- Independent wholesaler-distributors have consistently accounted for roughly one in every 20 jobs in the United States throughout the past century.
The U.S. wholesale distribution industry is represented by the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW),a federation of 97 national wholesale distribution line-of-trade associations and individual firms totaling more than 400000 companies. Table 11.1 lists some sources of information on wholesaler-distributors and on the wholesaling industry in general.