Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (NAICS 424990) industry trends
The miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry includes farm supplies merchant wholesalers, book, periodical and newspaper merchant wholesalers, flower, nursery stock and florists’ supplies merchant wholesalers, tobacco and tobacco product merchant wholesalers and paint, varnish and supplies merchant wholesalers. Farm supplies merchant wholesalers sell animal feeds, fertilizers, agricultural chemicals, pesticides, plant seeds and plant bulbs. Book, periodical, and newspaper merchant wholesalers sell books, periodicals, newspapers and other similar publications. Flower, nursery stock and florists’ supplies merchant wholesalers sell flowers, florists’ supplies and nursery stock other than plant seeds and plant bulbs. Tobacco and tobacco product merchant wholesalers sell cigarettes, snuff, cigars and pipe tobacco. Paint, varnish and supplies merchant wholesalers sell paints, varnishes, coatings, pigments, wallpapers, paint brushes and rollers. Additionally, the industry includes pet supplies merchant wholesalers, burlap merchant wholesalers, textile bags merchant wholesalers and Christmas tree merchant wholesalers.
The Census Bureau’s most recent data indicates that there are approximately 30,833 firms within this industry. The majority of firms within this industry are farm supplies merchant wholesalers.
According to Sageworks’ industry data, the industry’s net profit margin during the last 12 months was 4.08 percent. During this time, the average gross profit margin was 27.19 percent.
The graph below shows business statistics for the average company in the miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.
