Numbers are rounded.
Excludes manufacturers' sales branches and offices.
Gross margin estimates are based on data from the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey 2014. Estimates have been adjusted using the final results of the 2012 Economic Census.
Estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Additional information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found .
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Gross margin on motor vehicles in U.S. wholesale 2000-2016
This timeline depicts the U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies from 2000 to 2016. In 2016, the gross margin on motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies in U.S. wholesale was about 86 billion U.S. dollars.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (March 13, 2018). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/199502/gross-margin-on-motor-vehicles-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
U.S. Census Bureau. "U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 13, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/199502/gross-margin-on-motor-vehicles-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/199502/gross-margin-on-motor-vehicles-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
U.S. Census Bureau. "U.S. Merchant Wholesalers' Gross Margin on Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies from 2000 to 2016 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Mar 2018, /statistics/199502/gross-margin-on-motor-vehicles-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/199502/gross-margin-on-motor-vehicles-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, March 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/199502/gross-margin-on-motor-vehicles-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
