U.S. wholesale gross margin on goods 2002-2018

This timeline depicts the U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on goods from 2002 to 2018. In 2018, the gross margin on durable and nondurable goods in U.S. wholesale was about 1.14 trillion U.S. dollars.

U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on goods from 2002 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*

Year	Billion U.S. dollars
2018	1,142.02
2017	1,075.96
2016	1,027.5
2015	1,013.7
2014	1,015.79
2013	962.22
2012	931
2011	876.82
2010	808.4
2009	663.59
2008	814.8
2007	788.69
2006	750.73
2005	690.21
2004	636.13
2003	570.15
2002	558.06

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February 2020

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United States

Survey time period

2002 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
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 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.
** Revised data. * Durable and nondurable goods.

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