This statistic shows the U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2022. In 2021, the gross margin's share of sales of groceries and related products in U.S. wholesale amounted to 16.2 percent.
U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2022
Characteristic
Share of gross margin
2022
16.2%
2021
16.6%
2020
15.2%
2019
15.3%
2018
14.8%
2017
15%
2016
14.5%
2015
14%
2014
13.9%
2013
14.3%
2012
14.3%
2011
14%
2010
14.4%
2009
13.7%
2008
14.1%
2007
14.8%
2006
15%
2005
15.5%
2004
15.9%
2003
18.3%
2002
16.9%
2001
16%
2000
15.9%
1999
16.4%
1998
15.5%
1997
16.2%
1996
16.6%
1995
16.6%
1994
15.6%
1993
15.3%
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Excludes manufacturers' sales branches and offices.
Estimates have been adjusted using the final results of the 2017 Economic Census.
Estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Additional information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found here.
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US Census Bureau. (January 29, 2024). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199681/share-of-gross-margin-of-grocery-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau. "U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2022." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199681/share-of-gross-margin-of-grocery-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau. (2024). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199681/share-of-gross-margin-of-grocery-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau. "U.S. Merchant Wholesalers' Gross Margin as a Share of Sales of Groceries and Related Products from 1993 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199681/share-of-gross-margin-of-grocery-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau, U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199681/share-of-gross-margin-of-grocery-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of groceries and related products from 1993 to 2022 [Graph], US Census Bureau, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199681/share-of-gross-margin-of-grocery-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
