Share of gross margin of U.S. durable goods sales 2002-2021

This statistic shows the U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of durable goods sales from 2002 to 2021. In 2021, the gross margin's share of durable goods sales in U.S. wholesale amounted to 26.9 percent. 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 (excluding 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 as a share of durable goods sales from 2002 to 2021

Year	Share of gross margin
2021	26.9%
2020	25%
2019	25.1%
2018	25.4%
2017	25.3%
2016	25.2%
2015	24.8%
2014	24.7%
2013	24.1%
2012	24.3%
2011	24.3%
2010	24.5%
2009	21.7%
2008	23.5%
2007	22.9%
2006	23.5%
2005	23.2%
2004	23.4%
2003	23.1%
2002	23.3%

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Release date

December 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2002 to 2021

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 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.
* Revised data. ** Durable and nondurable goods.

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