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 from $617 billion in 1996. The industry also generated profits of approximately $107 billion dollars, up $15 billion from the previous year. In 1998 profits dropped to roughly $100 billion, due in large part to struggling overseas economies, especially in Asia. Orders for durable goods rose again in 1999, to a record $186 billion dollars in August. However, over the next two months the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that orders for durable goods had fallen 1.3 percent.

The overall industry classification is made up of several product categories. The leading categories in sales consist of music (media such as CDs, cassettes, etc.), $3 billion; safety equipment and supplies, $2.2 billion; wood and wood by-products with sales of $1.2 billion; and musical instruments, $1.1 billion.

Dun & Bradstreet listed 76 U.S. dealers of non-sporting firearms in 2006. Most of these dealers had less than 10 employees and reported sales between $50,000 and $500,000, with more successful dealers commonly being located in higher crime areas like Los Angeles, California.

In the product category of luggage and travel gear, Samsonite was the world's largest manufacturer during the 2000s. The maker of American Tourister, Lark, and Samsonite brands reported $967 million in U.S. sales in 2006 and had 5,000 employees.

Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corp., a subsidiary of multimedia conglomerate...