This timeline depicts the U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on durable goods from 2002 to 2022. In 2022, the gross margin on durable goods in U.S. wholesale was about one trillion U.S. dollars.
Durable goods include: motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies; furniture and home furnishing; lumber and other construction materials; professional and commercial equipment and supplies; computers and computer peripheral equipment and software; metals and minerals (except petroleum); electrical goods; hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies; machinery, equipment, and supplies; as well as miscellaneous durable goods.
U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on durable goods from 2002 to 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Year
Gross margin in billion U.S. dollars
2022
1,023.1
2021
912.4
2020
717.2
2019
734.2
2018
745.7
2017
687.7
2016
640.4
2015
630.8
2014
634.4
2013
593.4
2012
580.2
2011
540.8
2010
490.2
2009
377.9
2008
498.9
2007
480.8
2006
472.2
2005
425.5
2004
395.5
2003
339.3
2002
331.7
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Durable goods include: motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies; furniture and home furnishings; lumber and other construction materials; professional and commercial equipment and supplies; computer and computer peripheral equipment and software; metals and minerals (except petroleum); electrical goods; hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies; machinery, equipment, and supplies; and miscellaneous durable goods.
Sales and inventory estimates are based on data from the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey. Estimates have been adjusted using the final results of the 2017 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.
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US Census Bureau. (January 29, 2024). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on durable goods from 2002 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199490/gross-margin-on-durable-goods-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau. "U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on durable goods from 2002 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199490/gross-margin-on-durable-goods-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau. (2024). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on durable goods from 2002 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199490/gross-margin-on-durable-goods-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau. "U.S. Merchant Wholesalers' Gross Margin on Durable Goods from 2002 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199490/gross-margin-on-durable-goods-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau, U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on durable goods from 2002 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199490/gross-margin-on-durable-goods-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/ (last visited October 12, 2024)
U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on durable goods from 2002 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199490/gross-margin-on-durable-goods-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/