Table 2. U.S. Merchant Wholesale Trade Sales1 - Total and E-commerce: 2001 and 2000
[Estimates are based on data from the 2001 Annual Trade Survey. Sales estimates are shown in millions of dollars, consequently industry group estimates may not be additive. Estimated measures of sampling variability for these estimates are provided in Table 2A.] Revised data Tables 2, 2A, 3, 3A are available.
Percent Distribution of E-commerce Sales
Value of Sales 2001 NAICS Code 2000 Revised Total Revised E-commerce Y/Y Percent Change Total Sales E-commerce Sales
E-commerce as Percent of Total Sales
Description
Total
E-commerce
2001
2000
2001
42 421
4211 4212 4213 4214 42143 4215 4216 4217 4218 4219
Total Merchant Wholesale Trade Durable goods
Motor vehicles and automotive equipment Furniture and home furnishings Lumber and other construction material Professional and commercial equipment and supplies Computer equipment and supplies Metals and minerals, excluding petroleum Electrical goods Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment Machinery, equipment and supplies Miscellaneous durable goods
2,705,212 1,347,300
203,156 44,385 73,553 249,981 122,458 92,734 213,767 64,813 243,327 161,584
270,251 122,990
44,124 3,910 2,236 30,904 15,776 (S) 12,342 6,487 7,948 14,124
2,740,974 1,422,406
199,622 46,710 70,778 269,129 150,402 102,627 240,013 67,084 252,365 174,078
241,173 114,241
40,127 2,830 2,187 30,832 18,948 (S) 11,087 5,977 7,592 12,901
-1.3 -5.3
1.8 -5.0 3.9 -7.1 -18.6 -9.6 -10.9 -3.4 -3.6 -7.2
12.1 7.7
10.0 38.2 2.2 0.2 -16.7 (S) 11.3 8.5 4.7 9.5
10.0 9.1
21.7 8.8 3.0 12.4 12.9 (S) 5.8 10.0 3.3 8.7
8.8 8.0
20.1 6.1 3.1 11.5 12.6 (S) 4.6 8.9 3.0 7.4
100.0 45.5
16.3 1.4 0.8 11.4 5.8 (S) 4.6 2.4 2.9 5.2
422
4221 4222 4223 4224 4225 4226 4227 4228 4229
Nondurable goods
Paper and paper products Drugs, drug proprietaries and druggists' sundries Apparel, piece goods and notions Groceries and related products Farm-products raw materials Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and petroleum products Beer, wine, and distilled beverages Miscellaneous nondurable goods
1,357,912
75,516 201,299 87,362 395,590 107,389 59,004 180,471 75,274 176,007
147,261
3,708 96,754 11,840 12,101 3,356 (D) (D) (D) 5,116
1,318,568
80,054 168,454 88,922 381,990 107,121 58,976 185,911 71,551 175,589
126,932
3,473 77,790 10,284 11,435 3,228 (D) (D) (D) 5,033
3.0
-5.7 19.5 -1.8 3.6 0.3 0.0 -2.9 5.2 0.2
16.0
6.8 24.4 15.1 5.8 4.0 (D) (D) (D) 1.6
10.8
4.9 48.1 13.6 3.1 3.1 (D) (D) (D) 2.9
9.6
4.3 46.2 11.6 3.0 3.0 (D) (D) (D) 2.9
54.5
1.4 35.8 4.4 4.5 1.2 (D) (D) (D) 1.9
(S) Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality. Unpublished estimates derived from this table by subtraction are subject to these same limitations and should not be attributed to the U.S. Census Bureau. (D) Estimate is withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; these data are included in higher level totals. Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions, visit www.census.gov/eos/www/whestats.html.
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Estimates include data only for businesses with paid employees and are subject to revision.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2001 Annual Trade Survey