Gross margin as a share of nondurable goods sales in U.S. wholesale from 2002 to 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 10, 2023

This statistic shows the U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of nondurable goods sales from 2002 to 2020. In 2020, the gross margin's share of nondurable goods sales in U.S. wholesale amounted to 14.3 percent. Nondurable goods include: paper and paper products; drugs and druggists' sundries; apparel, piece goods, and notions; groceries and related products; farm product raw materials; chemicals and allied products; petroleum and petroleum products; beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages; as well as miscellaneous nondurable goods.

U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of nondurable goods sales from 2002 to 2020

Year	Share of gross margin
2020	14.3%
2019	13.9%
2018	13.4%
2017	13.9%
2016	14.5%
2015	13.9%
2014	12.7%
2013	12.7%
2012	12.3%
2011	12.6%
2010	13.5%
2009	13.7%
2008	13.2%
2007	14.5%
2006	14.4%
2005	14.6%
2004	14.7%
2003	15.3%
2002	16%

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February 2022

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Region

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 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.

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