SIC 5075 Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Equipment and Supplies

SIC 5075

This industry includes companies that wholesale warm air heating and air conditioning equipment and supplies. Industry products include air conditioning equipment (except room units), air pollution control equipment, electric heating furnaces, humidifiers and dehumidifiers (except portable units), and ventilating equipment.

NAICS CODE(S)

421730

Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Wholesalers

According to the U.S Census Bureau, there were 5,579 establishments involved in the wholesale warm air and heating, and air conditioning equipment and supplies industry. The number of employees totaled 57,478, and the annual payroll was about $2.7 million. The combined industry totaled $15,371.40 million in 2003. The total number of establishments increased to 7,701, and the average sales per establishment totaled some $3.10 million. The industry is geographically distributed throughout the United States, with the Midwest, Southeast, and West having a slightly higher share than elsewhere of the industry"s establishments. The largest concentrations of facilities in this classification were in Texas, California, New York, Illinois, and Florida.

In 1997 the U.S. Census Bureau reported that there were 799 establishments manufacturing equipment for air conditioning, warm air heating, and commercial and industrial refrigeration. These operations shipped $22.9 billion worth of merchandise, spent $12.5 billion on materials, and invested $569 million in buildings and other structures, machinery, and equipment. About 63 percent of...