SIC 5039 Construction Materials, Not Elsewhere Classified

SIC 5039

This industry comprises establishments engaged in the wholesale distribution of mobile homes and of construction materials that are not classified elsewhere. Some industry products are awnings, grain storage bins, and septic tanks. The industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of mobile homes, prefabricated buildings, and glass. Establishments primarily engaged in selling construction materials to the general public are classified in SIC 5211: Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers. Establishments primarily engaged in marketing heavy structural metal products are included in SIC 5051: Metals Service Centers and Offices.

NAICS CODE(S)

444190

Other Building Material Dealers

421390

Other Construction Material Wholesalers

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 2,922 establishments engaged in the wholesale distribution of mobile homes and of construction materials not classified elsewhere, with combined sales of $6.4 billion in 2003. The industry employed approximately 26,852 employees and they shared an annual income of $1.1 billion. The average sales per establishment totaled $1.6 million annually. California, Florida, and Texas led in the number of establishments, with 1,309 or almost 30 percent of the market. In addition, they employed some 6,715 people.

In 2003, the largest sector of the industry was construction materials, not elsewhere classified, with 911 establishments, representing more than 18 percent of the market, or $364.2 million in combined sales. Prefabricated structures numbered 808 establishments and more than 16 percent of the market, with sales totaling $656 million. Glass construction materials also controlled more than 16 percent of the market. Mobile homes accounted for about seven percent and $171.6 million in sales, and septic tanks had six percent of market sales.

BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT

Sales of the wholesale construction materials industry were dropping in early to mid-1990s, from $9.22 billion in 1992 to $6.9 billion in 1996. During the same period, the number of establishments in the industry dropped, from 4,049 in 1992 to 3,870 in 1996. Employment in the industry also declined from 36,978 in 1992 to 34,114 in 1996. The industry's payroll, however, grew slightly, from $970.9 million in 1992 to $1.02 billion in 1996.

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