2009's Five Largest Electrical Distributors

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The Five Largest Electrical Distributors

Jun 23, 2009 5:22 PM

The electrical industry's five largest distributors accounted for an estimated 26.4 percent of total industry sales. That percentage is roughly the same as last year. These five companies accounted for roughly 44 percent of Top 200 sales in 2008, up from 43 percent last year.

Rank	Company	2008 Revenue*	Electrical employees	Locations
1	International Electric Supply Corp. (Rexel/Gexpro)	6,469,000,000	8,818	635
2	WESCO Distribution	5,970,280,000	6,300	336
3	Graybar Electric Co. Inc.	5,400,000,000	8,100	222
5	Sonepar USA	3,300,000,000	4,400	240
4	Consolidated Electrical Distributors Inc.	NA	6,400e	562
	Total	23,758,280,000	34,018	1,995
*Several companies did not break out their U.S. sales and reported 2008 North American sales in total. These sales figures reflect that data.

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