About the Metal Wholesaling in California Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Metal Wholesaling in California Market Research Report
Definition of the Metal Wholesaling in California?
Metal wholesalers distribute primary metal products, both ferrous and nonferrous, to industrial and construction markets. Wholesalers maintain inventory and may perform functions, such as sawing and cleaning and also as part of the distribution service. However, metal wholesalers do not distribute precious metals, like gold, silver and platinum, nor do they distribute insulated wire or recyclable metal scrap.
What’s included in the Metal Wholesaling in California?
The Metal Wholesaling in California includes iron and steel products, copper and brass products, aluminum products, stainless steel and alloys and other nonferrous metals and products. Related terms covered in the Metal Wholesaling in California industry report includes a metal, such as aluminum, that does not contain iron, a company that manufactures products or components that a company purchases and retails under the purchasing company's brand name, a manufacturing plant that produces metals and a metallic mixture of two or more elements created to enhance the properties of its original elements.
Industry Performance of the Metal Wholesaling industry in California
Benchmark the Metal Wholesaling in California industry performance with all CA county and national performance.
Metal Wholesaling in California
#5 in Highest Revenue 6.4% of state's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Metal Wholesaling in the US
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
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Key Drivers of the Metal Wholesaling industry in California
See how key industry drivers, such as population, new business formation, per capita disposable income, world price of aluminum, world price of steel and oil and natural gas price index are impacting Metal Wholesaling in California
California Economic Indicators
Population
New Business Formation
Per Capita Disposable Income
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US Key External Drivers
World price of aluminum
World price of steel
Oil and natural gas price index
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County Data of the Metal Wholesaling industry in California
Access proprietary data on county in the Metal Wholesaling in California, such as Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Bernardino County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.
Key Statistics of the Metal Wholesaling industry in California
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