Share of gross margin of U.S. goods sales 2002-2017

This statistic shows the U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of goods sales from 2002 to 2017. In 2017, the gross margin's share of goods sales in U.S. wholesale amounted to 19.4 percent.

U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of goods sales from 2002 to 2017*

Year	Share of gross margin
17	19.4%
16*	19.6%
15*	19.1%
14*	18.2%
13*	17.8%
12*	17.8%
11*	17.9%
10*	18.6%
09*	17.3%
08*	18%
07*	18.7%
06*	19%
05*	19%
04*	19.1%
03*	19.1%
02	19.7%

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March 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2002 to 2017

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.

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