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Annual Report for Wholesale Trade: 2019

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Annual Report for Wholesale Trade: 2019

January 21, 2021

NOTE: With the release of the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey 2019 data, the detailed expense estimates for 2017 (Table 5.1), collected as part of the Business Expenses Supplement (BES) to the 2017 AWTS, and the corresponding measures of sampling variability (Table 5.1A) were revised to reflect benchmarking to the final results of the 2017 Economic Census. These tables can be found here.

Tables

Table 1. Estimated Sales of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Estimated E-Commerce Sales of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Estimated Total Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Estimated Annual Purchases, Gross Margins, and Gross Margins as a Percent of Sales for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: 1992 through 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Estimated Annual Operating Expenses and Operating Expenses as a Percent of Sales for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 2002 through 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. Estimated Sales and Commissions of Electronic Markets, Agents, Brokers, and Commission Merchants for the United States: 2004 through 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Sampling Variability

Table 1A. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for Sales of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2A. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for E-Commerce Sales of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Table 3A. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for Total Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Table 4A. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for Annual Purchases, Gross Margins, and Gross Margins as a Percent of Sales for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: 1992 through 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Table 5A. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for Annual Operating Expenses and Operating Expenses as a Percent of Sales for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 2002 through 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Table 6A. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for Sales and Commissions of Electronic Markets, Agents, Brokers, and Commission Merchants for the United States: 2004 through 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Summary of Changes

2019 Summary of Changes [<1.0 MB]

2019 Methodology

2019 Annual Wholesale Trade Survey Methodology

This page provides detailed information about the 2019 Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS) methodology.

Related Information

Annual Wholesale Trade Tables

Page Last Revised - November 29, 2021

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