Numbers are rounded.
Excludes manufacturers' sales branches and offices.
Gross margin estimates are based on data from the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey 2012. Estimates have been adjusted using the preliminary 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 hardware in U.S. wholesale 1993-2013
This timeline depicts the U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies from 1993 to 2012. In 2012, the gross margin on hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies in U.S. wholesale was about 30.74 billion U.S. dollars.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (March 10, 2015). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies from 1993 to 2013 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/199645/gross-margin-on-hardware-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
U.S. Census Bureau. "U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies from 1993 to 2013 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 10, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/199645/gross-margin-on-hardware-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2015). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies from 1993 to 2013 (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/199645/gross-margin-on-hardware-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
U.S. Census Bureau. "U.S. Merchant Wholesalers' Gross Margin on Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies from 1993 to 2013 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Mar 2015, /statistics/199645/gross-margin-on-hardware-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies from 1993 to 2013 (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/199645/gross-margin-on-hardware-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies from 1993 to 2013 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, March 10, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/199645/gross-margin-on-hardware-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
