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Size of the US Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42448, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable 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)
$114 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
95,875
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
5,467
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
4,253
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$7.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 95,875 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 98,4212019-Q2: 100,8372019-Q3: 100,2722019-Q4: 100,4052020-Q1: 96,6792020-Q2: 91,5572020-Q3: 90,3382020-Q4: 89,1112021-Q1: 87,6562021-Q2: 89,5122021-Q3: 90,0912021-Q4: 91,4402022-Q1: 91,1632022-Q2: 93,5622022-Q3: 94,2432022-Q4: 93,6692023-Q1: 94,0792023-Q2: 95,4682023-Q3: 96,9172023-Q4: 96,7852024-Q1: 96,1862024-Q2: 98,1092024-Q3: 98,4312024-Q4: 97,5822025-Q1: 97,1702025-Q2: 98,5082025-Q3: 99,1762025-Q4: 98,3452026-Q1: 95,875NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q195,8752022
2025-Q498,3452022
2025-Q399,1762022
2025-Q298,5082022
2025-Q197,1702022
2024-Q497,5822022
2024-Q398,4312022
2024-Q298,1092022
2024-Q196,1862022
2023-Q496,7852022
2023-Q396,9172022
2023-Q295,4682022
2023-Q194,0792022
2022-Q493,6692022
2022-Q394,2432022
2022-Q293,5622022
2022-Q191,1632022
2021-Q491,4402017
2021-Q390,0912017
2021-Q289,5122017
2021-Q187,6562017
2020-Q489,1112017
2020-Q390,3382017
2020-Q291,5572017
2020-Q196,6792017
2019-Q4100,4052017
2019-Q3100,2722017
2019-Q2100,8372017
2019-Q198,4212017

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 110,154 · 2023
2017: 110,4702018: 110,7472019: 110,2152020: 110,1772021: 101,5322022: 106,1722023: 110,154
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PeriodValue
2023110,154
2022106,172
2021101,532
2020110,177
2019110,215
2018110,747
2017110,470

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,467 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 4,8162019-Q2: 4,8232019-Q3: 4,8292019-Q4: 4,8502020-Q1: 4,8412020-Q2: 4,8252020-Q3: 4,8702020-Q4: 4,9172021-Q1: 4,9032021-Q2: 4,9182021-Q3: 4,9732021-Q4: 4,9962022-Q1: 5,0292022-Q2: 5,0382022-Q3: 5,0752022-Q4: 5,1102023-Q1: 5,2022023-Q2: 5,2062023-Q3: 5,3232023-Q4: 5,3602024-Q1: 5,3592024-Q2: 5,3542024-Q3: 5,3182024-Q4: 5,3322025-Q1: 5,3572025-Q2: 5,3862025-Q3: 5,4252025-Q4: 5,4402026-Q1: 5,467NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,4672022
2025-Q45,4402022
2025-Q35,4252022
2025-Q25,3862022
2025-Q15,3572022
2024-Q45,3322022
2024-Q35,3182022
2024-Q25,3542022
2024-Q15,3592022
2023-Q45,3602022
2023-Q35,3232022
2023-Q25,2062022
2023-Q15,2022022
2022-Q45,1102022
2022-Q35,0752022
2022-Q25,0382022
2022-Q15,0292022
2021-Q44,9962017
2021-Q34,9732017
2021-Q24,9182017
2021-Q14,9032017
2020-Q44,9172017
2020-Q34,8702017
2020-Q24,8252017
2020-Q14,8412017
2019-Q44,8502017
2019-Q34,8292017
2019-Q24,8232017
2019-Q14,8162017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 4,914 · 2023
2017: 4,8582018: 5,0182019: 4,7312020: 4,8092021: 4,8522022: 4,9232023: 4,914
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PeriodValue
20234,914
20224,923
20214,852
20204,809
20194,731
20185,018
20174,858

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.7 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.3 billion2019-Q2: $1.3 billion2019-Q3: $1.3 billion2019-Q4: $1.5 billion2020-Q1: $1.3 billion2020-Q2: $1.2 billion2020-Q3: $1.3 billion2020-Q4: $1.6 billion2021-Q1: $1.2 billion2021-Q2: $1.3 billion2021-Q3: $1.4 billion2021-Q4: $1.7 billion2022-Q1: $1.4 billion2022-Q2: $1.4 billion2022-Q3: $1.5 billion2022-Q4: $1.7 billion2023-Q1: $1.5 billion2023-Q2: $1.5 billion2023-Q3: $1.6 billion2023-Q4: $1.8 billion2024-Q1: $1.6 billion2024-Q2: $1.6 billion2024-Q3: $1.6 billion2024-Q4: $1.8 billion2025-Q1: $1.7 billion2025-Q2: $1.6 billion2025-Q3: $1.7 billion2025-Q4: $1.9 billion2026-Q1: $1.7 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.9 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.6 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.8 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.6 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.6 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.8 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.6 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.7 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.7 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.6 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.3 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.3 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $7.0 billion · 2023
2017: $5.5 billion2018: $5.6 billion2019: $5.8 billion2020: $5.6 billion2021: $5.9 billion2022: $6.4 billion2023: $7.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$7.0 billion
2022$6.4 billion
2021$5.9 billion
2020$5.6 billion
2019$5.8 billion
2018$5.6 billion
2017$5.5 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 Wages95,8752026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,4672026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.7 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$7.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns110,15420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns4,91420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$6.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census110,63420222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census4,68720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census4,25320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$114 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
424480Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers$114 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census95,8752026-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.