SIC 5198 Paint, Varnishes, and Supplies: Wholesale Distribution

SIC 5198

This category covers businesses that distribute wholesale paints, varnishes, wallpaper, and supplies. Retail stores selling these items to the general public are classified in SIC 5231: Paint, Glass, and Wallpaper Stores. According to the Standard Industrial Classification, inventory handled by businesses in this category include calcimines, colors and pigments, enamels, lacquers, paint brushes, shellac, rollers, and sprayers.

NAICS CODE(S)

424950

Paint, Varnish and Supplies Wholesalers

444120

Paint and Wallpaper Stores

The paint, varnish and supplies wholesale distribution industry is a relatively small one with just 2,943 establishments in 2006 (down from 3,177 in 2003), 20,660 employees, and an annual payroll of about $912 million. Despite the drop in the number of establishments, total sales remained relatively unchanged at $3.7 billion (from $3.8 billion in 2003). The paints sector represented the largest segment in the industry. They numbered 1,443...