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Size of the US Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42341, Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$9.5 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
10,318
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,222
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
391
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$637.9 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 10,318 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 14,0172019-Q2: 14,0232019-Q3: 13,9442019-Q4: 13,9982020-Q1: 13,9922020-Q2: 12,4872020-Q3: 12,4202020-Q4: 12,5142021-Q1: 12,2912021-Q2: 12,3752021-Q3: 12,0122021-Q4: 12,3372022-Q1: 12,5022022-Q2: 12,7052022-Q3: 12,8352022-Q4: 12,9012023-Q1: 12,5022023-Q2: 12,2982023-Q3: 12,2362023-Q4: 12,2052024-Q1: 11,7122024-Q2: 11,5922024-Q3: 11,5362024-Q4: 11,3722025-Q1: 10,9142025-Q2: 10,8722025-Q3: 10,6992025-Q4: 10,7572026-Q1: 10,318NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q110,3182022
2025-Q410,7572022
2025-Q310,6992022
2025-Q210,8722022
2025-Q110,9142022
2024-Q411,3722022
2024-Q311,5362022
2024-Q211,5922022
2024-Q111,7122022
2023-Q412,2052022
2023-Q312,2362022
2023-Q212,2982022
2023-Q112,5022022
2022-Q412,9012022
2022-Q312,8352022
2022-Q212,7052022
2022-Q112,5022022
2021-Q412,3372017
2021-Q312,0122017
2021-Q212,3752017
2021-Q112,2912017
2020-Q412,5142017
2020-Q312,4202017
2020-Q212,4872017
2020-Q113,9922017
2019-Q413,9982017
2019-Q313,9442017
2019-Q214,0232017
2019-Q114,0172017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 6,620 · 2023
2017: 11,1972018: 10,7212019: 10,0722020: 9,4682021: 8,2552022: 8,0802023: 6,620
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PeriodValue
20236,620
20228,080
20218,255
20209,468
201910,072
201810,721
201711,197

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,222 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,2452019-Q2: 1,2552019-Q3: 1,2602019-Q4: 1,2542020-Q1: 1,2392020-Q2: 1,2552020-Q3: 1,2582020-Q4: 1,2602021-Q1: 1,2322021-Q2: 1,2442021-Q3: 1,2512021-Q4: 1,2602022-Q1: 1,2652022-Q2: 1,2782022-Q3: 1,2832022-Q4: 1,2882023-Q1: 1,2852023-Q2: 1,2882023-Q3: 1,2992023-Q4: 1,2972024-Q1: 1,2722024-Q2: 1,2732024-Q3: 1,2752024-Q4: 1,2522025-Q1: 1,2432025-Q2: 1,2402025-Q3: 1,2312025-Q4: 1,2342026-Q1: 1,222NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,2222022
2025-Q41,2342022
2025-Q31,2312022
2025-Q21,2402022
2025-Q11,2432022
2024-Q41,2522022
2024-Q31,2752022
2024-Q21,2732022
2024-Q11,2722022
2023-Q41,2972022
2023-Q31,2992022
2023-Q21,2882022
2023-Q11,2852022
2022-Q41,2882022
2022-Q31,2832022
2022-Q21,2782022
2022-Q11,2652022
2021-Q41,2602017
2021-Q31,2512017
2021-Q21,2442017
2021-Q11,2322017
2020-Q41,2602017
2020-Q31,2582017
2020-Q21,2552017
2020-Q11,2392017
2019-Q41,2542017
2019-Q31,2602017
2019-Q21,2552017
2019-Q11,2452017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 485 · 2023
2017: 6782018: 6462019: 6092020: 5822021: 5662022: 5502023: 485
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PeriodValue
2023485
2022550
2021566
2020582
2019609
2018646
2017678

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $319.8 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $350.2 million2019-Q2: $361.1 million2019-Q3: $353.6 million2019-Q4: $392.3 million2020-Q1: $344.8 million2020-Q2: $316.9 million2020-Q3: $335.6 million2020-Q4: $349.7 million2021-Q1: $300.1 million2021-Q2: $346.8 million2021-Q3: $367.4 million2021-Q4: $374.0 million2022-Q1: $335.1 million2022-Q2: $361.0 million2022-Q3: $402.0 million2022-Q4: $366.4 million2023-Q1: $359.3 million2023-Q2: $359.2 million2023-Q3: $357.1 million2023-Q4: $362.2 million2024-Q1: $351.5 million2024-Q2: $359.3 million2024-Q3: $393.2 million2024-Q4: $366.8 million2025-Q1: $336.1 million2025-Q2: $336.7 million2025-Q3: $353.0 million2025-Q4: $359.7 million2026-Q1: $319.8 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$319.8 million2022
2025-Q4$359.7 million2022
2025-Q3$353.0 million2022
2025-Q2$336.7 million2022
2025-Q1$336.1 million2022
2024-Q4$366.8 million2022
2024-Q3$393.2 million2022
2024-Q2$359.3 million2022
2024-Q1$351.5 million2022
2023-Q4$362.2 million2022
2023-Q3$357.1 million2022
2023-Q2$359.2 million2022
2023-Q1$359.3 million2022
2022-Q4$366.4 million2022
2022-Q3$402.0 million2022
2022-Q2$361.0 million2022
2022-Q1$335.1 million2022
2021-Q4$374.0 million2017
2021-Q3$367.4 million2017
2021-Q2$346.8 million2017
2021-Q1$300.1 million2017
2020-Q4$349.7 million2017
2020-Q3$335.6 million2017
2020-Q2$316.9 million2017
2020-Q1$344.8 million2017
2019-Q4$392.3 million2017
2019-Q3$353.6 million2017
2019-Q2$361.1 million2017
2019-Q1$350.2 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $637.9 million · 2023
2017: $998.2 million2018: $902.0 million2019: $892.0 million2020: $804.3 million2021: $776.3 million2022: $771.4 million2023: $637.9 million
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PeriodValue
2023$637.9 million
2022$771.4 million
2021$776.3 million
2020$804.3 million
2019$892.0 million
2018$902.0 million
2017$998.2 million

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages10,3182026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,2222026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$319.8 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$637.9 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns6,62020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns48520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$833.9 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census9,39320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census48620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census39120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$9.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
423410Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers$9.5 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census10,3182026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.