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Size of the US Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 4236, Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods 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)
$895 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
373,294
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
39,805
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
15,781
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$69.2 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 373,294 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 355,5152019-Q2: 358,3162019-Q3: 355,1272019-Q4: 356,7612020-Q1: 351,5712020-Q2: 336,2352020-Q3: 334,9632020-Q4: 339,6722021-Q1: 338,9362021-Q2: 342,8782021-Q3: 343,9462021-Q4: 353,8242022-Q1: 355,0892022-Q2: 361,0532022-Q3: 364,0322022-Q4: 369,1102023-Q1: 371,2102023-Q2: 375,1952023-Q3: 375,1402023-Q4: 376,4322024-Q1: 376,9082024-Q2: 377,6752024-Q3: 376,6302024-Q4: 375,9622025-Q1: 374,7562025-Q2: 375,7272025-Q3: 374,2632025-Q4: 378,1572026-Q1: 373,294NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1373,2942022
2025-Q4378,1572022
2025-Q3374,2632022
2025-Q2375,7272022
2025-Q1374,7562022
2024-Q4375,9622022
2024-Q3376,6302022
2024-Q2377,6752022
2024-Q1376,9082022
2023-Q4376,4322022
2023-Q3375,1402022
2023-Q2375,1952022
2023-Q1371,2102022
2022-Q4369,1102022
2022-Q3364,0322022
2022-Q2361,0532022
2022-Q1355,0892022
2021-Q4353,8242017
2021-Q3343,9462017
2021-Q2342,8782017
2021-Q1338,9362017
2020-Q4339,6722017
2020-Q3334,9632017
2020-Q2336,2352017
2020-Q1351,5712017
2019-Q4356,7612017
2019-Q3355,1272017
2019-Q2358,3162017
2019-Q1355,5152017

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 537,347 · 2023
2017: 516,9802018: 521,1372019: 519,8952020: 517,3242021: 502,8192022: 517,2092023: 537,347
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PeriodValue
2023537,347
2022517,209
2021502,819
2020517,324
2019519,895
2018521,137
2017516,980

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 39,805 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 35,0202019-Q2: 35,2182019-Q3: 35,3922019-Q4: 35,5602020-Q1: 35,3562020-Q2: 35,4412020-Q3: 35,6612020-Q4: 35,8822021-Q1: 35,6732021-Q2: 36,0492021-Q3: 36,4352021-Q4: 36,8012022-Q1: 37,1552022-Q2: 37,5822022-Q3: 38,1152022-Q4: 38,4382023-Q1: 38,5362023-Q2: 38,5872023-Q3: 38,8912023-Q4: 39,1922024-Q1: 39,1272024-Q2: 39,3272024-Q3: 39,4392024-Q4: 39,6202025-Q1: 39,1892025-Q2: 39,3222025-Q3: 39,5182025-Q4: 39,6852026-Q1: 39,805NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q139,8052022
2025-Q439,6852022
2025-Q339,5182022
2025-Q239,3222022
2025-Q139,1892022
2024-Q439,6202022
2024-Q339,4392022
2024-Q239,3272022
2024-Q139,1272022
2023-Q439,1922022
2023-Q338,8912022
2023-Q238,5872022
2023-Q138,5362022
2022-Q438,4382022
2022-Q338,1152022
2022-Q237,5822022
2022-Q137,1552022
2021-Q436,8012017
2021-Q336,4352017
2021-Q236,0492017
2021-Q135,6732017
2020-Q435,8822017
2020-Q335,6612017
2020-Q235,4412017
2020-Q135,3562017
2019-Q435,5602017
2019-Q335,3922017
2019-Q235,2182017
2019-Q135,0202017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 25,969 · 2023
2017: 29,1552018: 28,6012019: 27,8632020: 27,2292021: 26,9692022: 26,3542023: 25,969
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PeriodValue
202325,969
202226,354
202126,969
202027,229
201927,863
201828,601
201729,155

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $13.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $8.7 billion2019-Q2: $8.0 billion2019-Q3: $7.7 billion2019-Q4: $8.4 billion2020-Q1: $8.6 billion2020-Q2: $7.5 billion2020-Q3: $7.4 billion2020-Q4: $8.8 billion2021-Q1: $8.7 billion2021-Q2: $8.3 billion2021-Q3: $8.3 billion2021-Q4: $10.5 billion2022-Q1: $9.9 billion2022-Q2: $9.2 billion2022-Q3: $9.5 billion2022-Q4: $10.2 billion2023-Q1: $11.6 billion2023-Q2: $10.0 billion2023-Q3: $9.7 billion2023-Q4: $10.6 billion2024-Q1: $11.9 billion2024-Q2: $10.6 billion2024-Q3: $10.5 billion2024-Q4: $11.2 billion2025-Q1: $12.2 billion2025-Q2: $10.9 billion2025-Q3: $10.7 billion2025-Q4: $11.8 billion2026-Q1: $13.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$13.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$11.8 billion2022
2025-Q3$10.7 billion2022
2025-Q2$10.9 billion2022
2025-Q1$12.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$11.2 billion2022
2024-Q3$10.5 billion2022
2024-Q2$10.6 billion2022
2024-Q1$11.9 billion2022
2023-Q4$10.6 billion2022
2023-Q3$9.7 billion2022
2023-Q2$10.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$11.6 billion2022
2022-Q4$10.2 billion2022
2022-Q3$9.5 billion2022
2022-Q2$9.2 billion2022
2022-Q1$9.9 billion2022
2021-Q4$10.5 billion2017
2021-Q3$8.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$8.3 billion2017
2021-Q1$8.7 billion2017
2020-Q4$8.8 billion2017
2020-Q3$7.4 billion2017
2020-Q2$7.5 billion2017
2020-Q1$8.6 billion2017
2019-Q4$8.4 billion2017
2019-Q3$7.7 billion2017
2019-Q2$8.0 billion2017
2019-Q1$8.7 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $69.2 billion · 2023
2017: $51.8 billion2018: $54.2 billion2019: $55.9 billion2020: $55.9 billion2021: $61.7 billion2022: $64.8 billion2023: $69.2 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$69.2 billion
2022$64.8 billion
2021$61.7 billion
2020$55.9 billion
2019$55.9 billion
2018$54.2 billion
2017$51.8 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 Wages373,2942026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages39,8052026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$13.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$69.2 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns537,34720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns25,96920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$66.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census563,67520222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census24,93320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census15,78120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$895 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
42361Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers$219 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census205,5892026-Q1 · QCEW
42362Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers$140 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census33,5732026-Q1 · QCEW
42369Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers$536 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census134,1322026-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.