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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Lumber and Other Construction Materials 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 Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers industry include:- Rising cost of raw materials
- Increased demand for sustainable and eco-friendly materials
- Supply chain disruptions
- Growth in residential construction
- Fluctuations in lumber prices due to trade policies
- Technological advancements in distribution and inventory management
- Expansion into e-commerce platforms
- Growing importance of energy-efficient building products
- Influence of global economic conditions
- Increased focus on disaster-resistant building materials
- Shift towards prefabricated and modular constructions
- Impact of DIY market growth on product offerings
- Adaptation to changing zoning laws and regulations
- Emphasis on local sourcing and production capabilities
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Lumber and Other Construction Materials 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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Flooring And Floor Coverings |
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Rough, Dressed, And Finished Dimensional Lumber |
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Untreated Lumber |
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Treated Lumber |
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Boards |
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Plywood, Panels, And Millwork, Including Doors, Windows, And Wood Fence |
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Softwood Plywood, Softwood Veneer, And Oriented Strand Board (Osb) |
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Other Panel Products, Including Hardwood Plywood, Hardwood Veneer, And Particleboard |
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Gypsum Board, Green Or Water Board, And Other Specialty Boards |
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Wood Millwork, Including Moldings, Doors, Windows, And Cabinets |
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Metal Millwork |
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Trusses, Wood Siding, And Wood Shingles |
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Concrete, Cement, Sand, Gravel, Stone, Brick, And Block |
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Ready-Mixed Or Transit-Mixed Concrete |
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Cement, Lime, And Gypsum Materials |
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Sand, Gravel, And Crushed And Building Stone |
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Brick, Block, Structural Clay Tile, And Clay Or Cement Sewer Pipe |
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Nonwood Roofing, Nonwood Siding, And Insulation Materials |
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Nonwood Roofing |
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Nonwood Siding |
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Insulation Materials |
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Flat Glass And Other Construction Glass |
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Construction Glass, Including Window And Door Glass |
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Glass For Glass Product Manufacturing |
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Other Construction Products And Materials |
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Rain-Carrying Equipment, Including Gutters And Down Spouts |
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Prefabricated Buildings And Nonwood Structural Assemblies |
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Manufactured Mobile Homes |
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Other Construction Materials, Including House Wraps, Vapor Barriers, And Construction Papers |
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Plastic And Metal Fence |
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Flat Iron And Steel Products |
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Iron And Steel Wire And Wire Products |
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Iron And Steel Pipes And Tubing |
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Other Iron And Steel Products |
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Concrete Reinforcement Bars |
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Aluminum Shapes And Forms, Including Pipes And Tubing |
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Electrical Apparatus And Equipment |
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Hardware |
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Bolts, Nuts, Rivets, And Other Fasteners, Excluding Nails |
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Plumbing And Hydronic Heating Equipment And Supplies, Including Gas Plumbing Appliances And Water Heaters |
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Forced-Air Heating And Air-Conditioning Equipment And Supplies |
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Nonlumber Forest Products, Including Cordwood, Hewn Posts, Poles, Railroad Ties, And Timber |
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Other Nonlumber Forest Products, Including Hewn Posts, Poles, Railroad Ties, And Timber |
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Plastics Materials And Basic Shapes |
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Chemicals And Allied Products, Excluding Agricultural Chemicals, Plastics, Industrial And Natural Gases, Liquefied Petroleum (Lp |
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Paint, Paint Supplies, Wallpaper, And Wallpaper Supplies |
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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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Other Service Receipts And Labor Charges |
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Miscellaneous Commodities |
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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 Lumber and Other Construction Materials 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 Lumber and Other Construction Materials 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 Lumber and Other Construction Materials 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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| Efficiency Ratios - Key Performance Indicators | Industry Average |
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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 | 10% | Order at top of page |
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| Chief Executives | 0% | |||
| General and Operations Managers | 5% | |||
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 7% | |||
| Business Operations Specialists | 5% | |||
| Sales and Related Occupations | 23% | |||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | 16% | |||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | 16% | |||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 13% | |||
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 16% | |||
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 11% | |||
| Production Occupations | 6% | |||
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 20% | |||
| Motor Vehicle Operators | 6% | |||
| Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers | 6% | |||
| Material Moving Workers | 12% | |||
| Laborers and Material Movers | 11% | |||
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 6% | |||
Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Lumber and Other Construction Materials 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 Lumber and Other Construction Materials 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 Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers industry. |
Latest Industry News
- From lumber to lighting: How Trump's tariffs drive up home construction costs - NBC News found tariffs could add $4,000 or more to the cost of a 3-bed home. See how Trump’s plan may affect U.S. housing affordability. (07/06/2025)
- QXO: a compelling opportunity in the building materials industry - The boss of QXO knows how to make a few billion dollars, and aims to repeat the trick. Investors would be wise to back him, says Jamie Ward (07/02/2025)
- Bliffert Lumber Merges With Jauquet Lumber - Bliffert Lumber?is proud to announce its merger with?Jauquet Lumber Co Inc., a respected, family-owned business based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (07/02/2025)
- With CEQA Scaled Back, California Hopes for a Housing Boom - The New York Times - Downtown Housing Could Rise in California Cities, but Barriers Remain After scaling back a landmark environmental law, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state leaders are hoping for a construction boom. (07/02/2025)
- Fire destroys lumber storage facility in Littleton, New Hampshire - WMUR - Reporter LITTLETON, N.H. — A massive fire destroyed a lumber storage facility in Littleton early Sunday morning, sending flames and thick black smoke into the sky that could be seen for miles. (06/29/2025)
- Iranian construction crews working at Fordow nuclear site, satellite images show - New York Post - Satellite images show crews of bulldozers and excavators on site at the uranium enrichment site at Fordow which was bombed by the United States last Saturday. (06/28/2025)
- Gov. Newsom, Legislature tangle with construction unions over minimum wage - The Mercury News - Gov. Newsom, Legislature tangle with construction unions over minimum wage With intense opposition from trades unions, supporters say a new bill could reshape future California housing legislation. (06/27/2025)
- Holcim Spin-Off Amrize Debuts as Publicly Traded Building Materials Supplier - Holcim completed the spin-off of Amrize, now an independent, publicly traded building solutions supplier serving North America’s construction market. (06/24/2025)
- Historic wine merchants raise a glass to growth after completing landmark merger - The deal has created a new regional force in wine wholesale under the rebranded name Frazier Jones Wine Merchants (image credit: Frazier Jones Wine Merchants) A pair of historic and family-run wine merchants have merged to create a regional powerhouse in a deal supported by funding from Lloyds. Together, the businesses now serve a wide-ranging customer base including pubs, restaurants, hotels ... (06/16/2025)
- Govt plans comprehensive social security for construction workers - The Ministry of Labour and Employment is developing a comprehensive model social security scheme for the 5.73 crore ‘building and other construction workers (BOCWs)‘ registered across the States. (06/10/2025)
