Industry Description
Establishments engaged in selling primarily lumber, or lumber and a general line of building materials, to the general public. While these establishments may sell primarily to construction contractors, they are known as retail in the trade. The lumber which they sell may include rough and dressed lumber, flooring, molding, doors, sashes, frames, and other millwork. The building materials may include roofing, siding, shingles, wallboard, paint, brick, tile, cement, sand, gravel, and other building materials and supplies. Hardware is often an important line sold by retail lumber and building materials dealers. Establishments which do not sell to the general public and those which are known in the trade as wholesale are classified in Wholesale Trade, Industry Group 503.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5211 - Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers are:
- Brick and tile dealers-retail
- Building materials dealers-retail
- Buildings, prefabricated-retail
- Cabinets, kitchen: to be installed-retail
- Concrete and cinder block dealers-retail
- Doors-retail
- Fencing dealers-retail
- Flooring, wood-retail
- Garage doors-retail
- Insulation material, building-retail
- Lime and plaster dealers-retail
- Lumber and building materials dealers-retail
- Lumber and planing mill product dealers-retail
- Millwork and lumber dealers-retail
- Paneling-retail
- Roofing material dealers-retail
- Sand and gravel dealers-retail
- Storm windows and sash, wood or metal-retail
- Structural clay products-retail
- Wallboard (composition) dealers-retail
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Home Improvement Stores in the US (44411)
Revenue 2025
$285.4bn
Growth 2025
2.33%
Key Trends
The industry experiences high levels of price competition
The industry is highly sensitive to price
Competition may largely mitigate industry enterprise growth
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5211 - Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers
US-SIC Code 5211 - Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers sits in the 2-digit Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: G
Division Title: Retail Trade
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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521 Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers
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523 Paint, Glass and Wallpaper Stores
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525 Hardware Stores
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526 Retail Nurseries, Lawn and Garden Supply Stores
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527 Mobile Home Dealers
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531 Department Stores
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533 Variety Stores
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539 Miscellaneous General Merchandise Stores
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541 Grocery Stores
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542 Meat and Fish (seafood) Markets, Including
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543 Fruit and Vegetable Markets
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544 Candy, Nut, and Confectionery Stores
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545 Dairy Products Stores
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546 Retail Bakeries
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549 Miscellaneous Food Stores
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551 Motor Vehicle Dealers (new and Used)
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552 Motor Vehicle Dealers (used Only)
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553 Auto and Home Supply Stores
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554 Gasoline Service Stations
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555 Boat Dealers
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556 Recreational Vehicle Dealers
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557 Motorcycle Dealers
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559 Automotive Dealers, Not Elsewhere Classified
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561 Men's and Boys' Clothing and Accessory Stores
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562 Women's Clothing Stores
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563 Women's Accessory and Specialty Stores
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564 Children's and Infants' Wear Stores
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565 Family Clothing Stores
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566 Shoe Stores
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569 Miscellaneous Apparel and Accessory Stores
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571 Home Furniture and Furnishings Stores
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572 Household Appliance Stores
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573 Radio, Television, Consumer Electronics, and Music Stores
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581 Eating and Drinking Places
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591 Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores
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592 Liquor Stores
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593 Used Merchandise Stores
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594 Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores
- 5941 Sporting Goods Stores and Bicycle Shops
- 5942 Book Stores
- 5943 Stationery Stores
- 5944 Jewelry Stores
- 5945 Hobby, Toy, and Game Shops
- 5946 Camera and Photographic Supply Stores
- 5947 Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Shops
- 5948 Luggage and Leather Goods Stores
- 5949 Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores
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596 Nonstore Retailers
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598 Fuel Dealers
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599 Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 5211 - Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5211 - Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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521101 Doors-garage
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521102 Door & gate operating devices
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521103 Windows-louvered
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521104 Wallboard & plasterboard
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521105 Windows-plastic
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521106 Windows-metal
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521107 Windows
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521108 Windows-wood
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521109 Windows-vinyl
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521110 Plumbing fixtures & supplies-new-retail
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521111 Paneling
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521112 Plywood & veneers
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521114 Roofing materials
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521115 Shingles & shakes
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521116 Screens-door & window
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521117 Shower doors & enclosures
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521118 Siding materials
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521119 Shutters
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521120 Storm windows & doors
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521121 Stone-cast
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521122 Tool & utility sheds
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521123 Brick-used
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521124 Trusses-construction
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521125 Ceiling materials
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521126 Building materials
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521127 Marble-natural-retail
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521128 Concrete-ready mixed
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521129 Chimney lining materials
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521130 Doors-metal
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521131 Doors
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521132 Doors-overhead type
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521133 Doors-wood
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521134 Doors-glass
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521135 Electric equipment & supplies-retail
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521136 Energy conservation prods-retail
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521137 Hardwoods
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521138 Home centers
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521139 Jalousies
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521140 Insulation materials-cold & heat
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521141 Medicine cabinets
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521142 Lumber-retail
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521143 Doors-rolling
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521144 Concrete patching compounds
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521145 Hinges
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521146 Caning supplies
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521147 Grouting compounds
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521148 Creosoted products
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521149 Wood preserving (products)
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521150 Hardboard-dealers
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521151 Boat builders-materials
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521152 Cement-retail
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521153 Dry wall materials
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521154 Masonry supplies
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521155 Marble-cultured-retail
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521156 Modular homes-dealers
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521157 Brick-concrete pumice & etc
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521158 Dog houses
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521159 Drain-tile
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521160 Cement-portland-retail
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521161 Windows-glass block
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521162 Timber connectors
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521163 Doors-revolving
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521164 Solid surface materials
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521165 Panels
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521166 Stone products
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521168 Home accessories & furnishings
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521169 Millwork-retail
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521170 Brick pavers
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521171 Roofing materials-metal
8 Digit SIC Codes
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52110000 Lumber and other building materials
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52110100 Lumber products
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52110101 Flooring, wood
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52110102 Millwork and lumber
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52110103 Paneling
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52110104 Planing mill products and lumber
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52110105 Siding
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52110106 Wallboard (composition) and paneling
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52110200 Door and window products
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52110201 Doors, storm: wood or metal
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52110202 Doors, wood or metal, except storm
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52110203 Garage doors, sale and installation
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52110204 Jalousies
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52110205 Sash, wood or metal
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52110206 Screens, door and window
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52110207 Windows, storm: wood or metal
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52110300 Insulation and energy conservation products
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52110301 Energy conservation products
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52110302 Insulation material, building
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52110303 Solar heating equipment
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52110400 Prefabricated buildings
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52110401 Greenhouse kits, prefabricated
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52110402 Modular homes
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52110500 Masonry materials and supplies
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52110501 Brick
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52110502 Cement
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52110503 Concrete and cinder block
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52110504 Lime and plaster
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52110505 Paving stones
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52110506 Sand and gravel
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52110507 Tile, ceramic
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52119900 Lumber and other building materials, nec
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52119901 Bathroom fixtures, equipment and supplies
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52119902 Cabinets, kitchen
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52119903 Closets, interiors and accessories
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52119904 Counter tops
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52119905 Eavestroughing parts and supplies
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52119906 Electrical construction materials
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52119907 Fencing
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52119908 Home centers
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52119909 Roofing material
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52119910 Structural clay products
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