SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers

SBA Loans for Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers

SBA has approved 1,019 7(a) loans worth $352M to Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 45% versus the prior decade.

1,019
7(a) loans
$352M
Approved dollars
$345,663
Average loan size
#264
Rank among industries
-45%
Annualized vs prior decade
10.9%
Active-status distress
1%
Franchise-branded

Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers is the #264 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,019 such loans worth $352M, averaging $345,663 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 45% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 137 active-status piece goods, notions, and other dry goods merchant wholesalers loans, 10.9% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.

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