SIC 5085 Industrial Supplies

SIC 5085

This industry is comprised of establishments engaged in the wholesale distribution of industrial supplies that are not included in another classification. Products of the industry include abrasives, bearings, industrial diamonds, printers' ink, refractory materials, rope (except wire), valves and fittings (except plumbers' valves and fittings) and non-paper containers such as bottles, crates, drums, and metal pails.

Plumbers' valves and fittings are included in SIC 5074: Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics). Wire rope is included in SIC 5051: Metals Service Centers and Offices.

NAICS CODE(S)

421830

Industrial Machinery and Equipment Wholesalers

421840

Industrial Supplies Wholesalers

The 21,841 establishments in this industry employed some 194,078 workers in 2006, according to the D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions. These establishments were subdivided into nine specialties: general-line industrial supplies, approximately 40 percent of establishments; fasteners and fastening equipment, 13 percent of establishments; industrial tools, more than 2 percent; mechanical power transmission supplies, 2 percent; hydraulic and pneumatic supplies, 1 percent; industrial valves and fittings, 6...