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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.
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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.
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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry include:- Increased automation and use of robotics
- Shift towards sustainable and eco-friendly products
- Growth in e-commerce and online sales platforms
- Global supply chain disruptions and challenges
- Expansion in emerging markets
- Adoption of advanced analytics and big data
- Increased focus on inventory management optimization
- Enhanced customer demand for value-added services
- Growing importance of cybersecurity measures
- Consolidation and increased M&A activities
- Rising material costs and pricing pressures
- Regulatory changes and compliance requirements
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry generating sales. Note that products are broken into categories with different levels of classification.| Product Description | Number of Companies | Sales ($ millions) | Percent of Total Sales |
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New And Rebuilt Automotive And Trailer Parts And Supplies |
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Iron And Steel Pipes And Tubing |
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Stainless Steel |
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Other Stainless Steel, Including Tubing |
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Other Nonferrous Metals, Including Magnesium, Nickel, Tin, Lead, And Zinc, Excluding Gemstones |
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Electrical Apparatus And Equipment |
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Electronic Parts And Equipment, Excluding Communications Equipment |
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Integrated Circuits |
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Hardware |
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Plumbing And Hydronic Heating Equipment And Supplies, Including Gas Plumbing Appliances And Water Heaters |
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General-Purpose Industrial Machinery, Equipment, And Parts |
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New Pumps, Compressors, And Equipment, Excluding Hydraulic And Pneumatic Pumps |
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New Controlling, Recording, And Indicating Instruments And Accessories |
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Other New General-Purpose Industrial Machinery And Equipment |
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Parts And Supplies For General-Purpose Industrial Machinery And Equipment |
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Metalworking Machinery, Equipment, And Parts |
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Metalworking Machinery And Equipment |
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Parts And Supplies For Metalworking Machinery And Equipment |
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Materials Handling Machinery, Equipment, And Parts |
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New Conveying Equipment |
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Parts And Supplies For Materials Handling Machinery And Equipment |
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Oil Well, Oil Field, Oil Refinery, And Pipeline Machinery, Equipment, And Supplies |
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Mechanical Power Transmission Supplies |
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Bearings And Bushings |
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Other Mechanical Power Transmission Supplies |
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Industrial Valves And Fittings, Excluding Hydraulic Valves And Fittings |
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Hydraulic And Pneumatic Valves |
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Hydraulic And Pneumatic Connectors And Assemblies |
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Welding Supplies, Excluding Gases |
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Industrial Containers And Supplies |
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New And Reconditioned Drums And Barrels |
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Bottles And Bottlers' Supplies |
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Other Industrial Containers And Supplies, Including Pallets And Skids |
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Abrasives, Strapping, Tape, Ink, And Mechanical Rubber Goods |
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Printing And Duplicating Inks |
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Abrasives And Abrasive Materials |
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Nylon, Polyester, And Synthetic Rubber |
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Mechanical Rubber Goods |
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Strapping And Tape |
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Other Industrial Supplies |
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Industrial Machinery, Equipment, And Supplies, Including Industrial Water Treatment Equipment |
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Other New Industrial Machinery And Equipment |
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Parts And Supplies For Industrial Machinery And Equipment |
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Safety Equipment |
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Paper And Plastic Products |
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Plastics Materials And Basic Shapes |
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Industrial Gases, Including Welding Gases |
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Oxygen |
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Acetylene And Other Welding Gases |
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Other Industrial Gases |
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Chemicals And Allied Products, Excluding Agricultural Chemicals, Plastics, Industrial And Natural Gases, Liquefied Petroleum (Lp |
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Service Receipts And Labor Charges, Including Installed Parts |
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Labor Charges For Repair Work |
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Parts Installed In Repair Work |
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Other Service Receipts And Labor Charges |
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Miscellaneous Commodities |
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Rental And Operating Lease Receipts |
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U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.| Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.| Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry is performing. | |
| Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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| Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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| Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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| Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
| Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
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| Measure how quickly products and services sell, and effectively collections policies are implemented. | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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| Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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| Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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| Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
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Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.| Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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| Management Occupations | 9% | Order at top of page |
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| Top Executives | 6% | |||
| Chief Executives | 0% | |||
| General and Operations Managers | 5% | |||
| General and Operations Managers | 5% | |||
| Sales and Related Occupations | 25% | |||
| Retail Sales Workers | 5% | |||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | 16% | |||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | 16% | |||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 15% | |||
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 16% | |||
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 22% | |||
| Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 11% | |||
| Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians and Mechanics | 9% | |||
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 6% | |||
| Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 8% | |||
| Industrial Machinery Installation, Repair, and Maintenance Workers | 6% | |||
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 5% | |||
| Production Occupations | 6% | |||
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 12% | |||
| Material Moving Workers | 7% | |||
| Laborers and Material Movers | 6% | |||
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry and adjacent sectors:| Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
| Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry. |
Latest Industry News
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- New Evergreen Supply Network Board Led by Lincoln Contractor Supply President - Construction and industrial supply distributor cooperative Evergreen Supply Network announced its 2025-2026 Board of Directors in mid-June, led by Chairman Aaron Knief – President of Lincoln Contractor Supply. (07/03/2025)
- Irish maritime and aviation supplier L. Connaughton & Sons names Tom Byrne as Managing Director - Tom Byrne is a well-known and respected figure in the travel-retail sector, with a 30-year-plus career that began when he joined ARI in 1993. (06/30/2025)
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- A strategy for growth? - The government has published its 10-year Industrial Strategy in which it promises to set out a “new economic approach to backing the UK’s strengths, with ambitious plans for eight high-growth sectors”. (06/25/2025)
- Meet our 42 under 42 South East Class of 2025 - lawyers, engineers and carpenters among the cohort - It all started in 1919 with founder Bert Draper and his wife Emily distributing tools across Surrey. The business moved to Chandler’s Ford in Hampshire in 1963, celebrated its centenary in 2019, and by 2007 Tom and Joe, fourth generation Drapers had joined the business at North Baddesley. (06/17/2025)
- Inside the ‘stolen iPhone’ building - The Financial Times tracked the roaring trade of mobiles grabbed in London, New York and elsewhere, then sold in one district in southern China’s Shenzhen. (05/22/2025)
- China Manufacturing Tracker 2025 - This immense contribution underscores the sector’s critical role in global supply chains ... products produced by foreign merchants based on samples, materials and parts supplied, assembly, and compensation trade. The industrial export delivery value ... (05/22/2025)
