About the Paint Wholesaling in Illinois Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Paint Wholesaling in Illinois Market Research Report
Definition of the Paint Wholesaling in Illinois?
Operators in this industry wholesale paints, wallpaper, paintbrushes, rollers and other related products. Industry operators purchase paint and other coatings from manufacturers for resale to downstream customers; they do not generally manufacture paint themselves. Retail sales outlets of paint manufacturers are not included in this industry; however, manufacturers’ internal wholesale divisions are included in this industry.
What’s included in the Paint Wholesaling in Illinois?
The Paint Wholesaling in Illinois includes wholesaling paints and pigments, wholesaling varnishes and other coatings, wholesaling wallpaper and wholesaling brushes, rollers and other painting accessories. Related terms covered in the Paint Wholesaling in Illinois industry report includes a growing trend whereby producers supply goods directly to retailers and end users using their own distribution channels, rather than relying on intermediary merchant wholesalers, a manufacturer of products or components that are purchased by a company and retailed under that purchasing company's brand name, a covering applied to any surface intended to decorate, protect or hide imperfections on the object's surface. in this report, the terms coatings and paint are used interchangeably, chemicals, usually derived from crude oil, that evaporate quickly in room temperature. solvent-based paints usually have higher voc concentrations than water-based paints, industry-specific term for merchant wholesalers operating within this industry. the terms independent paint dealer and merchant wholesaler are used interchangeably in this report, the wholly owned sales and distribution divisions of paint manufacturers, paints and other coatings used primarily in residential and nonresidential construction, specialized coatings generally applied on the field, such as automotive refinishing paint, highway and traffic marking coatings and spray paints and a suspended mixture of pigments and an oil-based or water-based medium.
Industry Performance of the Paint Wholesaling industry in Illinois
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Paint Wholesaling in Illinois
#3 in Highest Revenue 8.8% of state's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Paint Wholesaling in the US
Revenue (2025)
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Key Drivers of the Paint Wholesaling industry in Illinois
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Illinois Economic Indicators
Median Houshold Income
Gross State Product
New Business Formation
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US Key External Drivers
Value of construction
Private spending on home improvements
Demand from car body shops
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County Data of the Paint Wholesaling industry in Illinois
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Key Statistics of the Paint Wholesaling industry in Illinois
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