This timeline shows the total goods purchases of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017. In 2017, total goods purchases in U.S. wholesale amounted to about 4.5 trillion U.S. dollars.
Total goods purchases of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars)*
Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
Sales and inventory estimates are based on data from the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey. Estimates have been adjusted using the final results of the 2012 Economic Census.
Estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Additional information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found here.
* Durable and nondurable goods.
** Revised data.
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US Census Bureau. (March 6, 2019). Total goods purchases of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199434/total-us-wholesale-goods-purchases-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Total goods purchases of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. March 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199434/total-us-wholesale-goods-purchases-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Total goods purchases of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199434/total-us-wholesale-goods-purchases-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Total Goods Purchases of Merchant Wholesalers in The United States from 2002 to 2017 (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199434/total-us-wholesale-goods-purchases-since-1992/
US Census Bureau, Total goods purchases of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199434/total-us-wholesale-goods-purchases-since-1992/ (last visited August 15, 2022)
