Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Risk Level Moderate 2.9/5 overall
Industry Type Trade, Logistics & Flow
Strategies 43 frameworks applied
Active Risks 3 data-confirmed
Structural Position · Chain Node
This industry occupies a standard mid-chain position, receiving inputs upstream and supplying downstream. All standard...
Depends on 3 infrastructure hubs: Other monetary intermediation · Freight transport by road · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management
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What's Happening Now

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Risk Signals

Where It Sits in the Economy

Upstream inputs, downstream outputs, and supply chain membership based on global input-output flows.

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Mid-Chain Processor

This industry transforms upstream inputs and supplies multiple downstream buyers. Competitive position is shaped by the ability to capture margin between input costs and customer pricing power.

Upstream Supply Risk 2.7 / 5.0 Moderate

About This Industry

Sub-Sectors

  • 4659: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Industry Type

FLO industries face trade network complexity and data classification friction as their defining risks. Market Dynamics (MD) is elevated (3.13 mean) because intermediation businesses face constant disintermediation...

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Industry Classification
ISIC Rev. 4 4659 Class UN International Standard Industrial Classification
National Classification Equivalents
ANZSIC 2006 3411 Agricultural and Construction Machinery Wholesaling
ANZSIC 2006 3419 Other Specialised Industrial Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling
ANZSIC 2006 3491 Professional and Scientific Goods Wholesaling
ANZSIC 2006 3494 Other Electrical and Electronic Goods Wholesaling
ANZSIC 2006 3499 Other Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling n.e.c.
ANZSIC 2006 3731 Furniture and Floor Covering Wholesaling
ANZSIC 2006 3739 Other Goods Wholesaling n.e.c.
NACE Rev. 2 46.62 Wholesale of machine tools
NACE Rev. 2 46.63 Wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery
NACE Rev. 2 46.64 Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
NACE Rev. 2 46.6
NAICS 2022 423120 Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423210 Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423410 Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423420 Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423440 Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423450 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423490 Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423610 Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423690 Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423720 Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423740 Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423810 Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423830 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423840 Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423850 Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423860 Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 2022 423990 Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

Structural Position

Cross-sector analytical lenses applied to this industry's 81-attribute GTIAS scorecard, and which structurally similar industries share its risk DNA despite operating in entirely different sectors.

Active Structural Lenses
Cross-Sector Structural Twins

Industries from entirely different sectors with near-identical GTIAS risk fingerprints — strategies that work in one often transfer directly to the other.

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