Wholesale Trade

Along with the retail trade industry, the wholesale trade industry is a significant component of the Australian economy and is divided into three main sectors: basic material wholesaling (the wholesaling of farm products, minerals, metals, chemicals and builders supplies); machinery, equipment and motor vehicle wholesaling; and personal and household goods wholesaling (food, drink and tobacco; textile clothing and footwear; and household goods).

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Machinery, equipment and motor vehicle wholesaling was the largest component (about 40%) of the wholesale trade industry. In 2002–03, about 9,000 people worked for about 400 organisations wholesaling commercial vehicles, while just over 10,000 worked for 450 organisations wholesaling cars.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

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