| Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 5 | - / 62 | - / $2,276 | - / $39,357 |
| Metal & mineral (except petroleum) wholesalers | 51 / 34 | 898 / 544 | $46,290 / $31,608 | $3,702,085 / $1,764,535 |
| Metal service centers & offices | 44 / 32 | 813 / 500-999 | $39,980 / - | $3,348,342 / - |
| Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers | - / 32 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Coal & other mineral & ore wholesalers | 7 / 2 | 85 / 0-19 | $6,310 / - | $353,743 / - |
| Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers | - / 2 | - / 0-19 | - | - |
| Electrical goods wholesalers | 59 / 35 | 887 / 810 | $43,960 / $49,118 | $461,925 / $415,560 |
| Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp & const material wholesalers | 27 / 20 | 559 / 499 | $25,785 / $21,996 | $292,327 / $288,624 |
| Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers | - / 20 | - / 499 | - / $21,996 | - / $288,624 |
| Electrical appliance, television & radio set wholesalers | 6 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Other electronic parts & equipment wholesalers | 26 / 12 | 250-499 / 294 | - / $26,388 | - / $118,287 |
| Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 12 | - / 294 | - / $26,388 | - / $118,287 |
| Hardware & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies wholesalers | 55 / 39 | 723 / 488 | $24,043 / $21,379 | $269,309 / $152,330 |
| Hardware wholesalers | 16 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) wholesalers | 21 / - | 247 / - | $8,326 / - | $129,899 / - |
| Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies wholesalers | 14 / - | 165 / - | $7,381 / - | $70,848 / - |
| Refrigeration equipment & supplies wholesalers | 4 | 100-249 / 83 | - / $4,786 | - / $36,904 |
| Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 4 | - / 83 | - / $4,786 | - / $36,904 |
| Machinery, equipment & supplies wholesalers | 121 / 66 | 1,544 / 992 | $68,222 / $46,298 | $647,992 / $269,929 |
| Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip wholesalers | 3 / - | 85 / - | $4,455 / - | $16,281 / - |
| Industrial machinery & equipment wholesalers | 63 / 32 | 948 / 518 | $45,927 / $27,500 | $432,718 / $166,016 |
| Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 32 | - / 518 | - / $27,500 | - / $166,016 |
| Industrial supplies wholesalers | 39 / 15 | 400 / 115 | $14,899 / $3,941 | $177,789 / $35,673 |
| Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 15 | - / 115 | - / $3,941 | - / $35,673 |
| Service establishment equipment & supplies wholesalers | 10 / 13 | 81 / 138 | $1,867 / $3,647 | $11,054 / $33,289 |
| Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 13 | - / 138 | - / $3,647 | - / $33,289 |
| Miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 64 / 47 | 500-999 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Sporting & recreational goods & supplies wholesalers | 6 / - | 84 / - | $3,169 / - | $22,749 / - |
| Recyclable material wholesalers | 19 / 13 | 139 / 89 | $4,359 / $3,541 | $51,807 / $102,360 |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | - / 13 | - / 89 | - / $3,541 | - / $102,360 |
| Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone & precious metal wholesalers | 19 / - | 159 / - | $6,066 / - | $37,682 / - |
| Other miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 16 / 14 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 14 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade, nondurable goods | 197 / 139 | 4,768 / 3,974 | $173,856 / $164,055 | $4,080,396 / $2,508,557 |
| Paper & paper product wholesalers | 28 / 16 | 637 / 378 | $24,782 / $18,339 | $309,530 / $182,042 |
| Printing & writing paper wholesalers | 4 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Stationery & office supplies wholesalers | 17 / 9 | 342 / 137 | $12,575 / $5,341 | $178,400 / $41,972 |
| Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 9 | - / 137 | - / $5,341 | - / $41,972 |
| Industrial & personal service paper wholesalers | 7 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries wholesalers | 13 / - | 500-999 / - | - | - |
| Apparel, piece goods & notions wholesalers | 15 / - | 280 / - | $10,194 / - | $54,223 / - |
| Grocery & related products wholesalers | 63 / 34 | 1,635 / 1,837 | $48,369 / $70,117 | $1,230,840 / $1,369,712 |
| General-line grocery wholesalers | 8 / 7 | 154 / 500-999 | $4,142 / - | $208,224 / - |
| General line grocery merchant wholesalers | - / 7 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Packaged frozen food wholesalers | 9 / - | 250-499 / - | - | - |
| Dairy products, (except dried or canned) wholesalers | 6 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Confectionery wholesalers | 8 / - | 250-499 / - | - | - |
| Meat & meat product wholesalers | 2 / - | 0-19 / - | - | - |
| Fresh fruit & vegetable wholesalers | 16 / - | 362 / - | $12,185 / - | $201,009 / - |
| Other grocery & related products wholesalers | 12 / 4 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers | - / 4 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Chemical & allied products wholesalers | 19 / 14 | 802 / 100-249 | $29,609 / - | $606,084 / - |
| Other chemical & allied products wholesalers | 14 / 10 | 756 / 100-249 | $28,571 / - | $596,218 / - |
| Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers | - / 10 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Petroleum & petroleum products wholesalers | 8 / 6 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | 6 / 5 | 100-249 / 20-99 | - | - |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | - / 5 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Beer, wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 17 / 12 | 307 / 300 | $10,005 / $12,620 | $157,540 / $183,409 |
| Beer & ale wholesalers | 10 / 7 | 270 / 250-499 | $9,006 / - | $143,297 / - |
| Beer & ale merchant wholesalers | - / 7 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 32 / 39 | 250-499 / 432 | - / $15,164 | - / $150,983 |
| Book, periodical & newspaper wholesalers | 6 / - | 68 / - | $2,958 / - | $31,549 / - |
| Flower, nursery stock & florists' supplies wholesalers | 6 / 8 | 127 / 100-249 | $2,729 / - | $21,047 / - |
| Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Tobacco & tobacco product wholesalers | 4 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Paint, varnish & supplies wholesalers | 3 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 13 | - / 101 | - / $3,942 | - / $31,684 |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 25 | - / 141 | - / $6,204 | - / $145,978 |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 25 | - / 141 | - / $6,204 | - / $145,978 |
| Wholesale trade agents & brokers | - / 25 | - / 141 | - / $6,204 | - / $145,978 |
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