SIC 5099 Durable Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified

SIC 5099

This industry classification includes wholesale distributors of durable goods that are not categorized elsewhere. It includes distributors of prerecorded audio cassettes, compact discs, and phonograph records; fire extinguishers; firearms and ammunition, except sporting; coin-operated game machines; luggage; monuments and grave markers; musical instruments; nonelectric signs; and forest products, except lumber, such as cordwood, hewn logs, and wood chips.

NAICS CODE(S)

421990

Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Wholesalers

According to Dun & Bradstreet, the durable goods industry consisted of 25,907 establishments in 2006, employing 107,998 workers and generating sales of more than $24 billion. The average sales generated per establishment totaled about $1 million. States with the highest number of establishments were California with 3,825, Texas with 2,166, Florida with 2,004, and New York with 1,657.

In 1997 Dun & Bradstreet listed 22,521 establishments in the durable goods industry, which generated $659 billion in sales, up...