This statistic shows the U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2019. In 2019, the gross margin's share of sales of groceries and related products in U.S. wholesale amounted to 15.3 percent.
U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2019
Characteristic
Share of gross margin
2019
15.3%
2018
14.7%
2017
15%
2016
14.5%
2015
14.3%
2014
14.2%
2013
14.5%
2012
14.4%
2011
14.2%
2010
14.5%
2009
13.7%
2008
14.2%
2007
14.8%
2006
15%
2005
15.5%
2004
15.9%
2003
18.3%
2002
16.9%
2001
16%
2000
15.9%
1999
16.4%
1998
15.5%
1997
16.2%
1996
16.6%
1995
16.6%
1994
15.6%
1993
15.3%
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* Revised data. For more information on the revisions, see the 2019 Summary of Changes.
Excludes manufacturers' sales branches and offices.
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 21, 2021). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199681/share-of-gross-margin-of-grocery-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau. "U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2019." Chart. January 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199681/share-of-gross-margin-of-grocery-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau. (2021). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199681/share-of-gross-margin-of-grocery-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau. "U.S. Merchant Wholesalers' Gross Margin as a Share of Sales of Groceries and Related Products from 1993 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199681/share-of-gross-margin-of-grocery-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau, U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199681/share-of-gross-margin-of-grocery-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/ (last visited January 29, 2022)
