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Size of the US Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42383, Industrial Machinery and Equipment 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)
$282 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
341,498
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
37,366
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
18,795
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$34.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 341,498 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 330,2612019-Q2: 332,8692019-Q3: 332,1182019-Q4: 333,3772020-Q1: 328,0392020-Q2: 307,9002020-Q3: 303,7662020-Q4: 306,5782021-Q1: 303,3672021-Q2: 306,4642021-Q3: 307,8012021-Q4: 316,5292022-Q1: 317,7382022-Q2: 322,0772022-Q3: 327,5702022-Q4: 334,7932023-Q1: 336,0442023-Q2: 341,5802023-Q3: 340,7152023-Q4: 345,5652024-Q1: 343,5862024-Q2: 345,3892024-Q3: 343,9182024-Q4: 345,9132025-Q1: 344,7712025-Q2: 343,8262025-Q3: 341,4612025-Q4: 344,0732026-Q1: 341,498NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1341,4982022
2025-Q4344,0732022
2025-Q3341,4612022
2025-Q2343,8262022
2025-Q1344,7712022
2024-Q4345,9132022
2024-Q3343,9182022
2024-Q2345,3892022
2024-Q1343,5862022
2023-Q4345,5652022
2023-Q3340,7152022
2023-Q2341,5802022
2023-Q1336,0442022
2022-Q4334,7932022
2022-Q3327,5702022
2022-Q2322,0772022
2022-Q1317,7382022
2021-Q4316,5292017
2021-Q3307,8012017
2021-Q2306,4642017
2021-Q1303,3672017
2020-Q4306,5782017
2020-Q3303,7662017
2020-Q2307,9002017
2020-Q1328,0392017
2019-Q4333,3772017
2019-Q3332,1182017
2019-Q2332,8692017
2019-Q1330,2612017

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 374,989 · 2023
2017: 370,2402018: 372,6692019: 385,4302020: 380,9182021: 359,0152022: 367,6652023: 374,989
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PeriodValue
2023374,989
2022367,665
2021359,015
2020380,918
2019385,430
2018372,669
2017370,240

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 37,366 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 34,1662019-Q2: 34,3212019-Q3: 34,5582019-Q4: 34,6832020-Q1: 34,5812020-Q2: 34,6212020-Q3: 34,7372020-Q4: 34,8302021-Q1: 34,6192021-Q2: 34,8202021-Q3: 35,0752021-Q4: 35,2882022-Q1: 35,4682022-Q2: 35,7192022-Q3: 36,0262022-Q4: 36,3102023-Q1: 36,3742023-Q2: 36,4022023-Q3: 36,6982023-Q4: 36,9042024-Q1: 36,6942024-Q2: 36,8312024-Q3: 37,0512024-Q4: 37,1472025-Q1: 36,8562025-Q2: 37,0442025-Q3: 37,1782025-Q4: 37,2692026-Q1: 37,366NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q137,3662022
2025-Q437,2692022
2025-Q337,1782022
2025-Q237,0442022
2025-Q136,8562022
2024-Q437,1472022
2024-Q337,0512022
2024-Q236,8312022
2024-Q136,6942022
2023-Q436,9042022
2023-Q336,6982022
2023-Q236,4022022
2023-Q136,3742022
2022-Q436,3102022
2022-Q336,0262022
2022-Q235,7192022
2022-Q135,4682022
2021-Q435,2882017
2021-Q335,0752017
2021-Q234,8202017
2021-Q134,6192017
2020-Q434,8302017
2020-Q334,7372017
2020-Q234,6212017
2020-Q134,5812017
2019-Q434,6832017
2019-Q334,5582017
2019-Q234,3212017
2019-Q134,1662017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 25,949 · 2023
2017: 29,4852018: 28,9482019: 28,1992020: 27,5522021: 27,2462022: 26,6552023: 25,949
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PeriodValue
202325,949
202226,655
202127,246
202027,552
201928,199
201828,948
201729,485

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $9.6 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $6.8 billion2019-Q2: $6.6 billion2019-Q3: $6.5 billion2019-Q4: $7.2 billion2020-Q1: $6.9 billion2020-Q2: $6.0 billion2020-Q3: $5.9 billion2020-Q4: $6.9 billion2021-Q1: $6.3 billion2021-Q2: $6.4 billion2021-Q3: $6.5 billion2021-Q4: $7.7 billion2022-Q1: $7.3 billion2022-Q2: $7.2 billion2022-Q3: $7.6 billion2022-Q4: $8.3 billion2023-Q1: $8.5 billion2023-Q2: $8.0 billion2023-Q3: $8.0 billion2023-Q4: $8.9 billion2024-Q1: $9.2 billion2024-Q2: $8.4 billion2024-Q3: $8.2 billion2024-Q4: $9.2 billion2025-Q1: $9.3 billion2025-Q2: $8.6 billion2025-Q3: $8.6 billion2025-Q4: $9.6 billion2026-Q1: $9.6 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$9.6 billion2022
2025-Q4$9.6 billion2022
2025-Q3$8.6 billion2022
2025-Q2$8.6 billion2022
2025-Q1$9.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$9.2 billion2022
2024-Q3$8.2 billion2022
2024-Q2$8.4 billion2022
2024-Q1$9.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$8.9 billion2022
2023-Q3$8.0 billion2022
2023-Q2$8.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$8.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$8.3 billion2022
2022-Q3$7.6 billion2022
2022-Q2$7.2 billion2022
2022-Q1$7.3 billion2022
2021-Q4$7.7 billion2017
2021-Q3$6.5 billion2017
2021-Q2$6.4 billion2017
2021-Q1$6.3 billion2017
2020-Q4$6.9 billion2017
2020-Q3$5.9 billion2017
2020-Q2$6.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$6.9 billion2017
2019-Q4$7.2 billion2017
2019-Q3$6.5 billion2017
2019-Q2$6.6 billion2017
2019-Q1$6.8 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $34.4 billion · 2023
2017: $26.9 billion2018: $28.2 billion2019: $29.6 billion2020: $28.4 billion2021: $29.4 billion2022: $32.4 billion2023: $34.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$34.4 billion
2022$32.4 billion
2021$29.4 billion
2020$28.4 billion
2019$29.6 billion
2018$28.2 billion
2017$26.9 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 Wages341,4982026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages37,3662026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$9.6 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$34.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns374,98920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns25,94920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$29.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census356,12520222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census25,70020222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census18,79520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$282 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
423830Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers$282 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census341,4982026-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.