Monthly & Annual Wholesale Trade

Latest Monthly Wholesale Trade Report

The December 2012 report was released on February 8, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.

• Latest Monthly Wholesale Trade Report Excel [264kb]     PDF [241kb]

Monthly Wholesale Time Series Tables through December 2012:

• January 1992 - present (Adjusted)    Excel [254kb]
• January 1992 - present (Not Adjusted)    Excel [271kb]

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Latest Annual Wholesale Trade Report

Notice of Correction: Estimates of sales and gross margins for 2003 through 2006 and operating expenses for 2006 were revised on March 23, 2012 to correct an error in the estimates originally released on February 29, 2012. This revision affected the following industry levels: (1) NAICS 42, U.S. Merchant Wholesalers; (2) NAICS 424, Nondurable Goods; and (3) NAICS 4245, Farm Product Raw Materials.

As a result of this update, the 2006 sales estimates of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers were revised down 0.5%; 2006 sales estimates of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, Except MSBOs were revised down 0.7%; 2006 gross margins estimates for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, except MSBOs were revised down 3.4%; and 2006 operating expenses estimates for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers were revised downward less than 0.1%. Estimates for 2003 through 2005 for all affected data items were revised downward by less than 0.1%. The corresponding sampling variability tables for 2006 were also updated. For more information on this revision, please contact John Miller at 301-763-2703.

The 2010 Annual Wholesale Trade Report was released on February 29, 2012. A summary of changes PDF [73KB] provides comparability with previous surveys.

• Sales and Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers   Excel [34kb]     PDF [17kb]
• Sales and Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, except MSBOs¹
  
  
  • 1998 through 2010: PDF [18kb]
  • 1992 through 2010: Excel [37kb]
• Sales and Inventories of MSBOs¹   Excel [35kb]     PDF [17kb]
• Purchases and Gross Margins of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, except MSBOs¹
  
  
  • 1998 through 2010: PDF [26kb]
  • 1992 through 2010: Excel [43kb]  
• Total Operating Expenses of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers   Excel [56kb]     PDF [30kb]
• For 2007 Detailed Operating Expenses, last revised on 2/28/2011, visit   Historic Releases  
• Sales, Commissions and Operating Expenses of AGBRs²   Excel [28kb]     PDF [8kb]
• Inventories Held Outside of the U.S. by U.S. Merchant Wholesalers   Excel [75kb]     PDF [39kb]
• For estimates of e-commerce sales, please see our most recent E-Stats report.

• Sampling Variability for Sales and Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers   Excel [35kb]     PDF [11kb]
• Sampling Variability for Sales and Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, except MSBOs¹
  
  
  • 1998 through 2010: PDF [17kb]
  • 1992 through 2010: Excel [41kb]
• Sampling Variability for Sales and Inventories of MSBOs¹   Excel [42kb]     PDF [12kb]
• Sampling Variability for Purchases and Gross Margins of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, except MSBOs¹
  
  
  • 1998 through 2010: PDF [20kb]
  • 1992 through 2010: Excel [47kb]
• Sampling Variability for Total Operating Expenses of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers  : Excel [56kb]     PDF [20kb]
• For Sampling Variability of 2007 Detailed Operating Expenses, last revised on 2/28/2011, visit   Historic Releases  
• Sampling Variability for Sales and Commissions for AGBRs²   Excel [28kb]     PDF [8kb]
• Sampling Variability for Inventories Held Outside of the U.S. by U.S. Merchant Wholesalers   Excel [87kb]     PDF [37kb]

¹ Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices
² Agents, Brokers, and Electronic Markets